Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Dewey County, Oklahoma, May 15, 1982
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.5 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.88, -98.98) to the end point (35.88, -98.98), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 15, 1982, 11:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Oklahoma
- Counties
- Dewey County
- Path
- 0.5 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 15, 1982
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 1982 | F2 | Oklahoma | 3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 1982 | F1 | Iowa | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 1982 | F1 | Wisconsin | 2 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 1982 | F1 | Oklahoma | 7 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 1982 | F1 | Oklahoma | 7 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 1982 | F0 | Illinois | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 1982 | F0 | Illinois | 0.2 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 1982 | F0 | Illinois | 0.5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 1982 | F0 | Iowa | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 1982 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 1982 | F0 | North Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 1982 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 1982 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 1982 | F0 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 1982 | F0 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 1982 | F0 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 1982 | F0 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.