Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F0 tornado, Jackson County, Oklahoma, May 24, 1962
RatingF0
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.1 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.57, -99.42) to the end point (34.57, -99.42), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 24, 1962, 5:25 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F0
- States
- Oklahoma
- Counties
- Jackson County
- Path
- 0.1 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 24, 1962
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 1962 | F3 | Connecticut | 11.6 mi | 120 yd | 1 | 50 |
| May 24, 1962 | F3 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 2 |
| May 24, 1962 | F3 | Kansas | 18.8 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 24, 1962 | F2 | Pennsylvania, New Jersey | 16.6 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 1 |
| May 24, 1962 | F2 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 2 |
| May 24, 1962 | F2 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 24, 1962 | F2 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 24, 1962 | F1 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 2 |
| May 24, 1962 | F1 | Nebraska | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 24, 1962 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 24, 1962 | F0 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 24, 1962 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 24, 1962 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 24, 1962 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 24, 1962 | F0 | Wyoming | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 24, 1962 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.