Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F3 tornado, Harper County, Oklahoma, May 15, 1991

RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries3
Length11.5 mi
Width900 yd
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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.65, -99.98) to the end point (36.75, -99.80), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

The record

Date
May 15, 1991, 7:35 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating
F3
States
Oklahoma
Counties
Harper County
Path
11.5 miles long, up to 900 yards wide
Casualties
0 deaths, 3 injuries
Same day

Other tornadoes on May 15, 1991

DateRatingStatePath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
May 15, 1991F3Texas15 mi450 yd00
May 15, 1991F1Wyoming0.1 mi80 yd00
May 15, 1991F1Kansas1 mi50 yd00
May 15, 1991F0Louisiana0.2 mi20 yd00
May 15, 1991F0New Mexico0.2 mi10 yd00
May 15, 1991F0Kansas1 mi20 yd00
May 15, 1991F0Kansas2 mi30 yd00
May 15, 1991F0Kansas7 mi150 yd00
May 15, 1991F0Kansas1.5 mi73 yd00
May 15, 1991F0Kansas1.5 mi73 yd00
May 15, 1991F0Kansas1.5 mi73 yd00
May 15, 1991F0Kansas1.5 mi73 yd00
May 15, 1991F0Kansas1.5 mi73 yd00
May 15, 1991F0Kansas1.5 mi73 yd00
May 15, 1991F0Kansas2.5 mi67 yd00
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Tornado history nearby

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