Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Hughes County, Oklahoma, April 27, 1966
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length3.6 mi
Width150 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.97, -96.25) to the end point (34.93, -96.20), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 27, 1966, 6:15 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Oklahoma
- Counties
- Hughes County
- Path
- 3.6 miles long, up to 150 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 27, 1966
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 1966 | F4 | Oklahoma | 10.2 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Apr 27, 1966 | F3 | Oklahoma | 8 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 27, 1966 | F2 | Mississippi | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 27, 1966 | F1 | Mississippi | 10.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 27, 1966 | F1 | Missouri | 0.5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.