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 Month

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Total

Tornadoes by Intensity
F?	F0	F1	F2	F3	F4	F5	Total
0	37	10	1	0	0	0	48

Tornadoes by Intensity

Total

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

Tornado
Number

Date

Time
(CST)

Length
of Path
(miles)

Width
of Path
(yards)

F-Scale

Killed

Injured

County

Location

03/24/1996

1255

0.1

Carter

5 N Lone Grove

04/21/1996

1600-1603

100

Noble

2-4 E Perry

04/21/1996

1642

0.5

Carter

Near Ratliff City

04/21/1996

1730-1735

4.5

150

Jefferson/ Carter

4 N Ringling-4 NW Healdton

04/21/1996

1735

0.1

Carter

8 N Healdton

04/21/1996

1735

0.1

Carter

5 S Healdton

04/21/1996

1745-1750

2.5

500

Carter

5 SE Fox

04/21/1996

1751

0.1

Murray

5 NW Sulphur

04/21/1996

1800

0.5

100

Osage

Barnsdall

04/21/1996

1825

100

Murray

2.5 SE Davis

04/21/1996

1828

0.1

Nowata

4 NW Nowata

04/21/1996

1828-1837

150

Murray

2 W Sulphur-1 NE Sulphur

04/21/1996

1849

0.5

Murray

2 SW Hickory

04/21/1996

1850

0.5

Murray

2 SW Hickory

04/21/1996

1915

0.1

Ottawa

2 W Fairland

04/21/1996

2015-2020

100

Pittsburg

Mc Alester-7 ENE Mc Alester

04/21/1996

2030-2040

100

Pittsburg

7 ENE Mcalester

04/21/1996

2100-2102

Haskell

2 N Kinta

04/21/1996

2212

0.1

Sequoyah

Moffett (then moved into AR)

05/14/1996

1940

0.1

Jackson

2 N Blair

05/25/1996

1725-1730

200

Cimarron

1 E Felt

05/26/1996

1353-1358

Texas

1 S Guymon

05/26/1996

1416-1418

100

Texas

4 W - 3 W Hooker

05/26/1996

1416-1420

Texas

4 W - 3 W Hooker

05/26/1996

1425-1428

Kiowa

1 NNW Roosevelt

05/26/1996

1838-1930

880

Rogers/ Nowata/ Craig

1 NW Talala-1 SW Watova-7 E Childers

05/26/1996

2232

0.1

McClain

6 S Purcell

05/31/1996

0600

2.5

Blaine

5 SE Okeene

06/03/1996

1420-1422

0.5

Cimarron

3 E Felt

06/05/1996

1647-1657

Texas

7 NW Guymon

06/06/1996

1840

0.1

McClain

1 SE Wayne

06/06/1996

1854

0.1

Pittsburg

3 SW Mcalester

06/06/1996

2020

0.1

Le Flore

14 SW Heavener

06/18/1996

2310

0.1

Tulsa

3 N Owasso

08/01/1996

1505-1515

0.1

Pittsburg

5 SE Scipio

08/11/1996

1715

0.1

Cotton

Walters

08/11/1996

1730

0.1

Jefferson

5 N Ringling

08/17/1996

1507-1515

Noble

2 W Perry

08/21/1996

1535

0.1

Caddo

7 NW Cyril

08/29/1996

1620

0.1

Kay

3 E Blackwell

09/18/1996

1901-1903

0.5

Texas

3 SW Baker

09/18/1996

1907-1910

0.5

Texas

1 W Baker

09/25/1996

2150

0.1

Grant

3 SW Deer Creek

09/25/1996

2225

0.1

Grant/ Kay

5 E Deer Creek-2 W Nardin

09/25/1996

2239-2240

0.1

Kay

5 N Tonkawa

09/25/1996

2240-2241

0.1

Kay

5 N Tonkawa

09/25/1996

2351

0.1

Kay

2 W Ponca City

11/16/1996

1600

Caddo

3 NE Apache