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Garfield County, OK Tornadoes Prior to 1950 | |||||||||
# | Date | Time (CST) |
Path Length (miles) |
Path Width (yards) |
F-Scale | Killed | Injured | County | Path |
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03/17/1905 | 1700 | 8 | 17 | Kingfisher/ Garfield | SW of Bison | ||||
03/17/1905 | 1700 | Garfield | NE of Bison | ||||||
03/17/1905 | 1800 | 2 | 200 | 4 | Garfield | Near Garber | |||
03/31/1914 | 1600 | 0 | Garfield | Near Enid | |||||
03/18/1927 | 1900 | 35 | 500 | 1 | Garfield/ Grant/ Kay | Near Kremlin - near Tonkawa | |||
11/19/1930 | 1000 | 4 | 250 | 0 | 1 | Garfield | Near Hillsdale | ||
01/26/1944 | 2205 | 0 | 0 | Garfield | unrecorded | ||||
05/02/1944 | 1800 | 70 | 0 | 0 | Garfield | 2 S Bison | |||
03/30/1949 | 0038 | 97 | 300 | 4 | 45 | Dewey/ Blaine/ Major/ Garfield/ Grant/ Kay | 9 SW Canton - Canton - Longdale - 3 NNE Enid - near Hunter - near Blackwell - KS (family?) | ||
Garfield County, OK Tornadoes (1950-Present*) | |||||||||
# | Date | Time (CST) |
Path Length (miles) |
Path Width (yards) |
F-Scale | Killed | Injured | County | Path |
1 | 04/27/1955 | 2100 | 0.1 | 10 | F1 | 0 | 1 | Garfield | near Garber |
2 | 04/27/1955 | 2100 | 0.1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Garfield | near Garber |
3 | 04/02/1956 | 1945 | 18 | 100 | F2 | 0 | 4 | Garfield/ Grant | NW Garfield county - just SW of Medford |
4 | 04/08/1956 | 2215 | 7 | 400 | F3 | 0 | 4 | Garfield | Waukomis - Enid |
5 | 04/08/1956 | 2215 | 8 | 400 | F3 | 0 | 0 | Garfield | near Douglas - near Garber |
6 | 07/17/1956 | 1000 | 0.1 | 50 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Garfield | 4 NW Billings |
7 | 06/24/1958 | 0200 | 0.1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Garfield | W of Enid |
8 | 11/17/1958 | 0808 | 39 | 10 | F3 | 0 | 0 | Garfield/ Noble/ Kay | Near Fairmont - near Blackwell |
9 | 03/31/1960 | 1820 | 2 | 50 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Garfield | 4 SE Garber |
10 | 03/31/1960 | 1915 | 1.5 | 17 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Garfield | 2 E Covington |
11 | 04/16/1960 | 2005 | 0.1 | 50 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Garfield | 4 W Waukomis |
12 | 07/29/1960 | 1830 | 0.1 | 10 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Garfield | Near Enid |
13 | 05/07/1961 | 2330 | 0.1 | 10 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Garfield | W of Kremlin |
14 | 06/05/1962 | 2100 | 0.1 | 10 | F? | 0 | 0 | Garfield | SE of Garber |
15 | 10/20/1963 | 1640 | 6 | 10 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Kingfisher/ Garfield | 7 WSW- 3 WNW Marshall |
16 | 04/22/1964 | 1645 | 54 | 733 | F2 | 0 | 1 | Garfield/ Noble/ Kay | 5 SE Enid - West side of Ponca City - 6 N Ponca City |
17 | 04/22/1964 | 1730 | 28 | 10 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Garfield/ Noble/ Kay | 5 NE Garber - Tonkawa |
18 | 05/27/1964 | 1240 | 1 | 50 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Garfield | 1 S Woodring Airport |
19 | 04/04/1965 | 1730 | 0.3 | 33 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Garfield | 4 NW Carrier |
20 | 05/18/1965 | 2145 | 0.1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Garfield | NE of Garber |
21 | 06/05/1966 | 1830 | 4 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Garfield | 4 N- 6 NE Enid |
22 | 06/05/1966 | 1835 | 0.1 | 10 | F2 | 0 | 6 | Garfield | North part of Enid |
23 | 06/05/1966 | 1855 | 4 | 67 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Garfield | South part of Drummond |
24 | 06/05/1966 | 1900 | 6 | 10 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Garfield | SW part of Enid- 4 S Enid |
25 | 09/04/1966 | 1245 | 0.1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Garfield | 5 SW Billings - near Garber |
26 | 06/10/1967 | 2100 | 0.1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Garfield | Just SW of Vance AFB |
27 | 04/16/1969 | 1630 | 2 | 10 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Garfield | 3 NW Enid |
28 | 06/11/1969 | 1500 | 0.1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Garfield | ~4 E Carrier |
29 | 04/26/1970 | 2030 | 4 | 50 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Garfield | 5 SSW Drummond - Near Waukomis |
30 | 04/30/1973 | 2035 | 1 | 33 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Garfield | Near Drummond |
31 | 10/10/1973 | 1805 | 0.1 | 50 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Garfield | 3 W Enid |
32 | 06/08/1974 | 1430 | 0.2 | 23 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Garfield | 2 E Breckenridge |
33 | 05/20/1977 | 1815 | 4 | 100 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Garfield | Near Waukomis |
34 | 08/23/1977 | 0150 | 1 | 50 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Garfield | Just W of Enid |
35 | 05/02/1979 | 1615 | 21 | 880 | F4 | 1 | 25 | Major/ Garfield | 4 NE Cleo Springs- 1 NE Meno- Lahoma- Far SW Enid |
36 | 05/02/1979 | 1745 | 8 | 120 | F3 | 0 | 0 | Garfield | 6 WNW- 4 NE Marshall |
37 | 05/17/1981 | 1530 | 1 | 33 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Garfield | 2 E Garber |
38 | 08/15/1981 | 1345 | 0.1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Garfield | 7 SW Enid |
39 | 11/03/1981 | 1130 | 0.1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Garfield | near Enid |
40 | 05/12/1983 | 1852 | 0.1 | 50 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Garfield | 10 W Enid |
41 | 04/20/1984 | 1629 | 0.1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Garfield | 5 SW Enid |
42 | 06/03/1985 | 1820 | 0.2 | 10 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Garfield | NNE part of Enid |
43 | 04/12/1991 | 1452 | 0.1 | 20 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Garfield | 4 W Drummond |
44 | 04/12/1991 | 1520-1540 | 6 | 50 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Garfield | 3 ENE Lahoma- 2 S Carrier |
45 | 04/12/1991 | 1533-1539 | 3 | 30 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Garfield | 5 SW- 5 WSW Kremlin |
46 | 04/12/1991 | 1537-1616 | 9 | 800 | F3 | 0 | 0 | Garfield/ Grant | 4 SE Hillsdale- 5 SW Pond Creek |
47 | 04/26/1991 | 1700-1709 | 6 | 350 | F3 | 0 | 0 | Garfield | 6 E Enid- 4 W Garber |
48 | 04/26/1991 | 1715 | 0.1 | 20 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Garfield | 0.5 W Garber |
49 | 04/26/1991 | 1730-1855 | 66 | 1500 | F4 | 0 | 6 | Garfield/ Noble/ Osage | 3 E Garber- 5 SE Billings- 9 WNW Pawhuska |
50 | 06/18/1992 | 1524 | 0.5 | 30 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Garfield | 2 S Lahoma |
51 | 06/05/1995 | 1815 | 0.1 | 23 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Garfield | 3 E Drummond |
52 | 06/05/1995 | 1912 | 0.1 | 23 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Garfield | Near Waukomis |
53 | 09/21/1998 | 1540-1542 | 1 | 100 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Garfield | 3 S - 3 SE Waukomis |
54 | 04/05/1999 | 0430 | 0.1 | 25 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Garfield | 2 N Carrier |
55 | 04/21/1999 | 1745-1805 | 9 | 500 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Garfield | 4 WSW - 4 NE Carrier |
56 | 04/21/1999 | 1858 | 0.1 | 25 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Garfield | 1 WNW Vance AFB |
57 | 05/03/1999 | 2118-2128 | 8 | 440 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Logan/ Garfield | 3 SW Marshall - 9 SSE Covington |
58 | 05/25/2000 | 2355-2356 | 0.5 | 20 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Garfield | 1 NNW - 1 N Waukomis |
59 | 04/11/2002 | 2152-2159 | 2 | 25 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Grant/ Garfield/ Noble | 8 SE Lamont - 2 NNE Billings |
60 | 03/29/2007 | 1520-1530 | 3 | 20 | EF0 | 0 | 0 | Garfield/ Grant | 3 W Hillsdale - 4 SSE Nash |
61 | 05/24/2008 | 1407-1416 | 2 | 15 | EF0 | 0 | 0 | Garfield | 4.5 WSW - 2.5 WSW Bison |
62 | 05/24/2008 | 1445-1448 | 0.1 | 20 | EF0 | 0 | 0 | Garfield | 6 ESE Bison |
63 | 05/24/2008 | 1510-1515 | 4.7 | 100 | EF0 | 0 | 0 | Garfield | 7 SW - 6.5 SSW Douglas |
64 | 05/24/2008 | 1521-1618 | 10 | 1600 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | Garfield | 3 S Douglas - 7 S Hayward |
65 | 05/24/2008 | 1617-1622 | 1 | 80 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | Garfield | 6.5 S - 7.5 S Hayward |
66 | 05/24/2008 | 1653-1658 | 1.3 | 1100 | EF0 | 0 | 0 | Garfield | 7 SSE - 8 SSE Hayward |
67 | 04/25/2009 | 2110-2115 | 1.5 | 30 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | Garfield | NW Enid - North Enid |
68 | 04/25/2009 | 2142-2146 | 1.3 | 50 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | Garfield | 3 SE Kremlin |
69 | 04/25/2009 | 2350-26/0008 | 6 | 75 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | Garfield | 3 SSW - 2 NNE Hillsdale |
70 | 04/26/2009 | 0039-0050 | 1.5 | 500 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | Garfield | 2 W - 1 WNW Kremlin |
71 | 05/06/2015 | 1615 | 0.1 | 10 | EF0 | 0 | 0 | Garfield | 2 SSW Carrier |
72 | 05/25/2016 | 2053-2112 | 5 | 300 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | Garfield | 3 WNW Carrier - 3 SW Hillsdale |
73 | 05/20/2019 | 1605-1613 | 8 | 100 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | Garfield/ Noble | 6 S Hayward - 2.5 E Lucien |
Date | Time (CST) |
Length of Path (miles) |
Width of Path (yards) |
F-Scale | Killed | Injured | County | Location | |
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04/27/1955 | 2100 | 0.1 | 10 | F1 | 0 | 1 | Garfield | near Garber | |
A tornado touched down briefly near Garber and blew part of a coal shed onto the railroad tracks. A railroad brakeman was on the side of the train and fell to the ground when the train sideswiped the coal shed. The train wheels subsequently struck and severely injured his foot. |
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04/02/1956 | 1945 | 18 | 100 | F2 | 0 | 4 | Garfield/ Grant | NW Garfield county - just SW of Medford | |
This tornado traveled northeastward from northwestern Garfield County to west of Pond Creek and Jefferson, and dissipated just southwest of Medford in Grant County. Complete destruction or extensive damage occurred at 8 farms along the tornado's path. Four people were injured at one farm home that was completely destroyed near Pond Creek. On another farm, 3 head of cattle were killed when the barn collapsed and was destroyed. At a third farm, all of the farm machinery and an automobile were destroyed. Considerable damage also occurred to utility lines. |
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04/08/1956 | 2215 | 7 | 400 | F3 | 0 | 4 | Garfield | Waukomis - Enid | |
At least one tornado moved through parts of Garfield County and the greatest destruction occurred in the Enid and Waukomis areas. Numerous farmsteads in the Waukomis area had incurred complete destruction to outbuildings, livestock were killed, and farm supplies and implements were destroyed. A semi-trailer truck was tipped over and thrown 40 feet. Several businesses and many homes received roof and window damage. a large number of trees were uprooted and most TV antennas were destroyed. The roof of the Waukomis high school was partially unroofed, and a total of 75 utility poles were blown over by the twisting winds. In the Enid area, 4 people were injured by the storm as it moved over the southern and eastern sections of the city. At the municipal airport alone, an estimated $200,000 in damages occurred to several hangars, and 8 small airplanes were destroyed. The City of Enid estimated $25,000 in damages to street lights while the local telephone company had damages of $10,000, and the electric company had over $25,000 in damages. Many homes were damaged or destroyed, and a large radio antenna was toppled. Hail to the size of golf balls and straight-line winds of 90 mph accompanied the tornado. |
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04/22/1964 | 1645 | 54 | 733 | F2 | 0 | 1 | Garfield/ Noble/ Kay | 5 SE Enid - West side of Ponca City - 6 N Ponca City | |
A large, tornado-producing supercell thunderstorm started building southeast of Enid, and then tracked over 50 miles to the northeast causing heavy tornado and hail damage during a two-hour swing across the Garber, Billings, and Tonkawa areas, and then to the Ponca City area. The supercell likely produced a series of tornadoes instead of a single, long-track tornado. Three funnels aloft formed first and then joined to drop the ground at 4:45 pm CST about 5 miles southeast of Enid. The tornado moved northeastward and completely destroyed a farmstead along the initial mile of its path before reaching a width of 0.5 miles. The tornado then veered to the north-northeast for 4.5 miles where it crossed U.S. Highway 64 at a width of 100 yards. It then skipped along an east-northeast course with its path varying from 50 to 1500 yards, and eventually came within 0.25 miles of the southwest edge of Garber before lifting. The tornado and strong thunderstorm downdrafts damaged at least 10 homes, and destroyed barns, granaries, and outbuildings within an area of 3 miles on either side of the storm track. Lightning produced a fire that burned down a barn. A man was injured by flying glass when his automobile was damaged on U.S. Highway 64 east of Enid. Tornadic damage was evident 4.5 miles northeast of Garber where a new tornado probably formed. Another tornado formed in the area and the two tornadoes skipped a short distance on the ground a short distance toward Billings where a third tornado joined them and dipped to the ground briefly several times. The three tornadoes passed Billings around 5:30 pm CST and destroyed buildings, a 200-barrel oil tank, and damaged many roofs and windows. One family escaped injury when their car was picked up and carried by the tornado as it cross U.S. Interstate Highway I-35 near OK State Highway 15. The main tornado was sighted at 5:50 pm CST near the Marland "Y" and U.S. Highway 177 as it continued near Ponca City. The second tornado headed northward toward Tonkawa and damaged 3 farmsteads and 7 wheat bins, and downed 4 oil rigs. This second tornado lifted near the Salt Fork of the Arkansas River and then touched down in the Irby addition on the southeastern edge of Tonkawa at 6:15 pm CST, and swept northeastward across Second and First Streets to the rodeo grounds. The tornadic winds occurred over an 8-block area included damage to roofs, garages, barns, and power lines. Golf ball size hail was also reported in Tonkawa. The main tornado continued northeastward toward Ponca City and condensation funnel was observed ending 100 feet above the ground. It was joined west of Ponca City by another tornado and the two tornadoes skirted along the west side of Ponca City. The main tornado traveled over the Selvey Addition where 3 automobiles sustained windows damage and the roofs and windows of homes were damaged. The tornado last struck 2 miles north of the Ponca City Airport where a house was damaged and large barn was twisted off of its foundation, causing a partial collapse of the building. |
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06/05/1966 | 1835 | 0.1 | 10 | F2 | 0 | 6 | Garfield | North part of Enid | |
This tornado formed 6 miles northwest of Enid at 6:35 pm CST and moved to southeast where it eventually struck the northern and northeastern portions of Enid. Three mobile homes were destroyed and 3 others were damaged at a mobile home park. One home was destroyed and 13 others were damaged. Eighteen people escaped injury as they hugged the floor of one home in the 2800 block of North 6th Street while the tornado was removing the roof. The tornado's skipping path also produced damage at the Rock Island Railroad yards where 4 boxcars were overturned and a large truck was destroyed. Most of the damage occurred in the northeastern part of Enid at 6:55 pm CST when the tornado traveled along a 6-block strip from Cherry to Chestnut Avenues between 11th and 12th Streets. The tornado then lifted and moved at tree and rooftop levels before it moved out of Enid near Market Avenue and 20th Street. One man failed to reach his storm cellar as the tornado arrived and had to cling to an elm tree while his home was demolished just a few feet away. In spite of the damage, only 6 people were injured. |
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05/02/1979 | 1615-1715 | 21 | 880 | F4 | 1 | 25 | Major/ Garfield | 4 NE Cleo Springs - 1 NE Meno - Lahoma - Far SW Enid | |
The tornado formed at 4:15 pm CST 3 miles north and 8 miles east of Cleo Springs, OK and moved along an east-southeast path causing only minor damage until it reached OK State Highway 58 about 2 miles north of Ringwood, OK, where it destroyed 2 mobile homes. The tornado then grew wider and intensified, producing heavy damage to about a dozen farms in eastern Major County. It leveled all buildings at a farm northeast of Ringwood, OK. About 1 mile east and 1 mile north of Meno, OK, the twister hit a farmhouse as the occupants were trying to flee in a pickup truck. Two people were injured and a girl was killed when she was thrown about 100 yards from the home. At 4:55 pm CST, the tornado moved through the southern and eastern parts of Lahoma, OK. Three mobile homes were destroyed and about 6 more were damaged. Two houses were heavily damaged with others receiving less damage. The high school, town hall and fire department building were also damaged, and minor damage occurred to other numerous structures. The tornado weakened and narrowed as it moved east-southeast, striking the Perry Acres housing development west of Enid, OK. A pickup truck was overturned and a van was heavily damaged. Several other vehicles also received damage. A barn was destroyed and several homes received significant damage. The chimneys for at least two homes collapsed within the houses. At one location, a travel trailer was thrown 50 feet in one direction while a stock tank was carried about 0.25 miles in the opposite direction. The tornado then moved through the Imo area, about 4 southwest of Enid. One man suffered a heart; attack and died while seeking shelter at a grain elevator near lmo, OK. His two sons were injured while trying to break glass in a window to get access to a telephone. The grain elevator was damaged, and two persons were injured when the structure later collapsed onto their pickup. The tornado then dissipated about 1 mile east of Imo at 5:15 pm CST. Large hail and heavy rains accompanied the storm. |
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04/26/1991 | 1730-1855 | 66 | 1500 | F4 | 0 | 6 | Garfield/ Noble/ Osage | 3 E Garber- 5 SE Billings- 9 WNW Pawhuska | |
The "Red Rock" tornado was the third in a series of 9 tornadoes that occurred in Oklahoma during the April 26, 1991 tornado outbreak. The tornado touched down 2.5 miles east of Garber at approximately 5:30 pm CST and moved northeast. The tornado increased to F3 intensity as it passed 4.5 miles south of Billings. Oil tanks were destroyed, well pumps toppled, and power poles snapped. The path width at this point was estimated at 0.5 miles. The tornado grew to a width of 0.75 miles and destroyed a home 5 miles southeast of Billings. The tornado strengthened to F4 intensity as it neared Interstate 35, debarking many trees and destroying a home. The tornado continued east-northeast across Noble County, passing south of Marland and north of the Otoe Indian Agency, destroying at least two farms along the way. The tornado continued on into Osage County, where its intensity dropped to F3, and moved just to the north of Fairfax where many trees were uprooted and a house was damaged. Ten miles west of Pawhuska a large oil rig with an 18-inch foundation was toppled. The tornado lifted at 6:55 pm CST 9 miles west-northwest of Pawhuska, with a total path length of 66 miles. Damage was estimated at $500 000. Damage incurred at one totally-destroyed farm alone was estimated at $200,000. Several county roads were destroyed when large sections of asphalt were blown away. There were six injuries in this tornado, but none were serious. |
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.