Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Cotton County, Oklahoma, August 30, 1959
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.1 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.17, -98.45) to the end point (34.17, -98.45), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- August 30, 1959, 6:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Oklahoma
- Counties
- Cotton County
- Path
- 0.1 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on August 30, 1959
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30, 1959 | F3 | Oklahoma | 2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Aug 30, 1959 | F2 | Nebraska | 4 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.