Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F4 tornado, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, October 5, 1970
RatingF4
Deaths4
Injuries84
Length25 mi
Width150 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.33, -96.93) to the end point (35.53, -96.57), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- October 5, 1970, 3:42 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F4
- States
- Oklahoma
- Counties
- Pottawatomie County, Lincoln County, Okfuskee County
- Near the path
- Shawnee (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 25 miles long, up to 150 yards wide
- Casualties
- 4 deaths, 84 injuries
Other tornadoes on October 5, 1970
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 5, 1970 | F2 | Oklahoma | 24.4 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 1 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.