Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F4 tornado, Johnston County, Oklahoma, April 27, 1966
RatingF4
Deaths0
Injuries2
Length10.2 mi
Width300 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.32, -96.53) to the end point (34.27, -96.37), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 27, 1966, 7:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F4
- States
- Oklahoma
- Counties
- Johnston County, Atoka County
- Near the path
- Coleman (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 10.2 miles long, up to 300 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 2 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 27, 1966
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | F2 | Oklahoma | 3.6 mi | 150 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.