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Severe Thunderstorm Threat Over The Eastern U.S., Critical Fire Weather Likely Over The Southwest

A cold front will bring the threat for scattered strong to severe thunderstorms from the Mid Atlantic to New England into Saturday morning. Some of the storms could produce damaging winds and locally heavy rainfall. Dangerously hot and dry conditions will persist over the Desert Southwest this weekend. Critical fire weather conditions likely. Read More >

Norman, OK

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1996 Oklahoma Tornadoes

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Tornadoes by Month
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total
0 0 1 18 9 6 0 6 7 0 1 0 48
 
Tornadoes by Intensity
F? F0 F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 Total
0 37 10 1 0 0 0 48
 
Tornado
Number		 Date Time
(CST)		 Length
of Path
(miles)		 Width
of Path
(yards)		 F-Scale Killed Injured County Location
1 03/24/1996 1255 0.1 25 F0 0 0 Carter 5 N Lone Grove
2 04/21/1996 1600-1603 2 100 F0 0 0 Noble 2-4 E Perry
3 04/21/1996 1642 0.5 50 F1 0 0 Carter Near Ratliff City
4 04/21/1996 1730-1735 4.5 150 F1 0 0 Jefferson/ Carter 4 N Ringling-4 NW Healdton
5 04/21/1996 1735 0.1 25 F0 0 0 Carter 8 N Healdton
6 04/21/1996 1735 0.1 25 F0 0 0 Carter 5 S Healdton
7 04/21/1996 1745-1750 2.5 500 F0 0 0 Carter 5 SE Fox
8 04/21/1996 1751 0.1 25 F0 0 0 Murray 5 NW Sulphur
9 04/21/1996 1800 0.5 100 F1 0 0 Osage Barnsdall
10 04/21/1996 1825 1 100 F0 0 0 Murray 2.5 SE Davis
11 04/21/1996 1828 0.1 25 F0 0 0 Nowata 4 NW Nowata
12 04/21/1996 1828-1837 3 150 F1 0 0 Murray 2 W Sulphur-1 NE Sulphur
13 04/21/1996 1849 0.5 50 F0 0 0 Murray 2 SW Hickory
14 04/21/1996 1850 0.5 50 F0 0 0 Murray 2 SW Hickory
15 04/21/1996 1915 0.1 25 F1 0 0 Ottawa 2 W Fairland
16 04/21/1996 2015-2020 3 100 F0 0 9 Pittsburg Mc Alester-7 ENE Mc Alester
17 04/21/1996 2030-2040 5 100 F1 0 0 Pittsburg 7 ENE Mcalester
18 04/21/1996 2100-2102 1 75 F1 0 0 Haskell 2 N Kinta
19 04/21/1996 2212 0.1 50 F1 0 0 Sequoyah Moffett (then moved into AR)
20 05/14/1996 1940 0.1 10 F0 0 0 Jackson 2 N Blair
21 05/25/1996 1725-1730 2 200 F1 0 0 Cimarron 1 E Felt
22 05/26/1996 1353-1358 2 75 F0 0 0 Texas 1 S Guymon
23 05/26/1996 1416-1418 1 100 F0 0 0 Texas 4 W - 3 W Hooker
24 05/26/1996 1416-1420 1 75 F0 0 0 Texas 4 W - 3 W Hooker
25 05/26/1996 1425-1428 1 10 F0 0 0 Kiowa 1 NNW Roosevelt
26 05/26/1996 1838-1930 30 880 F2 0 1 Rogers/ Nowata/ Craig 1 NW Talala-1 SW Watova-7 E Childers
27 05/26/1996 2232 0.1 25 F0 0 0 McClain 6 S Purcell
28 05/31/1996 0600 2.5 25 F0 0 0 Blaine 5 SE Okeene
29 06/03/1996 1420-1422 0.5 50 F0 0 0 Cimarron 3 E Felt
30 06/05/1996 1647-1657 2 25 F0 0 0 Texas 7 NW Guymon
31 06/06/1996 1840 0.1 10 F0 0 0 McClain 1 SE Wayne
32 06/06/1996 1854 0.1 25 F0 0 0 Pittsburg 3 SW Mcalester
33 06/06/1996 2020 0.1 25 F0 0 0 Le Flore 14 SW Heavener
34 06/18/1996 2310 0.1 25 F0 0 0 Tulsa 3 N Owasso
35 08/01/1996 1505-1515 0.1 25 F0 0 0 Pittsburg 5 SE Scipio
36 08/11/1996 1715 0.1 50 F1 0 0 Cotton Walters
37 08/11/1996 1730 0.1 20 F0 0 0 Jefferson 5 N Ringling
38 08/17/1996 1507-1515 3 50 F0 0 0 Noble 2 W Perry
39 08/21/1996 1535 0.1 25 F0 0 0 Caddo 7 NW Cyril
40 08/29/1996 1620 0.1 20 F0 0 0 Kay 3 E Blackwell
41 09/18/1996 1901-1903 0.5 50 F0 0 0 Texas 3 SW Baker
42 09/18/1996 1907-1910 0.5 50 F0 0 0 Texas 1 W Baker
43 09/25/1996 2150 0.1 25 F0 0 0 Grant 3 SW Deer Creek
44 09/25/1996 2225 0.1 25 F0 0 0 Grant/ Kay 5 E Deer Creek-2 W Nardin
45 09/25/1996 2239-2240 0.1 25 F0 0 0 Kay 5 N Tonkawa
46 09/25/1996 2240-2241 0.1 25 F0 0 0 Kay 5 N Tonkawa
47 09/25/1996 2351 0.1 25 F0 0 0 Kay 2 W Ponca City
48 11/16/1996 1600 1 30 F0 0 0 Caddo 3 NE Apache
 
 
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