
Heat expands across the Desert Southwest, Plains, Mississippi Valley and Midwest into Monday. Fire weather concerns continue for portions of the Intermountain West. Active monsoonal moisture fuels thunderstorms over the Southwest with possible flash flooding. Tropical cyclone Fausto in the Pacific, should weaken as it approaches Hawaii; Dangerous surf, swells and rip currents are expected. 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 |