Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F3 tornado, Caddo County, Oklahoma, June 18, 1973

RatingF3

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length16.8 mi

Width133 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.32, -98.45) to the end point (35.15, -98.67), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: June 18, 1973, 4:45 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F3
States: Oklahoma
Counties: Caddo County
Path: 16.8 miles long, up to 133 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on June 18, 1973

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Deaths	Injuries
Jun 18, 1973	F3	Oklahoma	2.5 mi	40 yd	0	0
Jun 18, 1973	F3	Oklahoma	3.3 mi	50 yd	0	29
Jun 18, 1973	F2	Nebraska	16.2 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jun 18, 1973	F2	Iowa	2 mi	400 yd	2	10
Jun 18, 1973	F2	Iowa	1 mi	300 yd	0	5
Jun 18, 1973	F2	Oklahoma	0.5 mi	83 yd	0	0
Jun 18, 1973	F2	Oklahoma	0.5 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jun 18, 1973	F2	Oklahoma	0.5 mi	67 yd	0	0
Jun 18, 1973	F1	Minnesota	3.6 mi	60 yd	0	0
Jun 18, 1973	F1	Wisconsin	2 mi	200 yd	0	0
Jun 18, 1973	F1	Oklahoma	0.5 mi	40 yd	0	0
Jun 18, 1973	F1	Oklahoma	3.8 mi	50 yd	0	1
Jun 18, 1973	F1	Illinois	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jun 18, 1973	F0	Minnesota	1.5 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jun 18, 1973	F0	Illinois	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jun 18, 1973	F0	Illinois	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jun 18, 1973	F0	Illinois	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jun 18, 1973	F0	Oklahoma	0.2 mi	13 yd	0	29

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