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| Tornadoes by Month | ||||||||||||
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total |
| 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 47 |
| Tornadoes by Intensity | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F? | F0 | F1 | F2 | F3 | F4 | F5 | Total |
| 0 | 18 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 47 |
| Tornado Number |
Date | Time (CST) |
Length of Path (miles) |
Width of Path (yards) |
F-Scale | Killed | Injured | County | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 03/11/1986 | 1655 | 0.1 | 10 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Love | S of Courtney |
| 2 | 03/17/1986 | 1755 | 34 | 100 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Greer/ Beckham/ Washita | 2 W Plainview- S of Delhi- 5 S Carter- N of Retrop- 2 N Canute |
| 3 | 04/07/1986 | 1744 | 5 | 100 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Mayes | 4 NW- 1.5 ENE Adair |
| 4 | 04/13/1986 | 2320 | 4 | 300 | F2 | 0 | 2 | Tulsa | Broken Arrow |
| 5 | 04/26/1986 | 1910 | 7 | 100 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Kiowa | 4 ESE Roosevelt- 4 SSE Cooperton |
| 6 | 04/26/1986 | 1937 | 0.1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Kiowa | S of Mountain View |
| 7 | 05/08/1986 | 1608 | 1 | 300 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Tillman | 2 W Grandfield |
| 8 | 05/08/1986 | 1812 | 4 | 200 | F3 | 0 | 15 | Oklahoma | Oklahoma City-Edmond (near NW 150th/ Western- near S 3rd/ US 77) |
| 9 | 05/08/1986 | 1821 | 7 | 50 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Oklahoma | Edmond |
| 10 | 05/08/1986 | 1915 | 3 | 23 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Logan | 4 E- 6 ENE Guthrie |
| 11 | 05/14/1986 | 1313 | 1 | 50 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Nowata | 1 N Wann |
| 12 | 05/14/1986 | 1405 | 0.2 | 50 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Oklahoma | 3 NE Choctaw |
| 13 | 05/14/1986 | 1429 | 6 | 300 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Jackson | 5 S Altus- near Humphreys |
| 14 | 05/14/1986 | 1442 | 6 | 300 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Jackson | 2 NE Humphreys- 2 SE Headrick |
| 15 | 05/14/1986 | 1505 | 1.1 | 73 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Tillman/ Kiowa | 5 SW- 3 SW Snyder |
| 16 | 05/14/1986 | 1509 | 3 | 500 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Kiowa | 2 S-2 SE Snyder |
| 17 | 05/14/1986 | 1726 | 2 | 150 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Okfuskee | 6- 8 NE Okemah |
| 18 | 05/14/1986 | 1749 | 0.5 | 23 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Garvin | unknown specific location |
| 19 | 05/16/1986 | 1918 | 5 | 30 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Alfalfa | 2 S-5 ESE Cherokee |
| 20 | 05/16/1986 | 2000 | 0.2 | 23 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Washita | 1.5 N Dill City |
| 21 | 05/16/1986 | 2010 | 0.5 | 50 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Custer | 8 W Weatherford |
| 22 | 05/16/1986 | 2035 | 0.2 | 50 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Caddo | 6 E Hydro |
| 23 | 05/16/1986 | 2130 | 0.2 | 50 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Caddo | 1 W Anadarko |
| 24 | 05/16/1986 | 2144 | 2 | 50 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Oklahoma | Del City |
| 25 | 05/16/1986 | 2200 | 0.2 | 50 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Tillman | 1.5 E Grandfield |
| 26 | 05/16/1986 | 2309 | 0.2 | 50 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Lincoln | 5 W Prague |
| 27 | 05/16/1986 | 2310 | 0.5 | 73 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Garvin | Wynnewood |
| 28 | 05/16/1986 | 2310 | 0.5 | 73 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Pottawatomie | S of Macomb |
| 29 | 05/16/1986 | 2330 | 0.2 | 73 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Haskell | 3 W Keota |
| 30 | 05/17/1986 | 0120 | 2 | 100 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Latimer | near Red Oak |
| 31 | 05/17/1986 | 0210 | 2 | 123 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Sequoyah | 3 N Redland- 4 NNE Redland |
| 32 | 06/07/1986 | 1305 | 0.2 | 73 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Haskell | 1 N Keota |
| 33 | 08/02/1986 | 1530 | 0.5 | 50 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Cimarron | 12 NNE Boise City |
| 34 | 08/15/1986 | 1750 | 2 | 50 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Lincoln | 7 N- 8 NNE Chandler |
| 35 | 09/26/1986 | 1618 | 0.1 | 50 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Tulsa | near Bixby (near 181st/ S Memorial) |
| 36 | 09/26/1986 | 1745 | 8 | 73 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Wagoner | 3 S- 7 ENE Coweta |
| 37 | 09/29/1986 | 0615 | 4 | 100 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Lincoln | 4 SE- 2 SE Meeker |
| 38 | 09/29/1986 | 0715 | 2 | 100 | F2 | 0 | 1 | Rogers | SE of Catoosa |
| 39 | 09/29/1986 | 1407 | 0.1 | 50 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Logan | 3 WNW Seward |
| 40 | 09/29/1986 | 1525 | 5 | 100 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Oklahoma | 3 E Choctaw- 6 E Jones |
| 41 | 09/29/1986 | 1530 | 0.1 | 73 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Oklahoma | Midwest City |
| 42 | 10/01/1986 | 1915 | 10 | 50 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Harmon | 5 W- 5 NE McKnight |
| 43 | 10/01/1986 | 2025 | 0.1 | 30 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Washita | 2 S Canute |
| 44 | 10/01/1986 | 2107 | 0.1 | 30 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Kiowa | 10 NW Lone Wolf |
| 45 | 10/02/1986 | 0907 | 2 | 150 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Oklahoma | The Village |
| 46 | 10/02/1986 | 1012 | 5 | 73 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Logan | 5 W Seward- 9 W Guthrie |
| 47 | 10/02/1986 | 1529 | 0.1 | 50 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Logan | 7 W Guthrie |