Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Carter County, Oklahoma, May 26, 1959
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries8
Length3.3 mi
Width60 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.32, -97.45) to the end point (34.33, -97.40), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 26, 1959, 7:18 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Oklahoma
- Counties
- Carter County
- Path
- 3.3 miles long, up to 60 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 8 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 26, 1959
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 1959 | F3 | Wisconsin | 34.3 mi | 67 yd | 0 | 2 |
| May 26, 1959 | F2 | Iowa | 15.9 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 26, 1959 | F2 | Wisconsin | 2.2 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 26, 1959 | F1 | Illinois | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 26, 1959 | F1 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 26, 1959 | F1 | Illinois | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 26, 1959 | F1 | Oklahoma | 2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 26, 1959 | F1 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 26, 1959 | F0 | Nebraska | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 26, 1959 | F0 | Nebraska | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 26, 1959 | F0 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 26, 1959 | F0 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 26, 1959 | F0 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 26, 1959 | F0 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.