Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Blaine County, Oklahoma, May 21, 1961
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length9.4 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.88, -98.33) to the end point (35.98, -98.22), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 21, 1961, 4:15 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Oklahoma
- Counties
- Blaine County
- Path
- 9.4 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 21, 1961
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 21, 1961 | F3 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 21, 1961 | F3 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 21, 1961 | F2 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 21, 1961 | F2 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 21, 1961 | F2 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 21, 1961 | F1 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 21, 1961 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 21, 1961 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 21, 1961 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.