Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F4 tornado, Hughes County, Oklahoma, April 28, 1950
RatingF4
Deaths5
Injuries32
Length4.5 mi
Width200 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.08, -96.40) to the end point (35.13, -96.35), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 28, 1950, 7:05 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F4
- States
- Oklahoma
- Counties
- Hughes County
- Path
- 4.5 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
- Casualties
- 5 deaths, 32 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 28, 1950
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 1950 | F4 | Texas | 1.3 mi | 233 yd | 5 | 5 |
| Apr 28, 1950 | F3 | Oklahoma | 20.8 mi | 400 yd | 1 | 1 |
| Apr 28, 1950 | F2 | Oklahoma | 0.8 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 28, 1950 | F1 | Kansas | 19.8 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.