Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F0 tornado, Kay County, Oklahoma, May 17, 1981

RatingF0

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length18.7 mi

Width33 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.83, -97.37) to the end point (36.98, -97.08), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: May 17, 1981, 2:25 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F0
States: Oklahoma
Counties: Kay County
Path: 18.7 miles long, up to 33 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on May 17, 1981

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Injuries
May 17, 1981	F4	Oklahoma	33.6 mi	600 yd	2
May 17, 1981	F3	Oklahoma	10.2 mi	587 yd	6
May 17, 1981	F3	Oklahoma	15.4 mi	350 yd	0
May 17, 1981	F2	Kansas	0.5 mi	100 yd	0
May 17, 1981	F2	Oklahoma	1.9 mi	50 yd	0
May 17, 1981	F2	Texas	4.9 mi	123 yd	0
May 17, 1981	F2	Oklahoma	2.7 mi	200 yd	0
May 17, 1981	F2	Oklahoma	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 17, 1981	F2	Oklahoma	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 17, 1981	F1	Kansas	7.2 mi	100 yd	0
May 17, 1981	F1	Oklahoma	1 mi	33 yd	0
May 17, 1981	F1	Oklahoma	0.5 mi	10 yd	0
May 17, 1981	F1	Oklahoma	4.2 mi	100 yd	0
May 17, 1981	F1	Oklahoma	1 mi	100 yd	0
May 17, 1981	F1	Kansas	0.2 mi	50 yd	0
May 17, 1981	F1	Florida	1 mi	30 yd	0
May 17, 1981	F1	Oklahoma	2 mi	67 yd	0
May 17, 1981	F0	Kansas	0.2 mi	17 yd	0
May 17, 1981	F0	Oklahoma	0.1 mi	10 yd	0

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Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.