Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F2 tornado, Woodward County, Oklahoma, May 4, 1950

RatingF2

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length1 mi

Width100 yd

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Map

Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.57, -99.57) to the end point (36.57, -99.57), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: May 4, 1950, 9:45 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F2
States: Oklahoma
Counties: Woodward County
Path: 1 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on May 4, 1950

Tornadoes, newest first
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	5.6 mi	293 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

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

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Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.