Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma, April 20, 1973
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries21
Length7.9 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.78, -96.68) to the end point (34.88, -96.62), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 20, 1973, 12:15 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Oklahoma
- Counties
- Pontotoc County
- Path
- 7.9 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 21 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 20, 1973
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 20, 1973 | F4 | Missouri | 3.8 mi | 440 yd | 1 | 3 |
| Apr 20, 1973 | F3 | Arkansas | 7.8 mi | 500 yd | 1 | 19 |
| Apr 20, 1973 | F3 | Missouri | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 20, 1973 | F3 | Missouri | 5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 20, 1973 | F3 | Missouri | 19.4 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 4 |
| Apr 20, 1973 | F3 | Missouri | 10.1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 20, 1973 | F3 | Missouri | 9.5 mi | 440 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 20, 1973 | F3 | Missouri | 7.8 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 6 |
| Apr 20, 1973 | F2 | Arkansas | 1.5 mi | 500 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Apr 20, 1973 | F2 | Missouri | 5.7 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 20, 1973 | F2 | Missouri | 5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 20, 1973 | F2 | Missouri | 2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 20, 1973 | F2 | Missouri | 2.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 20, 1973 | F2 | Missouri | 2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 8 |
| Apr 20, 1973 | F1 | Arkansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 20, 1973 | F1 | Iowa | 2 mi | 350 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 20, 1973 | F1 | Missouri | 13 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 20, 1973 | F1 | Missouri | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 20, 1973 | F1 | Missouri | 9.8 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 20, 1973 | F0 | Missouri | 5.7 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 20, 1973 | F0 | Arizona | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 20, 1973 | F0 | Iowa | 2 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.