Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Kay County, Oklahoma, May 25, 1955
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length2.7 mi
Width500 yd
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
- 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
Other tornadoes on May 25, 1955
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 1955 | F5 | Oklahoma, Kansas | 28.4 mi | 500 yd | 20 | 280 |
| May 25, 1955 | F5 | Oklahoma, Kansas | 56.4 mi | 1,320 yd | 80 | 273 |
| May 25, 1955 | F4 | Texas, Oklahoma | 45.1 mi | 1,100 yd | 2 | 18 |
| May 25, 1955 | F3 | Oklahoma | 13.3 mi | 440 yd | 0 | 1 |
| May 25, 1955 | F2 | Oklahoma | 5.1 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 1 |
| May 25, 1955 | F2 | Texas | 11.9 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 25, 1955 | F1 | Oklahoma | 4.9 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 25, 1955 | F1 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 25, 1955 | F1 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 25, 1955 | F1 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 1 |
| May 25, 1955 | F1 | Texas | 0.3 mi | 440 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 25, 1955 | F1 | Oklahoma | 6.2 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 25, 1955 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 25, 1955 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 440 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 25, 1955 | F0 | Oklahoma | 3.8 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.