The May 1, 1954 tornado
F4Pottawatomie, Lincoln and Creek counties, Oklahoma
An F4 tornado on a 59.2-mile path that injured 65. It was one of 19 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day, 5 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.
Watch how it happenedF4 tornado · May 1, 1954
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s recorded path from touchdown to lift-off.
The tornado
- Rating
- F4
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 59.2 mi
- Width up to 10 yards
- Killed
- 0
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 65
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Saturday, May 1, 1954
- 6:00 PM CST
Counties on its path
Other notable tornadoes that day
- F4, Foard County68.6 mi
Storm Prediction Center severe weather database. Path drawn as a straight line from the recorded start to end point.