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Regional Outbreaks of Severe Weather Through Early Next Week; Early Season Heat Wave across the South

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 >

Norman, OK

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1996 Oklahoma Tornadoes

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Tornadoes by Month
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total
0 0 1 18 9 7 0 6 7 0 1 0 49
 
Tornadoes by Intensity
F? F0 F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 Total
0 37 10 1 1 0 0 49
 
Tornado
Number		 Date Time
(CST)		 Length
of Path
(miles)		 Width
of Path
(yards)		 F-Scale Killed Injured County Location
1 03/24/1996 1255 0.1 25 F0 0 0 Carter 5 N Lone Grove
2 04/21/1996 1600-1603 2 100 F0 0 0 Noble 2- 4 E Perry
3 04/21/1996 1642 0.5 50 F1 0 0 Carter Ratliff City
4 04/21/1996 1730-1735 5 150 F1 0 0 Jefferson/ Carter 4 N Ringling- 4 NW Healdton
5 04/21/1996 1735 0.1 25 F0 0 0 Carter 8 N Healdton
6 04/21/1996 1735 0.1 25 F0 0 0 Carter 5 S Healdton
7 04/21/1996 1745-1750 3 500 F0 0 0 Carter 5 SE Fox
8 04/21/1996 1751 0.1 25 F0 0 0 Murray 5 NW Sulphur
9 04/21/1996 1800 0.5 100 F1 0 0 Osage Barnsdall
10 04/21/1996 1825 1 100 F0 0 0 Murray 2.5 SE - 2.5 E Davis
11 04/21/1996 1828-1837 3 150 F1 0 0 Murray 2 W - 1 NE Sulphur
12 04/21/1996 1828 0.1 25 F0 0 0 Nowata 4 NW Nowata
13 04/21/1996 1849 0.5 50 F0 0 0 Murray 2 SW Hickory
14 04/21/1996 1850 0.5 50 F0 0 0 Murray 2 SW Hickory
15 04/21/1996 1915 0.1 25 F1 0 0 Ottawa 2 W Fairland
16 04/21/1996 2015-2020 3 100 F0 0 9 Pittsburg McAlester - 3 ENE McAlester
17 04/21/1996 2030-2040 5 100 F1 0 0 Pittsburg 7 ENE - 12 ENE McAlester
18 04/21/1996 2100-2102 1 75 F1 0 0 Haskell 2 N - 2 NNE Kinta
19 04/21/1996 2212-2228 10 1050 F3 2 89 Sequoyah OK/ Sebastian AR/ Crawford AR Moffett OK- Fort Smith AR- Van Buren AR- 1 S Rudy AR [Zero fatalities or injuries in Oklahoma]
20 05/14/1996 1940 0.1 10 F0 0 0 Jackson 2 N Blair
21 05/25/1996 1725-1730 1 100 F1 0 0 Cimarron 1 E - 2 E Felt
22 05/26/1996 1353-1358 0.5 50 F0 0 0 Texas 1 S - 1.5 SE Guymon
23 05/26/1996 1416-1418 1 100 F0 0 0 Texas 4 W - 3 W Hooker
24 05/26/1996 1416-1420 1 75 F0 0 0 Texas 4 W - 3 W Hooker
25 05/26/1996 1425-1428 1 10 F0 0 0 Kiowa 1 NNW Roosevelt
26 05/26/1996 1838-1930 30 880 F2 0 1 Rogers/ Nowata/ Craig 1 NW Talala- 8 N Centralia
27 05/26/1996 2132 0.1 25 F0 0 0 McClain 6 S Purcell
28 05/31/1996 0600 3 25 F1 0 0 Blaine 5 SE Okeene
29 06/03/1996 1420-1422 0.5 50 F0 0 0 Cimarron 3 E Felt
30 06/05/1996 1647-1657 2 25 F0 0 0 Texas 7 NW - 9 NW Guymon
31 06/06/1996 1735 0.1 20 F0 0 0 McClain 1 SE Wayne
32 06/06/1996 1740 0.1 10 F0 0 0 McClain 1 SE Wayne
33 06/06/1996 1854 0.1 25 F0 0 0 Pittsburg 3 SW McAlester
34 06/06/1996 2020 0.1 25 F0 0 0 Le Flore 14 SW Heavener
35 06/18/1996 2310 0.1 25 F0 0 0 Tulsa 3 N Owasso (near 116th St N and Memorial)
36 08/01/1996 1505-1515 0.1 25 F0 0 0 Pittsburg 5 SE Scipio
37 08/11/1996 1715 0.1 50 F1 0 0 Cotton Walters
38 08/11/1996 1730 0.1 20 F0 0 0 Jefferson 5 N Ringling
39 08/17/1996 1507-1515 3 50 F0 0 0 Noble 2 W Perry
40 08/21/1996 1535 0.1 25 F0 0 0 Caddo 7 NW Cyril
41 08/29/1996 1620 0.1 20 F0 0 0 Kay 3 E Blackwell
42 09/18/1996 1901-1903 0.5 50 F0 0 0 Texas 3 SW Baker
43 09/18/1996 1907-1910 0.5 50 F0 0 0 Texas 1 W Baker
44 09/25/1996 2150 0.1 25 F0 0 0 Grant 3 SW Deer Creek
45 09/25/1996 2225 0.2 25 F0 0 0 Grant/ Kay 5 E Deer Creek/ 2 W Nardin
46 09/25/1996 2239-2240 0.1 25 F0 0 0 Kay 5 N Tonkawa
47 09/25/1996 2240-2241 0.1 25 F0 0 0 Kay 5 N Tonkawa
48 09/25/1996 2351 0.1 25 F0 0 0 Kay 2 W Ponca City
49 11/16/1996 1600 1 30 F0 0 0 Caddo 3 NE Apache
 
 
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