Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F5 tornado, Kay County, Oklahoma, May 25, 1955

RatingF5

Deaths20

Injuries280

Length28.4 mi

Width500 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.72, -97.28) to the end point (37.00, -97.40), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: May 25, 1955, 9:26 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F5
States: Oklahoma, Kansas
Counties: Kay County, Sumner County
Path: 28.4 miles long, up to 500 yards wide
Casualties: 20 deaths, 280 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on May 25, 1955

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Deaths	Injuries
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	Oklahoma	2.7 mi	500 yd	0	0
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

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