The May 26, 1962 tornado
F4Cotton County, Oklahoma
An F4 tornado on a 10.1-mile path that injured 1. It was one of 20 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day, 3 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.
Watch how it happenedF4 tornado · May 26, 1962
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s recorded path from touchdown to lift-off.
The tornado
- Rating
- F4
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 10.1 mi
- Width up to 400 yards
- Killed
- 0
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 1
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Saturday, May 26, 1962
- 8:00 PM CST
Counties on its path
Other notable tornadoes that day
- F4, Haskell County10.7 mi
Storm Prediction Center severe weather database. Path drawn as a straight line from the recorded start to end point.