Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Grady County, Oklahoma, April 30, 1961
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries2
Length2 mi
Width77 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.33, -97.95) to the end point (35.33, -97.95), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 30, 1961, 6:45 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Oklahoma
- Counties
- Grady County
- Path
- 2 miles long, up to 77 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 2 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 30, 1961
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 1961 | F2 | Oklahoma | 18.1 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 30, 1961 | F2 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 30, 1961 | F2 | Oklahoma | 0.5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 30, 1961 | F1 | Kansas | 0.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 30, 1961 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 30, 1961 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 30, 1961 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 30, 1961 | F0 | Missouri | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.