Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Beckham County, Oklahoma, April 26, 1962
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length3.6 mi
Width300 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.33, -99.65) to the end point (35.37, -99.60), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 26, 1962, 6:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Oklahoma
- Counties
- Beckham County
- Path
- 3.6 miles long, up to 300 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 26, 1962
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 1962 | F3 | Texas | 3.3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 13 |
| Apr 26, 1962 | F2 | Texas | 4.7 mi | 440 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 26, 1962 | F2 | Nebraska | 2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 26, 1962 | F2 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 26, 1962 | F1 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 26, 1962 | F0 | Texas | 0.3 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.