Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Woodward County, Oklahoma, May 9, 1979
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length0.3 mi
Width13 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.45, -99.45) to the end point (36.45, -99.45), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 9, 1979, 8:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Oklahoma
- Counties
- Woodward County
- Path
- 0.3 miles long, up to 13 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 9, 1979
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 1979 | F0 | Texas | 5.7 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.