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Hughes County, OK Tornadoes Prior to 1950 | |||||||||
# | Date | Time (CST) |
Path Length (miles) |
Path Width (yards) |
F-Scale | Killed | Injured | County | Path |
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05/28/1924 | 1730 | 1760 | 9 | 37 | Hughes/ McIntosh/ Muskogee | W of Wetumka - near Checotah -near Warner | |||
10/28/1940 | 0812 | 0.5 | 100 | 0 | 1 | Hughes | Holdenville | ||
03/25/1948 | 2030 | 120 | 1760 | 13 | 44 | Hughes/ McIntosh/ Muskogee/ Sequoyah | 5 W Dustin - near Porum - 5 S Webbers Falls - 4 S Vian - NE of Sallisaw - AR? | ||
Hughes County, OK Tornadoes (1950-Present*) | |||||||||
# | Date | Time (CST) |
Path Length (miles) |
Path Width (yards) |
F-Scale | Killed | Injured | County | Path |
1 | 04/28/1950 | 1905 | 5 | 200 | F4 | 5 | 32 | Hughes | Holdenville |
2 | 09/15/1950 | 1745 | 7 | 100 | F2 | 0 | 6 | Seminole/ Hughes | Sasakwa |
3 | 05/01/1954 | 1800 | 39 | 10 | F2 | 0 | 6 | Pontotoc/ Seminole/ Hughes/ Okfuskee | Cedar Grove community - Sasakwa - near Spaulding - near Holdenville.. Yeager.. Wetumka.. Weleetka |
4 | 08/30/1954 | 1400 | 9 | 440 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Hughes | Near Calvin |
5 | 01/22/1957 | 0330 | 64 | 440 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Pottawatomie/ Seminole/ Hughes/ Okfuskee/ McIntosh | Near St. Louis - Wewoka - Wetumka - Weleetka – Ryal [likely tornado family] |
6 | 04/25/1957 | 2205 | 2 | 200 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Hughes | Holdenville |
7 | 05/25/1957 | 0015 | 12 | 150 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Pontotoc/ Hughes | 5 SW Allen - near Atwood |
8 | 09/14/1957 | 1730 | 68 | 440 | F4 | 2 | 6 | Cleveland/ Pottawatomie/ Seminole/ Hughes | Southern Cleveland County NW of Wayne - near Sacred Heart - near Konawa - near Wetumka |
9 | 09/14/1957 | 2100 | 0.1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Hughes | 10 E Wewoka |
10 | 05/09/1959 | 1800 | 0.1 | 10 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Hughes | Gerty |
11 | 05/26/1959 | 2230 | 0.1 | 10 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Hughes | Between Calvin and Stuart |
12 | 02/17/1961 | 1815 | 73 | 300 | F3 | 0 | 11 | Garvin/ Pontotoc/ Pottawatomie/ Seminole/ Hughes/ Okfuskee/ Okmulgee | Stratford - Konawa - Wewoka - S of Schulter [tornado family.] |
13 | 03/29/1961 | 1555 | 0.1 | 10 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Hughes | Near Horntown |
14 | 05/08/1961 | 0230 | 2 | 10 | F? | 0 | 0 | Hughes | SW of Dustin |
15 | 07/28/1964 | 1800 | 0.5 | 10 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Hughes | Lamar |
16 | 04/27/1966 | 1815 | 4 | 150 | F2 | 0 | 1 | Hughes | Calvin |
17 | 10/10/1969 | 2100 | 0.8 | 200 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Hughes | 2 W Holdenville |
18 | 06/06/1974 | 1900 | 2 | 500 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Hughes | Dustin |
19 | 03/15/1982 | 1800 | 0.1 | 10 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Hughes | Near Holdenville |
20 | 04/02/1982 | 1440 | 0.1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Hughes | 4 E Allen |
21 | 04/28/1983 | 1820 | 0.2 | 50 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Hughes | 3 NE Calvin |
22 | 05/13/1983 | 2320 | 0.1 | 50 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Hughes | 4 ENE Calvin |
23 | 03/03/1984 | 2201 | 15 | 30 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Seminole/ Pontotoc/ Hughes | 2 S Konawa- ~2 SE Sasakwa |
24 | 05/05/1984 | 0530 | 0.1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Hughes | Near Dustin |
25 | 05/11/1992 | 1310 | 7 | 123 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Hughes | 5 SW Atwood- Atwood- 2 NNE Atwood |
26 | 04/02/1994 | 1858 | 0.1 | 20 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Hughes | 3 S Gerty |
27 | 05/07/1995 | 1555 | 1 | 30 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Hughes | 5 S Holdenville |
28 | 05/07/1995 | 1608-1613 | 6 | 50 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Hughes | 1 NE Holdenville- 2 S Wetumka |
29 | 05/26/1997 | 1900 | 0.1 | 23 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Hughes | 2 SE Dustin |
30 | 03/30/1998 | 1718 | 0.6 | 30 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Hughes | Lamar |
31 | 06/08/1998 | 1835-1850 | 8 | 440 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Seminole/ Hughes | 3 SW Wewoka - Wewoka - 4 N Holdenville |
32 | 06/08/1998 | 1850-1915 | 8 | 590 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Hughes | 4 N Holdenville - 4 E Yeager |
33 | 05/20/2001 | 1520-1556 | 11 | 250 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Hughes/ McIntosh | 6 SW Dustin - 5 N Hanna |
34 | 03/21/2005 | 1545 | 0.1 | 20 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Hughes | 6 E Holdenville |
35 | 04/29/2009 | 1040-1042 | 1.5 | 30 | EF0 | 0 | 0 | Hughes | 2.5 ENE - 3 NE Yeager |
36 | 05/23/2015 | 1813 | 0.2 | 50 | EF0 | 0 | 0 | Hughes | 2 N Holdenville |
37 | 04/25/2017 | 2150-2152 | 1.3 | 30 | EF0 | 0 | 0 | Hughes | Holdenville |
Date | Time (CST) |
Path Length (miles) |
Path Width (yards) |
F-Scale | Killed | Injured | County | Path | |
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04/28/1950 | 1905 | 5 | 200 | F4 | 5 | 32 | Hughes | Holdenville | |
This violent tornado began 2 miles southwest of Holdenville, OK at 7:05 pm CST and moved northeastward through the city before turning to the north and dissipating 1 mile north of Holdenville. Unfortunately, it killed 5 people and injured another 32 people. Thirty-eight homes were destroyed, and another 188 homes were damaged. The tornado cut a swath of destruction six blocks wide and eighteen blocks long in the northwest section of Holdenville. Property loss in Holdenville was estimated at $500,000 (in 1950 dollars). |
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09/15/1950 | 1745-1800 | 7 | 100 | F2 | 0 | 6 | Seminole/ Hughes | Sasakwa | |
Three homes were completely destroyed and 8 homes were damaged when a tornado hit Sasakwa. Three businesses were also flattened and oil tanks were demolished. About 80% of the damage to buildings and cotton/peanut crops was due to the tornado with 10% of the damages coming from high winds, and another 10% due to heavy rainfall. The tornado moved northeastward through Sasakwa and into far southwestern Hughes County before dissipating. |
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05/01/1954 | 1800 | 39 | 10 | F2 | 0 | 6 | Pontotoc/ Seminole/ Hughes/ Okfuskee | Cedar Grove community - Sasakwa - near Spaulding - near Holdenville.. Yeager.. Wetumka.. Weleetka | |
A tornado was observed at 6:00 pm CST about 1 mile east-southeast of Francis, OK and or about 1 mile southwest of the Cedar Grove Community in northern Pontotoc County. As it moved northeastward for about 39 miles, a total of $2.5 million in damages occurred in or near the towns of Francis, Sasakwa, Spaulding, Holdenville, Yeager, Wetumka, and Weleetka. |
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09/14/1957 | 1730 | 68 | 440 | F4 | 2 | 6 | Cleveland/ Pottawatomie/ Seminole/ Hughes | Southern Cleveland County NW of Wayne - near Sacred Heart - near Konawa - near Wetumka | |
This tornado formed northwest of the town of Wayne, OK in McClain County near the Canadian River and moved nearly eastward along a hit-and-miss path. In southern Cleveland County, a damage path 3 miles long and 1/4 mile wide was documented. In this area, 3 barns were destroyed, trees snapped, and crops flattened by wind, rain, and hail. The tornado continued almost due east and the worst damage was inflicted in a 7-mile-long area near Sacred Heart, OK in southeastern Pottawatomie County and southwestern Seminole County. A tornado was observed 2 miles northwest of Konawa, OK at 6:55 pm CST. Two persons killed and 6 injured in 3 homes which were completely leveled along this path. Many other homes and buildings were damaged. Extensive damage occurred to oil field equipment and a total of 8 rigs were destroyed with losses estimated at $40,000. Other wind damage was reported near Wetumka, OK, but this damage was probably unrelated to this tornado, and may have been related to another in a series of tornadoes produced by the same parent supercell thunderstorm or another supercell. It is possible that the damage caused in Wetumka was due to straight-line winds. |
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02/17/1961 | 1815 | 73 | 300 | F3 | 0 | 11 | Garvin/ Pontotoc/ Pottawatomie/ Seminole/ Hughes/ Okfuskee/ Okmulgee | Stratford - Konawa - Wewoka - S of Schulter [tornado family] | |
A parent supercell thunderstorm produced a series of tornadoes from Stratford to Konawa to Wewoka through areas in Okfuskee and Okmulgee counties. The first tornado hit Stratford where considerable damage occurred to 50 homes and several businesses. One person was injured by flying debris in Stratford. The next report of a tornado occurred in Seminole County at Konawa where the tornado moved northeastward and cut a 3-blick-wide path of destruction through across the city and through the main business district. About 150 homes and 40 businesses were destroyed or damaged. Seven people were injured in Konawa. The same tornado or possibly a new tornado skipped and only produced spotty damage until it reached Wewoka where about 75 houses were damaged in a path the was 2.5 blocks wide and 11 blocks long. Several farmstead were damaged and two people were injured when their car was picked up off OK State Highway 9 about 6 miles west of Wetumka. More tornadic damage was evident as several farmsteads, homes, and utility lines were damaged southeast of Pharoah in Okfuskee County and northwest of Henryetta in Okmulgee County, where 1 injury was reported. The last tornado in the series lifted south of Schulter in Okmulgee County. |
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04/27/1966 | 1815 | 4 | 150 | F2 | 0 | 1 | Hughes | Calvin | |
A tornado with an intermittent damage path first destroyed a barn and tool shed just north of the Canadian River before moving southeastward into the northwestern section of the city of Calvin. The tornado then veered eastward across the northern side of Calvin before moving to the northeast and recrossing the Canadian River. The heaviest damage occurred at a pickle plant and a peanut company. Many homes and businesses lost windows, and trees and utility lines were down in all part of Calvin. A brief flurry of hail produced hailstones from 1 to 1.5 inches in diameter. Scores of huge pecan trees were blown down on 3 farms, and broken trees to the northeast of Calvin reflected the last damaging effects of the tornado. One man received a cut above his eye when he a was struck by a falling tree limb. |
Records taken from the Storm Prediction Center archive data, "Storm Data", and data from the National Weather Service office in Norman. Data modified as described in NOAA Tech Memo NWS SR-209 (Speheger, D., 2001: "Corrections to the Historic Tornado Database").
Historic data, especially before 1950, are likely incomplete.