Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, September 14, 1957
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries3
Length0.5 mi
Width43 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.33, -97.02) to the end point (35.33, -97.02), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- September 14, 1957, 5:56 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Oklahoma
- Counties
- Pottawatomie County
- Near the path
- Bethel Acres (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 0.5 miles long, up to 43 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 3 injuries
Other tornadoes on September 14, 1957
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14, 1957 | F4 | Oklahoma | 67.5 mi | 440 yd | 2 | 6 |
| Sep 14, 1957 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.