The May 24, 1973 tornado
F4Canadian County, Oklahoma
An F4 tornado on a 13.3-mile path that killed 2 and injured 4. It was one of 10 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day.
Watch how it happenedF4 tornado · May 24, 1973
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s recorded path from touchdown to lift-off.
The tornado
- Rating
- F4
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 13.3 mi
- Width up to 300 yards
- Killed
- 2
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 4
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Thursday, May 24, 1973
- 4:00 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.