Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F5 tornado, Grady County, Oklahoma, May 3, 1999

RatingF5

Deaths36

Injuries583

Length37 mi

Width1,430 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.13, -97.85) to the end point (35.45, -97.43), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: May 3, 1999, 5:26 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F5
States: Oklahoma
Counties: Grady County, McClain County, Cleveland County, Oklahoma County
Path: 37 miles long, up to 1,430 yards wide
Casualties: 36 deaths, 583 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on May 3, 1999

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Deaths	Injuries
May 3, 1999	F4	Kansas	24 mi	880 yd	6	150
May 3, 1999	F4	Oklahoma	15 mi	880 yd	1	11
May 3, 1999	F4	Oklahoma	35 mi	1,760 yd	2	26
May 3, 1999	F3	Oklahoma	6 mi	100 yd	0	3
May 3, 1999	F3	Oklahoma	9 mi	880 yd	0	4
May 3, 1999	F3	Oklahoma	21 mi	n/a	0	4
May 3, 1999	F3	Oklahoma	22 mi	350 yd	0	0
May 3, 1999	F3	Oklahoma	16 mi	450 yd	0	13
May 3, 1999	F3	Oklahoma	13 mi	880 yd	0	13
May 3, 1999	F2	Oklahoma	4 mi	500 yd	0	4
May 3, 1999	F2	Oklahoma	7 mi	220 yd	0	4
May 3, 1999	F2	Oklahoma	8.1 mi	200 yd	0	0
May 3, 1999	F2	Oklahoma	18 mi	150 yd	1	10
May 3, 1999	F2	Oklahoma	1 mi	150 yd	0	0
May 3, 1999	F2	Oklahoma	8 mi	440 yd	0	0
May 3, 1999	F2	Oklahoma	2 mi	440 yd	0	0
May 3, 1999	F1	Oklahoma	7 mi	150 yd	0	0
May 3, 1999	F1	Kansas	12 mi	440 yd	0	0
May 3, 1999	F1	Oklahoma	2 mi	300 yd	0	0
May 3, 1999	F1	Oklahoma	5 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 3, 1999	F1	Oklahoma	4 mi	60 yd	0	0
May 3, 1999	F1	Oklahoma	0.1 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 3, 1999	F1	Oklahoma	4 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 3, 1999	F1	Nebraska	15 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 3, 1999	F1	Oklahoma	6 mi	150 yd	0	0
May 3, 1999	F1	Oklahoma	9 mi	30 yd	0	0
May 3, 1999	F1	Oklahoma	10 mi	150 yd	0	0
May 3, 1999	F1	Oklahoma	1 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 3, 1999	F1	Nebraska	4 mi	70 yd	0	0
May 3, 1999	F1	Oklahoma	4 mi	440 yd	0	0
May 3, 1999	F1	Oklahoma	1 mi	200 yd	0	0
May 3, 1999	F1	Oklahoma	7 mi	150 yd	0	0
May 3, 1999	F0	Oklahoma	0.5 mi	n/a	0	0
May 3, 1999	F0	Oklahoma	0.1 mi	n/a	0	0
May 3, 1999	F0	Oklahoma	0.1 mi	n/a	0	0
May 3, 1999	F0	Oklahoma	0.1 mi	n/a	0	0
May 3, 1999	F0	Oklahoma	0.1 mi	n/a	0	0
May 3, 1999	F0	Oklahoma	1 mi	n/a	0	0
May 3, 1999	F0	Oklahoma	2 mi	n/a	0	0
May 3, 1999	F0	Oklahoma	0.1 mi	n/a	0	0
May 3, 1999	F0	Oklahoma	4.1 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 3, 1999	F0	Oklahoma	0.2 mi	n/a	0	0
May 3, 1999	F0	Oklahoma	0.2 mi	20 yd	0	0
May 3, 1999	F0	Oklahoma	1 mi	n/a	0	0
May 3, 1999	F0	Oklahoma	0.1 mi	n/a	0	0
May 3, 1999	F0	Oklahoma	0.5 mi	60 yd	0	0
May 3, 1999	F0	Oklahoma	0.5 mi	n/a	0	0
May 3, 1999	F0	Oklahoma	0.1 mi	n/a	0	0
May 3, 1999	F0	Texas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 3, 1999	F0	Oklahoma	2 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 3, 1999	F0	Oklahoma	0.8 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 3, 1999	F0	Oklahoma	1 mi	n/a	0	0
May 3, 1999	F0	Oklahoma	0.1 mi	n/a	0	0
May 3, 1999	F0	Oklahoma	0.1 mi	n/a	0	0
May 3, 1999	F0	Nebraska	3 mi	40 yd	0	0
May 3, 1999	F0	Nebraska	6 mi	70 yd	0	0
May 3, 1999	F0	Oklahoma	0.5 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 3, 1999	F0	Oklahoma	0.1 mi	n/a	0	0
May 3, 1999	F0	Kansas	n/a	n/a	0	0
May 3, 1999	F0	Oklahoma	0.8 mi	50 yd	0	0

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