Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F3 tornado, Pittsburg County, Oklahoma, May 26, 1997

RatingF3

Deaths0

Injuries1

Length5 mi

Width440 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.17, -95.88) to the end point (35.15, -95.82), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: May 26, 1997, 7:29 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F3
States: Oklahoma
Counties: Pittsburg County
Path: 5 miles long, up to 440 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 1 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on May 26, 1997

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width
May 26, 1997	F2	Oklahoma	8.1 mi	100 yd
May 26, 1997	F1	Oklahoma	0.1 mi	73 yd
May 26, 1997	F1	Oklahoma	5 mi	150 yd
May 26, 1997	F1	Oklahoma	2 mi	100 yd
May 26, 1997	F1	Oklahoma	2 mi	100 yd
May 26, 1997	F1	Oklahoma	4 mi	73 yd
May 26, 1997	F1	Oklahoma	4.3 mi	50 yd
May 26, 1997	F0	Oklahoma	0.1 mi	30 yd
May 26, 1997	F0	Oklahoma	0.1 mi	50 yd
May 26, 1997	F0	Oklahoma	1.5 mi	50 yd
May 26, 1997	F0	Oklahoma	0.1 mi	30 yd
May 26, 1997	F0	Oklahoma	0.1 mi	30 yd
May 26, 1997	F0	Oklahoma	0.1 mi	40 yd
May 26, 1997	F0	Oklahoma	0.1 mi	23 yd
May 26, 1997	F0	Tennessee	0.5 mi	23 yd
May 26, 1997	F0	Oklahoma	0.1 mi	30 yd
May 26, 1997	F0	Oklahoma	0.1 mi	23 yd
May 26, 1997	F0	Oklahoma	0.1 mi	23 yd
May 26, 1997	F0	Oklahoma	0.1 mi	23 yd
May 26, 1997	F0	Oklahoma	0.1 mi	23 yd
May 26, 1997	F0	Oklahoma	0.1 mi	23 yd
May 26, 1997	F0	Missouri	4 mi	200 yd
May 26, 1997	F0	Oklahoma	0.1 mi	23 yd
May 26, 1997	F0	Texas	0.1 mi	23 yd
May 26, 1997	F0	Arkansas	0.1 mi	10 yd

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

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