Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Major County, Oklahoma, April 17, 2002
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length34 mi
Width1,500 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.43, -98.73) to the end point (36.78, -98.42), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 17, 2002, 11:27 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Oklahoma
- Counties
- Major County, Woods County, Alfalfa County
- Path
- 34 miles long, up to 1,500 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 17, 2002
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 17, 2002 | F3 | Oklahoma | 8 mi | 600 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 17, 2002 | F1 | Oklahoma | 0.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 17, 2002 | F0 | Iowa | 2 mi | 25 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 17, 2002 | F0 | Iowa | 0.5 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 17, 2002 | F0 | Iowa | 0.3 mi | 35 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.