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1965 Oklahoma Tornadoes

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Tornadoes by Month
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total
0 0 3 21 32 8 0 5 0 0 0 0 74
 
Tornadoes by Intensity
F? F0 F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 Total
0 37 14 22 0 1 0 74
 
Tornado
Number		 Date Time
(CST)		 Length
of Path
(miles)		 Width
of Path
(yards)		 F-Scale Killed Injured County Location
1 03/16/1965 1640 83 300 F4 0 7 Grant OK/ Kay OK/ Sumner KS/ Cowley KS 6 SSW Nash OK- 2 N Jefferson OK- 4 N Braman OK- Geuda Springs KS- 6 E Winfield KS [Two injuries in Oklahoma]
2 03/16/1965 1835 17 300 F1 0 0 Noble 5 SSE Perry - 3 WNW Morrison
3 03/16/1965 2000 2 50 F2 0 0 Osage 5 W Pawhuska
4 04/04/1965 1710 4 33 F2 0 0 Washita 1.5 E- 5 ENE Dill City
5 04/04/1965 1730 0.3 33 F0 0 0 Garfield 4 NW Carrier
6 04/04/1965 2000 0.4 100 F0 0 0 Grant 4 W Lamont
7 04/04/1965 2225 0.1 10 F0 0 0 Kay SW of Tonkawa
8 04/05/1965 1000 0.1 10 F1 0 0 Caddo 5 WNW Anadarko
9 04/05/1965 1330 0.1 10 F1 0 0 McClain Near Purcell
10 04/05/1965 1400 1.5 67 F2 0 0 Washington Bartlesville
11 04/07/1965 1915 0.1 10 F2 0 0 Greer 6 E Mangum
12 04/07/1965 1930 7 10 F1 0 0 Tillman E of Frederick
13 04/07/1965 2350 22 440 F2 0 2 Caddo/ Grady Anadarko - 3 W Amber
14 04/08/1965 0020 1 10 F2 0 0 Grady 3 S Tuttle
15 04/08/1965 0020 1 10 F2 0 0 Grady 4 S Tuttle
16 04/08/1965 0100 0.3 10 F1 0 0 Grady 4 S Tuttle
17 04/08/1965 0155 0.3 100 F2 0 0 Muskogee NE part of Muskogee
18 04/09/1965 1610 0.1 10 F0 0 0 Custer 14 W Thomas
19 04/11/1965 0330 0.1 10 F2 0 0 Muskogee 2 S Keefeton
20 04/14/1965 1700 0.1 10 F1 0 0 Jefferson Near Waurika
21 04/14/1965 1730 0.1 10 F0 0 0 McClain 4 NE Dibble
22 04/14/1965 1800 0.1 33 F1 0 0 Garvin Near Lindsay
23 04/14/1965 1834 0.1 10 F0 0 0 Pottawatomie 8 W Tecumseh
24 04/14/1965 1845 0.1 23 F2 0 0 Pottawatomie 3 SW Shawnee
25 05/06/1965 1800 0.1 10 F2 0 2 Kingfisher 6 NNW Loyal
26 05/06/1965 1850 31 10 F2 0 2 Harmon/ Greer 8 W Hollis - 6 W Granite
27 05/06/1965 1900 0.1 10 F1 0 0 Blaine E of Carleton
28 05/06/1965 1900 0.1 10 F0 0 1 Dewey Near Oakwood
29 05/06/1965 2100 0.1 10 F1 0 0 Washington NW of Dewey
30 05/07/1965 1850 0.1 10 F0 0 0 Ellis 6 SW Gage
31 05/08/1965 1400 0.1 10 F0 0 0 Cotton 3 SSE Randlett
32 05/08/1965 1600 0.1 10 F1 0 0 Osage Near Barnsdall
33 05/08/1965 2100 0.1 10 F1 0 0 Pittsburg Near Bache
34 05/08/1965 2110 0.1 10 F0 0 0 Love SW of Marietta
35 05/09/1965 1330 0.1 10 F0 0 0 Jackson SE of Duke
36 05/09/1965 1515 0.1 100 F2 0 3 Pottawatomie 6 SW Shawnee
37 05/13/1965 2000 0.1 10 F1 0 0 Blaine Near Longdale
38 05/13/1965 2030 0.1 33 F0 0 0 Major Fairview
39 05/13/1965 2100 0.1 10 F2 0 0 Ellis WNW of Fargo
40 05/13/1965 2100 0.1 10 F2 0 0 Grant NE of Wakita
41 05/15/1965 1500 0.1 10 F0 0 0 Craig Bluejacket
42 05/15/1965 1500 0.1 10 F2 0 0 Ottawa S part of Miami
43 05/18/1965 1820 0.1 10 F0 0 0 Pottawatomie Near Bellmont
44 05/18/1965 2145 0.1 10 F0 0 0 Garfield NE of Garber
45 05/18/1965 2145 0.1 10 F0 0 0 Mayes 2 NE Chouteau
46 05/24/1965 1550 0.1 10 F0 0 0 Roger Mills N of Reydon
47 05/24/1965 1800 0.1 10 F0 0 0 Harper NE of Buffalo
48 05/24/1965 2100 0.1 10 F0 0 0 Harper NE of Buffalo
49 05/25/1965 1535 0.1 10 F0 0 0 Ellis 12 N Shattuck
50 05/25/1965 1600 0.1 10 F1 0 0 Ellis/ Harper 3 S May - NE of May
51 05/25/1965 1800 0.1 10 F0 0 0 Woodward Near Fort Supply
52 05/25/1965 1950 0.1 10 F2 0 0 Major Near Cleo Springs
53 05/26/1965 0235 0.1 10 F1 0 0 Grady Minco
54 05/26/1965 0300 1.5 100 F2 0 0 Oklahoma Oklahoma City (Rotary Park - Downtown Airpark - Near SW 7th/Broadway)
55 05/26/1965 0500 0.1 10 F2 0 0 Seminole Near Wewoka
56 05/27/1965 2225 0.1 10 F0 0 0 Pottawatomie SW of Asher
57 06/01/1965 1815 0.1 10 F0 0 0 Beckham Just SE of Erick
58 06/01/1965 1855 0.1 10 F0 0 0 Custer 5 SE Butler
59 06/01/1965 2209 0.1 10 F0 0 0 Caddo Fort Cobb Lake
60 06/04/1965 2203 1.5 150 F2 0 0 Woods .5 S- .3 NE Waynoka
61 06/13/1965 0125 0.1 10 F0 0 0 Kay 5 NW Blackwell
62 06/13/1965 0125 0.1 10 F0 0 0 Kay 5 NW Blackwell
63 06/22/1965 1430 1 33 F2 0 0 Sequoyah 1 W Sallisaw
64 06/23/1965 1742 0.1 10 F0 0 0 Woods 8 NW Alva
65 08/06/1965 1700 0.7 10 F2 0 0 Comanche 2 N Letitia
66 08/20/1965 1830 0.4 100 F0 0 0 Kingfisher 4 S Omega
67 08/31/1965 1345 1 100 F0 0 0 Oklahoma Oklahoma City (Lake Hefner)
68 08/31/1965 1415 12 50 F0 0 0 Oklahoma/ Cleveland near SW 80th/May - NW Corner of Moore - SE Oklahoma City
69 08/31/1965 1420 0.1 10 F0 0 0 Cleveland Oklahoma City (near S May and the S Canadian River)
70 09/19/1965 0730 1.3 33 F0 0 0 Oklahoma Oklahoma City (SW 3rd/Douglas - NW 5th/Hudson)
71 09/19/1965 0745 0.6 17 F0 0 0 Oklahoma Del City/ Oklahoma City (SE 20th/Bryant - 3700 block NE 15th)
72 09/20/1965 1700 5 10 F0 0 0 Roger Mills Near Strong City
73 09/20/1965 1700 0.1 10 F0 0 0 Dewey Near Rhea
74 09/20/1965 1700 0.5 100 F0 0 0 Dewey 6 SW Taloga
 
 
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