Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Creek County, Oklahoma, May 25, 1961
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length13.8 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.85, -96.50) to the end point (35.78, -96.27), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 25, 1961, 5:40 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Oklahoma
- Counties
- Creek County
- Near the path
- Bristow, Slick (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 13.8 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 25, 1961
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 1961 | F1 | Georgia | 6.1 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 25, 1961 | F0 | Texas | 2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.