Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F2 tornado, Wichita County, Texas, May 9, 1951

RatingF2

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length4.9 mi

Width33 yd

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Map

Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.93, -98.68) to the end point (33.93, -98.77), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: May 9, 1951, 5:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F2
States: Texas
Counties: Wichita County
Path: 4.9 miles long, up to 33 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on May 9, 1951

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Injuries
May 9, 1951	F2	Oklahoma	14.8 mi	100 yd	1
May 9, 1951	F1	Kansas	2.3 mi	10 yd	0
May 9, 1951	F1	Oklahoma	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 9, 1951	F0	Kansas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

Wichita County
Cotton County
Comanche County
Young County

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