The May 25, 1962 tornado
F4Washita County, Oklahoma
An F4 tornado on a 7.2-mile path that injured 9. It was one of 9 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day, 3 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.
Watch how it happenedF4 tornado · May 25, 1962
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s recorded path from touchdown to lift-off.
The tornado
- Rating
- F4
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 7.2 mi
- Width up to 250 yards
- Killed
- 0
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 9
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Friday, May 25, 1962
- 6:28 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.