Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F1 tornado, McCurtain County, Oklahoma, November 24, 1973

RatingF1

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length11.8 mi

Width40 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.08, -94.82) to the end point (34.20, -94.67), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: November 24, 1973, 4:35 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F1
States: Oklahoma
Counties: McCurtain County
Path: 11.8 miles long, up to 40 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on November 24, 1973

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Deaths	Injuries
Nov 24, 1973	F3	Texas	0.1 mi	33 yd	0	0
Nov 24, 1973	F3	Mississippi	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Nov 24, 1973	F2	Missouri	1 mi	60 yd	3	1
Nov 24, 1973	F2	Texas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Nov 24, 1973	F2	Texas	1 mi	200 yd	0	0
Nov 24, 1973	F2	Texas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Nov 24, 1973	F2	Arkansas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Nov 24, 1973	F2	Texas	0.1 mi	33 yd	0	1
Nov 24, 1973	F2	Arkansas	5.4 mi	133 yd	0	0
Nov 24, 1973	F2	Arkansas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Nov 24, 1973	F2	Arkansas	1.3 mi	100 yd	1	8
Nov 24, 1973	F2	Arkansas	1 mi	200 yd	0	1
Nov 24, 1973	F2	Arkansas	1.8 mi	200 yd	0	0
Nov 24, 1973	F2	Missouri	57.3 mi	10 yd	2	6
Nov 24, 1973	F1	Texas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Nov 24, 1973	F1	Arkansas	0.3 mi	50 yd	0	0
Nov 24, 1973	F1	Arkansas	1 mi	40 yd	0	0
Nov 24, 1973	F1	Arkansas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	4
Nov 24, 1973	F0	Louisiana	0.3 mi	50 yd	0	0
Nov 24, 1973	F0	Missouri	0.3 mi	30 yd	0	0

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