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Heat Wave Expands to the East Coast; Flash Flooding Likely in the Central Plains into the Midwest; Severe Thunderstorms in the Northeast

Dangerous, prolonged heat is ongoing in the Mid-South to Mid-Mississippi Valley and heat expands into the Northeast for a brief period today. Widely scattered instances of flash flooding due to heavy rains are forecast from northeast Kansas to much of Indiana. Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are possible across parts of New England, northern Mid-Atlantic, and North Dakota. Read More >

Norman, OK

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Oklahoma December Tornadoes (1950-Present)

Weather.gov > Norman, OK > Oklahoma December Tornadoes (1950-Present)
December Tornadoes by Intensity
F?/EF? F0/EF0 F1/EF1 F2/EF2 F3/EF3 F4/EF4 F5/EF5 Total
2 6 12 15 3 0 0 38
Unrated Weak Strong Violent Total
2 18 18 0 38
 
Tornado
Number		 Date Time
(CST)		 Length
of Path
(miles)		 width
of Path
(yards)		 F-Scale Killed Injured County Location
1 12/02/1953 1930 31 880 F1 0 2 Carter/ Murray 3.5 W Ardmore - 3.5 NE Sulphur [not continuous]
2 12/02/1953 2130 1.5 880 F1 0 1 Pottawatomie Shawnee
3 12/18/1968 0830 1.8 300 F2 0 0 Caddo 2 NNE Apache
4 12/18/1968 1300 4 100 F2 0 0 Tulsa Skiatook - 3 NE Skiatook
5 12/18/1968 1305 0.5 50 F1 0 0 Pittsburg 4 SW Indianola
6 12/14/1971 1800 7 150 F2 0 0 Love 6 N Marietta
7 12/14/1971 2030 10 200 F2 0 0 McCurtain 2 S Valliant - near Wright City
8 12/14/1971 2040 0.1 77 F2 0 0 Pittsburg 7 SE Lake Eufaula
9 12/14/1971 2130 0.1 10 F1 0 0 Le Flore Near Kerr Dam
10 12/29/1972 2015 15 40 F2 0 0 McClain/ Cleveland 10 SW Purcell - 4 ESE Lexington
11 12/29/1972 2315 31 30 F2 0 0 Mayes/ Craig/ Delaware/ Ottawa 2 S Ketchum - 9 E Miami [not continuous]
12 12/05/1975 1625 27 50 F3 0 0 Okmulgee/ Muskogee/ Wagoner 3 N Okmulgee - .5 E Coweta
13 12/05/1975 1645 2 100 F2 0 0 Tulsa Near Bixby
14 12/05/1975 1654 1.5 700 F3 0 38 Tulsa NE Tulsa
15 12/05/1975 1840 2 350 F2 0 3 Latimer Eastern Oklahoma State College
16 12/23/1982 2200 0.5 50 F1 0 0 Le Flore Near Monroe
17 12/23/1982 2345 3 100 F2 0 1 McCurtain Near Wright City
18 12/24/1982 0807 3 100 F2 0 7 Tulsa Near Tulsa
19 12/24/1982 0940 0.5 50 F1 0 10 Craig Near Ketchum
20 12/02/1999 1836-1840 4 30 F1 0 0 Logan 5 SW - 1 SW Seward
21 12/02/1999 1843-1901 12 100 F2 0 1 Logan 6 SW - 7 N Guthrie
22 12/02/1999 1930-1945 11 300 F1 0 0 Noble 5 SSE - 8 NE Perry
23 12/08/2008 2336 0.6 50 EF1 0 0 Wagoner NE Broken Arrow
24 12/31/2010 0605-0627 21 500 EF3 4 10 Adair OK/ Washington AR/ Benton AR 0.5 N Westville OK - Cincinnati AR - 3 NW Tontitown AR [EF2 with no fatalities or injuries in Oklahoma]
25 12/14/2014 1709 0.2 50 EF0 0 0 Oklahoma 4 SW Arcadia
26 12/12/2015 1803-1806 3 250 EF1 0 0 Choctaw 2.5 SSE - 1.5 NE Fort Towson
27 12/12/2015 1917-1937 7 600 EF2 0 3 McCurtain 3 W Valliant - 4 ESE Rufe
28 12/26/2015 1357 0.1 20 EF0 0 0 McClain 7 NE Byars
29 12/28/2019 1528 0.2 20 EF0 0 0 Coal 1.5 W Lehigh
30 12/28/2019 1530-1532 1.2 160 EF0 0 0 Tulsa/ Wagoner 3.1 SSE - 3.1 SE Broken Arrow
31 12/12/2022 2121-2123 1.2 50 EF? 0 0 Beaver 1 SE - 2 E Balko
32 12/12/2022 2138-2139 0.7 50 EF0 0 0 Beaver 4 N Elmwood
33 12/13/2022 0013 0.2 40 EF? 0 0 Beckham 4 SSW Erick
34 12/13/2022 0424-0426 0.3 50 EF1 0 0 Stephens 2 NNW Duncan
35 12/13/2022 0451-0452 0.6 50 EF2 0 0 Grady 1 NNW Cox City
36 12/13/2022 0527-0533 5 300 EF2 0 0 McClain/ Cleveland Wayne - 5 SE Lexington
37 12/13/2022 0546-0547 0.6 30 EF0 0 0 Pottawatomie 5 WSW Wanette
38 12/13/2022 0555-0600 4 100 EF1 0 0 Garvin 0.5 ENE - 4.5 NE Hennepin
 
 
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