Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Kiowa County, Oklahoma, April 5, 1978
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length6.2 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.95, -99.27) to the end point (35.00, -99.18), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 5, 1978, 5:45 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Oklahoma
- Counties
- Kiowa County
- Path
- 6.2 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 5, 1978
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 1978 | F2 | Nebraska | 11 mi | 80 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 5, 1978 | F2 | Oklahoma | 11.5 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 5, 1978 | F2 | Oklahoma | 2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 5, 1978 | F1 | Wisconsin | 0.7 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 5, 1978 | F1 | Missouri | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.