Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F1 tornado, Payne County, Oklahoma, September 3, 1973

RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length15.7 mi
Width40 yd
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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.00, -96.88) to the end point (35.80, -97.02), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

The record

Date
September 3, 1973, 5:20 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating
F1
States
Oklahoma
Counties
Payne County, Lincoln County
Path
15.7 miles long, up to 40 yards wide
Casualties
0 deaths, 0 injuries
Nearby

Tornado history nearby

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