Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Jefferson County, Oklahoma, October 17, 1981
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries2
Length0.1 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.25, -98.07) to the end point (34.25, -98.07), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- October 17, 1981, 3:45 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Oklahoma
- Counties
- Jefferson County
- Path
- 0.1 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 2 injuries
Other tornadoes on October 17, 1981
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 17, 1981 | F2 | Arkansas | 0.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17, 1981 | F2 | Tennessee | 1.5 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17, 1981 | F1 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17, 1981 | F0 | Indiana | 2 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.