Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F0 tornado, Major County, Oklahoma, May 17, 1983

RatingF0

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length0.1 mi

Width50 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.27, -98.47) to the end point (36.27, -98.47), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: May 17, 1983, 7:35 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F0
States: Oklahoma
Counties: Major County
Path: 0.1 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on May 17, 1983

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width
May 17, 1983	F2	Oklahoma	2.5 mi	100 yd
May 17, 1983	F2	Oklahoma	10 mi	200 yd
May 17, 1983	F1	Colorado	0.5 mi	17 yd
May 17, 1983	F1	Texas	0.2 mi	17 yd
May 17, 1983	F1	Texas	0.2 mi	17 yd
May 17, 1983	F1	Oklahoma	0.1 mi	50 yd
May 17, 1983	F1	Texas	0.2 mi	17 yd
May 17, 1983	F0	Kansas	0.2 mi	17 yd
May 17, 1983	F0	Kansas	0.2 mi	17 yd
May 17, 1983	F0	Oklahoma	0.1 mi	50 yd

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Tornado history nearby

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.