Tornado record · Enhanced Fujita scale
EF2 tornado, Ottawa County, Oklahoma, April 27, 2014
RatingEF2
Deaths1
Injuries37
Length11.37 mi
Width325 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.91, -94.82) to the end point (37.05, -94.71), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 27, 2014, 4:29 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- EF2
- States
- Oklahoma, Kansas
- Counties
- Ottawa County, Cherokee County
- Near the path
- Baxter Springs, KS; Quapaw, OK (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 11.37 miles long, up to 325 yards wide
- Casualties
- 1 deaths, 37 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 27, 2014
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 2014 | EF4 | Arkansas | 41.1 mi | 1,320 yd | 16 | 193 |
| Apr 27, 2014 | EF2 | Kansas | 16.13 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 27, 2014 | EF2 | Arkansas | 7.32 mi | 880 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 27, 2014 | EF1 | Iowa | 45.68 mi | 1,600 yd | 2 | 0 |
| Apr 27, 2014 | EF1 | Oklahoma | 1.5 mi | 250 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 27, 2014 | EF1 | Arkansas | 5.28 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 27, 2014 | EF1 | Arkansas | 0.84 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 27, 2014 | EF0 | Missouri | 2.38 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 27, 2014 | EF0 | Nebraska | 0.14 mi | 35 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 27, 2014 | EF0 | Nebraska | 0.07 mi | 45 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 27, 2014 | EF0 | Iowa | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 27, 2014 | EF0 | Nebraska | 0.4 mi | 45 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 27, 2014 | EF0 | Missouri | 0.34 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 27, 2014 | EF0 | Washington | 0.2 mi | 25 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 27, 2014 | EF0 | Arkansas | 1.64 mi | 250 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 27, 2014 | EF0 | Missouri | 0.88 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.