The October 5, 1970 tornado
F4Pottawatomie, Lincoln and Okfuskee counties, Oklahoma
An F4 tornado on a 25.0-mile path that killed 4 and injured 84. It was one of 2 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day.
Watch how it happenedF4 tornado · October 5, 1970
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s path, minute by minute.
The tornado
- Rating
- F4
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 25.0 mi
- Width up to 150 yards
- Killed
- 4
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 84
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Monday, October 5, 1970
- 3:42 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.