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Norman, OK

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1970 Oklahoma Tornadoes

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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
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
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
 
 
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