Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Cotton County, Oklahoma, April 16, 1969
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length24.2 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.15, -98.60) to the end point (34.27, -98.20), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 16, 1969, 3:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Oklahoma
- Counties
- Cotton County
- Path
- 24.2 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 16, 1969
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 16, 1969 | F2 | Oklahoma | 13.8 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 16, 1969 | F2 | Oklahoma | 8.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 16, 1969 | F1 | New Mexico | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 16, 1969 | F1 | Oklahoma | 2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 16, 1969 | F1 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 16, 1969 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 16, 1969 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.