Blaine County, OK Tornadoes (1875-Present)

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Blaine County, OK Tornadoes Prior to 1950
#	Date	Time (CST)	Path Length (miles)	Path Width (yards)	F-Scale	Killed	Injured	County	Path
	07/31/1894	nt				0	many	Blaine	Watonga
	05/21/1923	1400	svrl	33		0	6	Blaine	Near Eagle City
	05/05/1930	1800	10	880		3	0	Blaine	Near Greenfield
	05/11/1947	2030	15	220		0	5	Blaine	Hitchcock
	03/30/1949	0038	97	300		4	45	Dewey/ Blaine/ Major/ Garfield/ Grant/ Kay	9 SW Canton - Canton - Longdale - 3 NNE Enid - near Hunter - near Blackwell - KS (family?)
	05/20/1949	2200	55	880		1	7	Blaine/ Kingfisher	Near Greenfield - near Omega - near Loyal
	05/20/1949	l ev				0	0	Blaine	NW of Watonga
Blaine County, OK Tornadoes (1950-Present*)
#	Date	Time (CST)	Path Length (miles)	Path Width (yards)	F-Scale	Killed	Injured	County	Path
1	06/04/1952	1530	0.1	10	F1	0	0	Blaine	5 S Okeene
2	06/05/1953	1530	0.4	100	F1	0	0	Blaine	Near and over Canton Lake
3	07/02/1956	1530	0.1	10	F2	0	0	Blaine	near Hitchcock
4	07/22/1956	1523	0.1	10	F0	0	0	Blaine	2 W Canton
5	07/06/1958	1615	0.1	10	F1	0	0	Blaine	Salt Creek Canyon Area
6	03/25/1959	1905	12	77	F2	0	0	Custer/ Blaine	Just N of Weatherford - Just N of Hydro
7	02/20/1960	1530	9	50	F1	0	0	Blaine	Near Greenfield - 6 S Omega
8	04/28/1960	1900	0.1	10	F0	0	0	Blaine	SE of Watonga
9	05/04/1961	1740	10	10	F3	1	0	Blaine	W and N of Geary
10	05/21/1961	1615	9	100	F?	0	0	Blaine	5 S Hitchcock
11	05/26/1963	1535	9	100	F1	0	0	Blaine	Canton Lake - 7 W Okeene
12	05/26/1963	1540	1	10	F1	0	0	Blaine	1.5 NE- 2 ENE Longdale
13	05/06/1965	1900	0.1	10	F1	0	0	Blaine	E of Carleton
14	05/13/1965	2000	0.1	10	F1	0	0	Blaine	Near Longdale
15	04/11/1966	2145	0.1	10	F1	0	0	Blaine	Canton
16	06/05/1966	1700	0.1	10	F0	0	0	Blaine	West of Watonga
17	01/25/1967	1840	26	150	F2	0	0	Custer/ Blaine	SW side of Clinton - 5 N Hydro
18	04/11/1967	2350	1.5	10	F1	0	0	Blaine	Geary
19	06/10/1967	2030	0.3	10	F2	0	0	Blaine	Watonga
20	06/10/1967	2045	0.1	10	F4	0	0	Blaine	6 E Watonga
21	09/03/1970	1830	0.1	10	F1	0	0	Blaine	SW of Greenfield
22	08/02/1977	1730	8	10	F2	0	0	Dewey/ Blaine	4 SE- 12 SE Oakwood
23	05/22/1981	2140	0.1	10	F2	0	0	Blaine	5 W Greenfield
24	05/13/1983	1740	9	150	F1	0	0	Custer/ Blaine	1.5 S Fay - 6 W Watonga
25	05/17/1983	2005	0.1	50	F0	0	0	Blaine	9 S Eagle City
26	04/20/1984	1538	13	10	F1	1	7	Blaine	Canton Lake
27	05/13/1985	1650	0.1	10	F0	0	0	Blaine	9 SE Watonga
28	05/15/1990	1650	0.1	20	F1	0	0	Blaine	1 NW Omega
29	05/31/1996	0600	3	25	F1	0	0	Blaine	5 SE Okeene
30	03/27/1997	2355	0.1	10	F0	0	0	Blaine	.5 NE Watonga
31	08/18/1997	1842-1845	0.5	73	F0	0	0	Blaine	2 E Eagle City
32	06/13/1998	1545	0.1	30	F0	0	1	Blaine	1 W Longdale
33	07/23/1998	1510	0.1	30	F0	0	0	Blaine	4 W Okeene
34	07/23/1998	1530	0.2	50	F0	0	0	Blaine	Okeene
35	09/21/1998	1645	0.5	50	F0	0	0	Dewey/ Blaine	2 W Canton
36	10/04/1998	1638-1641	1.5	30	F0	0	0	Blaine	8 SW - 6.5 SW Watonga
37	10/04/1998	1650-1712	12	200	F2	0	0	Blaine	3 SW - 9 ENE Watonga
38	05/03/1999	1921	0.1	25	F0	0	0	Blaine	3 W Geary
39	05/03/1999	1929-1941	9	150	F1	0	0	Canadian/ Blaine/ Kingfisher	3 NNE Geary - 7 S Omega
40	05/29/2004	1817-1915	20	1760	F2	0	0	Blaine/ Canadian/ Kingfisher	9 WNW Geary - 11.2 W Okarche
41	03/29/2007	1405-1410	2	20	EF1	0	0	Blaine	1.8 SE - 2.5 E Okeene
42	06/13/2007	1906	0.1	30	EF0	0	0	Blaine	2 WSW Eagle City
43	03/02/2008	1646-1649	1	50	EF0	0	0	Blaine	4 N Eagle City
44	05/23/2011	1526-1528	0.3	15	EF0	0	0	Blaine	2 NW Okeene
45	05/24/2011	1420-1444	13	880	EF3	1	2	Dewey/ Blaine/ Major	3 W Canton - Canton Lake - 6 WSW Fairview
46	05/18/2017	1533	0.2	50	EF0	0	0	Blaine	4 NE Weatherford
47	05/18/2017	1605-1610	3	50	EF0	0	0	Canadian/ Blaine	4 SE - 5.5 E Greenfield
48	05/19/2023	1135-1135	0.1	10	EF0	0	0	Blaine	3.5 S Geary

Blaine County, OK Tornadoes Prior to 1950

Date

Time
(CST)

Path
Length
(miles)

Path
Width
(yards)

F-Scale

Killed

Injured

County

Path

07/31/1894

many

Blaine

Watonga

05/21/1923

1400

svrl

Blaine

Near Eagle City

05/05/1930

1800

880

Blaine

Near Greenfield

05/11/1947

2030

220

Blaine

Hitchcock

03/30/1949

0038

300

Dewey/ Blaine/ Major/ Garfield/ Grant/ Kay

9 SW Canton - Canton - Longdale - 3 NNE Enid - near Hunter - near Blackwell - KS (family?)

05/20/1949

2200

880

Blaine/ Kingfisher

Near Greenfield - near Omega - near Loyal

05/20/1949

l ev

Blaine

NW of Watonga

Blaine County, OK Tornadoes (1950-Present*)

Date

Time
(CST)

Path
Length
(miles)

Path
Width
(yards)

F-Scale

Killed

Injured

County

Path

06/04/1952

1530

0.1

Blaine

5 S Okeene

06/05/1953

1530

0.4

100

Blaine

Near and over Canton Lake

07/02/1956

1530

0.1

Blaine

near Hitchcock

07/22/1956

1523

0.1

Blaine

2 W Canton

07/06/1958

1615

0.1

Blaine

Salt Creek Canyon Area

03/25/1959

1905

Custer/ Blaine

Just N of Weatherford - Just N of Hydro

02/20/1960

1530

Blaine

Near Greenfield - 6 S Omega

04/28/1960

1900

0.1

Blaine

SE of Watonga

05/04/1961

1740

Blaine

W and N of Geary

05/21/1961

1615

100

Blaine

5 S Hitchcock

05/26/1963

1535

100

Blaine

Canton Lake - 7 W Okeene

05/26/1963

1540

Blaine

1.5 NE- 2 ENE Longdale

05/06/1965

1900

0.1

Blaine

E of Carleton

05/13/1965

2000

0.1

Blaine

Near Longdale

04/11/1966

2145

0.1

Blaine

Canton

06/05/1966

1700

0.1

Blaine

West of Watonga

01/25/1967

1840

150

Custer/ Blaine

SW side of Clinton - 5 N Hydro

04/11/1967

2350

1.5

Blaine

Geary

06/10/1967

2030

0.3

Blaine

Watonga

06/10/1967

2045

0.1

Blaine

6 E Watonga

09/03/1970

1830

0.1

Blaine

SW of Greenfield

08/02/1977

1730

Dewey/ Blaine

4 SE- 12 SE Oakwood

05/22/1981

2140

0.1

Blaine

5 W Greenfield

05/13/1983

1740

150

Custer/ Blaine

1.5 S Fay - 6 W Watonga

05/17/1983

2005

0.1

Blaine

9 S Eagle City

04/20/1984

1538

Blaine

Canton Lake

05/13/1985

1650

0.1

Blaine

9 SE Watonga

05/15/1990

1650

0.1

Blaine

1 NW Omega

05/31/1996

0600

Blaine

5 SE Okeene

03/27/1997

2355

0.1

Blaine

.5 NE Watonga

08/18/1997

1842-1845

0.5

Blaine

2 E Eagle City

06/13/1998

1545

0.1

Blaine

1 W Longdale

07/23/1998

1510

0.1

Blaine

4 W Okeene

07/23/1998

1530

0.2

Blaine

Okeene

09/21/1998

1645

0.5

Dewey/ Blaine

2 W Canton

10/04/1998

1638-1641

1.5

Blaine

8 SW - 6.5 SW Watonga

10/04/1998

1650-1712

200

Blaine

3 SW - 9 ENE Watonga

05/03/1999

1921

0.1

Blaine

3 W Geary

05/03/1999

1929-1941

150

Canadian/ Blaine/ Kingfisher

3 NNE Geary - 7 S Omega

05/29/2004

1817-1915

1760

Blaine/ Canadian/ Kingfisher

9 WNW Geary - 11.2 W Okarche

03/29/2007

1405-1410

EF1

Blaine

1.8 SE - 2.5 E Okeene

06/13/2007

1906

0.1

EF0

Blaine

2 WSW Eagle City

03/02/2008

1646-1649

EF0

Blaine

4 N Eagle City

05/23/2011

1526-1528

0.3

EF0

Blaine

2 NW Okeene

05/24/2011

1420-1444

880

EF3

Dewey/ Blaine/ Major

3 W Canton - Canton Lake - 6 WSW Fairview

05/18/2017

1533

0.2

EF0

Blaine

4 NE Weatherford

05/18/2017

1605-1610

EF0

Canadian/ Blaine

4 SE - 5.5 E Greenfield

05/19/2023

1135-1135

0.1

EF0

Blaine

3.5 S Geary

Significant Tornadoes in Blaine County

	Date	Time (CST)	Path Length (miles)	Path Width (yards)	F-Scale	Killed	Injured	County	Path
	05/04/1961	1740	10	N/A	F3	1	0	Blaine	W of Geary - Near Geary
A tornado formed west of Geary and moved northeastward through Blaine County near Geary. The tornado severely damaged or destroyed near 20 buildings. One person was killed in one of the demolished buildings.
	04/20/1984	1538	13	10	F1	1	7	Blaine	Canton Lake
A brief, short-lived tornado touched down in a campground at Canton Lake in Dewey County, destroying 6 mobile homes and a recreational vehicle. A woman was killed when the trailer in which she was residing was blown "end over end" down an embankment, and an additional 7 people were injured. Damage was estimated at $100,000.
	06/13/1998	1545	0.1	30	F0	0	1	Blaine	1 W Longdale
During the afternoon and evening four supercell thunderstorms developed near a dryline in western Oklahoma and tracked east into central sections of the state. The Blaine County Sheriff reported a brief tornado. One child was injured with extent of injuries unknown. Several trees were also damaged.
	05/24/2011	1420-1444	13	880	EF3	1	2	Dewey/ Blaine/ Major	3 W Canton - Canton Lake - 6 WSW Fairview
This large tornado began west of Canton in Dewey County and moved north-northeast toward (and eventually over) Canton Lake. The damage was confined to trees and power poles/lines during the early stages of the tornado. However, more significant damage occurred as the tornado moved into Blaine County. The tornado moved northeast toward Canton Lake, which is where more significant damage occurred. Near the lake, on both sides where the tornado crossed, significant tree damage occurred. Numerous trailer homes were knocked over or destroyed. On the south side of the lake, two injuries occurred at the Canadian Campground. Several other campers took shelter in a concrete bathhouse. Although the bathhouse sustained damage, no injuries were reported. Other concrete structures (benches, pick-nick tables, etc.) were knocked over or shattered. On the other side of the lake, southwest of Longdale, significant damage continued to more structures and trees. The large, violent tornado continued due north into Major County. The tornado hit homesteads and barns, severely damaging most structures, and splintering trees and power poles. One of the farmsteads received on the upper end of EF-3 damage, with the house completely collapsing and the trees on the property debarked and snapped. The tornado continued near Cedar Springs, damaging the church roof, and severely damaging a mobile home and several buildings at a farmstead. The tornado finally lifted southwest of Fairview.

Date

Time
(CST)

Path
Length
(miles)

Path
Width
(yards)

F-Scale

Killed

Injured

County

Path

05/04/1961

1740

N/A

Blaine

W of Geary - Near Geary

A tornado formed west of Geary and moved northeastward through Blaine County near Geary. The tornado severely damaged or destroyed near 20 buildings. One person was killed in one of the demolished buildings.

04/20/1984

1538

Blaine

Canton Lake

A brief, short-lived tornado touched down in a campground at Canton Lake in Dewey County, destroying 6 mobile homes and a recreational vehicle. A woman was killed when the trailer in which she was residing was blown "end over end" down an embankment, and an additional 7 people were injured. Damage was estimated at $100,000.

06/13/1998

1545

0.1

Blaine

1 W Longdale

During the afternoon and evening four supercell thunderstorms developed near a dryline in western Oklahoma and tracked east into central sections of the state. The Blaine County Sheriff reported a brief tornado. One child was injured with extent of injuries unknown. Several trees were also damaged.

05/24/2011

1420-1444

880

EF3

Dewey/ Blaine/ Major

3 W Canton - Canton Lake - 6 WSW Fairview

This large tornado began west of Canton in Dewey County and moved north-northeast toward (and eventually over) Canton Lake. The damage was confined to trees and power poles/lines during the early stages of the tornado. However, more significant damage occurred as the tornado moved into Blaine County.

The tornado moved northeast toward Canton Lake, which is where more significant damage occurred. Near the lake, on both sides where the tornado crossed, significant tree damage occurred. Numerous trailer homes were knocked over or destroyed. On the south side of the lake, two injuries occurred at the Canadian Campground. Several other campers took shelter in a concrete bathhouse. Although the bathhouse sustained damage, no injuries were reported. Other concrete structures (benches, pick-nick tables, etc.) were knocked over or shattered. On the other side of the lake, southwest of Longdale, significant damage continued to more structures and trees.

The large, violent tornado continued due north into Major County. The tornado hit homesteads and barns, severely damaging most structures, and splintering trees and power poles. One of the farmsteads received on the upper end of EF-3 damage, with the house completely collapsing and the trees on the property debarked and snapped. The tornado continued near Cedar Springs, damaging the church roof, and severely damaging a mobile home and several buildings at a farmstead. The tornado finally lifted southwest of Fairview.

Historic data, especially before 1950, are likely incomplete.