1971 Oklahoma Tornadoes

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Tornadoes by Intensity
F?	F0	F1	F2	F3	F4	F5	Total
0	10	18	8	3	0	0	39

Tornadoes by Intensity

Total

Tornado Number	Date	Time (CST)	Length of Path (miles)	Width of Path (yards)	F-Scale	Injured	County	Location
1	02/04/1971	1005	0.5	220	F1	0	McCurtain	15 E Broken Bow
2	02/18/1971	1240	0.2	100	F1	1	Comanche	NE shore of Lake Ellsworth
3	03/12/1971	1645	42	250	F3	4	Marshall/ Bryan	10 SW Madill - Cartwright - Colbert - Achille - Yuba
4	03/12/1971	1910	0.1	10	F1	0	Atoka	3 E Atoka
5	04/19/1971	0100	0.1	10	F1	0	Cimarron	3 ENE Felt
6	04/19/1971	0130	0.1	10	F2	0	Cimarron	N of Boise City
7	04/19/1971	2043	1.5	50	F1	6	Seminole	6 NW Seminole
8	04/22/1971	1230	0.1	10	F0	0	Cimarron	10 W Felt
9	04/22/1971	1630	2	100	F1	1	Murray	N part of Sulphur
10	04/22/1971	1630	1	400	F2	0	Pontotoc	Near Fittstown
11	04/26/1971	1956	0.1	10	F0	0	Osage	3 NW Avant
12	04/26/1971	2000	0.1	10	F0	0	Pawnee	10 W Cleveland
13	05/05/1971	1650	0.1	10	F1	0	Ottawa	Near Picher
14	05/05/1971	1708	17	200	F2	0	Mayes	SW of Pryor - 5 S Spavinaw
15	05/05/1971	1743	37	600	F3	0	Muskogee/ Wagoner/ Cherokee	4 W Haskell - Haskell - Okay - Sequoyah State Park - 7 W Tahlequah
16	05/05/1971	1755	0.1	10	F0	0	Wagoner	Between Porter and Coweta
17	05/06/1971	1830	0.1	10	F1	0	Sequoyah	N of Sallisaw
18	05/10/1971	1645	7	600	F1	0	Okfuskee	Just N of Bearden - S of Okemah
19	05/10/1971	2000	2	73	F1	0	Pawnee	SW of Pawnee
20	05/18/1971	1830	8	100	F1	0	Rogers	W of Foyil - 2 E Bushyhead
21	05/22/1971	0245	4	100	F2	0	Delaware	Near Grove
22	05/23/1971	1530	0.1	10	F0	0	Pontotoc	7 SW Ada
23	05/23/1971	1600	0.1	10	F1	0	Mayes	Near Grand Lake Towne
24	05/28/1971	1823	0.1	10	F0	0	Cimarron	3 S Boise City
25	05/31/1971	1615	0.1	10	F1	1	Tulsa	North part of county
26	06/01/1971	0130	0.1	70	F0	0	McCurtain	6 N Broken Bow
27	06/02/1971	1900	0.1	10	F2	0	Kay	8 W Tonkawa
28	06/07/1971	1800	1.5	50	F3	0	Custer	Thomas
29	06/07/1971	1900	0.1	10	F0	0	Washita	4 N Cordell
30	06/09/1971	1706	0.1	10	F0	0	Beaver	N of Turpin
31	06/09/1971	2030	0.5	400	F1	0	Harper	8 N Laverne
32	06/09/1971	2045	0.1	10	F1	0	Beaver	Near Knowles
33	06/09/1971	2135	0.1	10	F0	0	Texas	6 W Guymon
34	07/17/1971	1000	0.2	10	F1	0	Pontotoc	W of Lula
35	10/30/1971	1100	0.1	10	F1	0	Oklahoma	Near Valley Brook
36	12/14/1971	1800	7	150	F2	0	Love	6 N Marietta
37	12/14/1971	2030	10	200	F2	0	McCurtain	2 S Valliant - near Wright City
38	12/14/1971	2040	0.1	77	F2	0	Pittsburg	7 SE Lake Eufaula
39	12/14/1971	2130	0.1	10	F1	0	Le Flore	Near Kerr Dam

Tornado
Number

Date

Time
(CST)

Length
of Path
(miles)

Width
of Path
(yards)

F-Scale

Killed

Injured

County

Location

02/04/1971

1005

0.5

220

McCurtain

15 E Broken Bow

02/18/1971

1240

0.2

100

Comanche

NE shore of Lake Ellsworth

03/12/1971

1645

250

Marshall/ Bryan

10 SW Madill - Cartwright - Colbert - Achille - Yuba

03/12/1971

1910

0.1

Atoka

3 E Atoka

04/19/1971

0100

0.1

Cimarron

3 ENE Felt

04/19/1971

0130

0.1

Cimarron

N of Boise City

04/19/1971

2043

1.5

Seminole

6 NW Seminole

04/22/1971

1230

0.1

Cimarron

10 W Felt

04/22/1971

1630

100

Murray

N part of Sulphur

04/22/1971

1630

400

Pontotoc

Near Fittstown

04/26/1971

1956

0.1

Osage

3 NW Avant

04/26/1971

2000

0.1

Pawnee

10 W Cleveland

05/05/1971

1650

0.1

Ottawa

Near Picher

05/05/1971

1708

200

Mayes

SW of Pryor - 5 S Spavinaw

05/05/1971

1743

600

Muskogee/ Wagoner/ Cherokee

4 W Haskell - Haskell - Okay - Sequoyah State Park - 7 W Tahlequah

05/05/1971

1755

0.1

Wagoner

Between Porter and Coweta

05/06/1971

1830

0.1

Sequoyah

N of Sallisaw

05/10/1971

1645

600

Okfuskee

Just N of Bearden - S of Okemah

05/10/1971

2000

Pawnee

SW of Pawnee

05/18/1971

1830

100

Rogers

W of Foyil - 2 E Bushyhead

05/22/1971

0245

100

Delaware

Near Grove

05/23/1971

1530

0.1

Pontotoc

7 SW Ada

05/23/1971

1600

0.1

Mayes

Near Grand Lake Towne

05/28/1971

1823

0.1

Cimarron

3 S Boise City

05/31/1971

1615

0.1

Tulsa

North part of county

06/01/1971

0130

0.1

McCurtain

6 N Broken Bow

06/02/1971

1900

0.1

Kay

8 W Tonkawa

06/07/1971

1800

1.5

Custer

Thomas

06/07/1971

1900

0.1

Washita

4 N Cordell

06/09/1971

1706

0.1

Beaver

N of Turpin

06/09/1971

2030

0.5

400

Harper

8 N Laverne

06/09/1971

2045

0.1

Beaver

Near Knowles

06/09/1971

2135

0.1

Texas

6 W Guymon

07/17/1971

1000

0.2

Pontotoc

W of Lula

10/30/1971

1100

0.1

Oklahoma

Near Valley Brook

12/14/1971

1800

150

Love

6 N Marietta

12/14/1971

2030

200

McCurtain

2 S Valliant - near Wright City

12/14/1971

2040

0.1

Pittsburg

7 SE Lake Eufaula

12/14/1971

2130

0.1

Le Flore

Near Kerr Dam

Tornadoes by Month
Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Total
0	2	2	8	13	8	1	1	0	1	0	4	39