Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, May 17, 1983
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length2.5 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.62, -98.18) to the end point (36.62, -98.18), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 17, 1983, 7:32 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Oklahoma
- Counties
- Alfalfa County
- Path
- 2.5 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 17, 1983
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 1983 | F2 | Oklahoma | 10 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 17, 1983 | F1 | Colorado | 0.5 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 17, 1983 | F1 | Texas | 0.2 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 17, 1983 | F1 | Texas | 0.2 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 17, 1983 | F1 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 17, 1983 | F1 | Texas | 0.2 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 17, 1983 | F0 | Kansas | 0.2 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 17, 1983 | F0 | Kansas | 0.2 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 17, 1983 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 17, 1983 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.