This tornado touched down 5 miles south of Claremore at about 3:15 pm CST, and moved storm east-northeast through rural parts of Rogers and Mayes Counties before taking aim on the wartime boom town of Pryor (Pryor Lake). At 3:45 pm CST, the tornado entered Pryor and traveled directly through the main portion of the town, including the principal business section. Its violent winds demolished dozens of frame buildings and several brick buildings, including the First Baptist Church. After leaving Pryor, the tornado caused damage to the northeast of the town, completely wrecking everything in its path before it lifted about 3 miles northeast of Pryor. The damage swath was a quarter of a mile in width, and about a third of Pryor was destroyed by the tornado.

Torrential rains accompanied the tornado and water knee deep surged down the main street. Communication and power lines were wiped out completely for a distance of 16 miles around Pryor and floodwaters interfered greatly with relief and rescue work and resulted in the closing of some of the highways leading into the city.

Several airplanes brought many doctors and nurses from Tulsa and Muskogee to care for the injured. The Oklahoma State Highway Patrol took an active part in the rescue work, and funds were made available by the Governor and Federal officials. Hundreds of workers from the Federal munitions project a few miles south of Pryor were rushed to the scene by the U.S. Army and the Du Pont Powder Company, and several bulldozers and cranes were provided for the rescue work and debris removal.

A total of 49 people were killed in Pryor, with another 3 persons killed to the west-southwest of the town. Damages totaled $2.3 million and 500 buildings were damaged or destroyed.

A tornado damaged five barns and other smaller outbuildings in along a 6-mile path from about 2 miles west of Oologah to 4 miles northeast of Oologah where the tornado dissipated along the western shore of Lake Oologah. One person was injured.

A tornado touched down briefly and destroyed outbuildings at a farm 3 miles southeast of Tiawah. A total of 6 people received injuries at the farm.

A tornado first destroyed a Dairy Boy drive-in along OK State Highway 33 about 10 miles west of Inola. The tornado lifted and the storm moved eastward for 4 miles before touching down again 5 miles west and 1.5 miles north of Inola. The tornado produced a path of heavy damage for 3.5 miles across 10 farmsteads before it dissipated 2 miles northwest of Inola. Total losses were incurred by 1 home, 6 barns, and 7 buildings was accompanied by severe damage to 7 other homes, 2 barns, and 7 buildings along with 4 automobiles, a mobile home, and 2 pickup trucks. Many trees, fences, and utility lines/poles were destroyed. Hailstones mainly to the size of 1 inch in diameter were reported, but some hailstones were measured at 3.5 inches in diameter. two people suffered minor injuries.

A tornado moved northeastward through a mobile home park 4 miles southeast Collinsville. The tornado destroyed 6 mobile homes, heavily damaged 14 more, and lightly damaged 16 others. Seven people were injured and 3 of the injured were hospitalized due to the injuries they received. No one saw the tornado, but it was described by one person as sounding like "a jet aircraft taking off".

Severe thunderstorms produced strong winds, hail up to 1 inch in diameter, and several tornadoes in parts of Oklahoma during the morning through evening hours of September 29th. A tornado touched down just southeast of Catoosa and moved northeastward for 2 miles. The tornado destroyed a mobile home, unroofed 2 houses, and downed many trees and utility poles. Damages were estimated at $100,000.

Severe thunderstorms developed in eastern Oklahoma along a slow-moving cold front during the late morning of September 29th and became severe shortly before noon. The storms produced hail up to golfball size and 4 tornadoes. A tornado touched down at 11:20 pm CST within the Claremore city limits in Rogers County. The tornado ,oved northeastward for 3.25 miles and dissipated at approximately 11:40 am CST. Two mobile homes were destroyed, several automobiles were damaged, 3 homes were damaged, and several barns were damaged or destroyed. The tornado struck an exotic animal farm in Claremore, causing some damage to animal shelters and injuring an Emu. The animal subsequently had to be put down as a result of the injuries sustained by the tornado.

An outbreak of severe thunderstorms and tornadoes across much of central and northern Oklahoma produced hail up to 4.75 inches in diameter, wind damage, and 6 tornadoes during the after and evening of May 15th and early morning of May 16th. A strong tornado touched down 2 miles west of Foyil and moved east through Foyil before dissipating 2 miles east of the town. Damage occurred to 30 homes, 4 churches, and many outbuildings. Ten mobile homes were also destroyed. Eight injuries were reported and the total damages were estimated at $180,000.

This tornado touched down west of Chelsea in Rogers County at 9:10 pm CST. It destroyed two homes and two mobile homes on the northwestern side of Chelsea. The damage path was 2 miles long and very narrow. It lifted at 9:15 pm CST, and was described as rope-like. There were three minor injuries and the tornado was classified as F1.

Severe thunderstorms developed in northeast Oklahoma ahead of a cold front during the late afternoon of April 24th and moved across eastern and portions of eastern Oklahoma during the night. The thunderstorms spawned 8 tornadoes, and produced hail to baseball size and damaging straight line winds.

A second tornado formed at 5:57 pm CST near the truck stop at U.S. Interstate Highway I-44 and 161st East Avenue and moved east-northeast. This tornado also caused heavy damage to Catoosa and injured 30 people along its path, but resulted in no fatalities. The tornado lifted at 6:15 pm CST 1.5 miles north of OK State Highway 412 to the east of Catoosa. This F3 tornado traveled 8 miles and was 250 yards wide. The two Catoosa tornadoes injured a total of 130 people, and damaged or destroyed 70% of the businesses in Catoosa. About 8 to 10 million dollars' worth of damage was done to the Catoosa schools, with the high school sustaining the brunt of the damage.

A line of thunderstorms intensified as it moved into eastern Oklahoma during the early morning hours of May 13th. A number of tornadoes developed on the leading edge of the bowing line of storms over northeastern Oklahoma. The storms also produced damaging wind gusts.

A tornado developed just south of Inola and moved northeast into Mayes County. The tornado damaged several homes, damaged a barn, and blew down trees and power poles in Rogers County. The estimated peak wind in this tornado segment based on this damage was 95 mph. The tornado intensified further east in Mayes County and produced EF2 damage there.

The tornado that developed near Inola in Rogers County moved northeast toward Chouteau. In Mayes County, the tornado severely damaged several homes, destroyed a metal shop, snapped or uprooted numerous trees, and snapped numerous high tension wire poles. The estimated peak wind in this tornado based on this damage in Mayes County was 115 mph. Two people were injured by flying debris.

Severe thunderstorms developed over central Oklahoma and southern Kansas along a slow-moving cold front during the afternoon hours of May 31st. Very unstable air ahead of the cold front, combined with strong wind shear, resulted in storms quickly evolving into supercells. These storms produced several tornadoes, large hail to golfball size, and damaging wind across eastern Oklahoma during the evening hours of May 31st into the overnight hours of June 1st.

In Rogers County, this tornado snapped or uprooted trees. Maximum estimated wind in the tornado based on this damage was 100 to 110 mph. Several storm chasers photographed this tornado. It continued into Nowata County, Oklahoma.

In Nowata County, this tornado destroyed a mobile home, injuring two occupants. It also damaged other permanent homes, destroyed a barn, and snapped or uprooted numerous trees. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in this segment of the tornado was 100 to 110 mph. Several storm chasers photographed this tornado. This tornado moved east-northeast until it crossed E 28 Road then turned sharply to the north, paralleling the N 4150 Road until it dissipated.

Thunderstorms developed over eastern Oklahoma during the morning hours of March 30th as a warm front moved into the region from the south. The stronger storms produced large hail. Additional thunderstorm development occurred along and ahead of a dry line over central Oklahoma during the afternoon. These storms moved eastward into northeastern Oklahoma during the late afternoon and evening. Four tornadoes, two of which were strong, hail up to golfball size, and damaging wind occurred with these storms.

In Osage County, this tornado severely damaged the roof of a home, destroyed several outbuildings, destroyed farm equipment, and snapped or uprooted numerous trees. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in this segment of the tornado was 100 to 110 mph. The tornado continued into Tulsa County, Oklahoma.

In Tulsa County, the tornado moved east-northeast, roughly along E 46th Street N to the west of U.S. Highway 75. It damaged more than 300 homes, and thirteen churches and businesses. Seven people were injured in north Tulsa. Numerous trees were snapped or uprooted and numerous power poles were snapped. The tornado moved east-northeast across Mohawk Park where it snapped and uprooted numerous trees. Several large, metal-framed, industrial buildings were significantly damaged north-northeast of the Tulsa International Airport on N Mingo Road. The tornado then crossed U.S. Highway 169 just south of the Bird Creek Bridge where it destroyed several barns and snapped numerous trees along E 56th Street N. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in this segment of the tornado was 110 to 120 mph. The tornado continued into Rogers County, Oklahoma.

In Rogers County, the tornado moved east-northeast passing across the northern portion of the Patriot Golf Club and Stone Canyon housing subdivisions. Numerous homes were damaged in this area, some severely. Several homes under construction were destroyed. The tornado crossed U.S. Highway 266 destroying a business, damaging a number of homes, destroying barns and outbuildings, and snapping or uprooting numerous trees until it dissipated north of Verdigris. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in this segment of the tornado was 110 to 120 mph.