1997 Oklahoma Tornadoes

Snow And Hazardous Travel Expected From The Rockies To The Northern Plains And Upper Midwest

A storm system will track from the Rockies to the Great Lakes through Monday. The storm will bring heavy snow, gusty winds, and hazardous travel conditions. Some of the snow will be heavy at times, with accumulations approaching one foot over northern Wisconsin and Minnesota. Conditions will improve Monday night into Tuesday. Read More >

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Tornadoes by Month
Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Total
0	1	1	41	5	1	1	1	2	2	0	0	55

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	42	10	2	1	0	0	55

Tornadoes by Intensity

Total

Tornado Number	Date	Time (CST)	Length of Path (miles)	Width of Path (yards)	F-Scale	Injured	County	Location
1	02/20/1997	1950	0.1	30	F0	0	Le Flore	Pocola
2	03/27/1997	2355	0.1	10	F0	0	Blaine	.5 NE Watonga
3	04/04/1997	2040	0.5	50	F0	0	Pushmataha	2 E Nashoba
4	05/07/1997	1800	2	50	F0	0	Grant	2 W-1 S Wakita
5	05/07/1997	1852	0.1	25	F0	0	Grant	Deer Creek (OK)
6	05/07/1997	1853	0.1	25	F0	0	Grant	Deer Creek (OK)
7	05/07/1997	1858	0.1	25	F0	0	Kay	7 W Blackwell
8	05/07/1997	2037	0.1	30	F0	0	Osage	7 W Ralston
9	05/07/1997	2102	0.1	30	F0	0	Osage	1 SW Fairfax
10	05/25/1997	1514-1524	2.5	75	F1	0	Grady	3 NE Tabler-2.5 SSW Middleberg
11	05/25/1997	1600-1624	6	1320	F2	2	McClain	7 WSW-4 S Purcell
12	05/25/1997	1627	0.2	25	F0	0	Caddo/ Comanche	4 SW Cyril/1 N Fletcher
13	05/25/1997	1632	0.2	20	F0	0	McClain	2 NNE Wayne
14	05/25/1997	1728	0.1	25	F0	0	Garvin	7 S Maysville
15	05/25/1997	1736-1744	0.5	50	F1	0	Stephens	3 S Duncan
16	05/25/1997	1807	0.1	25	F0	0	Murray	1 E Joy
17	05/25/1997	1813	0.1	25	F0	0	Garvin	7 S Stratford
18	05/25/1997	1858	0.5	30	F0	0	Pontotoc	8 E Roff
19	05/25/1997	1920	0.1	25	F0	0	Johnston	2.5 NE Mill Creek
20	05/25/1997	1943	0.1	25	F0	0	Marshall	8 WNW Madill
21	05/25/1997	1948	0.1	25	F0	0	Coal	2 N Tupelo
22	05/25/1997	2110	0.1	50	F0	0	Kay	3 NW Newkirk
23	05/26/1997	1730	0.1	75	F1	0	Creek	1 ESE Sapulpa
24	05/26/1997	1735	0.1	30	F0	0	Creek	2 SE Sapulpa
25	05/26/1997	1738-1745	5	150	F1	0	Creek	7 SSW Sapulpa-2 S Kiefer
26	05/26/1997	1745	0.1	50	F0	0	Seminole	1 N Cromwell
27	05/26/1997	1746-1806	8	100	F2	0	Creek/ Okmulgee	7 WSW Beggs-3 SW Mounds
28	05/26/1997	1747	0.1	30	F0	0	Okfuskee	2 W Beardon
29	05/26/1997	1747-1748	1.5	50	F0	0	Seminole	1 SW-1 E Cromwell
30	05/26/1997	1808	0.1	30	F0	0	Okmulgee	4 S Beggs
31	05/26/1997	1815	0.1	40	F0	0	Tulsa	1 SE Glenpool
32	05/26/1997	1819-1822	2	100	F1	0	Okmulgee	3 SE Beggs-Preston
33	05/26/1997	1824-1828	2	100	F1	0	Okmulgee	1 E Preston-3 E Preston
34	05/26/1997	1840-1846	4	75	F1	0	Okmulgee	4 E-8 E Preston
35	05/26/1997	1900	0.1	25	F0	0	Hughes	2 SE Dustin
36	05/26/1997	1925	0.1	30	F0	0	Ottawa	0.5 N Picher
37	05/26/1997	1929-1941	5	440	F3	1	Pittsburg	6 W-2 SW Indianola ]
38	05/26/1997	2005	0.2	25	F0	0	Johnston/ Marshall	1.5 SW Russett/6 NW Madill
39	05/26/1997	2019	0.1	25	F0	0	Marshall	2 SW Madill
40	05/26/1997	2020	0.1	25	F0	0	Johnston	1 S Russett
41	05/26/1997	2032-2040	4	50	F1	0	Pittsburg/ Latimer	4 S Blocker-10 NW Wilburton
42	05/26/1997	2041	0.1	25	F0	0	Marshall	2 W Little City
43	05/26/1997	2124	0.1	25	F0	0	Marshall	1 S Madill
44	05/29/1997	1955	0.1	10	F0	0	Woodward	9 SW Sharon
45	06/15/1997	1810-1814	0.5	100	F1	2	Beaver	5 N Turpin
46	06/16/1997	1710	0.1	30	F0	0	McIntosh	1 NW Eufaula
47	06/16/1997	1745	0.1	30	F0	0	Haskell	2 W Enterprise
48	06/16/1997	2000	0.1	30	F0	0	Okfuskee	3 S Mason
49	06/16/1997	2040	0.1	30	F0	0	Okmulgee	1 W Schulter
50	07/17/1997	1805	0.1	30	F0	0	Osage	2 SSE Fairfax
51	08/18/1997	1842-1845	0.5	75	F0	0	Blaine	2 E Eagle City
52	09/08/1997	1545	0.1	30	F0	0	Osage	5 N Fairfax
53	09/08/1997	1620	0.1	30	F0	0	Pawnee	2 NW Ralston
54	10/08/1997	1731-1735	2	50	F0	0	Noble	5 SE-7 SE Billings
55	10/08/1997	1815	0.5	25	F1	0	Logan	9 S Coyle

Tornado
Number

Date

Time
(CST)

Length
of Path
(miles)

Width
of Path
(yards)

F-Scale

Killed

Injured

County

Location

02/20/1997

1950

0.1

Le Flore

Pocola

03/27/1997

2355

0.1

Blaine

.5 NE Watonga

04/04/1997

2040

0.5

Pushmataha

2 E Nashoba

05/07/1997

1800

Grant

2 W-1 S Wakita

05/07/1997

1852

0.1

Grant

Deer Creek (OK)

05/07/1997

1853

0.1

Grant

Deer Creek (OK)

05/07/1997

1858

0.1

Kay

7 W Blackwell

05/07/1997

2037

0.1

Osage

7 W Ralston

05/07/1997

2102

0.1

Osage

1 SW Fairfax

05/25/1997

1514-1524

2.5

Grady

3 NE Tabler-2.5 SSW Middleberg

05/25/1997

1600-1624

1320

McClain

7 WSW-4 S Purcell

05/25/1997

1627

0.2

Caddo/ Comanche

4 SW Cyril/1 N Fletcher

05/25/1997

1632

0.2

McClain

2 NNE Wayne

05/25/1997

1728

0.1

Garvin

7 S Maysville

05/25/1997

1736-1744

0.5

Stephens

3 S Duncan

05/25/1997

1807

0.1

Murray

1 E Joy

05/25/1997

1813

0.1

Garvin

7 S Stratford

05/25/1997

1858

0.5

Pontotoc

8 E Roff

05/25/1997

1920

0.1

Johnston

2.5 NE Mill Creek

05/25/1997

1943

0.1

Marshall

8 WNW Madill

05/25/1997

1948

0.1

Coal

2 N Tupelo

05/25/1997

2110

0.1

Kay

3 NW Newkirk

05/26/1997

1730

0.1

Creek

1 ESE Sapulpa

05/26/1997

1735

0.1

Creek

2 SE Sapulpa

05/26/1997

1738-1745

150

Creek

7 SSW Sapulpa-2 S Kiefer

05/26/1997

1745

0.1

Seminole

1 N Cromwell

05/26/1997

1746-1806

100

Creek/ Okmulgee

7 WSW Beggs-3 SW Mounds

05/26/1997

1747

0.1

Okfuskee

2 W Beardon

05/26/1997

1747-1748

1.5

Seminole

1 SW-1 E Cromwell

05/26/1997

1808

0.1

Okmulgee

4 S Beggs

05/26/1997

1815

0.1

Tulsa

1 SE Glenpool

05/26/1997

1819-1822

100

Okmulgee

3 SE Beggs-Preston

05/26/1997

1824-1828

100

Okmulgee

1 E Preston-3 E Preston

05/26/1997

1840-1846

Okmulgee

4 E-8 E Preston

05/26/1997

1900

0.1

Hughes

2 SE Dustin

05/26/1997

1925

0.1

Ottawa

0.5 N Picher

05/26/1997

1929-1941

440

Pittsburg

6 W-2 SW Indianola ]

05/26/1997

2005

0.2

Johnston/ Marshall

1.5 SW Russett/6 NW Madill

05/26/1997

2019

0.1

Marshall

2 SW Madill

05/26/1997

2020

0.1

Johnston

1 S Russett

05/26/1997

2032-2040

Pittsburg/ Latimer

4 S Blocker-10 NW Wilburton

05/26/1997

2041

0.1

Marshall

2 W Little City

05/26/1997

2124

0.1

Marshall

1 S Madill

05/29/1997

1955

0.1

Woodward

9 SW Sharon

06/15/1997

1810-1814

0.5

100

Beaver

5 N Turpin

06/16/1997

1710

0.1

McIntosh

1 NW Eufaula

06/16/1997

1745

0.1

Haskell

2 W Enterprise

06/16/1997

2000

0.1

Okfuskee

3 S Mason

06/16/1997

2040

0.1

Okmulgee

1 W Schulter

07/17/1997

1805

0.1

Osage

2 SSE Fairfax

08/18/1997

1842-1845

0.5

Blaine

2 E Eagle City

09/08/1997

1545

0.1

Osage

5 N Fairfax

09/08/1997

1620

0.1

Pawnee

2 NW Ralston

10/08/1997

1731-1735

Noble

5 SE-7 SE Billings

10/08/1997

1815

0.5

Logan

9 S Coyle