Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F2 tornado, Kay County, Oklahoma, May 25, 1955

RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length2.7 mi
Width500 yd
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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.70, -97.30) to the end point (36.73, -97.27), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

The record

Date
May 25, 1955, 9:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating
F2
States
Oklahoma
Counties
Kay County
Path
2.7 miles long, up to 500 yards wide
Casualties
0 deaths, 0 injuries
Same day

Other tornadoes on May 25, 1955

Tornadoes, newest first
DateRatingStatePath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
May 25, 1955F5Oklahoma, Kansas28.4 mi500 yd20280
May 25, 1955F5Oklahoma, Kansas56.4 mi1,320 yd80273
May 25, 1955F4Texas, Oklahoma45.1 mi1,100 yd218
May 25, 1955F3Oklahoma13.3 mi440 yd01
May 25, 1955F2Oklahoma5.1 mi300 yd01
May 25, 1955F2Texas11.9 mi300 yd00
May 25, 1955F1Oklahoma4.9 mi400 yd00
May 25, 1955F1Oklahoma0.1 mi10 yd00
May 25, 1955F1Oklahoma0.1 mi10 yd00
May 25, 1955F1Kansas0.1 mi10 yd01
May 25, 1955F1Texas0.3 mi440 yd00
May 25, 1955F1Oklahoma6.2 mi300 yd00
May 25, 1955F0Oklahoma0.1 mi10 yd00
May 25, 1955F0Texas0.1 mi440 yd00
May 25, 1955F0Oklahoma3.8 mi300 yd00
Nearby

Tornado history nearby

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