The May 10, 1985 tornado
F4Phillips, Smith, Franklin and Webster counties, Kansas and Nebraska
An F4 tornado on a 56.0-mile path that injured 2. 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 recorded path from touchdown to lift-off.
The tornado
- Rating
- F4
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 56.0 mi
- Width up to 1,000 yards
- Killed
- 0
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 2
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Friday, May 10, 1985
- 6:00 PM CST
Counties on its path
Other notable tornadoes that day
- F4, Rooks County33 mi
Storm Prediction Center severe weather database. Path drawn as a straight line from the recorded start to end point.