Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Beckham County, Oklahoma, October 10, 1973
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length35.8 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.28, -99.70) to the end point (35.77, -99.47), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- October 10, 1973, 7:30 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Oklahoma
- Counties
- Beckham County, Roger Mills County
- Path
- 35.8 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on October 10, 1973
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 10, 1973 | F1 | Texas | 1 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 10, 1973 | F1 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.