Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, September 22, 1985
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length4 mi
Width500 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.73, -98.38) to the end point (36.73, -98.33), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- September 22, 1985, 5:15 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Oklahoma
- Counties
- Alfalfa County
- Path
- 4 miles long, up to 500 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on September 22, 1985
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22, 1985 | F2 | Iowa | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 22, 1985 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 22, 1985 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.