Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Garfield County, Oklahoma, May 2, 1979
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length8.4 mi
Width120 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.18, -97.73) to the end point (36.20, -97.58), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 2, 1979, 5:45 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Oklahoma
- Counties
- Garfield County
- Path
- 8.4 miles long, up to 120 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 2, 1979
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 1979 | F4 | Oklahoma | 20.6 mi | 880 yd | 1 | 25 |
| May 2, 1979 | F2 | Oklahoma | 20.3 mi | 1,760 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 2, 1979 | F2 | Oklahoma | 1 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 2, 1979 | F1 | Oklahoma | 0.3 mi | 13 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 2, 1979 | F1 | Texas | 2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 2, 1979 | F1 | Arkansas | 4.7 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 2, 1979 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.3 mi | 13 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 2, 1979 | F0 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 13 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.