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Additional Heavy Rain and Flooding Concerns in Central Texas; Tropical Storm Chantal to Impact the Coastal Carolinas

Heavy rainfall and flooding concerns remain for today across Central Texas and the Hill Country, with scattered thunderstorms expected this afternoon and evening. Tropical Storm Chantal has formed and will bring heavy rainfall and flooding concerns to portions of the coastal Carolinas. Life-threatening surf and rip currents are expected from the Southeast to Mid-Atlantic. Read More >

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Monthly/Annual statistics for Tornadoes in Oklahoma (1950-Present)

Weather.gov > Norman, OK > Monthly/Annual statistics for Tornadoes in Oklahoma (1950-Present)
Year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. Jun. Jul. Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Ann.
1950 0 1 1 5 12 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 23
1951 0 2 0 11 11 11 4 2 1 1 0 0 43
1952 0 0 0 7 5 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 22
1953 0 4 7 9 8 13 4 2 0 0 5 2 54
1954 0 0 7 13 19 4 4 2 3 1 0 0 53
1955 1 1 0 15 32 22 4 2 0 0 0 0 77
1956 0 2 1 20 6 9 7 2 0 1 1 0 49
1957 4 0 0 40 45 5 4 3 5 1 0 0 107
1958 0 2 0 4 4 8 6 2 4 0 12 0 42
1959 0 2 16 3 35 1 3 5 2 2 1 0 70
1960 1 3 5 19 61 2 3 2 1 0 1 0 98
1961 0 4 10 14 42 7 3 0 1 1 0 0 82
1962 0 0 0 4 33 21 6 3 0 0 0 0 67
1963 0 0 3 1 11 4 4 1 2 1 3 0 30
1964 0 0 0 17 22 3 4 4 1 0 2 0 53
1965 0 0 3 21 32 8 0 5 5 0 0 0 74
1966 0 1 0 8 11 13 1 0 2 0 0 0 36
1967 4 0 0 12 4 23 4 0 2 0 0 0 49
1968 0 0 0 16 26 9 0 1 0 0 0 3 55
1969 0 0 0 10 5 13 1 0 1 1 0 0 31
1970 0 0 0 13 5 17 2 1 9 8 0 0 55
1971 0 2 2 8 13 8 1 0 0 1 0 4 39
1972 0 0 0 11 5 6 3 1 0 2 0 2 30
1973 1 0 7 9 19 24 1 1 3 3 8 0 76
1974 0 1 2 3 9 24 0 3 0 1 2 0 45
1975 1 6 1 1 7 9 1 0 0 0 4 4 34
1976 0 3 6 7 7 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 28
1977 0 1 11 4 31 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 54
1978 0 0 0 14 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 21
1979 0 0 5 17 7 3 2 13 1 2 1 0 51
1980 0 0 3 7 9 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 25
1981 0 0 1 11 44 7 5 2 2 3 1 0 76
1982 0 0 11 11 56 11 1 3 2 0 2 4 101
1983 0 0 4 12 40 23 2 1 0 2 8 0 92
1984 0 0 6 23 9 3 0 0 2 6 1 0 50
1985 0 2 5 10 6 5 1 0 3 0 4 0 36
1986 0 0 2 4 25 1 0 2 7 6 0 0 47
1987 0 3 9 0 5 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 23
1988 0 0 5 0 2 3 0 0 2 0 5 0 17
1989 0 0 2 1 7 6 0 1 1 2 0 0 20
1990 0 0 10 3 10 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 30
1991 0 0 17 24 20 4 1 0 0 7 0 0 73
1992 0 0 2 9 25 9 2 0 16 1 0 0 64
1993 0 0 6 17 20 13 0 0 5 2 1 0 64
1994 0 0 1 15 11 2 6 2 0 3 0 0 40
1995 0 0 2 22 17 28 6 0 0 4 0 0 79
1996 0 0 1 18 9 7 0 6 7 0 1 0 49
1997 0 1 1 1 41 5 1 1 2 2 0 0 55
1998 0 0 1 1 22 22 2 1 3 27 4 0 83
1999 0 1 6 19 90 14 0 1 2 4 5 3 145
2000 0 2 15 6 11 3 0 0 0 7 0 0 44
2001 0 0 0 10 25 1 0 0 6 19 0 0 61
2002 0 0 0 7 7 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 18
2003 0 0 4 15 59 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 78
2004 0 0 12 13 26 4 0 0 0 1 6 0 62
2005 0 0 8 7 0 10 0 0 1 1 0 0 27
2006 0 0 7 8 4 5 0 0 3 0 0 0 27
2007 0 0 6 3 29 5 1 5 0 1 0 0 50
2008 4 0 13 9 42 5 0 0 2 0 1 1 77
2009 0 6 1 17 4 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 34
2010 0 0 2 1 91 4 1 0 3 0 0 1 103
2011 0 1 0 50 46 7 0 1 3 0 11 0 119
2012 0 0 5 54 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 63
2013 2 0 2 12 63 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 82
2014 0 0 0 4 4 5 0 0 1 1 0 1 16
2015 0 0 7 5 83 1 3 0 0 0 9 3 111
2016 0 0 5 28 24 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 58
2017 0 0 3 10 57 2 0 4 0 9 0 0 85
2018 0 0 0 0 23 2 0 2 0 12 4 0 43
2019 0 0 0 22 105 11 0 3 0 6 0 2 149
2020 3 0 2 15 16 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 39
2021 4 0 3 5 11 1 1 0 0 34 4 0 63
2022 0 0 6 7 28 0 1 0 0 2 6 8 58
2023 5 13 2 18 15 18 1 0 0 2 0 0 74
2024 0 0 2 56 54 0 1 0 1 2 36 0 152
Total 30 64 287 926 1830 539 122 97 125 197 155 38 4410
Avg. 0.4 0.9 3.8 12.3 24.4 7.2 1.6 1.3 1.7 2.6 2.1 0.5 58.8
Most 5 13 17 56 105 28 7 13 16 34 33 8 152
When 2023 2023 1991 2024 2019 1995 1956 1979 1992 2021 2024 2022 2024
Least 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16
When Many Years Many Years Many Years 1987
1988
2018		 2005 Many Years Many Years Many Years Many Years Many Years Many Years Many Years 2014
Preliminary Numbers for 2025
2025 0 0 15 25 21 25 - - - - - - 86
 
Highest Annual Total of Tornadoes by Year Lowest Annual Total of Tornadoes by Year
Rank Year Total Rank Year Total Rank Year Total Rank Year Total
1 2024 152 6 1957 107 1 2014 16 6 1952 22
2 2019 149 7 2010 103 2 1988 17 7 (tie) 1987 23
3 1999 145 8 1982 101 3 2002 18   1950 23
4 2011 119 9 1960 98 4 1989 20 9 1980 25
5 2015 111 10 1983 92 5 1978 21 10 (tie) 2005/2006 27
 
Highest Total of Tornadoes by Month or Season and Year
Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.
Rank Year Total Rank Year Total Rank Year Total Rank Year Total
1 2023 5 1 2023 13 1 1991 17 1 2024 56
2 (tie) 2008 4 2 (tie) 2009 6 2 1959 16 2 2012 54
  1967 4   1975 6 3 (tie) 2024 15 3 2011 51
  1957 4 4 (tie) 1961 4   2000 15 4 1957 40
5 2020 3   1953 4 5 2008 13 5 2016 27
May. Jun. Jul. Aug.
Rank Year Total Rank Year Total Rank Year Total Rank Year Total
1 2019 105 1 1995 28 1 1956 7 1 1979 13
2 2010 91 2 (tie) 1974 24 2 (tie) 1995 6 2 1996 6
3 1999 90   1973 24   1994 6 3 (tie) 2007 5
4 2015 83 4 (tie) 1983 23   1962 6   1965 5
5 2013 63   1967 23   1958 6   1959 5
Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec.
Rank Year Total Rank Year Total Rank Year Total Rank Year Total
1 1992 16 1 2021 34 1 2024 36 1 2022 8
2 1970 9 2 1998 27 2 1958 12 2 (tie) 1982 4
3 (tie) 1996 7 3 2001 19 3 2011 11   1975 4
  1986 7 4 2018 12 4 2015 9   1971 4
5 2001 6 5 2017 9 5 (tie) 1973/1983 8 5 (tie) 2015* 3
Winter (Dec.-Jan.-Feb.) Spring (Mar.-Apr.-May) Summer (Jun.-Jul.-Aug.) Autumn (Sep.-Oct.-Nov.)
Rank Year Total Rank Year Total Rank Year Total Rank Year Total
1 2022-23 26 1 2019 127 1 1995 34 1 2024 39
2 (tie) 2008-09 7 2 1999 115 2 1962 30 2 2021 38
  1975-76 7 3 2024 112 3 1955 28 3 1998 34
  1974-75 7 4 2011 96 4 (tie) 1974 27 4 2001 25
5 (tie) 2019-20* 5 5 2015 95   1967 27 5 (tie) 1970/1992 17
 
 
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