Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F0 tornado, Kay County, Oklahoma, May 24, 1998
RatingF0
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.1 mi
Width30 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.73, -97.37) to the end point (36.73, -97.37), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 24, 1998, 9:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F0
- States
- Oklahoma
- Counties
- Kay County
- Path
- 0.1 miles long, up to 30 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 24, 1998
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 1998 | F3 | Oklahoma | 5.3 mi | 1,300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 24, 1998 | F1 | West Virginia | 4 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 1 |
| May 24, 1998 | F1 | Oklahoma | 5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 24, 1998 | F1 | Colorado | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 24, 1998 | F1 | Oklahoma | 2 mi | 80 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 24, 1998 | F1 | Oklahoma | 1 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 24, 1998 | F1 | Oklahoma | 2 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 24, 1998 | F0 | Colorado | 0.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 24, 1998 | F0 | Colorado | 2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 24, 1998 | F0 | Kentucky | 2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 24, 1998 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 24, 1998 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 24, 1998 | F0 | Colorado | 0.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 24, 1998 | F0 | Kansas | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 24, 1998 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 24, 1998 | F0 | Kansas | 0.2 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 24, 1998 | F0 | Oklahoma | 2.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 24, 1998 | F0 | Kansas | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 24, 1998 | F0 | Kansas | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 24, 1998 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 24, 1998 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 24, 1998 | F0 | Oklahoma | 1 mi | 250 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 24, 1998 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.8 mi | 180 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 24, 1998 | F0 | Kansas | 4 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 24, 1998 | F0 | Oklahoma | 5 mi | 280 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 24, 1998 | F0 | Kansas | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 24, 1998 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.