Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Woods County, Oklahoma, May 17, 1995
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length12 mi
Width400 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.47, -98.57) to the end point (36.53, -98.35), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 17, 1995, 3:52 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Oklahoma
- Counties
- Woods County, Alfalfa County
- Path
- 12 miles long, up to 400 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 17, 1995
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 1995 | F3 | Missouri | 14 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 9 |
| May 17, 1995 | F1 | Missouri | 5 mi | 73 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 17, 1995 | F1 | Texas | 0.3 mi | 73 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 17, 1995 | F0 | Kansas | 2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 17, 1995 | F0 | Kansas | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 17, 1995 | F0 | Missouri | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 17, 1995 | F0 | Texas | 3 mi | 73 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 17, 1995 | F0 | Oklahoma | 2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.