The May 2, 1979 tornado
F4Major and Garfield counties, Oklahoma
An F4 tornado on a 20.6-mile path that killed 1 and injured 25. It was one of 9 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day, 2 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.
Watch how it happenedF4 tornado · May 2, 1979
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s path, minute by minute.
The tornado
- Rating
- F4
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 20.6 mi
- Width up to 880 yards
- Killed
- 1
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 25
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Wednesday, May 2, 1979
- 4:15 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.