The April 2, 1982 tornado
F5Choctaw and McCurtain counties, Oklahoma
An F5 tornado on a 53.0-mile path that injured 29. It was one of 55 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day, 15 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.
Watch how it happened Part of the outbreak of April 2, 1982: 55 tornadoes in 11 statesF5 tornado · April 2, 1982
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s path, minute by minute.
The tornado
- Rating
- F5
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 53.0 mi
- Width up to 500 yards
- Killed
- 0
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 29
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Friday, April 2, 1982
- 3:50 PM CST
Counties on its path
Other notable tornadoes that day
- F4, Lamar County10 killed
- F4, Sevier County3 killed
- F3, Hempstead County5 killed
- F4, Ozark County2 killed
Storm Prediction Center severe weather database. Path drawn as a straight line from the recorded start to end point.