Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Kay County, Oklahoma, April 27, 1983
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length12 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.78, -97.37) to the end point (36.78, -97.15), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 27, 1983, 6:40 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Oklahoma
- Counties
- Kay County
- Near the path
- Blackwell (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 12 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 27, 1983
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 1983 | F2 | Oklahoma | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 27, 1983 | F2 | Oklahoma | 0.5 mi | 77 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 27, 1983 | F0 | Missouri | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 27, 1983 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 27, 1983 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 27, 1983 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 27, 1983 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.