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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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