Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F1 tornado, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma, May 23, 1973

RatingF1

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length5.9 mi

Width100 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.92, -96.82) to the end point (34.97, -96.73), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: May 23, 1973, 12:15 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F1
States: Oklahoma
Counties: Pontotoc County, Seminole County
Path: 5.9 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on May 23, 1973

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Injuries
May 23, 1973	F2	Texas	3.3 mi	150 yd	0
May 23, 1973	F2	Tennessee	9.5 mi	100 yd	0
May 23, 1973	F1	North Carolina	1 mi	10 yd	0
May 23, 1973	F1	Tennessee	1 mi	100 yd	0
May 23, 1973	F1	Mississippi	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 23, 1973	F1	Mississippi	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 23, 1973	F1	South Dakota	6 mi	100 yd	0
May 23, 1973	F1	North Carolina	0.1 mi	10 yd	2
May 23, 1973	F1	Alabama	1 mi	400 yd	4

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