Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, May 8, 1986
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries15
Length4 mi
Width200 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.48, -97.53) to the end point (35.65, -97.48), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 8, 1986, 6:12 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Oklahoma
- Counties
- Oklahoma County
- Path
- 4 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 15 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 8, 1986
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 1986 | F1 | Iowa | 0.1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1986 | F1 | Oklahoma | 7 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1986 | F1 | Oklahoma | 3 mi | 23 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1986 | F1 | Kansas | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1986 | F1 | Kansas | 1.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1986 | F0 | Texas | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1986 | F0 | Iowa | 0.1 mi | 13 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1986 | F0 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 13 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1986 | F0 | Iowa | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1986 | F0 | Iowa | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1986 | F0 | Oklahoma | 1 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1986 | F0 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 13 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.