Active spring pattern across the center of our nation with several episodes of severe weather and heavy rainfall expected into next week. The potential for very large hail, long track tornadoes, severe wind gusts, frequent cloud to ground lightning strikes and flash flooding are in the outlook. Furthermore, dangerous early season heat wave continues for the Gulf Coast states into early next week. Read More >
Tornadoes by Month | ||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total |
0 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 42 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 82 |
Tornadoes by Intensity | |||||||
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F? | F0 | F1 | F2 | F3 | F4 | F5 | Total |
23 | 7 | 10 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 82 |
Tornado Number |
Date | Time (CST) |
Length of Path (miles) |
Width of Path (yards) |
F-Scale | Killed | Injured | County | Location |
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1 | 02/17/1961 | 1630 | 0.5 | 17 | F? | 0 | 0 | McClain | 12 SW Purcell |
2 | 02/17/1961 | 1645 | 17 | 300 | F3 | 0 | 7 | Oklahoma | Near Spencer - NE of Luther |
3 | 02/17/1961 | 1815 | 73 | 300 | F3 | 0 | 11 | Garvin/ Pontotoc/ Pottawatomie/ Seminole/ Hughes/ Okfuskee/ Okmulgee | Stratford - Konawa - Wewoka - S of Schulter [tornado family.] |
4 | 02/17/1961 | 1900 | 7 | 10 | F2 | 0 | 1 | Pottawatomie | 9 W- 4 NW Shawnee |
5 | 03/05/1961 | 1645 | 0.1 | 10 | F? | 0 | 0 | Lincoln | Near Prague |
6 | 03/05/1961 | 1715 | 1 | 100 | F2 | 0 | 1 | Garvin | Pauls Valley |
7 | 03/05/1961 | 1830 | 0.1 | 10 | F? | 0 | 0 | Johnston | 5 SW Tishomingo |
8 | 03/05/1961 | 2115 | 4 | 50 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Choctaw | 3 SE Boswell |
9 | 03/26/1961 | 1430 | 0.1 | 10 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Canadian | 5 NW El Reno |
10 | 03/26/1961 | 1528 | 0.1 | 10 | F? | 0 | 0 | Noble | W of Perry |
11 | 03/26/1961 | 1700 | 50 | 10 | F2 | 0 | 2 | Osage/ Washington/ Nowata | Wynona - Pershing - Bartlesville - Dewey - near South Coffeyville |
12 | 03/26/1961 | 1856 | 21 | 200 | F3 | 0 | 1 | McIntosh | N of Vivian - Fame - E of Checotah |
13 | 03/26/1961 | 2015 | 8 | 100 | F3 | 0 | 0 | Kay/ Osage | Kaw City - Webb City |
14 | 03/29/1961 | 1555 | 0.1 | 10 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Hughes | Near Horntown |
15 | 04/08/1961 | 1545 | 1.3 | 100 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Canadian | 6 ESE El Reno |
16 | 04/11/1961 | 1930 | 0.1 | 10 | F1 | 0 | 0 | McIntosh | Checotah |
17 | 04/20/1961 | 2335 | 0.1 | 100 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Nowata | Near Lenapah |
18 | 04/21/1961 | 2215 | 3 | 10 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Kay | 1.5 N Peckham |
19 | 04/23/1961 | 1615 | 0.1 | 10 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Jackson | 6 NW Altus |
20 | 04/24/1961 | 1915 | 0.1 | 10 | F? | 0 | 0 | Osage | 10 SE Ponca City |
21 | 04/30/1961 | 1400 | 0.1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Dewey | NE of Leedey |
22 | 04/30/1961 | 1400 | 0.1 | 10 | F? | 0 | 0 | Dewey | SE of Vici |
23 | 04/30/1961 | 1400 | 0.1 | 10 | F? | 0 | 0 | Dewey | W of Taloga |
24 | 04/30/1961 | 1730 | 1 | 200 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Canadian | near Piedmont |
25 | 04/30/1961 | 1745 | 3 | 200 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Logan | between Navina and Seward |
26 | 04/30/1961 | 1755 | 0.1 | 10 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Osage | Between Hominy and Ralston |
27 | 04/30/1961 | 1800 | 0.5 | 10 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Canadian | 11 W El Reno |
28 | 04/30/1961 | 1845 | 2 | 77 | F3 | 0 | 2 | Grady | 2 N Minco |
29 | 05/03/1961 | 0200 | 0.1 | 33 | F? | 0 | 0 | Stephens | Near Comanche |
30 | 05/04/1961 | 1500 | 24 | 200 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Roger Mills | SW of Cheyenne - NE of Strong City |
31 | 05/04/1961 | 1600 | 1 | 400 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Dewey | Leedey |
32 | 05/04/1961 | 1615 | 1 | 400 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Dewey | Leedey |
33 | 05/04/1961 | 1740 | 10 | 10 | F3 | 1 | 0 | Blaine | W and N of Geary |
34 | 05/04/1961 | 1815 | 9 | 10 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Canadian | SW of Okarche |
35 | 05/04/1961 | 1830 | 9 | 10 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Kingfisher | NW of Okarche - S of Kingfisher |
36 | 05/04/1961 | 1845 | 13 | 10 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Canadian | S of Okarche - Piedmont |
37 | 05/04/1961 | 2000 | 0.1 | 10 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Ellis | 7 S Arnett |
38 | 05/04/1961 | 2025 | 0.1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Canadian | N of Yukon |
39 | 05/05/1961 | 1720 | 26 | 400 | F4 | 16 | 58 | Le Flore | 1 S Talihina- Reichert- Howe |
40 | 05/05/1961 | 1830 | 0.1 | 10 | F3 | 0 | 0 | Choctaw | E edge of Hugo |
41 | 05/05/1961 | 2000 | 10 | 400 | F2 | 0 | 0 | McCurtain | N of Bethel |
42 | 05/06/1961 | 1500 | 0.8 | 10 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Adair | 6 W Stilwell |
43 | 05/06/1961 | 2130 | 0.1 | 10 | F? | 0 | 0 | Le Flore | SE of Howe |
44 | 05/06/1961 | 2350 | 0.1 | 10 | F? | 0 | 0 | Cleveland | Between Moore and Norman |
45 | 05/07/1961 | 0045 | 0.1 | 10 | F? | 0 | 0 | Cleveland | Near Moore |
46 | 05/07/1961 | 0400 | 0.1 | 10 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Wagoner | Near Porter |
47 | 05/07/1961 | 1806 | 25 | 300 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Osage | SE of Fairfax - 10 W Pawhuska - N of Pawhuska |
48 | 05/07/1961 | 2105 | 9 | 400 | F3 | 0 | 1 | Craig | W and N of Bluejacket |
49 | 05/07/1961 | 2215 | 5 | 10 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Major | 5 NE Cleo Springs |
50 | 05/07/1961 | 2330 | 0.1 | 10 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Garfield | W of Kremlin |
51 | 05/08/1961 | 0030 | 0.1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Osage | Near Fairfax |
52 | 05/08/1961 | 0150 | 0.1 | 10 | F? | 0 | 0 | Pottawatomie | 5 S Tecumseh |
53 | 05/08/1961 | 0200 | 0.1 | 10 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Mayes | Near Salina |
54 | 05/08/1961 | 0230 | 2 | 10 | F? | 0 | 0 | Hughes | SW of Dustin |
55 | 05/08/1961 | 0340 | 0.1 | 200 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Adair | 4 E Stilwell |
56 | 05/13/1961 | 1915 | 0.1 | 10 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Stephens | Duncan |
57 | 05/16/1961 | 1930 | 0.1 | 10 | F? | 0 | 0 | Tillman | Near Davidson |
58 | 05/16/1961 | 1930 | 0.1 | 10 | F? | 0 | 0 | Tillman | Near Davidson |
59 | 05/16/1961 | 2257 | 0.1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Grady | Near Verden |
60 | 05/21/1961 | 1453 | 0.1 | 10 | F? | 0 | 0 | Oklahoma | 12 NW Oklahoma City |
61 | 05/21/1961 | 1545 | 0.1 | 10 | F? | 0 | 0 | Custer | 8 SE Thomas |
62 | 05/21/1961 | 1615 | 9 | 100 | F? | 0 | 0 | Blaine | 5 S Hitchcock |
63 | 05/21/1961 | 1615 | 0.1 | 10 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Payne | S of Cushing |
64 | 05/21/1961 | 1615 | 0.1 | 10 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Payne | S of Cushing |
65 | 05/21/1961 | 1615 | 0.1 | 10 | F3 | 0 | 0 | Payne | 2 S Cushing - E edge of Cushing |
66 | 05/21/1961 | 1615 | 0.1 | 10 | F3 | 0 | 0 | Payne | Near Cushing |
67 | 05/21/1961 | 1733 | 0.1 | 10 | F? | 0 | 0 | Caddo | 3 NW Anadarko |
68 | 05/21/1961 | 1803 | 0.1 | 10 | F? | 0 | 0 | Oklahoma | NW Oklahoma City/ Bethany/ Warr Acres Area |
69 | 05/21/1961 | 1940 | 0.1 | 10 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Ottawa | Near Fairland |
70 | 05/25/1961 | 1740 | 14 | 10 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Creek | 8 W Bristow - near Slick |
71 | 06/02/1961 | 1825 | 0.1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Beckham | 4 W Elk City |
72 | 06/02/1961 | 2300 | 0.3 | 100 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Tillman | Near Tipton |
73 | 06/03/1961 | 1745 | 0.1 | 10 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Texas | Near Baker |
74 | 06/03/1961 | 1800 | 1.3 | 10 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Beaver | Near Balko |
75 | 06/05/1961 | 1715 | 29 | 150 | F2 | 0 | 1 | Cimarron | Near Felt - 15 S Boise City - between Dalhart and Stratford |
76 | 06/07/1961 | 0520 | 0.1 | 10 | F? | 0 | 0 | Comanche | 8 NW Lawton |
77 | 06/07/1961 | 2000 | 0.1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Texas | 4 NE Hooker |
78 | 07/02/1961 | 1500 | 0.8 | 100 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Garvin | Near Purdy |
79 | 07/22/1961 | 1218 | 0.1 | 10 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Ottawa | 5 E Fairland |
80 | 07/23/1961 | 0630 | 1 | 23 | F2 | 0 | 0 | McCurtain | 2 E Garvin |
81 | 09/23/1961 | 1900 | 3 | 50 | F? | 0 | 0 | Custer | N of Clinton |
82 | 10/29/1961 | 0730 | 4 | 50 | F? | 0 | 0 | Alfalfa | SW of Burlington - N of Burlington |