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Heat Wave Expands to the East Coast; Flash Flooding Likely in the Central Plains into the Midwest; Severe Thunderstorms in the Northeast

Dangerous, prolonged heat is ongoing in the Mid-South to Mid-Mississippi Valley and heat expands into the Northeast for a brief period today. Widely scattered instances of flash flooding due to heavy rains are forecast from northeast Kansas to much of Indiana. Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are possible across parts of New England, northern Mid-Atlantic, and North Dakota. Read More >

Norman, OK

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1997 Oklahoma Tornadoes

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Tornadoes by Month
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total
0 1 1 1 41 5 1 1 2 2 0 0 55
 
Tornadoes by Intensity
F? F0 F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 Total
0 42 10 2 1 0 0 55
 
Tornado
Number		 Date Time
(CST)		 Length
of Path
(miles)		 Width
of Path
(yards)		 F-Scale Killed Injured County Location
1 02/20/1997 1950 0.1 30 F0 0 0 Le Flore Pocola
2 03/27/1997 2355 0.1 10 F0 0 0 Blaine .5 NE Watonga
3 04/04/1997 2040 0.5 50 F0 0 0 Pushmataha 2 E Nashoba
4 05/07/1997 1800 2 50 F0 0 0 Grant 2 W - 1 S Wakita
5 05/07/1997 1852 0.1 23 F0 0 0 Grant Near Deer Creek
6 05/07/1997 1853 0.1 23 F0 0 0 Grant Near Deer Creek
7 05/07/1997 1858 0.1 23 F0 0 0 Kay 7 W Blackwell
8 05/07/1997 2037 0.1 30 F0 0 0 Osage 7 W Ralston
9 05/07/1997 2102 0.1 30 F0 0 0 Osage 1 SW Fairfax
10 05/25/1997 1514-1524 3 73 F1 0 0 Grady 3 NE Tabler - 2.5 SSW Middleberg
11 05/25/1997 1600-1624 6 1320 F2 0 2 McClain 7 WSW - 4 S Purcell
12 05/25/1997 1627 0.2 23 F0 0 0 Caddo/ Comanche 4 SW Cyril/1 N Fletcher
13 05/25/1997 1632 0.2 20 F0 0 0 McClain 2 NNE Wayne
14 05/25/1997 1728 0.1 23 F0 0 0 Garvin 7 S Maysville
15 05/25/1997 1736-1744 0.5 50 F1 0 0 Stephens 3 S Duncan
16 05/25/1997 1807 0.1 23 F0 0 0 Murray 1 E Joy
17 05/25/1997 1813 0.1 23 F0 0 0 Garvin 7 S Stratford
18 05/25/1997 1858 0.5 30 F0 0 0 Pontotoc 8 E Roff
19 05/25/1997 1920 0.1 23 F0 0 0 Johnston 2.5 NE Mill Creek
20 05/25/1997 1943 0.1 23 F0 0 0 Marshall 8 WNW Madill
21 05/25/1997 1948 0.1 23 F0 0 0 Coal 2 N Tupelo
22 05/25/1997 2110 0.1 50 F0 0 0 Kay 3 NW Newkirk
23 05/26/1997 1730 0.1 73 F1 0 0 Creek 1 ESE Sapulpa
24 05/26/1997 1735 0.1 30 F0 0 0 Creek 2 SE Sapulpa
25 05/26/1997 1738-1745 5 150 F1 0 0 Creek 7 SSW Sapulpa - 2 S Kiefer
26 05/26/1997 1745 0.1 50 F0 0 0 Seminole 1 N Cromwell
27 05/26/1997 1746-1806 8 100 F2 0 0 Creek/ Okmulgee 7 WSW Beggs - 3 SW Mounds
28 05/26/1997 1747-1748 1.5 50 F0 0 0 Seminole 1 SW - 1 E Cromwell
29 05/26/1997 1747 0.1 30 F0 0 0 Okfuskee 2 W Beardon
30 05/26/1997 1808 0.1 30 F0 0 0 Okmulgee 4 S Beggs
31 05/26/1997 1815 0.1 40 F0 0 0 Tulsa 1 SE Glenpool
32 05/26/1997 1819-1822 2 100 F1 0 0 Okmulgee 3 SE Beggs - Preston
33 05/26/1997 1824-1828 2 100 F1 0 0 Okmulgee 1 E Preston - 3 E Preston
34 05/26/1997 1840-1846 4 73 F1 0 0 Okmulgee 4 E - 8 E Preston
35 05/26/1997 1900 0.1 23 F0 0 0 Hughes 2 SE Dustin
36 05/26/1997 1925 0.1 30 F0 0 0 Ottawa 0.5 N Picher
37 05/26/1997 1929-1941 5 440 F3 0 1 Pittsburg 6 W - 2 SW Indianola
38 05/26/1997 2005 0.2 23 F0 0 0 Johnston/ Marshall 1.5 SW Russett/6 NW Madill
39 05/26/1997 2019 0.1 23 F0 0 0 Marshall 2 SW Madill
40 05/26/1997 2020 0.1 23 F0 0 0 Johnston 1 S Russett
41 05/26/1997 2032-2040 4 50 F1 0 0 Pittsburg/ Latimer 4 S Blocker - 10 NW Wilburton
42 05/26/1997 2041 0.1 23 F0 0 0 Marshall 2 W Little City
43 05/26/1997 2124 0.1 23 F0 0 0 Marshall 1 S Madill
44 05/29/1997 1955 0.1 10 F0 0 0 Woodward 9 SW Sharon
45 06/15/1997 1810-1814 0.5 100 F1 0 2 Beaver 5 N Turpin
46 06/16/1997 1710 0.1 30 F0 0 0 McIntosh 1 NW Eufaula
47 06/16/1997 1745 0.1 30 F0 0 0 Haskell 2 W Enterprise
48 06/16/1997 2000 0.1 30 F0 0 0 Okfuskee 3 S Mason
49 06/16/1997 2040 0.1 30 F0 0 0 Okmulgee 1 W Schulter
50 07/17/1997 1805 0.1 30 F0 0 0 Osage 2 SSE Fairfax
51 08/18/1997 1842-1845 0.5 73 F0 0 0 Blaine 2 E Eagle City
52 09/08/1997 1545 0.1 30 F0 0 0 Osage 5 N Fairfax
53 09/08/1997 1620 0.1 30 F0 0 0 Pawnee 2 NW Ralston
54 10/08/1997 1731-1735 2 50 F0 0 0 Noble 5 SE - 7 SE Billings
55 10/08/1997 1815 0.5 23 F1 0 0 Logan 9 S Coyle
 
 
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