Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Blaine County, Oklahoma, May 4, 1961
RatingF3
Deaths1
Injuries0
Length9.5 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.63, -98.35) to the end point (35.70, -98.20), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 4, 1961, 5:40 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Oklahoma
- Counties
- Blaine County
- Path
- 9.5 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 1 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 4, 1961
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 1961 | F3 | Texas | 1.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 4, 1961 | F2 | Utah | 9.4 mi | 67 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 4, 1961 | F2 | Oklahoma | 23.5 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 4, 1961 | F2 | Texas | 0.8 mi | 1,000 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 4, 1961 | F2 | Oklahoma | 1 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 4, 1961 | F2 | Oklahoma | 9 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 4, 1961 | F2 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 4, 1961 | F1 | Oklahoma | 1 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 4, 1961 | F1 | Oklahoma | 9 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 4, 1961 | F1 | Oklahoma | 12.6 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 4, 1961 | F0 | Texas | 8.4 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 4, 1961 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 4, 1961 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.