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Tornadoes by Month | ||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total |
0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 55 |
Tornadoes by Intensity | |||||||
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F? | F0 | F1 | F2 | F3 | F4 | F5 | Total |
0 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 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 | 04/18/1970 | 1610 | 5 | 50 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Pontotoc | 3 SW Ada |
2 | 04/18/1970 | 1815 | 0.5 | 100 | F0 | 0 | 0 | McIntosh | 3 SW Checotah |
3 | 04/26/1970 | 1830 | 0.1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Major | 5 W Fairview |
4 | 04/26/1970 | 2030 | 1 | 10 | F3 | 0 | 0 | Major | 2 E Ames |
5 | 04/26/1970 | 2030 | 4 | 50 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Garfield | 5 SSW Drummond - Near Waukomis |
6 | 04/29/1970 | 2225 | 6 | 50 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Jackson | 7 SW - 1 SW Olustee |
7 | 04/29/1970 | 2315 | 1 | 50 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Kiowa | 4 SE Roosevelt |
8 | 04/29/1970 | 2355 | 12 | 200 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Caddo | 1 S Carnegie - Fort Cobb Lake |
9 | 04/30/1970 | 0045 | 32 | 440 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Grady/ Canadian/ Oklahoma | 6 WNW Minco - Northwest Oklahoma City - 5 NW The Village |
10 | 04/30/1970 | 0100 | 47 | 500 | F2 | 0 | 6 | Grady/ Canadian/ Oklahoma | 4 NW Pocasset - Mustang - Oklahoma City - 2 W Arcadia |
11 | 04/30/1970 | 0130 | 30 | 440 | F2 | 0 | 2 | Logan/ Payne | 8 S Guthrie - 5 S Stillwater |
12 | 04/30/1970 | 0131 | 3 | 250 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Oklahoma | Northwest Oklahoma City (Lake Hefner - SW of NW 122nd and Western) |
13 | 04/30/1970 | 0245 | 0.2 | 50 | F1 | 0 | 2 | Payne | 8 E Cushing |
14 | 05/09/1970 | 2015 | 2 | 10 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Mayes | Near Spavinaw |
15 | 05/28/1970 | 1745 | 0.1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Jackson | W of El Dorado |
16 | 05/28/1970 | 1805 | 0.1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Jackson | W of El Dorado |
17 | 05/28/1970 | 1830 | 0.1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Jackson | S of El Dorado |
18 | 05/29/1970 | 1750 | 0.1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Okfuskee | 4 W Okemah |
19 | 06/11/1970 | 1200 | 0.1 | 10 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Washita | Near Colony |
20 | 06/11/1970 | 1400 | 0.1 | 10 | F2 | 0 | 2 | Kingfisher | Hennessey |
21 | 06/11/1970 | 1410 | 13 | 100 | F3 | 0 | 1 | Canadian/ Oklahoma | S of Yukon - Oklahoma City (near NW 150th/MacArthur) |
22 | 06/11/1970 | 1445 | 10 | 167 | F1 | 0 | 2 | Stephens | S edge of Duncan |
23 | 06/11/1970 | 1545 | 0.1 | 10 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Lincoln | 2 S Perkins |
24 | 06/11/1970 | 1705 | 2 | 100 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Murray | 3 W Davis |
25 | 06/11/1970 | 1711 | 2 | 50 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Okmulgee | 6 S Mounds |
26 | 06/11/1970 | 1730 | 0.1 | 100 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Okfuskee | Okemah Airport |
27 | 06/11/1970 | 1800 | 0.1 | 10 | F1 | 0 | 1 | Johnston | Pontotoc |
28 | 06/11/1970 | 1812 | 3 | 440 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Pontotoc | Near Harden City - 3 S Stonewall |
29 | 06/11/1970 | 1900 | 15 | 150 | F2 | 1 | 1 | Craig | Vinita - Welch |
30 | 06/11/1970 | 2000 | 5 | 440 | F2 | 1 | 14 | Pittsburg | Near Lake Eufaula |
31 | 06/11/1970 | 2015 | 52 | 10 | F3 | 1 | 45 | Adair OK/ Washington AR/ Benton AR | Near Bunch OK - Stilwell OK - Springdale AR - Near Beaver Lake AR [One injury and no fatalities in Oklahoma] |
32 | 06/11/1970 | 2300 | 0.1 | 10 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Pushmataha | Near Clayton |
33 | 06/19/1970 | 1745 | 0.1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Canadian | Near Piedmont |
34 | 06/20/1970 | 1653 | 0.1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Grady | NW of Tuttle |
35 | 06/20/1970 | 1930 | 0.5 | 100 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Kay | 2 N Tonkawa |
36 | 07/16/1970 | 1800 | 0.1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Woodward | unknown specific location |
37 | 07/28/1970 | 1643 | 0.8 | 440 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Woods | 23 S Alva |
38 | 08/17/1970 | 1700 | 0.1 | 10 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Wagoner | 2 NE Wagoner |
39 | 09/03/1970 | 1830 | 0.1 | 10 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Blaine | SW of Greenfield |
40 | 09/03/1970 | 2030 | 0.1 | 10 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Craig | 3 N Welch |
41 | 09/03/1970 | 2215 | 0.1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Rogers | 20 E Tulsa |
42 | 09/06/1970 | 1925 | 0.1 | 10 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Beaver | 9 SE Beaver |
43 | 09/06/1970 | 2130 | 9 | 10 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Harper | NW of Buffalo |
44 | 09/07/1970 | 2030 | 0.2 | 200 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Stephens | Duncan |
45 | 09/22/1970 | 1100 | 0.5 | 100 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Okmulgee | Morris |
46 | 09/25/1970 | 1840 | 0.3 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | McIntosh | Just N of Checotah |
47 | 09/25/1970 | 1851 | 0.3 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | McIntosh | Just SE of Checotah |
48 | 10/05/1970 | 1540 | 24 | 200 | F2 | 0 | 1 | Cleveland/ Pottawatomie | 5 NE Lexington - 8 SE Tecumseh |
49 | 10/05/1970 | 1542 | 25 | 150 | F4 | 4 | 84 | Pottawatomie/ Lincoln/ Okfuskee | Shawnee- Prague- 2 N Paden |
50 | 10/06/1970 | 1630 | 0.3 | 100 | F0 | 0 | 0 | McCurtain | 6 N Idabel |
51 | 10/07/1970 | 2330 | 2 | 200 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Pontotoc | Near Roff |
52 | 10/07/1970 | 2330 | 0.5 | 100 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Pontotoc | 5 S Ada |
53 | 10/08/1970 | 0830 | 1 | 100 | F1 | 0 | 1 | Bryan | W edge of Durant |
54 | 10/08/1970 | 1215 | 0.5 | 33 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Le Flore | 1 N Panama |
55 | 10/26/1970 | 1715 | 0.1 | 10 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Pittsburg | 4 N McAlester |