Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F1 tornado, Lincoln County, Oklahoma, May 26, 1963

RatingF1

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length5.7 mi

Width333 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.72, -97.42) to the end point (35.78, -97.35), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: May 26, 1963, 4:45 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F1
States: Oklahoma
Counties: Lincoln County
Near the path: Edmond (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
Path: 5.7 miles long, up to 333 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on May 26, 1963

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Deaths	Injuries
May 26, 1963	F3	Oklahoma	34.3 mi	10 yd	1	4
May 26, 1963	F3	Oklahoma	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	5
May 26, 1963	F3	Oklahoma	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	2
May 26, 1963	F2	Oklahoma	2.5 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 26, 1963	F2	Oklahoma	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 26, 1963	F2	Kansas	19.6 mi	27 yd	0	0
May 26, 1963	F1	Oklahoma	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 26, 1963	F1	Oklahoma	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 26, 1963	F1	Oklahoma	8.6 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 26, 1963	F1	Oklahoma	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 26, 1963	F1	Oklahoma	1 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 26, 1963	F0	Kansas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0

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Tornado history nearby

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.