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| Tornadoes by Month | ||||||||||||
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total |
| 0 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 54 |
| Tornadoes by Intensity | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F? | F0 | F1 | F2 | F3 | F4 | F5 | Total |
| 0 | 9 | 31 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 54 |
| Tornado Number |
Date | Time (CST) |
Length of Path (miles) |
Width of Path (yards) |
F-Scale | Killed | Injured | County | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 02/19/1953 | 1940 | 1.3 | 17 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Garvin | 7 S Lindsay |
| 2 | 02/19/1953 | 2100 | 0.5 | 10 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Love | 8 SE Marietta (Loves Valley) |
| 3 | 02/19/1953 | 2115 | 5 | 67 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Murray | 3 S- 3 E Sulphur |
| 4 | 02/19/1953 | 2145 | 0.1 | 10 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Marshall | 1.5 SW Willis |
| 5 | 03/13/1953 | 1715 | 24 | 100 | F2 | 0 | 1 | Grady | Rush Springs - 6.5 SW Blanchard |
| 6 | 03/13/1953 | 1819 | 1 | 100 | F3 | 1 | 8 | Grady | Bradley |
| 7 | 03/13/1953 | 1845 | 2 | 100 | F2 | 0 | 2 | McClain | Washington |
| 8 | 03/13/1953 | 1930 | 1.3 | 250 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Cleveland | 11 E Norman |
| 9 | 03/13/1953 | 1930 | 45 | 200 | F3 | 2 | 11 | Love/ Carter/ Johnston | near Burneyville - 3 E Dickson - NW of Mannsville - N of Tishomingo near Troy and Ravia |
| 10 | 03/13/1953 | 2200 | 0.1 | 100 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Le Flore | 2 W Monroe |
| 11 | 03/29/1953 | 1925 | 1 | 100 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Comanche | Lawton Municipal Airport |
| 12 | 04/02/1953 | 2158 | 0.1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | McClain | 6 NW Lindsay |
| 13 | 04/14/1953 | 1850 | 16 | 440 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Canadian/ Grady | 5 SW Yukon - 8 E Tuttle |
| 14 | 04/14/1953 | 2300 | 0.3 | 23 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Atoka | Near Tushka |
| 15 | 04/23/1953 | 1531 | 1.5 | 300 | F2 | 1 | 4 | Okmulgee | 1 W Bryant |
| 16 | 04/23/1953 | 2000 | 1 | 200 | F2 | 0 | 1 | McCurtain | Near Idabel |
| 17 | 04/23/1953 | 2010 | 0.1 | 10 | F1 | 0 | 0 | McCurtain | 5 SSE Valliant (Mt. Zion community ) |
| 18 | 04/23/1953 | 2030 | 0.8 | 17 | F2 | 1 | 14 | McCurtain | Eagleton (south part) |
| 19 | 04/28/1953 | 1500 | 0.1 | 27 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Woodward | 5 N Woodward |
| 20 | 04/28/1953 | 1615 | 0.1 | 100 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Pushmataha | 25 NE Antlers (Divide school community) |
| 21 | 05/10/1953 | 0100 | 4 | 440 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Harmon | 1 SE- ~2 ENE Vinson |
| 22 | 05/10/1953 | 0115 | 0.1 | 17 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Harmon | 22 SW Mangum |
| 23 | 05/10/1953 | 0115 | 0.1 | 17 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Greer | Near Mangum |
| 24 | 05/10/1953 | 0120 | 0.1 | 10 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Custer | 1.5 N Thomas |
| 25 | 05/10/1953 | 0300 | 39 | 10 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Grant OK/ Sumner KS/ Cowley KS | near state line S of Caldwell KS - W of Udall |
| 26 | 05/11/1953 | 1500 | 0.1 | 10 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Pittsburg | NW of McAlester |
| 27 | 05/11/1953 | 1630 | 2 | 33 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Garvin | NE of Wynnewood |
| 28 | 05/18/1953 | 2030 | 0.1 | 10 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Carter | Near Lake Murray |
| 29 | 06/05/1953 | 1530 | 0.4 | 100 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Blaine | Near and over Canton Lake |
| 30 | 06/05/1953 | 1600 | 0.1 | 27 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Harmon | W of Vinson |
| 31 | 06/05/1953 | 1615 | 0.1 | 250 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Kiowa | S of Mountain View |
| 32 | 06/05/1953 | 2020 | 2 | 50 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Washington | 2.5 NE Dewey |
| 33 | 06/05/1953 | 2115 | 17 | 10 | F3 | 0 | 0 | Garvin/ Murray | Wynnewood - near Sulphur |
| 34 | 06/05/1953 | 2145 | 0.1 | 10 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Pontotoc | near Roff - near Fitzhugh - near Stonewall |
| 35 | 06/06/1953 | 2200 | 0.1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Roger Mills | NE of Cheyenne |
| 36 | 06/19/1953 | 1200 | 1.9 | 30 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Woods | Near Dacoma |
| 37 | 06/19/1953 | 1200 | 0.1 | 10 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Woods | Near Dacoma |
| 38 | 06/19/1953 | 1720 | 0.3 | 50 | F1 | 0 | 1 | Stephens | S of Duncan (Meridian school community) |
| 39 | 06/19/1953 | 1730 | 6 | 880 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Grady | 5 SW Chickasha - SW edge of Chickasha |
| 40 | 06/22/1953 | 2200 | 1 | 300 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Beaver | near Boyd |
| 41 | 06/24/1953 | 2330 | 0.2 | 10 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Noble | 3 ENE Billings |
| 42 | 07/06/1953 | 1700 | 0.3 | 100 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Lincoln | 3 N Stroud |
| 43 | 07/06/1953 | 1725 | 1 | 220 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Okmulgee | 1 SE Okmulgee |
| 44 | 07/07/1953 | 1700 | 0.1 | 10 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Beckham | Near Mayfield |
| 45 | 07/08/1953 | 1540 | 0.1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Kay | 3 W Ponca City airport |
| 46 | 08/04/1953 | 1628 | 0.1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Kiowa | near Hobart |
| 47 | 08/11/1953 | 1655 | 0.1 | 10 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Kiowa | 2 S Lone Wolf |
| 48 | 11/18/1953 | 2130 | 0.3 | 10 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Grady | 8 W Minco |
| 49 | 11/18/1953 | 2240 | 0.1 | 17 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Canadian | 2.5 E El Reno |
| 50 | 11/19/1953 | 0825 | 0.1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Kay | Near Blackwell (SE of Maulk airport) |
| 51 | 11/19/1953 | 1020 | 2 | 33 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Murray | Near Sulphur |
| 52 | 11/19/1953 | 1100 | 0.1 | 10 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Muskogee | Muskogee |
| 53 | 12/02/1953 | 1930 | 31 | 880 | F1 | 0 | 2 | Carter/ Murray | 3.5 W Ardmore - 3.5 NE Sulphur [not continuous] |
| 54 | 12/02/1953 | 2130 | 1.5 | 880 | F1 | 0 | 1 | Pottawatomie | Shawnee |
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