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Heat Persists in the South Central U.S. and Southwest; Heavy rains in the Desert Southwest and Central Plains

Sweltering heat remains across the South-Central Plains, Lower/Middle Mississippi Valley, and the Southwest this week with limited nighttime relief. Thunderstorms will bring heavy rainfall leading to localized flash flooding in portions of the Desert Southwest and central Plains. Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms are possible across portions of the central Plains into the Northeast. Read More >

Norman, OK

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1953 Oklahoma Tornadoes

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Tornadoes by Month
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total
0 4 7 9 8 13 4 2 0 0 5 2 54
 
Tornadoes by Intensity
F? F0 F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 Total
0 9 31 11 3 0 0 54
 
Tornado
Number		 Date Time
(CST)		 Length
of Path
(miles)		 Width
of Path
(yards)		 F-Scale Killed Injured County Location
1 02/19/1953 1940 1.3 17 F1 0 0 Garvin 7 S Lindsay
2 02/19/1953 2100 0.5 10 F1 0 0 Love 8 SE Marietta (Loves Valley)
3 02/19/1953 2115 5 67 F1 0 0 Murray 3 S- 3 E Sulphur
4 02/19/1953 2145 0.1 10 F1 0 0 Marshall 1.5 SW Willis
5 03/13/1953 1715 24 100 F2 0 1 Grady Rush Springs - 6.5 SW Blanchard
6 03/13/1953 1819 1 100 F3 1 8 Grady Bradley
7 03/13/1953 1845 2 100 F2 0 2 McClain Washington
8 03/13/1953 1930 1.3 250 F2 0 0 Cleveland 11 E Norman
9 03/13/1953 1930 45 200 F3 2 11 Love/ Carter/ Johnston near Burneyville - 3 E Dickson - NW of Mannsville - N of Tishomingo near Troy and Ravia
10 03/13/1953 2200 0.1 100 F2 0 0 Le Flore 2 W Monroe
11 03/29/1953 1925 1 100 F1 0 0 Comanche Lawton Municipal Airport
12 04/02/1953 2158 0.1 10 F0 0 0 McClain 6 NW Lindsay
13 04/14/1953 1850 16 440 F2 0 0 Canadian/ Grady 5 SW Yukon - 8 E Tuttle
14 04/14/1953 2300 0.3 23 F2 0 0 Atoka Near Tushka
15 04/23/1953 1531 1.5 300 F2 1 4 Okmulgee 1 W Bryant
16 04/23/1953 2000 1 200 F2 0 1 McCurtain Near Idabel
17 04/23/1953 2010 0.1 10 F1 0 0 McCurtain 5 SSE Valliant (Mt. Zion community )
18 04/23/1953 2030 0.8 17 F2 1 14 McCurtain Eagleton (south part)
19 04/28/1953 1500 0.1 27 F0 0 0 Woodward 5 N Woodward
20 04/28/1953 1615 0.1 100 F1 0 0 Pushmataha 25 NE Antlers (Divide school community)
21 05/10/1953 0100 4 440 F1 0 0 Harmon 1 SE- ~2 ENE Vinson
22 05/10/1953 0115 0.1 17 F1 0 0 Harmon 22 SW Mangum
23 05/10/1953 0115 0.1 17 F1 0 0 Greer Near Mangum
24 05/10/1953 0120 0.1 10 F1 0 0 Custer 1.5 N Thomas
25 05/10/1953 0300 39 10 F2 0 0 Grant OK/ Sumner KS/ Cowley KS near state line S of Caldwell KS - W of Udall
26 05/11/1953 1500 0.1 10 F1 0 0 Pittsburg NW of McAlester
27 05/11/1953 1630 2 33 F1 0 0 Garvin NE of Wynnewood
28 05/18/1953 2030 0.1 10 F1 0 0 Carter Near Lake Murray
29 06/05/1953 1530 0.4 100 F1 0 0 Blaine Near and over Canton Lake
30 06/05/1953 1600 0.1 27 F0 0 0 Harmon W of Vinson
31 06/05/1953 1615 0.1 250 F0 0 0 Kiowa S of Mountain View
32 06/05/1953 2020 2 50 F1 0 0 Washington 2.5 NE Dewey
33 06/05/1953 2115 17 10 F3 0 0 Garvin/ Murray Wynnewood - near Sulphur
34 06/05/1953 2145 0.1 10 F2 0 0 Pontotoc near Roff - near Fitzhugh - near Stonewall
35 06/06/1953 2200 0.1 10 F0 0 0 Roger Mills NE of Cheyenne
36 06/19/1953 1200 1.9 30 F1 0 0 Woods Near Dacoma
37 06/19/1953 1200 0.1 10 F1 0 0 Woods Near Dacoma
38 06/19/1953 1720 0.3 50 F1 0 1 Stephens S of Duncan (Meridian school community)
39 06/19/1953 1730 6 880 F1 0 0 Grady 5 SW Chickasha - SW edge of Chickasha
40 06/22/1953 2200 1 300 F1 0 0 Beaver near Boyd
41 06/24/1953 2330 0.2 10 F1 0 0 Noble 3 ENE Billings
42 07/06/1953 1700 0.3 100 F1 0 0 Lincoln 3 N Stroud
43 07/06/1953 1725 1 220 F1 0 0 Okmulgee 1 SE Okmulgee
44 07/07/1953 1700 0.1 10 F1 0 0 Beckham Near Mayfield
45 07/08/1953 1540 0.1 10 F0 0 0 Kay 3 W Ponca City airport
46 08/04/1953 1628 0.1 10 F0 0 0 Kiowa near Hobart
47 08/11/1953 1655 0.1 10 F1 0 0 Kiowa 2 S Lone Wolf
48 11/18/1953 2130 0.3 10 F1 0 0 Grady 8 W Minco
49 11/18/1953 2240 0.1 17 F0 0 0 Canadian 2.5 E El Reno
50 11/19/1953 0825 0.1 10 F0 0 0 Kay Near Blackwell (SE of Maulk airport)
51 11/19/1953 1020 2 33 F1 0 0 Murray Near Sulphur
52 11/19/1953 1100 0.1 10 F1 0 0 Muskogee Muskogee
53 12/02/1953 1930 31 880 F1 0 2 Carter/ Murray 3.5 W Ardmore - 3.5 NE Sulphur [not continuous]
54 12/02/1953 2130 1.5 880 F1 0 1 Pottawatomie Shawnee
 
 
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