Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, April 30, 1973
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries6
Length13.4 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.80, -98.10) to the end point (36.82, -97.85), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 30, 1973, 8:20 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Oklahoma
- Counties
- Alfalfa County, Grant County
- Path
- 13.4 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 6 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 30, 1973
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 1973 | F2 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 3 |
| Apr 30, 1973 | F2 | Kansas | 0.2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 30, 1973 | F2 | Oklahoma | 0.4 mi | 67 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 30, 1973 | F1 | Oklahoma | 1 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 30, 1973 | F1 | Kansas | 8.2 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 30, 1973 | F0 | Nebraska | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 30, 1973 | F0 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.