Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F2 tornado, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, May 9, 1965

RatingF2

Deaths0

Injuries3

Length0.1 mi

Width100 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.27, -97.00) to the end point (35.27, -97.00), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: May 9, 1965, 3:15 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F2
States: Oklahoma
Counties: Pottawatomie County
Path: 0.1 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 3 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on May 9, 1965

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width
May 9, 1965	F2	Texas	0.1 mi	17 yd
May 9, 1965	F2	Texas	0.3 mi	33 yd
May 9, 1965	F2	Texas	2.5 mi	10 yd
May 9, 1965	F0	Oklahoma	0.1 mi	10 yd

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

Pottawatomie County
Seminole County
Oklahoma County
Grady County

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