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Norman, OK

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Oklahoma Tornadoes in August (1950-Present)

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August Tornadoes by Intensity
F?/EF? F0/EF0 F1/EF1 F2/EF2 F3/EF3 F4/EF4 F5/EF5 Total
4 38 40 14 2 0 0 98
Unrated Weak Strong Violent Total
4 78 16 0 98
 
Tornado
Number		 Date Time
(CST)		 Length
of Path
(miles)		 width
of Path
(yards)		 F-Scale Killed Injured County Location
1 08/10/1951 1357 6 200 F1 0 2 Logan Meridian
2 08/31/1951 1550 0.5 440 F1 0 0 Woods 4 S Alva
3 08/15/1952 1630 5 77 F2 0 0 Logan Near Seward
4 08/04/1953 1628 0.1 10 F0 0 0 Kiowa near Hobart
5 08/11/1953 1655 0.1 10 F1 0 0 Kiowa 2 S Lone Wolf
6 08/30/1954 1330 0.1 300 F1 0 0 Tillman 3 NE Frederick
7 08/30/1954 1400 9 440 F1 0 0 Hughes Near Calvin
8 08/05/1955 1430 0.1 10 F1 0 0 Tillman near Frederick
9 08/07/1955 1500 6 400 F1 0 0 Tulsa near Tulsa
10 08/07/1956 1600 1.5 10 F1 0 0 Jefferson near Waurika
11 08/31/1956 1500 0.1 10 F0 0 0 Sequoyah 7 E Sallisaw
12 08/14/1957 1600 0.1 10 F0 0 0 Sequoyah near Hanson
13 08/14/1957 1730 0.1 10 F0 0 0 Mayes 7 SE Pryor
14 08/14/1957 1800 4 880 F1 0 0 Delaware Grand Lake (2.5 E Ketchum)
15 08/20/1958 1520 0.1 33 F2 0 0 Tulsa Tulsa
16 08/23/1958 1400 1 10 F? 0 0 Woods E of Waynoka
17 08/27/1959 0115 2 100 F1 0 0 Choctaw SW of Hugo - Hugo
18 08/27/1959 0120 0.1 100 F1 0 0 Pushmataha 5 E Antlers
19 08/30/1959 1820 2 100 F3 0 1 Cotton Devol
20 08/30/1959 1830 0.1 10 F2 0 0 Cotton Randlett
21 08/31/1959 1330 2 100 F1 0 0 Okfuskee Just NW of Castle
22 08/07/1960 2315 5 200 F3 0 0 Ottawa 2 N Quapaw
23 08/09/1960 1200 0.1 10 F? 0 0 Cotton Just S of Temple
24 08/01/1962 1300 0.1 10 F? 0 0 Noble Near Billings
25 08/08/1962 1700 0.1 10 F? 0 0 Muskogee 5 NE Porum
26 08/30/1962 1900 0.1 10 F1 0 0 Cimarron 5 W Keyes
27 08/09/1963 1720 0.1 10 F2 0 0 Payne Stillwater Airport
28 08/13/1964 1925 0.1 10 F2 0 0 Woods Farry
29 08/17/1964 1800 0.1 10 F0 0 0 Ellis 5 SSW Catesby
30 08/26/1964 1530 0.1 10 F2 0 0 Garvin 3 E Maysville
31 08/27/1964 2222 5 200 F0 0 0 Logan 1.5 S Orlando
32 08/06/1965 1700 0.7 10 F2 0 0 Comanche 2 N Letitia
33 08/20/1965 1830 0.4 100 F0 0 0 Kingfisher 4 S Omega
34 08/31/1965 1345 1 100 F0 0 0 Oklahoma Oklahoma City (Lake Hefner)
35 08/31/1965 1415 12 50 F0 0 0 Oklahoma/ Cleveland near SW 80th/May - NW Corner of Moore - SE Oklahoma City
36 08/31/1965 1420 0.1 10 F0 0 0 Cleveland Oklahoma City (near S May and the S Canadian River)
37 08/10/1968 1627 0.1 50 F2 0 0 Oklahoma Oklahoma City (Near NW 8th/Portland)
38 08/17/1970 1700 0.1 10 F1 0 0 Wagoner 2 NE Wagoner
39 08/21/1972 1730 0.1 10 F1 0 1 Kay Lake Ponca
40 08/10/1973 1730 0.4 17 F1 0 0 McIntosh 3 N Checotah
41 08/01/1974 1540 1 50 F1 0 0 Cleveland Moore (near NW 2nd/Santa Fe)
42 08/17/1974 1800 1.5 77 F1 0 0 Washington 8 NE Bartlesville
43 08/26/1974 1820 1 100 F1 0 0 Bryan Just E and N of Durant
44 08/02/1977 1730 8 10 F2 0 0 Dewey/ Blaine 4 SE- 12 SE Oakwood
45 08/23/1977 0150 1 50 F1 0 0 Garfield Just W of Enid
46 08/19/1979 1400 0.1 10 F0 0 0 Cleveland Far SE Oklahoma City (SE 104 and Triple X)
47 08/21/1979 1510 9 10 F0 0 0 Dewey 8 SW Seiling- near Seiling
48 08/21/1979 1815 0.1 10 F0 0 0 Noble 3 SE Red Rock
49 08/21/1979 1815 0.1 10 F0 0 0 Noble 3 SE Red Rock
50 08/21/1979 1815 0.1 10 F0 0 0 Noble 3 SE Red Rock
51 08/21/1979 1840 0.1 10 F0 0 0 Pawnee 5 NE Pawnee
52 08/21/1979 1930 0.1 10 F0 0 0 McClain Between Criner and Washington
53 08/21/1979 2100 0.1 10 F0 0 0 Tillman 2 S Davidson
54 08/22/1979 1814 0.1 10 F1 0 0 Canadian 2 W Piedmont
55 08/22/1979 1855 0.1 10 F0 0 0 Canadian 3 W Union City
56 08/24/1979 1720 0.1 10 F0 0 0 Grant Just W of Wakita
57 08/31/1979 1515 16 440 F2 0 0 Kingfisher/ Logan E of Kingfisher - ~10 SW Guthrie
58 08/31/1979 1955 0.1 10 F1 0 0 Carter 2 E Springer
59 08/05/1980 1600 0.6 100 F1 0 0 Texas Hardesty
60 08/05/1980 1640 14 100 F1 0 0 Texas OK/ Seward KS 3 NE Tyrone OK - 6 NE Liberal KS
61 08/15/1981 1345 0.1 10 F0 0 0 Garfield 7 SW Enid
62 08/15/1981 1500 0.1 10 F1 0 0 Jackson 2 NW Martha
63 08/15/1982 1700 0.1 10 F1 0 0 Texas Texhoma
64 08/27/1982 1600 1 50 F2 0 0 McClain 5 N Purcell
65 08/27/1982 1630 1 50 F2 0 2 Wagoner Near Wagoner
66 08/21/1983 1430 0.2 10 F0 0 0 Cimarron Near Felt
67 08/02/1986 1530 0.5 50 F0 0 0 Cimarron 12 NNE Boise City
68 08/15/1986 1750 2 50 F0 0 0 Lincoln 7 N- 8 NNE Chandler
69 08/29/1989 1312 0.2 20 F0 0 0 Wagoner 6 NNW Oneta
70 08/17/1994 1433 2 40 F1 0 0 Kingfisher 3 WSW- 5 SW Kingfisher
71 08/17/1994 1816 2 40 F1 0 0 Beckham 1.5 N- 0.5 S Carter
72 08/01/1996 1505-1515 0.1 25 F0 0 0 Pittsburg 5 SE Scipio
73 08/11/1996 1715 0.1 50 F1 0 0 Cotton Walters
74 08/11/1996 1730 0.1 20 F0 0 0 Jefferson 5 N Ringling
75 08/17/1996 1507-1515 3 50 F0 0 0 Noble 2 W Perry
76 08/21/1996 1535 0.1 25 F0 0 0 Caddo 7 NW Cyril
77 08/29/1996 1620 0.1 20 F0 0 0 Kay 3 E Blackwell
78 08/18/1997 1842-1845 0.5 73 F0 0 0 Blaine 2 E Eagle City
79 08/10/1998 1430 0.3 50 F0 0 0 Greer near Granite
80 08/26/1999 1530 0.5 50 F1 0 0 Rogers 9 W Claremore
81 08/18/2007 1546-1557 6 50 EF1 0 0 Kiowa 5.5 ESE Hobart - 6 NE Hobart
82 08/18/2007 1610-1620 4 30 EF0 0 0 Washita 10 SSE - 6 SSE Cordell
83 08/18/2007 1944-1948 2 30 EF1 0 0 Grady 2.5 SSW Norge - 1.8 E Laverty
84 08/19/2007 0100-0106 3 30 EF0 0 0 Caddo/ Canadian 1.7 ENE Cogar - 9 W Union City
85 08/19/2007 0132-0138 7 75 EF1 0 0 Grady/ Canadian 1 ESE Minco - 1 N Union City
86 08/26/2009 1710-1721 0.5 40 EF0 0 0 Kingfisher 6 SSE Omega
87 08/10/2011 0232-0239 5 400 EF2 1 2 Mayes/ Cherokee/ Mayes 4.5 SSE - 5.5 ESE Locust Grove
88 08/07/2013 1836-1842 0.1 25 EF0 0 0 Beaver 3.5 WSW Turpin
89 08/06/2017 0019-0025 7 550 EF2 0 30 Tulsa 4 SE Tulsa - 3 N Broken Arrow
90 08/06/2017 0027-0031 3 400 EF1 0 0 Tulsa/ Wagoner 3 N - 3 ENE Broken Arrow
91 08/06/2017 0032-0040 5 200 EF1 0 0 Rogers 1 E Oologah - 1.5 SSE Talala
92 08/06/2017 0111-0113 0.9 400 EF1 0 0 Rogers/ Mayes 4.5 ENE Foyil - 9 WNW Adair
93 08/19/2018 1434-1455 8 350 EF1 0 0 Rogers/ Mayes 3 SE Inola - 3 NW Chouteau
94 08/19/2018 1445-1548 5 200 EF1 0 0 Mayes 5 SW - 1 NNW Mazie
95 08/23/2019 1910-1920 1.9 50 EF0 0 0 Beaver 9.2 NNW - 7.6 ESE Beaver
96 08/26/2019 1912-1919 2.1 50 EF1 0 0 Logan 3 NW - 3 WNW Mulhall
97 08/26/2019 1955-2001 3.4 500 EF1 0 0 Logan/ Oklahoma 2 SSW Seward - 5 NNW Edmond
98 08/28/2025 1510-1510 0.1 10 EF0 0 0 Cotton 2 SW Randlett
 
 
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