Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F1 tornado, Custer County, Oklahoma, May 22, 1981

RatingF1

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length0.1 mi

Width10 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.57, -99.00) to the end point (35.57, -99.00), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: May 22, 1981, 6:15 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F1
States: Oklahoma
Counties: Custer County
Path: 0.1 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on May 22, 1981

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Injuries
May 22, 1981	F4	Oklahoma	16.7 mi	1,333 yd	0
May 22, 1981	F3	Oklahoma	10.3 mi	267 yd	12
May 22, 1981	F2	Oklahoma	6.9 mi	200 yd	0
May 22, 1981	F2	Oklahoma	5 mi	300 yd	0
May 22, 1981	F2	Oklahoma	15.4 mi	100 yd	0
May 22, 1981	F2	Oklahoma	10.4 mi	200 yd	0
May 22, 1981	F2	Oklahoma	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 22, 1981	F1	Oklahoma	1 mi	50 yd	0
May 22, 1981	F1	Oklahoma	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 22, 1981	F1	Oklahoma	2 mi	100 yd	0
May 22, 1981	F0	Kansas	0.5 mi	17 yd	0
May 22, 1981	F0	Minnesota	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 22, 1981	F0	Oklahoma	0.3 mi	10 yd	0

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

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