
Dry and windy conditions, and some dry thunderstorms and lightning, may support hazardous fire activity in the northern Plains, high southern Plains and the Southwest this weekend. An active severe weather pattern is forecast for portions of the central and southern High Plains into the Upper Midwest through early the part of next week. Damaging winds, large hail, and tornadoes are possible. Read More >
| 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 |