Tornado activity: Box-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Oklahoma state average. It is 229% greater than the overall U.S. average. On 1960-05-05, a category F5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 24.7 miles away from the Box place center killed 5 people and injured 81 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
