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Tornadoes by Month | ||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total |
0 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 42 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 82 |
Tornadoes by Intensity | |||||||
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F? | F0 | F1 | F2 | F3 | F4 | F5 | Total |
23 | 7 | 10 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 82 |
Tornado Number |
Date | Time (CST) |
Length of Path (miles) |
Width of Path (yards) |
F-Scale | Killed | Injured | County | Location |
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1 | 02/17/1961 | 1630 | 0.5 | 17 | F? | 0 | 0 | McClain | 12 SW Purcell |
2 | 02/17/1961 | 1645 | 17 | 300 | F3 | 0 | 7 | Oklahoma | Near Spencer - NE of Luther |
3 | 02/17/1961 | 1815 | 73 | 300 | F3 | 0 | 11 | Garvin/ Pontotoc/ Pottawatomie/ Seminole/ Hughes/ Okfuskee/ Okmulgee | Stratford - Konawa - Wewoka - S of Schulter [tornado family.] |
4 | 02/17/1961 | 1900 | 7 | 10 | F2 | 0 | 1 | Pottawatomie | 9 W- 4 NW Shawnee |
5 | 03/05/1961 | 1645 | 0.1 | 10 | F? | 0 | 0 | Lincoln | Near Prague |
6 | 03/05/1961 | 1715 | 1 | 100 | F2 | 0 | 1 | Garvin | Pauls Valley |
7 | 03/05/1961 | 1830 | 0.1 | 10 | F? | 0 | 0 | Johnston | 5 SW Tishomingo |
8 | 03/05/1961 | 2115 | 4 | 50 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Choctaw | 3 SE Boswell |
9 | 03/26/1961 | 1430 | 0.1 | 10 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Canadian | 5 NW El Reno |
10 | 03/26/1961 | 1528 | 0.1 | 10 | F? | 0 | 0 | Noble | W of Perry |
11 | 03/26/1961 | 1700 | 50 | 10 | F2 | 0 | 2 | Osage/ Washington/ Nowata | Wynona - Pershing - Bartlesville - Dewey - near South Coffeyville |
12 | 03/26/1961 | 1856 | 21 | 200 | F3 | 0 | 1 | McIntosh | N of Vivian - Fame - E of Checotah |
13 | 03/26/1961 | 2015 | 8 | 100 | F3 | 0 | 0 | Kay/ Osage | Kaw City - Webb City |
14 | 03/29/1961 | 1555 | 0.1 | 10 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Hughes | Near Horntown |
15 | 04/08/1961 | 1545 | 1.3 | 100 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Canadian | 6 ESE El Reno |
16 | 04/11/1961 | 1930 | 0.1 | 10 | F1 | 0 | 0 | McIntosh | Checotah |
17 | 04/20/1961 | 2335 | 0.1 | 100 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Nowata | Near Lenapah |
18 | 04/21/1961 | 2215 | 3 | 10 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Kay | 1.5 N Peckham |
19 | 04/23/1961 | 1615 | 0.1 | 10 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Jackson | 6 NW Altus |
20 | 04/24/1961 | 1915 | 0.1 | 10 | F? | 0 | 0 | Osage | 10 SE Ponca City |
21 | 04/30/1961 | 1400 | 0.1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Dewey | NE of Leedey |
22 | 04/30/1961 | 1400 | 0.1 | 10 | F? | 0 | 0 | Dewey | SE of Vici |
23 | 04/30/1961 | 1400 | 0.1 | 10 | F? | 0 | 0 | Dewey | W of Taloga |
24 | 04/30/1961 | 1730 | 1 | 200 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Canadian | near Piedmont |
25 | 04/30/1961 | 1745 | 3 | 200 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Logan | between Navina and Seward |
26 | 04/30/1961 | 1755 | 0.1 | 10 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Osage | Between Hominy and Ralston |
27 | 04/30/1961 | 1800 | 0.5 | 10 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Canadian | 11 W El Reno |
28 | 04/30/1961 | 1845 | 2 | 77 | F3 | 0 | 2 | Grady | 2 N Minco |
29 | 05/03/1961 | 0200 | 0.1 | 33 | F? | 0 | 0 | Stephens | Near Comanche |
30 | 05/04/1961 | 1500 | 24 | 200 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Roger Mills | SW of Cheyenne - NE of Strong City |
31 | 05/04/1961 | 1600 | 1 | 400 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Dewey | Leedey |
32 | 05/04/1961 | 1615 | 1 | 400 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Dewey | Leedey |
33 | 05/04/1961 | 1740 | 10 | 10 | F3 | 1 | 0 | Blaine | W and N of Geary |
34 | 05/04/1961 | 1815 | 9 | 10 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Canadian | SW of Okarche |
35 | 05/04/1961 | 1830 | 9 | 10 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Kingfisher | NW of Okarche - S of Kingfisher |
36 | 05/04/1961 | 1845 | 13 | 10 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Canadian | S of Okarche - Piedmont |
37 | 05/04/1961 | 2000 | 0.1 | 10 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Ellis | 7 S Arnett |
38 | 05/04/1961 | 2025 | 0.1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Canadian | N of Yukon |
39 | 05/05/1961 | 1720 | 26 | 400 | F4 | 16 | 58 | Le Flore | 1 S Talihina- Reichert- Howe |
40 | 05/05/1961 | 1830 | 0.1 | 10 | F3 | 0 | 0 | Choctaw | E edge of Hugo |
41 | 05/05/1961 | 2000 | 10 | 400 | F2 | 0 | 0 | McCurtain | N of Bethel |
42 | 05/06/1961 | 1500 | 0.8 | 10 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Adair | 6 W Stilwell |
43 | 05/06/1961 | 2130 | 0.1 | 10 | F? | 0 | 0 | Le Flore | SE of Howe |
44 | 05/06/1961 | 2350 | 0.1 | 10 | F? | 0 | 0 | Cleveland | Between Moore and Norman |
45 | 05/07/1961 | 0045 | 0.1 | 10 | F? | 0 | 0 | Cleveland | Near Moore |
46 | 05/07/1961 | 0400 | 0.1 | 10 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Wagoner | Near Porter |
47 | 05/07/1961 | 1806 | 25 | 300 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Osage | SE of Fairfax - 10 W Pawhuska - N of Pawhuska |
48 | 05/07/1961 | 2105 | 9 | 400 | F3 | 0 | 1 | Craig | W and N of Bluejacket |
49 | 05/07/1961 | 2215 | 5 | 10 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Major | 5 NE Cleo Springs |
50 | 05/07/1961 | 2330 | 0.1 | 10 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Garfield | W of Kremlin |
51 | 05/08/1961 | 0030 | 0.1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Osage | Near Fairfax |
52 | 05/08/1961 | 0150 | 0.1 | 10 | F? | 0 | 0 | Pottawatomie | 5 S Tecumseh |
53 | 05/08/1961 | 0200 | 0.1 | 10 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Mayes | Near Salina |
54 | 05/08/1961 | 0230 | 2 | 10 | F? | 0 | 0 | Hughes | SW of Dustin |
55 | 05/08/1961 | 0340 | 0.1 | 200 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Adair | 4 E Stilwell |
56 | 05/13/1961 | 1915 | 0.1 | 10 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Stephens | Duncan |
57 | 05/16/1961 | 1930 | 0.1 | 10 | F? | 0 | 0 | Tillman | Near Davidson |
58 | 05/16/1961 | 1930 | 0.1 | 10 | F? | 0 | 0 | Tillman | Near Davidson |
59 | 05/16/1961 | 2257 | 0.1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Grady | Near Verden |
60 | 05/21/1961 | 1453 | 0.1 | 10 | F? | 0 | 0 | Oklahoma | 12 NW Oklahoma City |
61 | 05/21/1961 | 1545 | 0.1 | 10 | F? | 0 | 0 | Custer | 8 SE Thomas |
62 | 05/21/1961 | 1615 | 9 | 100 | F? | 0 | 0 | Blaine | 5 S Hitchcock |
63 | 05/21/1961 | 1615 | 0.1 | 10 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Payne | S of Cushing |
64 | 05/21/1961 | 1615 | 0.1 | 10 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Payne | S of Cushing |
65 | 05/21/1961 | 1615 | 0.1 | 10 | F3 | 0 | 0 | Payne | 2 S Cushing - E edge of Cushing |
66 | 05/21/1961 | 1615 | 0.1 | 10 | F3 | 0 | 0 | Payne | Near Cushing |
67 | 05/21/1961 | 1733 | 0.1 | 10 | F? | 0 | 0 | Caddo | 3 NW Anadarko |
68 | 05/21/1961 | 1803 | 0.1 | 10 | F? | 0 | 0 | Oklahoma | NW Oklahoma City/ Bethany/ Warr Acres Area |
69 | 05/21/1961 | 1940 | 0.1 | 10 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Ottawa | Near Fairland |
70 | 05/25/1961 | 1740 | 14 | 10 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Creek | 8 W Bristow - near Slick |
71 | 06/02/1961 | 1825 | 0.1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Beckham | 4 W Elk City |
72 | 06/02/1961 | 2300 | 0.3 | 100 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Tillman | Near Tipton |
73 | 06/03/1961 | 1745 | 0.1 | 10 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Texas | Near Baker |
74 | 06/03/1961 | 1800 | 1.3 | 10 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Beaver | Near Balko |
75 | 06/05/1961 | 1715 | 29 | 150 | F2 | 0 | 1 | Cimarron | Near Felt - 15 S Boise City - between Dalhart and Stratford |
76 | 06/07/1961 | 0520 | 0.1 | 10 | F? | 0 | 0 | Comanche | 8 NW Lawton |
77 | 06/07/1961 | 2000 | 0.1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Texas | 4 NE Hooker |
78 | 07/02/1961 | 1500 | 0.8 | 100 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Garvin | Near Purdy |
79 | 07/22/1961 | 1218 | 0.1 | 10 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Ottawa | 5 E Fairland |
80 | 07/23/1961 | 0630 | 1 | 23 | F2 | 0 | 0 | McCurtain | 2 E Garvin |
81 | 09/23/1961 | 1900 | 3 | 50 | F? | 0 | 0 | Custer | N of Clinton |
82 | 10/29/1961 | 0730 | 4 | 50 | F? | 0 | 0 | Alfalfa | SW of Burlington - N of Burlington |