Dangerous heat will build across the Southwest U.S. through the end of the week with daytime highs of 110-115°F. Isolated to widely scattered severe storms are expected across parts of the central and southern High Plains, Great Lakes into the Ohio Valley, and parts of the Ozarks to Lower Mississippi Valley today. 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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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