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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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Oklahoma Tornadoes in August (1950-Present)

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August Tornadoes by Intensity
F?/EF? F0/EF0 F1/EF1 F2/EF2 F3/EF3 F4/EF4 F5/EF5 Total
4 37 40 14 2 0 0 97
Unrated Weak Strong Violent Total
4 77 16 0 97
 
Tornado
Number		 Date Time
(CST)		 Length
of Path
(miles)		 width
of Path
(yards)		 F-Scale Killed Injured County Location
1 08/10/1951 1357 6 200 F1 0 2 Logan Meridian
2 08/31/1951 1550 0.5 440 F1 0 0 Woods 4 S Alva
3 08/15/1952 1630 5 77 F2 0 0 Logan Near Seward
4 08/04/1953 1628 0.1 10 F0 0 0 Kiowa near Hobart
5 08/11/1953 1655 0.1 10 F1 0 0 Kiowa 2 S Lone Wolf
6 08/30/1954 1330 0.1 300 F1 0 0 Tillman 3 NE Frederick
7 08/30/1954 1400 9 440 F1 0 0 Hughes Near Calvin
8 08/05/1955 1430 0.1 10 F1 0 0 Tillman near Frederick
9 08/07/1955 1500 6 400 F1 0 0 Tulsa near Tulsa
10 08/07/1956 1600 1.5 10 F1 0 0 Jefferson near Waurika
11 08/31/1956 1500 0.1 10 F0 0 0 Sequoyah 7 E Sallisaw
12 08/14/1957 1600 0.1 10 F0 0 0 Sequoyah near Hanson
13 08/14/1957 1730 0.1 10 F0 0 0 Mayes 7 SE Pryor
14 08/14/1957 1800 4 880 F1 0 0 Delaware Grand Lake (2.5 E Ketchum)
15 08/20/1958 1520 0.1 33 F2 0 0 Tulsa Tulsa
16 08/23/1958 14001   10 F? 0 0 Woods E of Waynoka
17 08/27/1959 0115 2 100 F1 0 0 Choctaw SW of Hugo - Hugo
18 08/27/1959 0120 0.1 100 F1 0 0 Pushmataha 5 E Antlers
19 08/30/1959 1820 2 100 F3 0 1 Cotton Devol
20 08/30/1959 1830 0.1 10 F2 0 0 Cotton Randlett
21 08/31/1959 1330 2 100 F1 0 0 Okfuskee Just NW of Castle
22 08/07/1960 2315 5 200 F3 0 0 Ottawa 2 N Quapaw
23 08/09/1960 1200 0.1 10 F? 0 0 Cotton Just S of Temple
24 08/01/1962 1300 0.1 10 F? 0 0 Noble Near Billings
25 08/08/1962 1700 0.1 10 F? 0 0 Muskogee 5 NE Porum
26 08/30/1962 1900 0.1 10 F1 0 0 Cimarron 5 W Keyes
27 08/09/1963 1720 0.1 10 F2 0 0 Payne Stillwater Airport
28 08/13/1964 1925 0.1 10 F2 0 0 Woods Farry
29 08/17/1964 1800 0.1 10 F0 0 0 Ellis 5 SSW Catesby
30 08/26/1964 1530 0.1 10 F2 0 0 Garvin 3 E Maysville
31 08/27/1964 2222 5 200 F0 0 0 Logan 1.5 S Orlando
32 08/06/1965 1700 0.7 10 F2 0 0 Comanche 2 N Letitia
33 08/20/1965 1830 0.4 100 F0 0 0 Kingfisher 4 S Omega
34 08/31/1965 1345 1 100 F0 0 0 Oklahoma Oklahoma City (Lake Hefner)
35 08/31/1965 1415 12 50 F0 0 0 Oklahoma/ Cleveland near SW 80th/May - NW Corner of Moore - SE Oklahoma City
36 08/31/1965 1420 0.1 10 F0 0 0 Cleveland Oklahoma City (near S May and the S Canadian River)
37 08/10/1968 1627 0.1 50 F2 0 0 Oklahoma Oklahoma City (Near NW 8th/Portland)
38 08/17/1970 1700 0.1 10 F1 0 0 Wagoner 2 NE Wagoner
39 08/21/1972 1730 0.1 10 F1 0 1 Kay Lake Ponca
40 08/10/1973 1730 0.4 17 F1 0 0 McIntosh 3 N Checotah
41 08/01/1974 1540 1 50 F1 0 0 Cleveland Moore (near NW 2nd/Santa Fe)
42 08/17/1974 1800 1.5 77 F1 0 0 Washington 8 NE Bartlesville
43 08/26/1974 1820 1 100 F1 0 0 Bryan Just E and N of Durant
44 08/02/1977 1730 8 10 F2 0 0 Dewey/ Blaine 4 SE- 12 SE Oakwood
45 08/23/1977 0150 1 50 F1 0 0 Garfield Just W of Enid
46 08/19/1979 1400 0.1 10 F0 0 0 Cleveland Far SE Oklahoma City (SE 104 and Triple X)
47 08/21/1979 1510 9 10 F0 0 0 Dewey 8 SW Seiling- near Seiling
48 08/21/1979 1815 0.1 10 F0 0 0 Noble 3 SE Red Rock
49 08/21/1979 1815 0.1 10 F0 0 0 Noble 3 SE Red Rock
50 08/21/1979 1815 0.1 10 F0 0 0 Noble 3 SE Red Rock
51 08/21/1979 1840 0.1 10 F0 0 0 Pawnee 5 NE Pawnee
52 08/21/1979 1930 0.1 10 F0 0 0 McClain Between Criner and Washington
53 08/21/1979 2100 0.1 10 F0 0 0 Tillman 2 S Davidson
54 08/22/1979 1814 0.1 10 F1 0 0 Canadian 2 W Piedmont
55 08/22/1979 1855 0.1 10 F0 0 0 Canadian 3 W Union City
56 08/24/1979 1720 0.1 10 F0 0 0 Grant Just W of Wakita
57 08/31/1979 1515 16 440 F2 0 0 Kingfisher/ Logan E of Kingfisher - ~10 SW Guthrie
58 08/31/1979 1955 0.1 10 F1 0 0 Carter 2 E Springer
59 08/05/1980 1600 0.6 100 F1 0 0 Texas Hardesty
60 08/05/1980 1640 14 100 F1 0 0 Texas OK/ Seward KS 3 NE Tyrone OK - 6 NE Liberal KS
61 08/15/1981 1345 0.1 10 F0 0 0 Garfield 7 SW Enid
62 08/15/1981 1500 0.1 10 F1 0 0 Jackson 2 NW Martha
63 08/15/1982 1700 0.1 10 F1 0 0 Texas Texhoma
64 08/27/1982 1600 1 50 F2 0 0 McClain 5 N Purcell
65 08/27/1982 1630 1 50 F2 0 2 Wagoner Near Wagoner
66 08/21/1983 1430 0.2 10 F0 0 0 Cimarron Near Felt
67 08/02/1986 1530 0.5 50 F0 0 0 Cimarron 12 NNE Boise City
68 08/15/1986 1750 2 50 F0 0 0 Lincoln 7 N- 8 NNE Chandler
69 08/29/1989 1312 0.2 20 F0 0 0 Wagoner 6 NNW Oneta
70 08/17/1994 1433 2 40 F1 0 0 Kingfisher 3 WSW- 5 SW Kingfisher
71 08/17/1994 1816 2 40 F1 0 0 Beckham 1.5 N- 0.5 S Carter
72 08/01/1996 1505-1515 0.1 25 F0 0 0 Pittsburg 5 SE Scipio
73 08/11/1996 1715 0.1 50 F1 0 0 Cotton Walters
74 08/11/1996 1730 0.1 20 F0 0 0 Jefferson 5 N Ringling
75 08/17/1996 1507-1515 3 50 F0 0 0 Noble 2 W Perry
76 08/21/1996 1535 0.1 25 F0 0 0 Caddo 7 NW Cyril
77 08/29/1996 1620 0.1 20 F0 0 0 Kay 3 E Blackwell
78 08/18/1997 1842-1845 0.5 73 F0 0 0 Blaine 2 E Eagle City
79 08/10/1998 1430 0.3 50 F0 0 0 Greer near Granite
80 08/26/1999 1530 0.5 50 F1 0 0 Rogers 9 W Claremore
81 08/18/2007 1546-1557 6 50 EF1 0 0 Kiowa 5.5 ESE Hobart - 6 NE Hobart
82 08/18/2007 1610-1620 4 30 EF0 0 0 Washita 10 SSE - 6 SSE Cordell
83 08/18/2007 1944-1948 2 30 EF1 0 0 Grady 2.5 SSW Norge - 1.8 E Laverty
84 08/19/2007 0100-0106 3 30 EF0 0 0 Caddo/ Canadian 1.7 ENE Cogar - 9 W Union City
85 08/19/2007 0132-0138 7 75 EF1 0 0 Grady/ Canadian 1 ESE Minco - 1 N Union City
86 08/26/2009 1710-1721 0.5 40 EF0 0 0 Kingfisher 6 SSE Omega
87 08/10/2011 0232-0239 5 400 EF2 1 2 Mayes/ Cherokee/ Mayes 4.5 SSE - 5.5 ESE Locust Grove
88 08/07/2013 1836-1842 0.1 25 EF0 0 0 Beaver 3.5 WSW Turpin
89 08/06/2017 0019-0025 7 550 EF2 0 30 Tulsa 4 SE Tulsa - 3 N Broken Arrow
90 08/06/2017 0027-0031 3 400 EF1 0 0 Tulsa/ Wagoner 3 N - 3 ENE Broken Arrow
91 08/06/2017 0032-0040 5 200 EF1 0 0 Rogers 1 E Oologah - 1.5 SSE Talala
92 08/06/2017 0111-0113 0.9 400 EF1 0 0 Rogers/ Mayes 4.5 ENE Foyil - 9 WNW Adair
93 08/19/2018 1434-1455 8 350 EF1 0 0 Rogers/ Mayes 3 SE Inola - 3 NW Chouteau
94 08/19/2018 1445-1548 5 200 EF1 0 0 Mayes 5 SW - 1 NNW Mazie
95 08/23/2019 1910-1920 1.9 50 EF0 0 0 Beaver 9.2 NNW - 7.6 ESE Beaver
96 08/26/2019 1912-1919 2.1 50 EF1 0 0 Logan 3 NW - 3 WNW Mulhall
97 08/26/2019 1955-2001 3.4 500 EF1 0 0 Logan/ Oklahoma 2 SSW Seward - 5 NNW Edmond
 
 
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