A high pressure system is bringing mostly clear skies and cooler temperatures across much of the eastern U.S. to the Mid-South. A stationary front will produce thunderstorms and heavy rain across the Florida Peninsula to the immediate Southeastern coast. Severe thunderstorms are possible across portions of the central and southern Plains. Read More >
| SPC ID # |
Date | Time (CST) |
Path Length (miles) |
Path Width (yards) |
F-Scale | Killed | Injured | County | Path |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17-2 | 04/18/1917 | 1855 | 30 | 50 | 1 | 15 | Jackson/ Tillman/ Kiowa | Near Altus to between Snyder and Manitou | |
| 05/03/1938 | 1745 | 15 | 67 | 0 | 2 | Jackson | 1.5 SW Altus | ||
| 05/18/1949 | 1930 | 0 | Jackson | NW of Altus | |||||
| 55-20 | 05/11/1955 | 1500 | n/a | n/a | F0 | 0 | 0 | Jackson | Near Altus |
| 55-24 | 05/25/1955 | 0500 | n/a | n/a | F0 | 0 | 0 | Jackson | Near Altus |
| 57-10 | 04/02/1957 | 1830 | 44 | 150 | F2 | 0 | 1 | Jackson/ Kiowa | 2.5 E Altus - just W of Mountain View |
| 57-12 | 04/02/1957 | 1905 | 9 | 100 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Jackson | SW of Altus AFB- Altus AFB- NNE of Altus AFB |
| 61-19 | 04/23/1961 | 1615 | n/a | n/a | F2 | 0 | 0 | Jackson | 6 NW Altus |
| 62-11 | 05/24/1962 | 1715 | n/a | n/a | F2 | 0 | 0 | Jackson | 4 NW- 4 N Altus |
| 62-12 | 05/24/1962 | 1716 | n/a | n/a | F2 | 0 | 0 | Jackson | 3 SW Altus |
| 62-13 | 05/24/1962 | 1725 | n/a | n/a | F0 | 0 | 0 | Jackson | 9 SW Altus |
| 62-14 | 05/24/1962 | 1725 | n/a | n/a | F0 | 0 | 0 | Jackson | 9 SW Altus |
| 62-26 | 05/26/1962 | 1702 | n/a | n/a | F? | 0 | 0 | Jackson | 10 NNW Altus |
| 75-2 | 02/22/1975 | 0030 | 6 | 60 | F1 | 0 | 4 | Jackson | Altus AFB - Friendship |
| 75-3 | 02/22/1975 | 0030 | 5 | 100 | F2 | 2 | 8 | Jackson | N part of Altus |
| 76-18 | 05/29/1976 | 1729 | 0.3 | 30 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Jackson | 5 E Altus |
| 76-19 | 05/29/1976 | 1729 | 0.3 | 30 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Jackson | 5 E Altus |
| 77-31 | 05/20/1977 | 1420 | 10 | 880 | F3 | 0 | 3 | Jackson | Altus - Altus AFB |
| 80-3 | 03/31/1980 | 2100 | 0.2 | 10 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Jackson | 4 ENE Altus |
| 80-17 | 05/29/1980 | 1400 | n/a | n/a | F0 | 0 | 0 | Jackson | 8 SW Altus |
| 80-18 | 05/29/1980 | 1928 | n/a | n/a | F2 | 0 | 0 | Jackson | Altus |
| 82-28 | 05/11/1982 | 1638 | n/a | n/a | F0 | 0 | 0 | Jackson | 2 S Altus |
| 82-29 | 05/11/1982 | 1650 | 4 | 350 | F3 | 0 | 41 | Jackson | SE Altus - Altus AFB - .5 NE Altus AFB |
| 86-13 | 05/14/1986 | 1429 | 6 | 300 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Jackson | 5 S Altus- near Humphreys |
| 05/25/1999 | 1835 | 1.5 | 50 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Jackson | 3 W - 3 SW Altus AFB | |
| 05/31/1999 | 1937 | 0.2 | 50 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Jackson | 5 NE Altus | |
| 05/19/2001 | 1323 | 0.5 | 25 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Jackson | 4 WNW Altus | |
| 05/09/2013 | 1721 | 0.1 | 20 | EF0 | 0 | 0 | Jackson | 9 SSW Altus |
Records taken from the Storm Prediction Center archive data, "Storm Data", and data from the National Weather Service office in Norman. Data modified as described in NOAA Tech Memo NWS SR-209 (Speheger, D., 2001: "Corrections to the Historic Tornado Database").
Historic data, especially before 1950, are likely incomplete.
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