Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, July 16, 1979
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.1 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.42, -97.62) to the end point (35.42, -97.62), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- July 16, 1979, 4:50 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Oklahoma
- Counties
- Oklahoma County
- Path
- 0.1 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on July 16, 1979
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 16, 1979 | F3 | Wyoming | 8.8 mi | 80 yd | 1 | 40 |
| Jul 16, 1979 | F0 | Wyoming | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 16, 1979 | F0 | Colorado | 1 mi | 27 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 16, 1979 | F0 | Colorado | 2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.