Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F1 tornado, Comanche County, Oklahoma, May 18, 1951

RatingF1

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length0.1 mi

Width10 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.78, -98.28) to the end point (34.78, -98.28), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: May 18, 1951, 5:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F1
States: Oklahoma
Counties: Comanche County
Path: 0.1 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on May 18, 1951

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Deaths	Injuries
May 18, 1951	F4	Texas	2 mi	200 yd	2	100
May 18, 1951	F1	Oklahoma	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 18, 1951	F1	Oklahoma	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

Comanche County
Cotton County

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