Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Cotton County, Oklahoma, August 30, 1959
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length2 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.20, -98.58) to the end point (34.20, -98.58), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- August 30, 1959, 6:20 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Oklahoma
- Counties
- Cotton County
- Near the path
- Devol (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 2 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on August 30, 1959
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30, 1959 | F2 | Nebraska | 4 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 30, 1959 | F2 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.