Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Dewey County, Oklahoma, May 16, 1950
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length7.3 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.82, -99.12) to the end point (35.87, -99.00), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 16, 1950, 7:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Oklahoma
- Counties
- Dewey County
- Path
- 7.3 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 16, 1950
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 1950 | F2 | Kansas | 0.2 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.