EF4Historical Record
EF4 Tornado — Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma — October 5, 1970
Pottawatomie County, OK
150 yd wide25.0 mi longmoved NE
Shaded band = damage-path width · animated dot traces direction of travel
Event stats
EF ratingEF4
Date & timeOctober 5, 1970 · 3:42 PM
Path length25.0 mi
Max width150 yd
Injuries84
Fatalities4
Details
A EF4 tornado was recorded in Pottawatomie County, OK, tracking roughly 25.0 miles with a maximum width of about 150 yards. The event is associated with 4 fatalities and 84 injuries in the historical record. Details are drawn from NOAA/SPC and may be incomplete or generalized.
Historical record from public weather datasets.
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