Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Custer County, Oklahoma, May 25, 1962
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries4
Length1.5 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.52, -98.72) to the end point (35.52, -98.72), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 25, 1962, 7:19 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Oklahoma
- Counties
- Custer County
- Path
- 1.5 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 4 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 25, 1962
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 1962 | F4 | Oklahoma | 7.2 mi | 250 yd | 0 | 9 |
| May 25, 1962 | F3 | Texas | 4.1 mi | 67 yd | 1 | 1 |
| May 25, 1962 | F1 | Oklahoma | 6.8 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 25, 1962 | F1 | Texas | 1 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 25, 1962 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 25, 1962 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 25, 1962 | F0 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 25, 1962 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.