Thunderstorms, some severe, may produce heavy to excessive rainfall and isolated flooding over portions of the Southern Plains today and Saturday. Dry conditions, combined with gusty winds and low relative humidities will continue to support an elevated to critical fire weather threat in the Desert Southwest into to early next week. Read More >
| Tornadoes by Month | ||||||||||||
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total |
| 0 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 54 |
| Tornadoes by Intensity | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F? | F0 | F1 | F2 | F3 | F4 | F5 | Total |
| 0 | 9 | 31 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 54 |
| Tornado Number |
Date | Time (CST) |
Length of Path (miles) |
Width of Path (yards) |
F-Scale | Killed | Injured | County | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 02/19/1953 | 1940 | 1.3 | 17 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Garvin | 7 S Lindsay |
| 2 | 02/19/1953 | 2100 | 0.5 | 10 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Love | 8 SE Marietta (Loves Valley) |
| 3 | 02/19/1953 | 2115 | 5 | 67 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Murray | 3 S- 3 E Sulphur |
| 4 | 02/19/1953 | 2145 | 0.1 | 10 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Marshall | 1.5 SW Willis |
| 5 | 03/13/1953 | 1715 | 24 | 100 | F2 | 0 | 1 | Grady | Rush Springs - 6.5 SW Blanchard |
| 6 | 03/13/1953 | 1819 | 1 | 100 | F3 | 1 | 8 | Grady | Bradley |
| 7 | 03/13/1953 | 1845 | 2 | 100 | F2 | 0 | 2 | McClain | Washington |
| 8 | 03/13/1953 | 1930 | 1.3 | 250 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Cleveland | 11 E Norman |
| 9 | 03/13/1953 | 1930 | 45 | 200 | F3 | 2 | 11 | Love/ Carter/ Johnston | near Burneyville - 3 E Dickson - NW of Mannsville - N of Tishomingo near Troy and Ravia |
| 10 | 03/13/1953 | 2200 | 0.1 | 100 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Le Flore | 2 W Monroe |
| 11 | 03/29/1953 | 1925 | 1 | 100 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Comanche | Lawton Municipal Airport |
| 12 | 04/02/1953 | 2158 | 0.1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | McClain | 6 NW Lindsay |
| 13 | 04/14/1953 | 1850 | 16 | 440 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Canadian/ Grady | 5 SW Yukon - 8 E Tuttle |
| 14 | 04/14/1953 | 2300 | 0.3 | 23 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Atoka | Near Tushka |
| 15 | 04/23/1953 | 1531 | 1.5 | 300 | F2 | 1 | 4 | Okmulgee | 1 W Bryant |
| 16 | 04/23/1953 | 2000 | 1 | 200 | F2 | 0 | 1 | McCurtain | Near Idabel |
| 17 | 04/23/1953 | 2010 | 0.1 | 10 | F1 | 0 | 0 | McCurtain | 5 SSE Valliant (Mt. Zion community ) |
| 18 | 04/23/1953 | 2030 | 0.8 | 17 | F2 | 1 | 14 | McCurtain | Eagleton (south part) |
| 19 | 04/28/1953 | 1500 | 0.1 | 27 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Woodward | 5 N Woodward |
| 20 | 04/28/1953 | 1615 | 0.1 | 100 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Pushmataha | 25 NE Antlers (Divide school community) |
| 21 | 05/10/1953 | 0100 | 4 | 440 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Harmon | 1 SE- ~2 ENE Vinson |
| 22 | 05/10/1953 | 0115 | 0.1 | 17 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Harmon | 22 SW Mangum |
| 23 | 05/10/1953 | 0115 | 0.1 | 17 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Greer | Near Mangum |
| 24 | 05/10/1953 | 0120 | 0.1 | 10 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Custer | 1.5 N Thomas |
| 25 | 05/10/1953 | 0300 | 39 | 10 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Grant OK/ Sumner KS/ Cowley KS | near state line S of Caldwell KS - W of Udall |
| 26 | 05/11/1953 | 1500 | 0.1 | 10 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Pittsburg | NW of McAlester |
| 27 | 05/11/1953 | 1630 | 2 | 33 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Garvin | NE of Wynnewood |
| 28 | 05/18/1953 | 2030 | 0.1 | 10 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Carter | Near Lake Murray |
| 29 | 06/05/1953 | 1530 | 0.4 | 100 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Blaine | Near and over Canton Lake |
| 30 | 06/05/1953 | 1600 | 0.1 | 27 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Harmon | W of Vinson |
| 31 | 06/05/1953 | 1615 | 0.1 | 250 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Kiowa | S of Mountain View |
| 32 | 06/05/1953 | 2020 | 2 | 50 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Washington | 2.5 NE Dewey |
| 33 | 06/05/1953 | 2115 | 17 | 10 | F3 | 0 | 0 | Garvin/ Murray | Wynnewood - near Sulphur |
| 34 | 06/05/1953 | 2145 | 0.1 | 10 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Pontotoc | near Roff - near Fitzhugh - near Stonewall |
| 35 | 06/06/1953 | 2200 | 0.1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Roger Mills | NE of Cheyenne |
| 36 | 06/19/1953 | 1200 | 1.9 | 30 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Woods | Near Dacoma |
| 37 | 06/19/1953 | 1200 | 0.1 | 10 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Woods | Near Dacoma |
| 38 | 06/19/1953 | 1720 | 0.3 | 50 | F1 | 0 | 1 | Stephens | S of Duncan (Meridian school community) |
| 39 | 06/19/1953 | 1730 | 6 | 880 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Grady | 5 SW Chickasha - SW edge of Chickasha |
| 40 | 06/22/1953 | 2200 | 1 | 300 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Beaver | near Boyd |
| 41 | 06/24/1953 | 2330 | 0.2 | 10 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Noble | 3 ENE Billings |
| 42 | 07/06/1953 | 1700 | 0.3 | 100 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Lincoln | 3 N Stroud |
| 43 | 07/06/1953 | 1725 | 1 | 220 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Okmulgee | 1 SE Okmulgee |
| 44 | 07/07/1953 | 1700 | 0.1 | 10 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Beckham | Near Mayfield |
| 45 | 07/08/1953 | 1540 | 0.1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Kay | 3 W Ponca City airport |
| 46 | 08/04/1953 | 1628 | 0.1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Kiowa | near Hobart |
| 47 | 08/11/1953 | 1655 | 0.1 | 10 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Kiowa | 2 S Lone Wolf |
| 48 | 11/18/1953 | 2130 | 0.3 | 10 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Grady | 8 W Minco |
| 49 | 11/18/1953 | 2240 | 0.1 | 17 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Canadian | 2.5 E El Reno |
| 50 | 11/19/1953 | 0825 | 0.1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Kay | Near Blackwell (SE of Maulk airport) |
| 51 | 11/19/1953 | 1020 | 2 | 33 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Murray | Near Sulphur |
| 52 | 11/19/1953 | 1100 | 0.1 | 10 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Muskogee | Muskogee |
| 53 | 12/02/1953 | 1930 | 31 | 880 | F1 | 0 | 2 | Carter/ Murray | 3.5 W Ardmore - 3.5 NE Sulphur [not continuous] |
| 54 | 12/02/1953 | 2130 | 1.5 | 880 | F1 | 0 | 1 | Pottawatomie | Shawnee |
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