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Norman, OK

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1956 Oklahoma Tornadoes

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Tornadoes by Month
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total
0 2 1 20 6 9 7 2 0 1 1 0 49
 
Tornadoes by Intensity
F? F0 F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 Total
0 11 17 14 5 2 0 49
 
Tornado
Number		 Date Time
(CST)		 Length
of Path
(miles)		 Width
of Path
(yards)		 F-Scale Killed Injured County Location
1 02/24/1956 2330 0.1 10 F1 0 0 Muskogee/ Cherokee near Fort Gibson - near 'Elm Grove'
2 02/25/1956 0001 7 400 F0 0 0 McCurtain near Wright City
3 03/27/1956 1920 1 500 F2 0 0 Le Flore Talihina
4 04/02/1956 1030 0.3 33 F1 0 0 Tulsa near Owasso
5 04/02/1956 1905 20 400 F3 0 2 Woods/ Alfalfa Hopeton - W of Burlington
6 04/02/1956 1945 18 100 F2 0 4 Garfield/ Grant NW Garfield county - just SW of Medford
7 04/02/1956 2045 0.1 10 F2 0 0 Kay 6 N Billings
8 04/02/1956 2129 8 23 F1 0 0 Johnston Near Tishomingo
9 04/02/1956 2130 108 880 F4 2 29 Kay OK/ Cowley KS/ Chautauqua KS/ Elk KS/ Greenwood KS/ Woodson KS/ Coffey KS 6 SE Newkirk OK - near Hardy OK - near Gridley KS [likely tornado family. No fatalities and 2 injuries in Oklahoma/]
10 04/02/1956 2130 13 100 F2 0 1 Pawnee/ Osage near Skedee - near Fairfax
11 04/02/1956 2133 43 300 F3 5 98 Lincoln/ Creek near Jacktown - near Davenport - near Stroud - Drumright
12 04/03/1956 0005 2 100 F3 0 3 Pushmataha Sobol
13 04/03/1956 0010 42 400 F4 0 59 Ottawa OK/ Cherokee KS/ Jasper MO Near Narcissa OK - Miami OK- Quapaw OK- Baxter Springs KS - near Joplin MO - near Cartersville MO [46 injuries in Oklahoma]
14 04/08/1956 1945 0.1 10 F1 0 0 Roger Mills 1 W Reydon
15 04/08/1956 2215 7 400 F3 0 4 Garfield Waukomis - Enid
16 04/08/1956 2215 8 400 F3 0 0 Garfield near Douglas - near Garber
17 04/08/1956 2235 14 10 F2 0 0 Major near Fairview - near Isabella
18 04/08/1956 2330 7 50 F1 0 0 Payne near Yost Lake - near Glencoe
19 04/09/1956 0001 0.1 10 F0 0 0 Osage near Barnsdall
20 04/28/1956 1420 35 10 F1 0 0 Grady/ McClain/ Cleveland 5 S Chickasha - 3 E Norman
21 04/28/1956 1600 0.1 10 F2 0 0 Jefferson 8 E Waurika
22 04/28/1956 1710 1 50 F0 0 0 Seminole near Konawa
23 04/28/1956 2200 28 300 F2 0 0 Bryan/ Atoka/ Pushmataha near Matoy - Antlers
24 05/23/1956 1400 0.1 10 F1 0 0 Nowata near Watovia
25 05/25/1956 2300 0.1 10 F0 0 0 Logan SW of Crescent
26 05/30/1956 2045 0.1 10 F0 0 0 Woods NW of Alva
27 05/30/1956 2131 0.1 10 F0 0 0 Grant 5 SE Wakita
28 05/30/1956 2144 0.1 10 F0 0 0 Kay NW of Blackwell
29 05/31/1956 0800 1.5 77 F2 0 0 Seminole NW of Seminole
30 06/03/1956 0355 0.1 10 F1 0 0 Canadian just W of Mustang
31 06/03/1956 0355 0.1 10 F2 0 0 Canadian just W of Mustang - Mustang
32 06/08/1956 1330 7 150 F2 0 0 Seminole 6 NW - 5 NE Seminole
33 06/08/1956 1330 12 150 F2 0 0 Seminole 6 NW Seminole - near Wewoka
34 06/08/1956 1600 1 150 F0 0 0 Logan 4 NW Crescent
35 06/17/1956 1600 0.1 10 F1 0 0 Dewey 3 NE Leedey
36 06/23/1956 2000 2 50 F1 0 0 Texas 2 NE Goodwell
37 06/23/1956 2100 0.1 10 F1 0 0 Ellis near Gage
38 06/27/1956 1523 0.1 10 F1 0 0 Nowata 5 NW Nowata
39 07/01/1956 1830 0.1 10 F1 0 1 Dewey near Leedey
40 07/01/1956 1845 2 10 F1 0 0 Alfalfa near Burlington
41 07/02/1956 1530 1 50 F1 0 0 Jackson 5 SW Eldorado
42 07/02/1956 1530 0.1 10 F2 0 0 Blaine near Hitchcock
43 07/02/1956 1837 16 400 F2 0 0 Canadian 15 SW - 1.5 E El Reno
44 07/17/1956 1000 0.1 50 F0 0 0 Garfield 4 NW Billings
45 07/22/1956 1523 0.1 10 F0 0 0 Blaine 2 W Canton
46 08/07/1956 1600 1.5 10 F1 0 0 Jefferson near Waurika
47 08/31/1956 1500 0.1 10 F0 0 0 Sequoyah 7 E Sallisaw
48 10/30/1956 1440 0.1 10 F1 0 0 Noble 12 E Perry
49 11/20/1956 1035 4 150 F2 0 0 Muskogee near Braggs
 
 
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