A rare winter storm impacting the Southern U.S. will move offshore Wednesday morning. Behind the storm, arctic air will continue encompassing the eastern two-thirds of the Nation with only a slow return to normal temperatures expected by the end of the week. Moderate to strong Santa Ana winds and low humidity will maintain Critical fire weather conditions in southern California into Thursday. Read More >
| 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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