Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Hughes County, Oklahoma, May 8, 1961
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length2 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.25, -96.07) to the end point (35.25, -96.07), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 8, 1961, 2:30 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Oklahoma
- Counties
- Hughes County
- Path
- 2 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 8, 1961
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 1961 | F2 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1961 | F2 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1961 | F2 | Arkansas | 1.5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1961 | F2 | Tennessee | 17.2 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1961 | F1 | Arkansas | 0.3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1961 | F1 | Ohio | 20 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1961 | F1 | Ohio | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1961 | F1 | Arkansas | 4.3 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1961 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1961 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.