Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F0 tornado, Nowata County, Oklahoma, April 20, 1961
RatingF0
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.1 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.85, -95.63) to the end point (36.85, -95.63), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 20, 1961, 11:35 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F0
- States
- Oklahoma
- Counties
- Nowata County
- Near the path
- Lenapah (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 0.1 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 20, 1961
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 20, 1961 | F1 | Iowa | 2.3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 20, 1961 | F0 | Missouri | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.