The May 10, 1985 tornado
F4Rooks and Phillips counties, Kansas
An F4 tornado on a 33.0-mile path. It was one of 16 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day, 5 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.
Watch how it happenedF4 tornado · May 10, 1985
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s path, minute by minute.
The tornado
- Rating
- F4
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 33.0 mi
- Width up to 1,000 yards
- Killed
- 0
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 0
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Friday, May 10, 1985
- 4:40 PM CST
Counties on its path
Other notable tornadoes that day
- F4, Phillips County56 mi
Storm Prediction Center severe weather database. Path drawn as a straight line from the recorded start to end point.