
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 >
| Tornadoes by Month | ||||||||||||
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total |
| 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 17 |
| Tornadoes by Intensity | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F? | F0 | F1 | F2 | F3 | F4 | F5 | Total |
| 0 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Tornado Number |
Date | Time (CST) |
Length of Path (miles) |
Width of Path (yards) |
F-Scale | Killed | Injured | County | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 03/24/1988 | 1545 | 1 | 30 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Rogers | 1 W Talala- Talala |
| 2 | 03/28/1988 | 1715 | 0.2 | 30 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Payne | 6 N Cushing |
| 3 | 03/28/1988 | 1720 | 0.1 | 30 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Cleveland | SW Oklahoma City |
| 4 | 03/28/1988 | 1735 | 0.1 | 20 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Cotton | 9 SW Walters |
| 5 | 03/28/1988 | 1805 | 0.8 | 33 | F1 | 1 | 1 | Oklahoma | Oklahoma City (near I-40 and Anderson Road) |
| 6 | 05/02/1988 | 1615 | 16 | 80 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Carter/ Johnston | 1 N Dickson- 3 NE Troy |
| 7 | 05/30/1988 | 1815 | 10 | 73 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Cimarron | 5 W Felt- 13 SW Boise City |
| 8 | 06/02/1988 | 1209 | 0.5 | 50 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Noble | 1 N Ceres |
| 9 | 06/15/1988 | 1215 | 1 | 20 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Canadian | 3 N Union City |
| 10 | 06/26/1988 | 1900 | 1 | 40 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Payne | 1 NE Cushing |
| 11 | 09/18/1988 | 0400 | 3 | 33 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Ottawa | 5 ESE- 7 E Miami |
| 12 | 09/23/1988 | 1700 | 0.5 | 80 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Cleveland | 4 ENE Noble (near 72nd/ Post Oak) |
| 13 | 11/12/1988 | 0430 | 0.3 | 123 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Latimer | 2 W Talihina |
| 14 | 11/15/1988 | 0840 | 0.1 | 23 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Beckham | Erick |
| 15 | 11/15/1988 | 1030 | 3 | 50 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Kingfisher | N side of Hennessey- 3 NE Hennessey |
| 16 | 11/15/1988 | 1530 | 0.5 | 50 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Haskell | McCurtain |
| 17 | 11/25/1988 | 1656 | 1.5 | 70 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Pushmataha | 3 E Cloudy |