Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F4 tornado, Caddo County, Oklahoma, May 22, 1981

RatingF4

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length16.7 mi

Width1,333 yd

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Map

Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.32, -98.37) to the end point (35.43, -98.12), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: May 22, 1981, 6:49 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F4
States: Oklahoma
Counties: Caddo County, Canadian County
Path: 16.7 miles long, up to 1,333 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	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	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.