Dangerous, prolonged heat is expected across portions of the Central and Southeast U.S. through July. Scattered severe thunderstorms are expected over parts of the northern Plains into the upper Mississippi Valley today, with damaging winds and large hail as the primary threats. Heavy rainfall could lead to areas of flooding across the northern Plains, Upper Midwest, Southeast and Southwest. Read More >
Tornadoes by Month | ||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total |
0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 39 |
Tornadoes by Intensity | |||||||
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F? | F0 | F1 | F2 | F3 | F4 | F5 | Total |
0 | 10 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 39 |
Tornado Number |
Date | Time (CST) |
Length of Path (miles) |
Width of Path (yards) |
F-Scale | Killed | Injured | County | Location |
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1 | 02/04/1971 | 1005 | 0.5 | 220 | F1 | 0 | 0 | McCurtain | 15 E Broken Bow |
2 | 02/18/1971 | 1240 | 0.2 | 100 | F1 | 0 | 1 | Comanche | NE shore of Lake Ellsworth |
3 | 03/12/1971 | 1645 | 42 | 250 | F3 | 0 | 4 | Marshall/ Bryan | 10 SW Madill - Cartwright - Colbert - Achille - Yuba |
4 | 03/12/1971 | 1910 | 0.1 | 10 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Atoka | 3 E Atoka |
5 | 04/19/1971 | 0100 | 0.1 | 10 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Cimarron | 3 ENE Felt |
6 | 04/19/1971 | 0130 | 0.1 | 10 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Cimarron | N of Boise City |
7 | 04/19/1971 | 2043 | 1.5 | 50 | F1 | 0 | 6 | Seminole | 6 NW Seminole |
8 | 04/22/1971 | 1230 | 0.1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Cimarron | 10 W Felt |
9 | 04/22/1971 | 1630 | 2 | 100 | F1 | 0 | 1 | Murray | N part of Sulphur |
10 | 04/22/1971 | 1630 | 1 | 400 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Pontotoc | Near Fittstown |
11 | 04/26/1971 | 1956 | 0.1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Osage | 3 NW Avant |
12 | 04/26/1971 | 2000 | 0.1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Pawnee | 10 W Cleveland |
13 | 05/05/1971 | 1650 | 0.1 | 10 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Ottawa | Near Picher |
14 | 05/05/1971 | 1708 | 17 | 200 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Mayes | SW of Pryor - 5 S Spavinaw |
15 | 05/05/1971 | 1743 | 37 | 600 | F3 | 0 | 0 | Muskogee/ Wagoner/ Cherokee | 4 W Haskell - Haskell - Okay - Sequoyah State Park - 7 W Tahlequah |
16 | 05/05/1971 | 1755 | 0.1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Wagoner | Between Porter and Coweta |
17 | 05/06/1971 | 1830 | 0.1 | 10 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Sequoyah | N of Sallisaw |
18 | 05/10/1971 | 1645 | 7 | 600 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Okfuskee | Just N of Bearden - S of Okemah |
19 | 05/10/1971 | 2000 | 2 | 73 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Pawnee | SW of Pawnee |
20 | 05/18/1971 | 1830 | 8 | 100 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Rogers | W of Foyil - 2 E Bushyhead |
21 | 05/22/1971 | 0245 | 4 | 100 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Delaware | Near Grove |
22 | 05/23/1971 | 1530 | 0.1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Pontotoc | 7 SW Ada |
23 | 05/23/1971 | 1600 | 0.1 | 10 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Mayes | Near Grand Lake Towne |
24 | 05/28/1971 | 1823 | 0.1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Cimarron | 3 S Boise City |
25 | 05/31/1971 | 1615 | 0.1 | 10 | F1 | 0 | 1 | Tulsa | North part of county |
26 | 06/01/1971 | 0130 | 0.1 | 70 | F0 | 0 | 0 | McCurtain | 6 N Broken Bow |
27 | 06/02/1971 | 1900 | 0.1 | 10 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Kay | 8 W Tonkawa |
28 | 06/07/1971 | 1800 | 1.5 | 50 | F3 | 0 | 0 | Custer | Thomas |
29 | 06/07/1971 | 1900 | 0.1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Washita | 4 N Cordell |
30 | 06/09/1971 | 1706 | 0.1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Beaver | N of Turpin |
31 | 06/09/1971 | 2030 | 0.5 | 400 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Harper | 8 N Laverne |
32 | 06/09/1971 | 2045 | 0.1 | 10 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Beaver | Near Knowles |
33 | 06/09/1971 | 2135 | 0.1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Texas | 6 W Guymon |
34 | 07/17/1971 | 1000 | 0.2 | 10 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Pontotoc | W of Lula |
35 | 10/30/1971 | 1100 | 0.1 | 10 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Oklahoma | Near Valley Brook |
36 | 12/14/1971 | 1800 | 7 | 150 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Love | 6 N Marietta |
37 | 12/14/1971 | 2030 | 10 | 200 | F2 | 0 | 0 | McCurtain | 2 S Valliant - near Wright City |
38 | 12/14/1971 | 2040 | 0.1 | 77 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Pittsburg | 7 SE Lake Eufaula |
39 | 12/14/1971 | 2130 | 0.1 | 10 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Le Flore | Near Kerr Dam |