Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Beckham County, Oklahoma, April 17, 2002
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.3 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.52, -99.37) to the end point (35.52, -99.37), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 17, 2002, 9:15 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Oklahoma
- Counties
- Beckham County
- Path
- 0.3 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 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 | F2 | Oklahoma | 34 mi | 1,500 yd | 0 | 1 |
| 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.