Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Kiowa County, Oklahoma, May 23, 1952
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length16.9 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.67, -98.87) to the end point (34.83, -98.65), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 23, 1952, 4:30 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Oklahoma
- Counties
- Kiowa County
- Path
- 16.9 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 23, 1952
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 1952 | F2 | Oklahoma | 0.3 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 1 |
| May 23, 1952 | F2 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 23, 1952 | F2 | Iowa | 0.1 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 23, 1952 | F1 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 23, 1952 | F1 | Texas | 7.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 1 |
| May 23, 1952 | F1 | Iowa | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 23, 1952 | F0 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 1 |
| May 23, 1952 | F0 | Florida | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 1 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.