Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F2 tornado, Kay County, Oklahoma, May 11, 1978

RatingF2

Deaths0

Injuries3

Length3.8 mi

Width100 yd

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Map

Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.90, -97.38) to the end point (36.92, -97.32), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: May 11, 1978, 2:35 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F2
States: Oklahoma
Counties: Kay County
Path: 3.8 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 3 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on May 11, 1978

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Injuries
May 11, 1978	F3	Texas	7.2 mi	10 yd	0
May 11, 1978	F2	Kansas	11.5 mi	100 yd	1
May 11, 1978	F1	Texas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 11, 1978	F1	Texas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 11, 1978	F1	Oklahoma	1 mi	40 yd	0
May 11, 1978	F1	Texas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 11, 1978	F1	Texas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 11, 1978	F1	Texas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 11, 1978	F1	Texas	12.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 11, 1978	F1	Texas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 11, 1978	F1	Texas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 11, 1978	F1	Texas	1 mi	10 yd	0
May 11, 1978	F0	Kansas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 11, 1978	F0	Texas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 11, 1978	F0	Kansas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 11, 1978	F0	Kansas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 11, 1978	F0	Texas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 11, 1978	F0	Texas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 11, 1978	F0	Texas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 11, 1978	F0	Texas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 11, 1978	F0	Oklahoma	0.2 mi	10 yd	0
May 11, 1978	F0	Texas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 11, 1978	F0	Texas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0

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Tornado history nearby

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