Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, April 19, 1981
RatingF3
Deaths5
Injuries49
Length9.9 mi
Width880 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.95, -96.00) to the end point (35.90, -95.83), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 19, 1981, 8:45 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Oklahoma
- Counties
- Tulsa County
- Path
- 9.9 miles long, up to 880 yards wide
- Casualties
- 5 deaths, 49 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 19, 1981
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 1981 | F3 | Oklahoma | 4.9 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 7 |
| Apr 19, 1981 | F3 | Oklahoma | 3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 19, 1981 | F3 | Oklahoma | 0.5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 19, 1981 | F2 | Oklahoma | 3.6 mi | 600 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 19, 1981 | F1 | South Carolina | 2 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.