Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, February 17, 1961
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length6.6 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.33, -97.10) to the end point (35.38, -97.00), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- February 17, 1961, 7:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Oklahoma
- Counties
- Pottawatomie County
- Path
- 6.6 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on February 17, 1961
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 17, 1961 | F3 | Oklahoma | 16.8 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 7 |
| Feb 17, 1961 | F3 | Oklahoma | 73 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 11 |
| Feb 17, 1961 | F2 | Kansas | 7.3 mi | 880 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 17, 1961 | F1 | Oklahoma | 0.5 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 17, 1961 | F0 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.