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Powerful Storms to Impact the Western U.S. and Northern Plains

A strong, long-duration atmospheric river will bring excessive rainfall, flash flooding, and very strong winds to southwest Oregon and northwest California through Thursday. A High Risk (level 4 of 4) of Excessive Rainfall has been issued. A storm system over the northern Plains will produce locally heavy snow in North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota. Read More >

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Tornadoes by Month
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total
0 2 0 11 11 11 4 2 1 1 0 0 43
 
Tornadoes by Intensity
F? F0 F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 Total
0 7 19 15 2 0 0 43
 
Tornado
Number
Date Time
(CST)
Length
of Path
(miles)
Width
of Path
(yards)
F-Scale Killed Injured County Location
1 02/19/1951 1830 44 20 F2 0 5 Caddo/ Canadian/ Kingfisher Spring Creek community (8 NE Gracemont) - Ft. Reno - 6 E Okarche (southern Kingfisher County)
2 02/19/1951 2200 0.1 100 F0 0 0 Cleveland 4 S Norman
3 04/05/1951 1320 6 127 F2 0 0 Cleveland NW of Norman (near Newcastle) - NW of Moore
4 04/05/1951 1322 0.2 100 F2 0 2 Grady Bridge Creek School District (7 NNW Blanchard)
5 04/05/1951 1645 4 33 F2 0 2 Woods 4 SW Waynoka
6 04/24/1951 1730 0.1 10 F0 0 0 Custer 20 N Clinton
7 04/24/1951 1803 3 10 F1 0 0 Jackson near Duke
8 04/24/1951 2100 0.1 10 F1 0 0 Kay 6 SW Blackwell
9 04/26/1951 1915 0.1 10 F1 0 0 Beaver Beaver (west side)
10 04/27/1951 1420 0.8 200 F1 0 2 Major 3 SE Ringwood
11 04/30/1951 2030 0.1 10 F1 0 0 Stephens Central High and Denton areas
12 04/30/1951 2130 7 200 F3 0 0 Oklahoma SW-NE Oklahoma City
13 04/30/1951 2130 1.5 200 F2 0 0 Oklahoma NW Oklahoma City
14 05/09/1951 1830 0.1 10 F1 0 0 Cotton 7 N Walters
15 05/09/1951 2020 15 100 F2 0 1 Bryan/ Marshall/ Johnston Western Bryan County and eastern Marshall county - Nida - NW of Kenefic
16 05/14/1951 1800 0.1 10 F2 0 0 Texas 6 S Elkhart KS
17 05/14/1951 1800 0.1 10 F2 0 0 Texas 8 S Elkhart KS
18 05/16/1951 1000 0.1 10 F0 0 0 Beckham near Erick
19 05/18/1951 1730 0.1 10 F1 0 0 Comanche near Porter Hill and Elgin
20 05/18/1951 1730 0.1 10 F1 0 0 Comanche near Porter Hill and Elgin
21 05/18/1951 1730 0.1 10 F1 0 0 Comanche near Porter Hill and Elgin
22 05/19/1951 1915 0.1 10 F1 0 0 Beckham near Mayfield
23 05/19/1951 1930 2 67 F2 0 0 Dewey 3 S Taloga
24 05/19/1951 2012 0.1 220 F0 0 0 Beckham SW of Berlin
25 06/05/1951 1800 0.1 10 F2 0 0 Texas N of Texhoma
26 06/06/1951 2130 0.2 33 F0 0 0 Greer 2 SE Mangum
27 06/06/1951 2350 4 450 F2 0 0 Grady Cox City
28 06/07/1951 1700 0.5 100 F2 0 0 Tillman near Manitou
29 06/07/1951 1815 6 33 F1 0 1 Rogers near Oologah
30 06/07/1951 2255 0.1 10 F2 0 1 Muskogee near McLain
31 06/08/1951 1830 11 173 F3 0 0 Washita Corn - Colony - 3 ESE Colony
32 06/08/1951 1914 0.3 200 F1 0 0 Kay Tonkawa airport
33 06/08/1951 1915 0.1 10 F1 0 0 Tillman W of Chattanooga
34 06/20/1951 2320 0.1 10 F1 0 0 Major Isabella - Ames
35 06/21/1951 1700 4 10 F1 0 0 Cimarron 8 NNE Felt
36 07/15/1951 1620 0.1 100 F2 0 0 Kingfisher 7 E Okeene
37 07/15/1951 1620 0.1 100 F0 0 0 Kingfisher 7 E Okeene
38 07/15/1951 1620 0.1 100 F0 0 0 Kingfisher 7 E Okeene
39 07/27/1951 1530 0.1 10 F1 0 0 Ellis W of Arnett
40 08/10/1951 1357 6 200 F1 0 2 Logan Meridian
41 08/31/1951 1550 0.5 440 F1 0 0 Woods 4 S Alva
42 09/09/1951 1620 2 67 F2 0 0 Craig/ Delaware S of Vinita (at Ironside school); near Cleora
43 10/21/1951 2030 2 880 F1 0 0 Noble 8 SW Red Rock