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| Tornadoes by Month | ||||||||||||
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total |
| 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 39 |
| Tornadoes by Intensity | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F? | F0 | F1 | F2 | F3 | F4 | F5 | Total |
| 0 | 10 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 39 |
| Tornado Number |
Date | Time (CST) |
Length of Path (miles) |
Width of Path (yards) |
F-Scale | Killed | Injured | County | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 02/04/1971 | 1005 | 0.5 | 220 | F1 | 0 | 0 | McCurtain | 15 E Broken Bow |
| 2 | 02/18/1971 | 1240 | 0.2 | 100 | F1 | 0 | 1 | Comanche | NE shore of Lake Ellsworth |
| 3 | 03/12/1971 | 1645 | 42 | 250 | F3 | 0 | 4 | Marshall/ Bryan | 10 SW Madill - Cartwright - Colbert - Achille - Yuba |
| 4 | 03/12/1971 | 1910 | 0.1 | 10 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Atoka | 3 E Atoka |
| 5 | 04/19/1971 | 0100 | 0.1 | 10 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Cimarron | 3 ENE Felt |
| 6 | 04/19/1971 | 0130 | 0.1 | 10 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Cimarron | N of Boise City |
| 7 | 04/19/1971 | 2043 | 1.5 | 50 | F1 | 0 | 6 | Seminole | 6 NW Seminole |
| 8 | 04/22/1971 | 1230 | 0.1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Cimarron | 10 W Felt |
| 9 | 04/22/1971 | 1630 | 2 | 100 | F1 | 0 | 1 | Murray | N part of Sulphur |
| 10 | 04/22/1971 | 1630 | 1 | 400 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Pontotoc | Near Fittstown |
| 11 | 04/26/1971 | 1956 | 0.1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Osage | 3 NW Avant |
| 12 | 04/26/1971 | 2000 | 0.1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Pawnee | 10 W Cleveland |
| 13 | 05/05/1971 | 1650 | 0.1 | 10 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Ottawa | Near Picher |
| 14 | 05/05/1971 | 1708 | 17 | 200 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Mayes | SW of Pryor - 5 S Spavinaw |
| 15 | 05/05/1971 | 1743 | 37 | 600 | F3 | 0 | 0 | Muskogee/ Wagoner/ Cherokee | 4 W Haskell - Haskell - Okay - Sequoyah State Park - 7 W Tahlequah |
| 16 | 05/05/1971 | 1755 | 0.1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Wagoner | Between Porter and Coweta |
| 17 | 05/06/1971 | 1830 | 0.1 | 10 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Sequoyah | N of Sallisaw |
| 18 | 05/10/1971 | 1645 | 7 | 600 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Okfuskee | Just N of Bearden - S of Okemah |
| 19 | 05/10/1971 | 2000 | 2 | 73 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Pawnee | SW of Pawnee |
| 20 | 05/18/1971 | 1830 | 8 | 100 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Rogers | W of Foyil - 2 E Bushyhead |
| 21 | 05/22/1971 | 0245 | 4 | 100 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Delaware | Near Grove |
| 22 | 05/23/1971 | 1530 | 0.1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Pontotoc | 7 SW Ada |
| 23 | 05/23/1971 | 1600 | 0.1 | 10 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Mayes | Near Grand Lake Towne |
| 24 | 05/28/1971 | 1823 | 0.1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Cimarron | 3 S Boise City |
| 25 | 05/31/1971 | 1615 | 0.1 | 10 | F1 | 0 | 1 | Tulsa | North part of county |
| 26 | 06/01/1971 | 0130 | 0.1 | 70 | F0 | 0 | 0 | McCurtain | 6 N Broken Bow |
| 27 | 06/02/1971 | 1900 | 0.1 | 10 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Kay | 8 W Tonkawa |
| 28 | 06/07/1971 | 1800 | 1.5 | 50 | F3 | 0 | 0 | Custer | Thomas |
| 29 | 06/07/1971 | 1900 | 0.1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Washita | 4 N Cordell |
| 30 | 06/09/1971 | 1706 | 0.1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Beaver | N of Turpin |
| 31 | 06/09/1971 | 2030 | 0.5 | 400 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Harper | 8 N Laverne |
| 32 | 06/09/1971 | 2045 | 0.1 | 10 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Beaver | Near Knowles |
| 33 | 06/09/1971 | 2135 | 0.1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Texas | 6 W Guymon |
| 34 | 07/17/1971 | 1000 | 0.2 | 10 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Pontotoc | W of Lula |
| 35 | 10/30/1971 | 1100 | 0.1 | 10 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Oklahoma | Near Valley Brook |
| 36 | 12/14/1971 | 1800 | 7 | 150 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Love | 6 N Marietta |
| 37 | 12/14/1971 | 2030 | 10 | 200 | F2 | 0 | 0 | McCurtain | 2 S Valliant - near Wright City |
| 38 | 12/14/1971 | 2040 | 0.1 | 77 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Pittsburg | 7 SE Lake Eufaula |
| 39 | 12/14/1971 | 2130 | 0.1 | 10 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Le Flore | Near Kerr Dam |