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Dangerous Heat Continues in the Central and Southern U.S.; Severe Weather and Heavy Rain in the Northern Plains

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 >

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Tornadoes by Month
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total
0 0 5 0 2 3 0 0 2 0 5 0 17
 
Tornadoes by Intensity
F? F0 F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 Total
0 7 10 0 0 0 0 17
 
Tornado
Number
Date Time
(CST)
Length
of Path
(miles)
Width
of Path
(yards)
F-Scale Killed Injured County Location
1 03/24/1988 1545 1 30 F1 0 0 Rogers 1 W Talala- Talala
2 03/28/1988 1715 0.2 30 F0 0 0 Payne 6 N Cushing
3 03/28/1988 1720 0.1 30 F1 0 0 Cleveland SW Oklahoma City
4 03/28/1988 1735 0.1 20 F0 0 0 Cotton 9 SW Walters
5 03/28/1988 1805 0.8 33 F1 1 1 Oklahoma Oklahoma City (near I-40 and Anderson Road)
6 05/02/1988 1615 16 80 F1 0 0 Carter/ Johnston 1 N Dickson- 3 NE Troy
7 05/30/1988 1815 10 73 F1 0 0 Cimarron 5 W Felt- 13 SW Boise City
8 06/02/1988 1209 0.5 50 F0 0 0 Noble 1 N Ceres
9 06/15/1988 1215 1 20 F0 0 0 Canadian 3 N Union City
10 06/26/1988 1900 1 40 F1 0 0 Payne 1 NE Cushing
11 09/18/1988 0400 3 33 F0 0 0 Ottawa 5 ESE- 7 E Miami
12 09/23/1988 1700 0.5 80 F1 0 0 Cleveland 4 ENE Noble (near 72nd/ Post Oak)
13 11/12/1988 0430 0.3 123 F1 0 0 Latimer 2 W Talihina
14 11/15/1988 0840 0.1 23 F0 0 0 Beckham Erick
15 11/15/1988 1030 3 50 F1 0 0 Kingfisher N side of Hennessey- 3 NE Hennessey
16 11/15/1988 1530 0.5 50 F0 0 0 Haskell McCurtain
17 11/25/1988 1656 1.5 70 F1 0 0 Pushmataha 3 E Cloudy