Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Cleveland County, Oklahoma, October 5, 1970
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length24.4 mi
Width200 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.07, -97.28) to the end point (35.15, -96.87), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- October 5, 1970, 3:40 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Oklahoma
- Counties
- Cleveland County, Pottawatomie County
- Near the path
- Slaughterville, Tribbey (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 24.4 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on October 5, 1970
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 5, 1970 | F4 | Oklahoma | 25 mi | 150 yd | 4 | 84 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.