Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Custer County, Oklahoma, May 22, 1981
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries12
Length10.3 mi
Width267 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.48, -99.03) to the end point (35.60, -98.92), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 22, 1981, 7:55 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Oklahoma
- Counties
- Custer County
- Path
- 10.3 miles long, up to 267 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 12 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 22, 1981
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 1981 | F4 | Oklahoma | 16.7 mi | 1,333 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 22, 1981 | F2 | Oklahoma | 6.9 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 22, 1981 | F2 | Oklahoma | 5 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 22, 1981 | F2 | Oklahoma | 15.4 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 22, 1981 | F2 | Oklahoma | 10.4 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 22, 1981 | F2 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 22, 1981 | F1 | Oklahoma | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 22, 1981 | F1 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 22, 1981 | F1 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 22, 1981 | F1 | Oklahoma | 2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 22, 1981 | F0 | Kansas | 0.5 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 22, 1981 | F0 | Minnesota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 22, 1981 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.