The April 28, 1950 tornado
F4Hughes County, Oklahoma
An F4 tornado on a 4.5-mile path that killed 5 and injured 32. It was one of 5 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day, 3 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.
Watch how it happenedF4 tornado · April 28, 1950
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s recorded path from touchdown to lift-off.
The tornado
- Rating
- F4
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 4.5 mi
- Width up to 200 yards
- Killed
- 5
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 32
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Friday, April 28, 1950
- 7:05 PM CST
Counties on its path
Other notable tornadoes that day
- F4, Callahan County5 killed
Storm Prediction Center severe weather database. Path drawn as a straight line from the recorded start to end point.