Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F0 tornado, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, May 8, 1959
RatingF0
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.5 mi
Width20 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.50, -97.50) to the end point (35.50, -97.50), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 8, 1959, 11:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F0
- States
- Oklahoma
- Counties
- Oklahoma County
- Path
- 0.5 miles long, up to 20 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 8, 1959
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 1959 | F1 | New Mexico | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1959 | F1 | New Mexico | 5.4 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1959 | F1 | Texas | 0.2 mi | 13 yd | 0 | 1 |
| May 8, 1959 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.