The May 1, 1954 tornado
F4Foard, Wilbarger, Tillman and Kiowa counties, Oklahoma and Texas
An F4 tornado on a 68.6-mile path that injured 2. 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
- 68.6 mi
- Width up to 440 yards
- Killed
- 0
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 2
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Saturday, May 1, 1954
- 2:15 PM CST
Counties on its path
Other notable tornadoes that day
- F4, Pottawatomie County59.2 mi
Storm Prediction Center severe weather database. Path drawn as a straight line from the recorded start to end point.