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Tornadoes by Month | ||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total |
0 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 49 |
Tornadoes by Intensity | |||||||
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F? | F0 | F1 | F2 | F3 | F4 | F5 | Total |
0 | 11 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 49 |
Tornado Number |
Date | Time (CST) |
Length of Path (miles) |
Width of Path (yards) |
F-Scale | Killed | Injured | County | Location |
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1 | 02/24/1956 | 2330 | 0.1 | 10 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Muskogee/ Cherokee | near Fort Gibson - near 'Elm Grove' |
2 | 02/25/1956 | 0001 | 7 | 400 | F0 | 0 | 0 | McCurtain | near Wright City |
3 | 03/27/1956 | 1920 | 1 | 500 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Le Flore | Talihina |
4 | 04/02/1956 | 1030 | 0.3 | 33 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Tulsa | near Owasso |
5 | 04/02/1956 | 1905 | 20 | 400 | F3 | 0 | 2 | Woods/ Alfalfa | Hopeton - W of Burlington |
6 | 04/02/1956 | 1945 | 18 | 100 | F2 | 0 | 4 | Garfield/ Grant | NW Garfield county - just SW of Medford |
7 | 04/02/1956 | 2045 | 0.1 | 10 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Kay | 6 N Billings |
8 | 04/02/1956 | 2129 | 8 | 23 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Johnston | Near Tishomingo |
9 | 04/02/1956 | 2130 | 108 | 880 | F4 | 2 | 29 | Kay OK/ Cowley KS/ Chautauqua KS/ Elk KS/ Greenwood KS/ Woodson KS/ Coffey KS | 6 SE Newkirk OK - near Hardy OK - near Gridley KS [likely tornado family. No fatalities and 2 injuries in Oklahoma/] |
10 | 04/02/1956 | 2130 | 13 | 100 | F2 | 0 | 1 | Pawnee/ Osage | near Skedee - near Fairfax |
11 | 04/02/1956 | 2133 | 43 | 300 | F3 | 5 | 98 | Lincoln/ Creek | near Jacktown - near Davenport - near Stroud - Drumright |
12 | 04/03/1956 | 0005 | 2 | 100 | F3 | 0 | 3 | Pushmataha | Sobol |
13 | 04/03/1956 | 0010 | 42 | 400 | F4 | 0 | 59 | Ottawa OK/ Cherokee KS/ Jasper MO | Near Narcissa OK - Miami OK- Quapaw OK- Baxter Springs KS - near Joplin MO - near Cartersville MO [46 injuries in Oklahoma] |
14 | 04/08/1956 | 1945 | 0.1 | 10 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Roger Mills | 1 W Reydon |
15 | 04/08/1956 | 2215 | 7 | 400 | F3 | 0 | 4 | Garfield | Waukomis - Enid |
16 | 04/08/1956 | 2215 | 8 | 400 | F3 | 0 | 0 | Garfield | near Douglas - near Garber |
17 | 04/08/1956 | 2235 | 14 | 10 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Major | near Fairview - near Isabella |
18 | 04/08/1956 | 2330 | 7 | 50 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Payne | near Yost Lake - near Glencoe |
19 | 04/09/1956 | 0001 | 0.1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Osage | near Barnsdall |
20 | 04/28/1956 | 1420 | 35 | 10 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Grady/ McClain/ Cleveland | 5 S Chickasha - 3 E Norman |
21 | 04/28/1956 | 1600 | 0.1 | 10 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Jefferson | 8 E Waurika |
22 | 04/28/1956 | 1710 | 1 | 50 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Seminole | near Konawa |
23 | 04/28/1956 | 2200 | 28 | 300 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Bryan/ Atoka/ Pushmataha | near Matoy - Antlers |
24 | 05/23/1956 | 1400 | 0.1 | 10 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Nowata | near Watovia |
25 | 05/25/1956 | 2300 | 0.1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Logan | SW of Crescent |
26 | 05/30/1956 | 2045 | 0.1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Woods | NW of Alva |
27 | 05/30/1956 | 2131 | 0.1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Grant | 5 SE Wakita |
28 | 05/30/1956 | 2144 | 0.1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Kay | NW of Blackwell |
29 | 05/31/1956 | 0800 | 1.5 | 77 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Seminole | NW of Seminole |
30 | 06/03/1956 | 0355 | 0.1 | 10 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Canadian | just W of Mustang |
31 | 06/03/1956 | 0355 | 0.1 | 10 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Canadian | just W of Mustang - Mustang |
32 | 06/08/1956 | 1330 | 7 | 150 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Seminole | 6 NW - 5 NE Seminole |
33 | 06/08/1956 | 1330 | 12 | 150 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Seminole | 6 NW Seminole - near Wewoka |
34 | 06/08/1956 | 1600 | 1 | 150 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Logan | 4 NW Crescent |
35 | 06/17/1956 | 1600 | 0.1 | 10 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Dewey | 3 NE Leedey |
36 | 06/23/1956 | 2000 | 2 | 50 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Texas | 2 NE Goodwell |
37 | 06/23/1956 | 2100 | 0.1 | 10 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Ellis | near Gage |
38 | 06/27/1956 | 1523 | 0.1 | 10 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Nowata | 5 NW Nowata |
39 | 07/01/1956 | 1830 | 0.1 | 10 | F1 | 0 | 1 | Dewey | near Leedey |
40 | 07/01/1956 | 1845 | 2 | 10 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Alfalfa | near Burlington |
41 | 07/02/1956 | 1530 | 1 | 50 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Jackson | 5 SW Eldorado |
42 | 07/02/1956 | 1530 | 0.1 | 10 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Blaine | near Hitchcock |
43 | 07/02/1956 | 1837 | 16 | 400 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Canadian | 15 SW - 1.5 E El Reno |
44 | 07/17/1956 | 1000 | 0.1 | 50 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Garfield | 4 NW Billings |
45 | 07/22/1956 | 1523 | 0.1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Blaine | 2 W Canton |
46 | 08/07/1956 | 1600 | 1.5 | 10 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Jefferson | near Waurika |
47 | 08/31/1956 | 1500 | 0.1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Sequoyah | 7 E Sallisaw |
48 | 10/30/1956 | 1440 | 0.1 | 10 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Noble | 12 E Perry |
49 | 11/20/1956 | 1035 | 4 | 150 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Muskogee | near Braggs |