Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Beckham County, Oklahoma, May 4, 1950
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length5.6 mi
Width293 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.25, -99.55) to the end point (35.32, -99.50), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 4, 1950, 9:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Oklahoma
- Counties
- Beckham County
- Path
- 5.6 miles long, up to 293 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 4, 1950
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 1950 | F4 | Kansas | 34.3 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 1 |
| May 4, 1950 | F2 | Texas | 1.9 mi | 50 yd | 1 | 13 |
| May 4, 1950 | F2 | Oklahoma | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 4, 1950 | F1 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 4, 1950 | F1 | Iowa | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 4, 1950 | F1 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.