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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 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 49 |
| Tornadoes by Intensity | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F? | F0 | F1 | F2 | F3 | F4 | F5 | Total |
| 0 | 37 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 49 |
| 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 | Ratliff City |
| 4 | 04/21/1996 | 1730-1735 | 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 | 3 | 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 - 2.5 E Davis |
| 11 | 04/21/1996 | 1828-1837 | 3 | 150 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Murray | 2 W - 1 NE Sulphur |
| 12 | 04/21/1996 | 1828 | 0.1 | 25 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Nowata | 4 NW Nowata |
| 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 | McAlester - 3 ENE McAlester |
| 17 | 04/21/1996 | 2030-2040 | 5 | 100 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Pittsburg | 7 ENE - 12 ENE McAlester |
| 18 | 04/21/1996 | 2100-2102 | 1 | 75 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Haskell | 2 N - 2 NNE Kinta |
| 19 | 04/21/1996 | 2212-2228 | 10 | 1050 | F3 | 2 | 89 | Sequoyah OK/ Sebastian AR/ Crawford AR | Moffett OK- Fort Smith AR- Van Buren AR- 1 S Rudy AR [Zero fatalities or injuries in Oklahoma] |
| 20 | 05/14/1996 | 1940 | 0.1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Jackson | 2 N Blair |
| 21 | 05/25/1996 | 1725-1730 | 1 | 100 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Cimarron | 1 E - 2 E Felt |
| 22 | 05/26/1996 | 1353-1358 | 0.5 | 50 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Texas | 1 S - 1.5 SE 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- 8 N Centralia |
| 27 | 05/26/1996 | 2132 | 0.1 | 25 | F0 | 0 | 0 | McClain | 6 S Purcell |
| 28 | 05/31/1996 | 0600 | 3 | 25 | F1 | 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 - 9 NW Guymon |
| 31 | 06/06/1996 | 1735 | 0.1 | 20 | F0 | 0 | 0 | McClain | 1 SE Wayne |
| 32 | 06/06/1996 | 1740 | 0.1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | McClain | 1 SE Wayne |
| 33 | 06/06/1996 | 1854 | 0.1 | 25 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Pittsburg | 3 SW McAlester |
| 34 | 06/06/1996 | 2020 | 0.1 | 25 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Le Flore | 14 SW Heavener |
| 35 | 06/18/1996 | 2310 | 0.1 | 25 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Tulsa | 3 N Owasso (near 116th St N and Memorial) |
| 36 | 08/01/1996 | 1505-1515 | 0.1 | 25 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Pittsburg | 5 SE Scipio |
| 37 | 08/11/1996 | 1715 | 0.1 | 50 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Cotton | Walters |
| 38 | 08/11/1996 | 1730 | 0.1 | 20 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Jefferson | 5 N Ringling |
| 39 | 08/17/1996 | 1507-1515 | 3 | 50 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Noble | 2 W Perry |
| 40 | 08/21/1996 | 1535 | 0.1 | 25 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Caddo | 7 NW Cyril |
| 41 | 08/29/1996 | 1620 | 0.1 | 20 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Kay | 3 E Blackwell |
| 42 | 09/18/1996 | 1901-1903 | 0.5 | 50 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Texas | 3 SW Baker |
| 43 | 09/18/1996 | 1907-1910 | 0.5 | 50 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Texas | 1 W Baker |
| 44 | 09/25/1996 | 2150 | 0.1 | 25 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Grant | 3 SW Deer Creek |
| 45 | 09/25/1996 | 2225 | 0.2 | 25 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Grant/ Kay | 5 E Deer Creek/ 2 W Nardin |
| 46 | 09/25/1996 | 2239-2240 | 0.1 | 25 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Kay | 5 N Tonkawa |
| 47 | 09/25/1996 | 2240-2241 | 0.1 | 25 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Kay | 5 N Tonkawa |
| 48 | 09/25/1996 | 2351 | 0.1 | 25 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Kay | 2 W Ponca City |
| 49 | 11/16/1996 | 1600 | 1 | 30 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Caddo | 3 NE Apache |