Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F2 tornado, Grant County, Oklahoma, May 17, 1959

RatingF2

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length2 mi

Width200 yd

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Map

Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.88, -97.92) to the end point (36.88, -97.92), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: May 17, 1959, 8:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F2
States: Oklahoma
Counties: Grant County
Path: 2 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on May 17, 1959

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Injuries
May 17, 1959	F2	Oklahoma	4.7 mi	10 yd	0
May 17, 1959	F2	Kansas	2 mi	400 yd	0
May 17, 1959	F1	Texas	0.1 mi	100 yd	1
May 17, 1959	F0	Kansas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 17, 1959	F0	Oklahoma	0.1 mi	10 yd	0

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

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