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| Tornadoes by Month | ||||||||||||
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Tornadoes by Intensity | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F? | F0 | F1 | F2 | F3 | F4 | F5 | Total |
| 0 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 |
| Tornado Number |
Date | Time (CST) |
Length of Path (miles) |
Width of Path (yards) |
F-Scale | Killed | Injured | County | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 04/01/1978 | 1900 | 2 | 50 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Kiowa | 7 SW Carnegie |
| 2 | 04/05/1978 | 1745 | 6 | 50 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Kiowa | 4 SW- 2 NE Lone Wolf |
| 3 | 04/05/1978 | 1955 | 12 | 150 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Comanche/ Stephens | 6 SW- ~4 ENE Pumpkin Center |
| 4 | 04/05/1978 | 2022 | 2 | 50 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Stephens | 5 SW Marlow |
| 5 | 04/17/1978 | 1354 | 9 | 40 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Kay | 4 NW Ponca City - 1 NE Kildaire |
| 6 | 04/17/1978 | 1357 | 8 | 60 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Kay | 5 SW- 2 E Newkirk |
| 7 | 04/17/1978 | 1358 | 11 | 40 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Kay | 7 NW Ponca City - 2 SW Newkirk |
| 8 | 04/17/1978 | 1358 | 12 | 100 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Kay | 4 WSW- 6 NNE Newkirk |
| 9 | 04/30/1978 | 1740 | 2 | 50 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Canadian | S part of El Reno |
| 10 | 04/30/1978 | 1740 | 6 | 50 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Canadian | 3 E El Reno - 2 SW Richland |
| 11 | 04/30/1978 | 1755 | 7 | 70 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Canadian | 4 WSW Richland - Richland - 1 NE Richland |
| 12 | 04/30/1978 | 1757 | 6 | 77 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Canadian | 2 W Richland - 1 S Piedmont |
| 13 | 04/30/1978 | 1820 | 9 | 1760 | F4 | 0 | 0 | Canadian/ Oklahoma | 2 S Piedmont- NW Oklahoma City- 9 W Edmond |
| 14 | 04/30/1978 | 1933 | 3 | 60 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Ellis | Just SW- SE of Shattuck |
| 15 | 05/06/1978 | 0100 | 2 | 40 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Grant | Wakita |
| 16 | 05/11/1978 | 1435 | 4 | 100 | F2 | 0 | 3 | Kay | 4 WSW- .5 W Braman |
| 17 | 05/11/1978 | 1800 | 1 | 40 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Washington | 1.5 SE Copan |
| 18 | 05/11/1978 | 1900 | 0.2 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Osage | Between Avant and Barnsdall |
| 19 | 05/27/1978 | 1815 | 0.3 | 40 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Tillman | 4 NNW Frederick |
| 20 | 06/21/1978 | 1115 | 1.5 | 40 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Canadian | 3 W- 3 WNW Calumet |
| 21 | 09/05/1978 | 1700 | 0.5 | 20 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Comanche | Fort Sill |