Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F3 tornado, Dewey County, Oklahoma, April 17, 2002

RatingF3

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length8 mi

Width600 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.10, -99.08) to the end point (36.20, -99.07), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: April 17, 2002, 10:33 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F3
States: Oklahoma
Counties: Dewey County, Woodward County
Path: 8 miles long, up to 600 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on April 17, 2002

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Injuries
Apr 17, 2002	F2	Oklahoma	34 mi	1,500 yd	1
Apr 17, 2002	F1	Oklahoma	0.3 mi	50 yd	0
Apr 17, 2002	F0	Iowa	2 mi	25 yd	0
Apr 17, 2002	F0	Iowa	0.5 mi	40 yd	0
Apr 17, 2002	F0	Iowa	0.3 mi	35 yd	0

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

Dewey County
Woodward County
Major County
Woods County

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