Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Cimarron County, Oklahoma, June 5, 1961
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length28.5 mi
Width150 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.70, -103.00) to the end point (36.50, -102.55), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- June 5, 1961, 5:15 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Oklahoma
- Counties
- Cimarron County
- Path
- 28.5 miles long, up to 150 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on June 5, 1961
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 1961 | F2 | Texas | 5.1 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 5, 1961 | F1 | New Mexico | 5.7 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 5, 1961 | F1 | Texas | 12 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 5, 1961 | F1 | Texas | 21.8 mi | 333 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 5, 1961 | F1 | Texas | 23.9 mi | 500 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 5, 1961 | F1 | Texas | 20 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 5, 1961 | F1 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 5, 1961 | F1 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 5, 1961 | F1 | Texas | 2 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 5, 1961 | F0 | Nebraska | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 5, 1961 | F0 | Colorado | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 5, 1961 | F0 | Nebraska | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 5, 1961 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 5, 1961 | F0 | Texas | 2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 5, 1961 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 5, 1961 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 5, 1961 | F0 | Texas | 1.5 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 5, 1961 | F0 | Colorado | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.