The April 19, 1981 tornado
F3Tulsa County, Oklahoma
An F3 tornado on a 9.9-mile path that killed 5 and injured 49. It was one of 6 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day, 4 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.
Watch how it happenedF3 tornado · April 19, 1981
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s recorded path from touchdown to lift-off.
The tornado
- Rating
- F3
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 9.9 mi
- Width up to 880 yards
- Killed
- 5
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 49
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Sunday, April 19, 1981
- 8:45 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.