Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Washita County, Oklahoma, June 8, 1951
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length10.9 mi
Width173 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.38, -98.80) to the end point (35.33, -98.62), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- June 8, 1951, 6:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Oklahoma
- Counties
- Washita County
- Near the path
- Corn, Colony (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 10.9 miles long, up to 173 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on June 8, 1951
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 1951 | F2 | Alabama | 0.1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Jun 8, 1951 | F2 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 8, 1951 | F1 | Kansas | 0.8 mi | 600 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 8, 1951 | F1 | Missouri | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 8, 1951 | F1 | Oklahoma | 0.3 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 8, 1951 | F1 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.