1951 Oklahoma Tornadoes

Fire Weather Concerns Persist Across the West; Below Normal Temperatures for the Midwest and East

As a cold front moves through the western states, gusty conditions will bring fire weather concerns through the weekend from the interior Northwest into the Great Basin and Rockies. Elsewhere, temperatures will run ten or more degrees below normal from the Upper Midwest into much of the eastern U.S. Tropical development may bring heavy rainfall to parts of the western Gulf Coast this weekend. Read More >

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Tornadoes by Intensity
F?	F0	F1	F2	F3	F4	F5	Total
0	7	19	15	2	0	0	43

Tornadoes by Intensity

Total

Tornado Number	Date	Time (CST)	Length of Path (miles)	Width of Path (yards)	F-Scale	Injured	County	Location
1	02/19/1951	1830	44	20	F2	5	Caddo/ Canadian/ Kingfisher	Spring Creek community (8 NE Gracemont) - Ft. Reno - 6 E Okarche (southern Kingfisher County)
2	02/19/1951	2200	N/A	100	F0	0	Cleveland	4 S Norman
3	04/05/1951	1320	6	127	F2	0	Cleveland	NW of Norman (near Newcastle) - NW of Moore
4	04/05/1951	1322	0.2	100	F2	2	Grady	Bridge Creek School District (7 NNW Blanchard)
5	04/05/1951	1645	4	33	F2	2	Woods	4 SW Waynoka
6	04/24/1951	1730	N/A	N/A	F0	0	Custer	20 N Clinton
7	04/24/1951	1803	3	N/A	F1	0	Jackson	Near Duke
8	04/24/1951	2100	N/A	N/A	F1	0	Kay	6 SW Blackwell
9	04/26/1951	1915	N/A	N/A	F1	0	Beaver	W of Beaver
10	04/27/1951	1420	0.8	200	F1	2	Major	3 SE Ringwood
11	04/30/1951	2030	N/A	N/A	F1	0	Stephens	Central High and Denton areas
12	04/30/1951	2130	7	200	F3	0	Oklahoma	SW - NE Oklahoma City
13	04/30/1951	2130	1.5	200	F2	0	Oklahoma	NW Oklahoma City
14	05/09/1951	1830	N/A	N/A	F1	0	Cotton	7 N Walters
15	05/09/1951	2020	15	100	F2	1	Bryan/ Marshall/ Johnston	Western Bryan County and eastern Marshall county - Nida - NW of Kenefic
16	05/14/1951	1800	N/A	N/A	F2	0	Texas	6 S Elkhart KS
17	05/14/1951	1800	N/A	N/A	F2	0	Texas	8 S Elkhart KS
18	05/16/1951	1000	N/A	N/A	F0	0	Beckham	Near Erick
19	05/18/1951	1730	N/A	N/A	F1	0	Comanche	Near Porter Hill and Elgin
20	05/18/1951	1730	N/A	N/A	F1	0	Comanche	Near Porter Hill and Elgin
21	05/18/1951	1730	N/A	N/A	F1	0	Comanche	Near Porter Hill and Elgin
22	05/19/1951	1915	N/A	N/A	F1	0	Beckham	Near Mayfield
23	05/19/1951	1930	2	67	F2	0	Dewey	3 S Taloga
24	05/19/1951	2012	N/A	220	F0	0	Beckham	Near Elk City
25	06/05/1951	1800	N/A	N/A	F2	0	Texas	N of Texhoma
26	06/06/1951	2130	0.2	33	F0	0	Greer	2 SE Mangum
27	06/06/1951	2350	4	450	F2	0	Grady	Cox City
28	06/07/1951	1700	0.5	100	F2	0	Tillman	Near Manitou
29	06/07/1951	1815	6	33	F1	1	Rogers	Near Oologah
30	06/07/1951	2255	N/A	N/A	F2	1	Muskogee	Near McLain
31	06/08/1951	1830	11	173	F3	0	Washita	Corn - Colony - 3 ESE Colony
32	06/08/1951	1914	0.3	200	F1	0	Kay	Tonkawa airport
33	06/08/1951	1915	N/A	N/A	F1	0	Tillman	W of Chattanooga
34	06/20/1951	2320	N/A	N/A	F1	0	Major	Isabella - Ames
35	06/21/1951	1700	4	N/A	F1	0	Cimarron	8 NNE Felt
36	07/15/1951	1620	N/A	100	F2	0	Kingfisher	7 E Okeene
37	07/15/1951	1620	N/A	100	F0	0	Kingfisher	7 E Okeene
38	07/15/1951	1620	N/A	100	F0	0	Kingfisher	7 E Okeene
39	07/27/1951	1530	N/A	N/A	F1	0	Ellis	W of Arnett
40	08/10/1951	1357	6	200	F1	2	Logan	Meridian
41	08/31/1951	1550	0.5	440	F1	0	Woods	4 S Alva
42	09/09/1951	1620	2	67	F2	0	Craig/ Delaware	S of Vinita (at Ironside school); near Cleora
43	10/21/1951	2030	2	880	F1	0	Noble	8 SW Red Rock

Tornado
Number

Date

Time
(CST)

Length
of Path
(miles)

Width
of Path
(yards)

F-Scale

Killed

Injured

County

Location

02/19/1951

1830

Caddo/ Canadian/ Kingfisher

Spring Creek community (8 NE Gracemont) - Ft. Reno - 6 E Okarche (southern Kingfisher County)

02/19/1951

2200

N/A

100

Cleveland

4 S Norman

04/05/1951

1320

127

Cleveland

NW of Norman (near Newcastle) - NW of Moore

04/05/1951

1322

0.2

100

Grady

Bridge Creek School District (7 NNW Blanchard)

04/05/1951

1645

Woods

4 SW Waynoka

04/24/1951

1730

N/A

Custer

20 N Clinton

04/24/1951

1803

N/A

Jackson

Near Duke

04/24/1951

2100

N/A

Kay

6 SW Blackwell

04/26/1951

1915

N/A

Beaver

W of Beaver

04/27/1951

1420

0.8

200

Major

3 SE Ringwood

04/30/1951

2030

N/A

Stephens

Central High and Denton areas

04/30/1951

2130

200

Oklahoma

SW - NE Oklahoma City

04/30/1951

2130

1.5

200

Oklahoma

NW Oklahoma City

05/09/1951

1830

N/A

Cotton

7 N Walters

05/09/1951

2020

100

Bryan/ Marshall/ Johnston

Western Bryan County and eastern Marshall county - Nida - NW of Kenefic

05/14/1951

1800

N/A

Texas

6 S Elkhart KS

05/14/1951

1800

N/A

Texas

8 S Elkhart KS

05/16/1951

1000

N/A

Beckham

Near Erick

05/18/1951

1730

N/A

Comanche

Near Porter Hill and Elgin

05/18/1951

1730

N/A

Comanche

Near Porter Hill and Elgin

05/18/1951

1730

N/A

Comanche

Near Porter Hill and Elgin

05/19/1951

1915

N/A

Beckham

Near Mayfield

05/19/1951

1930

Dewey

3 S Taloga

05/19/1951

2012

N/A

220

Beckham

Near Elk City

06/05/1951

1800

N/A

Texas

N of Texhoma

06/06/1951

2130

0.2

Greer

2 SE Mangum

06/06/1951

2350

450

Grady

Cox City

06/07/1951

1700

0.5

100

Tillman

Near Manitou

06/07/1951

1815

Rogers

Near Oologah

06/07/1951

2255

N/A

Muskogee

Near McLain

06/08/1951

1830

173

Washita

Corn - Colony - 3 ESE Colony

06/08/1951

1914

0.3

200

Kay

Tonkawa airport

06/08/1951

1915

N/A

Tillman

W of Chattanooga

06/20/1951

2320

N/A

Major

Isabella - Ames

06/21/1951

1700

N/A

Cimarron

8 NNE Felt

07/15/1951

1620

N/A

100

Kingfisher

7 E Okeene

07/15/1951

1620

N/A

100

Kingfisher

7 E Okeene

07/15/1951

1620

N/A

100

Kingfisher

7 E Okeene

07/27/1951

1530

N/A

Ellis

W of Arnett

08/10/1951

1357

200

Logan

Meridian

08/31/1951

1550

0.5

440

Woods

4 S Alva

09/09/1951

1620

Craig/ Delaware

S of Vinita (at Ironside school); near Cleora

10/21/1951

2030

880

Noble

8 SW Red Rock

Tornadoes by Month
Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Total
0	2	0	11	11	11	4	2	1	1	0	0	43