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Tornadoes by Month | ||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total |
0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 26 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 55 |
Tornadoes by Intensity | |||||||
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F? | F0 | F1 | F2 | F3 | F4 | F5 | Total |
0 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 55 |
Tornado Number |
Date | Time (CST) |
Length of Path (miles) |
Width of Path (yards) |
F-Scale | Killed | Injured | County | Location |
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1 | 04/02/1968 | 2100 | 1.4 | 10 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Beckham | Sayre |
2 | 04/03/1968 | 0010 | 16 | 100 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Noble/ Kay | 1 ESE Billings - 7 SE Blackwell |
3 | 04/03/1968 | 0015 | 5 | 100 | F2 | 0 | 1 | Noble | N of Orlando - Perry |
4 | 04/16/1968 | 1945 | 0.1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Kingfisher | 3 NW Hennessey |
5 | 04/16/1968 | 2215 | 0.3 | 50 | F2 | 0 | 3 | Logan | Guthrie |
6 | 04/19/1968 | 1215 | 5 | 150 | F1 | 0 | 3 | Atoka | N of Farris - ~4 SE Farris |
7 | 04/19/1968 | 1430 | 1 | 100 | F2 | 0 | 1 | Le Flore | 2 N Howe |
8 | 04/19/1968 | 1545 | 0.1 | 10 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Grady | 5 NNW Blanchard |
9 | 04/19/1968 | 1545 | 7 | 150 | F3 | 0 | 0 | Seminole | 5 NW- 9 N Seminole |
10 | 04/19/1968 | 1600 | 0.5 | 50 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Kay | 5 ESE Blackwell |
11 | 04/19/1968 | 1658 | 3 | 27 | F2 | 0 | 2 | Pontotoc | 1.5 S- 1 ENE Byng |
12 | 04/21/1968 | 0400 | 0.2 | 100 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Logan | 4 W Guthrie |
13 | 04/21/1968 | 1720 | 0.1 | 10 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Kingfisher | 5 W Marshall |
14 | 04/22/1968 | 1400 | 0.1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Kiowa | ~4 E Hobart |
15 | 04/22/1968 | 1550 | 0.1 | 17 | F2 | 0 | 1 | Oklahoma | N part of Tinker AFB/Midwest City |
16 | 04/22/1968 | 1740 | 3 | 67 | F1 | 0 | 1 | Latimer | 2 W Wilburton - Wilburton |
17 | 05/02/1968 | 1930 | 0.1 | 17 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Comanche | Lawton (2700 block Fort Sill Blvd) |
18 | 05/03/1968 | 0310 | 0.1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Beaver | S of Logan |
19 | 05/06/1968 | 1715 | 5 | 10 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Harmon | 4 SW- 1 NW Vinson |
20 | 05/06/1968 | 1930 | 0.1 | 10 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Harmon | 5 NE Hollis |
21 | 05/06/1968 | 1944 | 0.1 | 10 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Greer | 8 SW Mangum |
22 | 05/07/1968 | 1315 | 2 | 50 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Jefferson | 2 N- 4 NNE Grady |
23 | 05/07/1968 | 2035 | 0.1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Le Flore | Near Monroe |
24 | 05/08/1968 | 1745 | 0.1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Kay | 2 NE Blackwell |
25 | 05/13/1968 | 1215 | 1 | 200 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Garvin | 1 E Maysville |
26 | 05/13/1968 | 1245 | 3 | 150 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Garvin | 2 NW- 3 N Pauls Valley |
27 | 05/13/1968 | 1345 | 12 | 100 | F3 | 0 | 0 | Pottawatomie/ Seminole | 5 WSW- 6 NNE Konawa |
28 | 05/13/1968 | 1430 | 0.1 | 10 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Pushmataha | 15 NNW Antlers |
29 | 05/13/1968 | 1500 | 0.3 | 50 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Pontotoc | Near Francis |
30 | 05/13/1968 | 1605 | 0.3 | 200 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Pittsburg | Indianola |
31 | 05/13/1968 | 1635 | 0.1 | 10 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Latimer | 5 NW Wilburton |
32 | 05/13/1968 | 1820 | 0.1 | 10 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Marshall | 1.5 WNW Willis - Lake Texoma |
33 | 05/13/1968 | 1915 | 4 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Marshall | 2 E- 5 E Willis |
34 | 05/16/1968 | 1415 | 0.1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Carter | E of Wilson |
35 | 05/16/1968 | 1515 | 0.1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Love | W of Overbrook |
36 | 05/16/1968 | 1643 | 0.1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Cotton | 8 SW Temple |
37 | 05/16/1968 | 1745 | 0.1 | 10 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Love | ~4 W Marietta |
38 | 05/16/1968 | 1800 | 0.1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Jefferson | 7 N Ringling |
39 | 05/22/1968 | 2030 | 11 | 100 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Kay | 1 W Braman - 2 N Peckham |
40 | 05/23/1968 | 0030 | 0.1 | 10 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Ottawa | 5 W Picher |
41 | 05/25/1968 | 0830 | 2 | 33 | F2 | 0 | 1 | Sequoyah | Sallisaw |
42 | 05/29/1968 | 2125 | 0.1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Comanche | 7 SW Lawton - Just SE of Lawton |
43 | 06/01/1968 | 1415 | 11 | 500 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Adair OK/ Benton AR | 2 SW Watts OK- Watts OK- Just E of Siloam Spring AR |
44 | 06/05/1968 | 1818 | 0.1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Grady | 3 SE Verden |
45 | 06/08/1968 | 1730 | 0.8 | 10 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Beaver | 5 SW Turpin |
46 | 06/09/1968 | 1530 | 0.1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Ellis | SE of Catesby |
47 | 06/09/1968 | 1620 | 0.1 | 10 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Harper | 10 SW Buffalo |
48 | 06/09/1968 | 1815 | 0.1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Texas | 5 N Texhoma |
49 | 06/09/1968 | 2000 | 0.1 | 10 | F2 | 0 | 2 | Roger Mills | Crawford |
50 | 06/15/1968 | 1720 | 0.1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Comanche | Lawton (near front gate of Fort Sill) |
51 | 06/30/1968 | 2125 | 2 | 50 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Logan | 6 NNE Crescent |
52 | 08/10/1968 | 1627 | 0.1 | 50 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Oklahoma | Oklahoma City (Near NW 8th/Portland) |
53 | 12/18/1968 | 0830 | 1.8 | 300 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Caddo | 2 NNE Apache |
54 | 12/18/1968 | 1300 | 4 | 100 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Tulsa | Skiatook - 3 NE Skiatook |
55 | 12/18/1968 | 1305 | 0.5 | 50 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Pittsburg | 4 SW Indianola |