Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Garfield County, Oklahoma, April 16, 1969
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length2 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.45, -97.93) to the end point (36.45, -97.93), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 16, 1969, 4:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Oklahoma
- Counties
- Garfield County
- Path
- 2 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 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 | 24.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 1 |
| 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 | 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.