Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Pittsburg County, Oklahoma, April 27, 1966
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length8 mi
Width400 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.88, -96.00) to the end point (34.97, -95.90), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 27, 1966, 7:05 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Oklahoma
- Counties
- Pittsburg County
- Near the path
- Arpelar (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 8 miles long, up to 400 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 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 | 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.