Haskell County, OK Tornadoes (1875-Present)

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Haskell County, OK Tornadoes Prior to 1950
#	Date	Time (CST)	Path Length (miles)	Path Width (yards)	F-Scale	Killed	Injured	County	Path
	05/28/1924	1930		300		4	27	Haskell/ Le Flore/ Sequoyah	3 S Stigler - near Cowlington - near Muldrow - Gans
	04/12/1927	1520	35	300		3	15	Haskell/ Le Flore	Near McCurtain - near Bokoshe - AR
	10/01/1927	2315		300		0	7	Haskell	Near Whitefield
	05/09/1930	1700	20	267		4	0	Haskell	Unrecorded
	05/09/1930	1710	30			0	0	Pittsburg/ Haskell	Unrecorded
Haskell County, OK Tornadoes (1950-Present*)
#	Date	Time (CST)	Path Length (miles)	Path Width (yards)	F-Scale	Killed	Injured	County	Path
1	04/30/1954	1045	0.1	10	F1	0	0	Haskell	near Stigler
2	06/28/1954	1800	0.1	20	F1	0	0	Haskell	6 E Stigler
3	01/22/1957	0600	6	50	F2	0	0	Haskell	Near Hoyt
4	04/02/1957	2100	23	880	F2	0	2	Latimer/ Haskell	Bengal - Salonia - Red Oak - McCurtain
5	05/05/1960	1910	62	200	F4	16	106	Latimer/ Haskell/ Sequoyah	Wilburton- Keota- SW of Sallisaw
6	06/16/1973	1730	31	100	F1	0	2	Pittsburg/ Haskell	6 N McAlester - near Hoyt
7	03/15/1982	1920	0.1	10	F1	0	0	Haskell	Near Stigler
8	05/16/1986	2330	0.2	73	F0	0	0	Haskell	3 W Keota
9	06/07/1986	1305	0.2	73	F0	0	0	Haskell	1 N Keota
10	11/15/1988	1530	0.5	50	F0	0	0	Haskell	McCurtain
11	10/24/1991	1216	0.1	20	F0	0	0	Haskell	4 E Kinta
12	04/21/1996	2100-2102	1	75	F1	0	0	Haskell	2 N - 2 NNE Kinta
13	06/16/1997	1745	0.1	30	F0	0	0	Haskell	2 W Enterprise
14	05/06/1998	1940	0.1	30	F0	0	0	Haskell	near Cartersville
15	06/08/1998	2040-2047	5	100	F1	0	0	Pittsburg/ Haskell	2 SE Quinton - 4 WSW Kinta
16	06/08/1998	2055	0.5	50	F2	0	0	Haskell	2 S Kinta
17	05/04/1999	1030-1050	14	100	F1	0	0	Latimer/ Haskell	2 S Panola - 2 S Lequire
18	05/04/1999	1100-1115	9	80	F0	0	0	Haskell	2 SW McCurtain - 3 S Keota
19	04/11/2001	0626-0631	3	400	F1	0	0	Haskell	4 N Stigler - 5 SW Tamaha
20	05/20/2001	1730	0.5	200	F0	0	0	Haskell	near Enterprise
21	05/20/2001	1754	0.3	150	F0	0	0	Haskell	1 SW Stigler
22	05/20/2001	1830	1	100	F0	0	0	Haskell	6 SE Stigler
23	04/19/2003	1911	0.2	50	F0	0	0	Haskell	1 E Kinta
24	05/16/2003	1422-1426	2	40	F0	0	1	Haskell	2.2 N - 3.8 NE Stigler
25	05/16/2003	1443-1452	3	70	F1	0	0	Haskell/ Le Flore	1 WSW Cartersville - Cartersville - 2.8 NW Bokoshe
26	03/21/2005	1845-1847	0.7	40	F0	0	0	Haskell	4 N - 5 N Enterprise
27	04/06/2006	1818	0.1	40	F0	0	0	Haskell	4 N Enterprise
28	04/09/2008	2003	0.1	75	EF0	0	0	Haskell	1 SW McCurtain
29	06/10/2009	1700	0.1	30	EF0	0	0	Haskell	2 N Enterprise
30	06/10/2009	1711	0.4	50	EF0	0	0	Haskell	Kinta (east side)
31	05/18/2019	1213-1215	1.2	100	EF1	0	0	Haskell	3 NNW - 2.6 N McCurtain
32	11/24/2020	2054-2059	3	200	EF1	0	0	Haskell	4.4 WSW - 1.6 WNW Kinta

Haskell County, OK Tornadoes Prior to 1950

Date

Time
(CST)

Path
Length
(miles)

Path
Width
(yards)

F-Scale

Killed

Injured

County

Path

05/28/1924

1930

300

Haskell/ Le Flore/ Sequoyah

3 S Stigler - near Cowlington - near Muldrow - Gans

04/12/1927

1520

300

Haskell/ Le Flore

Near McCurtain - near Bokoshe - AR

10/01/1927

2315

300

Haskell

Near Whitefield

05/09/1930

1700

267

Haskell

Unrecorded

05/09/1930

1710

Pittsburg/ Haskell

Unrecorded

Haskell County, OK Tornadoes (1950-Present*)

Date

Time
(CST)

Path
Length
(miles)

Path
Width
(yards)

F-Scale

Killed

Injured

County

Path

04/30/1954

1045

0.1

Haskell

near Stigler

06/28/1954

1800

0.1

Haskell

6 E Stigler

01/22/1957

0600

Haskell

Near Hoyt

04/02/1957

2100

880

Latimer/ Haskell

Bengal - Salonia - Red Oak - McCurtain

05/05/1960

1910

200

106

Latimer/ Haskell/ Sequoyah

Wilburton- Keota- SW of Sallisaw

06/16/1973

1730

100

Pittsburg/ Haskell

6 N McAlester - near Hoyt

03/15/1982

1920

0.1

Haskell

Near Stigler

05/16/1986

2330

0.2

Haskell

3 W Keota

06/07/1986

1305

0.2

Haskell

1 N Keota

11/15/1988

1530

0.5

Haskell

McCurtain

10/24/1991

1216

0.1

Haskell

4 E Kinta

04/21/1996

2100-2102

Haskell

2 N - 2 NNE Kinta

06/16/1997

1745

0.1

Haskell

2 W Enterprise

05/06/1998

1940

0.1

Haskell

near Cartersville

06/08/1998

2040-2047

100

Pittsburg/ Haskell

2 SE Quinton - 4 WSW Kinta

06/08/1998

2055

0.5

Haskell

2 S Kinta

05/04/1999

1030-1050

100

Latimer/ Haskell

2 S Panola - 2 S Lequire

05/04/1999

1100-1115

Haskell

2 SW McCurtain - 3 S Keota

04/11/2001

0626-0631

400

Haskell

4 N Stigler - 5 SW Tamaha

05/20/2001

1730

0.5

200

Haskell

near Enterprise

05/20/2001

1754

0.3

150

Haskell

1 SW Stigler

05/20/2001

1830

100

Haskell

6 SE Stigler

04/19/2003

1911

0.2

Haskell

1 E Kinta

05/16/2003

1422-1426

Haskell

2.2 N - 3.8 NE Stigler

05/16/2003

1443-1452

Haskell/ Le Flore

1 WSW Cartersville - Cartersville - 2.8 NW Bokoshe

03/21/2005

1845-1847

0.7

Haskell

4 N - 5 N Enterprise

04/06/2006

1818

0.1

Haskell

4 N Enterprise

04/09/2008

2003

0.1

EF0

Haskell

1 SW McCurtain

06/10/2009

1700

0.1

EF0

Haskell

2 N Enterprise

06/10/2009

1711

0.4

EF0

Haskell

Kinta (east side)

05/18/2019

1213-1215

1.2

100

EF1

Haskell

3 NNW - 2.6 N McCurtain

11/24/2020

2054-2059

200

EF1

Haskell

4.4 WSW - 1.6 WNW Kinta

Significant Tornadoes in Haskell County

	Date	Time (CST)	Length of Path (miles)	Width of Path (yards)	F-Scale	Killed	Injured	County	Location
	04/02/1957	2100	23	880	F2	0	2	Latimer/ Haskell	Bengal - Salonia - Red Oak - McCurtain
This tornado moved northward from near Bengal to 0.5 miles east of Red Oak in Latimer County to McCurtain in Haskell County. Many homes and outbuildings were destroyed or damaged in the Bengal, Salonia, and Red Oak communities. Two injuries resulted at McCurtain when the tornado hit the town at 9:40 pm CST, and 26 homes and at least 6 barns were destroyed or damaged. Large hail was reported along the damage path of the tornado, and hailstones up to 1.25 inches in diameter fell over two sections near Keota in Haskell County. One unusual aspect of this storm was the continuous and brilliant lightning that occurred all along the path of the tornado.
	05/05/1960	1910	62	200	F4	16	106	Latimer/ Haskell/ Sequoyah	Wilburton - Keota - SW of Sallisaw
This tornado touched down at 7:10 pm CST in the Bandy Creek valley just south of Wilburton, OK, and then swept through the city of Wilburton. An area 1 to 2 blocks wide was completely destroyed in Wilburton, and the path through the city measured 3 miles in length. Thirteen people were killed and another 100 persons were injured in the city. Five people died and scores were injured in the little Calvary Baptist Church where 57 members had gathered there for a church supper honoring students from the Eastern A&M College in Wilburton. A total of 600 buildings were damaged or destroyed. One business block was destroyed, 82 homes were destroyed, and another 156 homes were damaged. Damage in Wilburton was estimated at $1.5 million. Hail larger than hen eggs fell ahead of the tornado and produced $200,000 in damages. At 7:15 pm CST, 6 houses were destroyed at Center Point, OK, 3 miles north of Wilburton. The tornado then skipped northeastward and the next evidence of damage was found at Keota, OK, where 3 people were killed, 6 persons injured, and 24 homes and buildings were destroyed. Damage in the Keota totaled $250,000. Hail up to 5 inches in diameter along with rainfall totals of 5 inches caused considerable crop damage. The last evidence of tornadic damage was southwest of Sallisaw, OK where 10 houses were destroyed, but no deaths or injuries were reported. This was probably a family of tornadoes produced by one parent supercell thunderstorm instead of a single, long-track tornado.
	06/16/1973	1730	31	100	F1	0	2	Pittsburg/ Haskell	6 N McAlester - near Hoyt
A tornado first touched down 6 miles north of McAlester in Pittsburg County between U.S. Highway 69 and OK State Highway 113. At this location, 2 mobile homes were damaged and 2 teen-age girls received minor injuries. The tornado moved to the northeast at 30 mph, and intermittently struck the ground. It moved across Lake Eufaula near Arrowhead Lodge and caused about $1,000 in damages to boat docks. The tornado continued northeastward and produced damage near Hoyt in Haskell County where a roof was removed from a house.
	05/16/2003	1422-1426	2	40	F0	0	1	Haskell	2.2 N - 3.8 NE Stigler
An F0 tornado touched down just north of Stigler and traveled two miles east-northeast before dissipating. One mobile home was destroyed and several trees were damaged. The person who was in the mobile home was injured.

04/02/1957

2100

880

Latimer/ Haskell

Bengal - Salonia - Red Oak - McCurtain

This tornado moved northward from near Bengal to 0.5 miles east of Red Oak in Latimer County to McCurtain in Haskell County. Many homes and outbuildings were destroyed or damaged in the Bengal, Salonia, and Red Oak communities. Two injuries resulted at McCurtain when the tornado hit the town at 9:40 pm CST, and 26 homes and at least 6 barns were destroyed or damaged. Large hail was reported along the damage path of the tornado, and hailstones up to 1.25 inches in diameter fell over two sections near Keota in Haskell County. One unusual aspect of this storm was the continuous and brilliant lightning that occurred all along the path of the tornado.

05/05/1960

1910

200

106

Latimer/ Haskell/ Sequoyah

Wilburton - Keota - SW of Sallisaw

This tornado touched down at 7:10 pm CST in the Bandy Creek valley just south of Wilburton, OK, and then swept through the city of Wilburton. An area 1 to 2 blocks wide was completely destroyed in Wilburton, and the path through the city measured 3 miles in length. Thirteen people were killed and another 100 persons were injured in the city. Five people died and scores were injured in the little Calvary Baptist Church where 57 members had gathered there for a church supper honoring students from the Eastern A&M College in Wilburton.

A total of 600 buildings were damaged or destroyed. One business block was destroyed, 82 homes were destroyed, and another 156 homes were damaged. Damage in Wilburton was estimated at $1.5 million. Hail larger than hen eggs fell ahead of the tornado and produced $200,000 in damages.

At 7:15 pm CST, 6 houses were destroyed at Center Point, OK, 3 miles north of Wilburton. The tornado then skipped northeastward and the next evidence of damage was found at Keota, OK, where 3 people were killed, 6 persons injured, and 24 homes and buildings were destroyed. Damage in the Keota totaled $250,000. Hail up to 5 inches in diameter along with rainfall totals of 5 inches caused considerable crop damage. The last evidence of tornadic damage was southwest of Sallisaw, OK where 10 houses were destroyed, but no deaths or injuries were reported. This was probably a family of tornadoes produced by one parent supercell thunderstorm instead of a single, long-track tornado.

06/16/1973

1730

100

Pittsburg/ Haskell

6 N McAlester - near Hoyt

A tornado first touched down 6 miles north of McAlester in Pittsburg County between U.S. Highway 69 and OK State Highway 113. At this location, 2 mobile homes were damaged and 2 teen-age girls received minor injuries. The tornado moved to the northeast at 30 mph, and intermittently struck the ground. It moved across Lake Eufaula near Arrowhead Lodge and caused about $1,000 in damages to boat docks. The tornado continued northeastward and produced damage near Hoyt in Haskell County where a roof was removed from a house.

05/16/2003

1422-1426

Haskell

2.2 N - 3.8 NE Stigler

An F0 tornado touched down just north of Stigler and traveled two miles east-northeast before dissipating. One mobile home was destroyed and several trees were damaged. The person who was in the mobile home was injured.

Historic data, especially before 1950, are likely incomplete.