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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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1974 Oklahoma Tornadoes

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Tornadoes by Month
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total
0 1 2 3 9 24 0 3 0 1 2 0 45
 
Tornadoes by Intensity
F? F0 F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 Total
0 2 20 11 11 1 0 45
 
Tornado
Number		 Date Time
(CST)		 Length
of Path
(miles)		 Width
of Path
(yards)		 F-Scale Killed Injured County Location
1 02/18/1974 1448 0.1 17 F0 0 0 Cleveland 5 SE Noble
2 03/08/1974 1815 9 40 F1 0 1 Oklahoma Oklahoma City (near NE 17th/Eastern - W of Post Road/Britton Road)
3 03/10/1974 1500 3 33 F1 0 0 Seminole Near Wolf
4 04/11/1974 0550 12 333 F0 0 2 Pittsburg 9 N McAlester - just E of Canadian
5 04/20/1974 1500 64 100 F3 0 3 Grady/ Canadian/ Oklahoma/ Lincoln SW of Minco - 2 SE Mustang - S Oklahoma City - Del City - Midlothian
6 04/20/1974 1633 6 100 F3 0 0 Jefferson 3 NW Waurika
7 05/01/1974 1740 1 100 F1 0 0 Murray .5 SE Sulphur
8 05/01/1974 2100 5 100 F1 0 1 McCurtain NE of Idabel
9 05/09/1974 1530 0.5 150 F1 0 0 Mayes E of Pryor
10 05/14/1974 1430 1 100 F1 0 0 McCurtain near Mount Herman
11 05/14/1974 1500 1 77 F2 0 0 Le Flore W of Hodgens
12 05/14/1974 1930 1 50 F1 0 0 McCurtain SW of Idabel
13 05/23/1974 1130 1 50 F1 0 0 Delaware N of Grove
14 05/23/1974 1835 0.1 100 F1 0 0 Canadian Near I-40/Mustang Road
15 05/25/1974 1930 9 1500 F2 0 0 Bryan 6 S- 3 E Durant
16 06/06/1974 1900 2 500 F1 0 0 Hughes Dustin
17 06/06/1974 2130 4 100 F2 0 0 Atoka 8 SE- 8 ESE Atoka
18 06/08/1974 1342 9 250 F3 0 14 Oklahoma Oklahoma City (Will Rogers Airport - SW 22nd/Robinson)
19 06/08/1974 1411 5 50 F2 0 0 Oklahoma 1.5 SW- 2 NE Spencer
20 06/08/1974 1418 10 600 F3 0 0 Oklahoma 3 W Jones - S of Luther
21 06/08/1974 1430 0.2 23 F1 0 0 Garfield 2 E Breckenridge
22 06/08/1974 1535 3 100 F1 0 0 Oklahoma Oklahoma City (SW 59th/Penn - SW 44th/Lee Ave)
23 06/08/1974 1548 9 127 F3 0 0 Oklahoma 3 SW Choctaw - 2 NE Harrah
24 06/08/1974 1555 29 400 F4 14 150 Payne/ Creek/ Tulsa/ Osage 3 SW Drumright- Drumright- Olive- Lake Keystone- 7 WSW Sperry- W of Skiatook
25 06/08/1974 1646 7 1300 F3 0 8 Lincoln Davenport - Stroud
26 06/08/1974 1655 1.5 50 F1 0 0 Lincoln 3 N Davenport
27 06/08/1974 1703 4.5 1500 F2 0 0 Lincoln 2 NW Stroud
28 06/08/1974 1720 3 350 F3 0 0 Lincoln 3 S Davenport
29 06/08/1974 1735 4 100 F2 0 0 Creek Near Bristow
30 06/08/1974 1740 5 60 F2 0 0 Tulsa ~3 W- 3 N Collinsville
31 06/08/1974 1745 12 450 F2 0 0 Seminole 9 NW Seminole - ~3 NE Little
32 06/08/1974 1750 64 100 F3 2 80 Tulsa/ Rogers/ Mayes/ Craig W of Tulsa - Tulsa - near Big Cabin
33 06/08/1974 1750 49 100 F3 0 42 Creek/ Tulsa/ Wagoner/ Rogers/ Mayes Sapulpa - Tulsa - ORU - near Chouteau
34 06/08/1974 1805 30 1300 F3 0 0 Seminole/ Okfuskee 4 N Little - 2 SW Tuskegee
35 06/08/1974 1850 2 800 F2 0 0 Pottawatomie 4 SSW McLoud
36 06/08/1974 1930 14 100 F2 0 0 Creek/ Tulsa near Kiefer - 6 ENE Bixby
37 06/08/1974 2114 3 150 F3 0 0 Delaware near Lake Eucha - W of Jay
38 06/08/1974 2130 4 100 F2 0 0 Craig/ Delaware near Ketchum - near Grove
39 06/08/1974 2224 1 67 F1 0 0 Pittsburg N of Bugtussle
40 08/01/1974 1540 1 50 F1 0 0 Cleveland Moore (near NW 2nd/Santa Fe)
41 08/17/1974 1800 1.5 77 F1 0 0 Washington 8 NE Bartlesville
42 08/26/1974 1820 1 100 F1 0 0 Bryan Just E and N of Durant
43 10/30/1974 1715 0.5 50 F1 0 0 Marshall 6 W Madill
44 11/03/1974 0230 0.5 70 F1 0 0 Washington 2 W Bartlesville
45 11/03/1974 2000 4 500 F1 0 0 Pittsburg near McAlester - near Krebs
 
 
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