The May 5, 1961 tornado
F4Le Flore County, Oklahoma
An F4 tornado on a 26.4-mile path that killed 16 and injured 58. It was one of 8 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day, 2 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.
Watch how it happenedF4 tornado · May 5, 1961
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s recorded path from touchdown to lift-off.
The tornado
- Rating
- F4
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 26.4 mi
- Width up to 400 yards
- Killed
- 16
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 58
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Friday, May 5, 1961
- 5:20 PM CST
Counties on its path
Storm Prediction Center severe weather database. Path drawn as a straight line from the recorded start to end point.