Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F3 tornado, Adair County, Oklahoma, June 11, 1970

RatingF3

Deaths1

Injuries45

Length51.8 mi

Width250 yd

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Map

Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.68, -94.77) to the end point (36.35, -93.90), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: June 11, 1970, 8:15 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F3
States: Oklahoma, Arkansas
Counties: Adair County, Washington County, Benton County
Path: 51.8 miles long, up to 250 yards wide
Casualties: 1 deaths, 45 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on June 11, 1970

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Deaths	Injuries
Jun 11, 1970	F3	Oklahoma	13.2 mi	100 yd	0	1
Jun 11, 1970	F2	Oklahoma	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	2
Jun 11, 1970	F2	Oklahoma	2 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jun 11, 1970	F2	Oklahoma	0.1 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jun 11, 1970	F2	Oklahoma	2.5 mi	440 yd	0	0
Jun 11, 1970	F2	Oklahoma	15.4 mi	150 yd	1	1
Jun 11, 1970	F2	Oklahoma	5.2 mi	440 yd	1	14
Jun 11, 1970	F2	Oklahoma	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jun 11, 1970	F1	Oklahoma	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jun 11, 1970	F1	Oklahoma	10.1 mi	167 yd	0	2
Jun 11, 1970	F1	Nebraska	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jun 11, 1970	F1	Oklahoma	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jun 11, 1970	F1	Oklahoma	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	1
Jun 11, 1970	F1	Kansas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jun 11, 1970	F0	Nebraska	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jun 11, 1970	F0	Oklahoma	2 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jun 11, 1970	F0	Kansas	3 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jun 11, 1970	F0	Kansas	14.7 mi	200 yd	0	0
Jun 11, 1970	F0	Kansas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jun 11, 1970	F0	North Dakota	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.