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Heat and Fire Weather Concerns for the Center of the Nation; Coastal Impacts Across the East

Excessive heat returns for portions of the Plains today where heat indices will likely climb above the century mark. Furthermore, warm temperatures, strong winds and dry fuels may result in rapid spread of wild fires across the western High Plains today. For the east coast, lingering storm with onshore flow will bring high surf, dangerous rip currents and coastal flooding, especially at high tide. Read More >

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1998 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 1 22 22 2 1 3 27 4 0 83
 
Tornadoes by Intensity
F? F0 F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 Total
0 48 20 13 2 0 0 83
 
Tornado
Number		 Date Time
(CST)		 Length
of Path
(miles)		 Width
of Path
(yards)		 F-Scale Killed Injured County Location
1 03/30/1998 1718 0.6 30 F0 0 0 Hughes Lamar
2 04/06/1998 1945 0.1 30 F0 0 0 Stephens 2 SE Velma
3 05/06/1998 1713 0.1 30 F0 0 0 Muskogee Near Boynton
4 05/06/1998 1721 0.1 30 F0 0 0 Muskogee 5 E Boynton
5 05/06/1998 1927 0.1 30 F0 0 0 Pittsburg 4 SW Quinton
6 05/06/1998 1932-1933 0.3 30 F0 0 0 Pittsburg Quinton
7 05/06/1998 1938-1939 0.8 150 F1 0 2 Le Flore Calhoun
8 05/06/1998 1940 0.1 30 F0 0 0 Haskell near Cartersville
9 05/24/1998 1745 0.1 30 F0 0 0 Alfalfa 1 S Amorita
10 05/24/1998 1750 0.1 30 F0 0 0 Alfalfa 3 ENE Amorita
11 05/24/1998 1755-1805 5 100 F1 0 0 Alfalfa/ Grant 8 E Amorita - 9 SSE Manchester
12 05/24/1998 1823 0.1 30 F0 0 0 Grant 4 WNW Wakita
13 05/24/1998 1825-1829 3 50 F0 0 0 Grant 2 SW - 2 S Wakita
14 05/24/1998 1839 0.1 30 F0 0 0 Grant 9 W Medford
15 05/24/1998 1840 0.1 30 F0 0 0 Grant 3 SE Wakita
16 05/24/1998 1846-1853 1 250 F0 0 0 Grant 6 W Medford
17 05/24/1998 1847-1850 0.8 180 F0 0 0 Grant 6 W Medford
18 05/24/1998 1920-1924 2 80 F1 0 0 Grant 2 SW - 2 S Medford
19 05/24/1998 1929-1934 5 280 F0 0 0 Grant 3 SE Jefferson - 7 E Pond Creek
20 05/24/1998 1935-1936 1 200 F1 0 0 Grant 4 ENE Pond Creek
21 05/24/1998 1950 2 400 F1 0 0 Grant 1 N Salt Fork
22 05/24/1998 1955 0.1 30 F0 0 0 Kay 1 WNW Braman
23 05/24/1998 2010-2025 5 1300 F3 0 0 Grant 3 S - 3 NW Lamont
24 05/24/1998 2130 0.1 30 F0 0 0 Kay 5 NW Tonkawa
25 06/08/1998 1811-1815 4 50 F1 0 0 Pottawatomie/ Seminole 3 WSW - 1 SE Maud
26 06/08/1998 1835-1850 8 440 F2 0 0 Seminole/ Hughes 3 SW Wewoka - Wewoka - 4 N Holdenville
27 06/08/1998 1850-1915 8 590 F2 0 0 Hughes 4 N Holdenville - 4 E Yeager
28 06/08/1998 1928-1939 9 200 F0 0 0 Pittsburg 7 NW Scipio - 9 WSW Indianola
29 06/08/1998 1943-1955 8 200 F0 0 0 Pittsburg 4 SW Indianola - 4 W Crowder
30 06/08/1998 1955-1958 2 100 F0 0 0 Pittsburg 4 WSW - 2 W Crowder
31 06/08/1998 2010-2028 12 200 F0 0 0 Pittsburg 3 NW Blocker - 2 NE Featherston
32 06/08/1998 2031-2032 0.5 30 F0 0 0 Pittsburg 1 NE - 1.5 NE Blocker
33 06/08/1998 2040-2047 5 100 F1 0 0 Pittsburg/ Haskell 2 SE Quinton - 4 WSW Kinta
34 06/08/1998 2051 0.5 30 F0 0 0 Pittsburg near Russellville
35 06/08/1998 2055 0.5 50 F2 0 0 Haskell 2 S Kinta
36 06/08/1998 2156 0.5 30 F0 0 0 Le Flore 2 W Shady Point
37 06/13/1998 1545 0.1 30 F0 0 1 Blaine 1 W Longdale
38 06/13/1998 1743-1746 2 50 F1 0 0 Logan 3 SW Guthrie
39 06/13/1998 1815 0.2 30 F0 0 0 Canadian 5 WNW El Reno
40 06/13/1998 1817-1822 0.2 30 F0 0 0 Canadian 4 NW El Reno
41 06/13/1998 1845 0.1 30 F0 0 0 Canadian 2 WNW Yukon
42 06/13/1998 1902-1903 0.8 50 F1 0 0 Oklahoma Oklahoma City (Lake Hefner)
43 06/13/1998 1907-1908 0.8 50 F1 0 0 Oklahoma Oklahoma City (North)
44 06/13/1998 1908-1911 1.5 80 F2 0 4 Oklahoma Oklahoma City (NW)/Nichols Hills
45 06/13/1998 1912-1923 6 200 F2 0 17 Oklahoma Oklahoma City (NE; Frontier City)
46 06/18/1998 1740-1741 0.5 50 F0 0 0 Wagoner 5 W Porter
47 07/23/1998 1510 0.1 30 F0 0 0 Blaine 4 W Okeene
48 07/23/1998 1530 0.2 50 F0 0 0 Blaine Okeene
49 08/10/1998 1430 0.3 50 F0 0 0 Greer near Granite
50 09/21/1998 1540-1542 1 100 F1 0 0 Garfield 3 S - 3 SE Waukomis
51 09/21/1998 1625-1627 1.5 50 F0 0 0 Logan 9 N Crescent - 8 W Mulhall
52 09/21/1998 1645 0.5 50 F0 0 0 Dewey/ Blaine 2 W Canton
53 10/04/1998 1425-1443 10 440 F2 0 0 Woods/ Alfalfa 11 SSW Dacoma - 4 NW Carmen
54 10/04/1998 1505 0.1 30 F0 0 0 Alfalfa 5 SE Cherokee
55 10/04/1998 1604 0.1 30 F0 0 0 Grant 5 W Medford
56 10/04/1998 1638-1641 1.5 30 F0 0 0 Blaine 8 SW - 6.5 SW Watonga
57 10/04/1998 1650-1712 12 200 F2 0 0 Blaine 3 SW - 9 ENE Watonga
58 10/04/1998 1714 0.3 50 F0 0 0 Comanche 5 N Medicine Park
59 10/04/1998 1728-1742 7 100 F1 0 0 Kingfisher 6 SW - 2 SE Dover
60 10/04/1998 1745 0.5 30 F0 0 0 Caddo 1 NE Cyril
61 10/04/1998 1747-1756 6 100 F1 0 0 Payne/ Noble 10 W - 6 NW Stillwater
62 10/04/1998 1754-1755 1.5 200 F2 0 0 Grady 9 WSW - 7.5 WSW Ninnekah
63 10/04/1998 1838-1839 0.4 130 F1 0 0 Pawnee Pawnee
64 10/04/1998 1915-1921 5 80 F2 0 0 Grady/ McClain 4 NW Blanchard - 2 SSW Newcastle
65 10/04/1998 1926-1928 1.5 30 F0 0 0 McClain/ Cleveland N Newcastle - SW Oklahoma City
66 10/04/1998 1934-1941 3 580 F2 0 0 Cleveland Moore
67 10/04/1998 1956-1957 1 80 F0 0 0 Osage 1 SSW - 1 SSE Barnsdall
68 10/04/1998 2037-2040 3 580 F2 0 0 Lincoln 4 SE - 5 E Meeker
69 10/04/1998 2045-2052 6 580 F2 0 0 Lincoln 7 W - 4 NW Prague
70 10/04/1998 2050-2055 3 100 F1 0 0 Pottawatomie NW Shawnee
71 10/04/1998 2052-2108 8 440 F1 0 6 Lincoln 6 NW - 7 NNE Prague
72 10/04/1998 2058-2100 2 100 F1 0 0 Pottawatomie SE Shawnee
73 10/04/1998 2105-2116 8 50 F0 0 0 Nowata 2 NE Watovia - 10 ESE Nowata
74 10/04/1998 2108-2125 10 880 F3 0 1 Seminole/ Pottawatomie 5 WNW Little - Center View - 3 SE Prague
75 10/04/1998 2119 0.5 50 F0 0 0 Tulsa 3 NW Collinsville
76 10/04/1998 2137-2208 27 1410 F2 0 4 Okfuskee/ Okmulgee 2 SE Boley - IXL - Haydenville - 3 SW Nuyaka
77 10/04/1998 2217-2218 1 100 F1 0 0 Okmulgee 2 E - 2 ENE Nuyaka
78 10/04/1998 2327 0.8 50 F0 0 0 Wagoner 1 SE Tullahassee
79 10/28/1998 1655 0.3 30 F0 0 0 Logan 6 N Meridian
80 11/09/1998 2115-2120 5 130 F1 0 0 McClain/ Cleveland 1.5 SW Purcell - Purcell - 1 NE Lexington
81 11/09/1998 2355 0.5 50 F0 0 0 Latimer 4 NE Red Oak
82 11/10/1998 0035-0043 5 200 F1 0 0 Le Flore OK/ Sebastian AR 2 NE Pocola OK - Fort Smith AR Airport
83 11/29/1998 2010-2015 2 100 F0 0 0 Payne 3.5 NNW - 4 N Cushing
 
 
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