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Fresh Snow and Temperature Outlook Ahead of Christmas Day

If you are looking for fresh snow by Christmas morning or are curious about potential travel disruptions, the best chances for at least 1" of new snowfall early this week exist across the mountainous West, Great Lakes, and Northeast. Otherwise, temperatures this last full week of December will average above normal for much of the lower 48 states. Read More >

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Tornadoes by Month
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total
0 0 1 11 44 7 5 2 2 3 1 0 76
 
Tornadoes by Intensity
F? F0 F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 Total
0 15 34 17 8 2 0 76
 
Tornado
Number
Date Time
(CST)
Length
of Path
(miles)
Width
of Path
(yards)
F-Scale Killed Injured County Location
1 03/04/1981 1625 0.3 13 F0 0 0 Ellis 2 N Shattuck
2 04/03/1981 1900 2 33 F1 0 0 Choctaw Near Boswell
3 04/11/1981 1900 0.1 10 F0 0 0 Kiowa unknown specific location
4 04/12/1981 1830 1 10 F1 0 0 Kiowa 8 W Roosevelt
5 04/19/1981 2010 5 200 F3 0 7 Tulsa Tulsa (moved ENE from Yale and 66th St)
6 04/19/1981 2020 4 600 F2 0 0 Creek 3 W-1.5 ENE Kiefer
7 04/19/1981 2030 3 100 F3 0 0 Creek Mounds
8 04/19/1981 2035 0.5 10 F3 0 1 Tulsa Broken Arrow
9 04/19/1981 2045 10 880 F3 5 49 Tulsa 1.5 S Glenpool - S of Bixby
10 04/22/1981 1715 20 10 F0 0 0 Jefferson 5 NE Addington - 6 S Ringling
11 04/30/1981 2000 32 10 F1 0 0 Caddo/ Grady near Gracemont - Anadarko - near Rush Springs
12 04/30/1981 2015 29 10 F2 1 4 Grady Near Minco - Chickasha - S of Rush Springs [not continuous]
13 05/13/1981 1545 0.1 10 F1 0 0 Coal E of Lula
14 05/13/1981 1610 5 100 F2 0 0 Coal Near Lehigh
15 05/13/1981 1635 2 50 F1 0 0 Atoka 4 NE Atoka
16 05/13/1981 1730 0.1 10 F1 0 0 Pushmataha 5 W Antlers
17 05/17/1981 1425 19 33 F0 0 0 Kay Just NE of Blackwell - ~8 NNW Newkirk
18 05/17/1981 1530 1 33 F1 0 0 Garfield 2 E Garber
19 05/17/1981 1630 0.5 10 F1 0 0 Noble 5 E Marland
20 05/17/1981 1646 4 100 F1 0 0 McClain/ Cleveland 3 SSW Noble
21 05/17/1981 1700 1.9 50 F2 0 0 Oklahoma 2 SW Arcadia - just NW of Lake Hiwassee
22 05/17/1981 1724 1 100 F1 0 0 Cleveland Norman (SH-9 S of Lake Thunderbird)
23 05/17/1981 1810 10 587 F3 0 6 Pottawatomie 4 SSW Tecumseh - ~3 NW Earlsboro
24 05/17/1981 1815 2 67 F1 0 0 Osage S of Shidler
25 05/17/1981 1845 3 200 F2 0 0 Seminole 4 NNW Seminole - 1.5 SSW Little
26 05/17/1981 1900 34 600 F4 0 2 Seminole/ Okfuskee/ Okmulgee 2 SSE Little- N of Okemah- W edge of Lake Okmulgee
27 05/17/1981 1900 0.1 10 F0 0 0 Osage 20 NNE Pawhuska
28 05/17/1981 1920 0.1 10 F2 0 0 Osage near KS state line NNE of Pawhuska
29 05/17/1981 2010 15 350 F3 0 0 Seminole/ Okfuskee SW of Cromwell - just NE of Okemah
30 05/17/1981 2200 0.1 10 F2 0 0 Muskogee Greenleaf State Park
31 05/22/1981 1617 7 200 F2 0 0 Washita 2 NW Cordell - E of Bessie
32 05/22/1981 1725 1 50 F1 0 0 Washita 2 E Lake Valley
33 05/22/1981 1807 5 300 F2 0 0 Washita/ Caddo 3 ESE- ~6 ENE Cowden
34 05/22/1981 1815 0.1 10 F1 0 0 Custer SW of Arapaho
35 05/22/1981 1829 0.3 10 F0 0 0 Caddo Swan Lake (NE shore of Ft. Cobb Lake)
36 05/22/1981 1830 15 100 F2 0 0 Kiowa/ Washita/ Caddo N of Mountain View - 6 N Alfalfa
37 05/22/1981 1830 10 200 F2 0 0 Custer near Foss Dam - just W of Arapaho
38 05/22/1981 1849 17 1333 F4 0 0 Caddo/ Canadian 1 W Binger- 11 WNW Union City
39 05/22/1981 1900 0.1 10 F1 0 0 Custer NW of Clinton
40 05/22/1981 1932 2 100 F1 0 0 Canadian 5 WNW Union City
41 05/22/1981 1955 10 267 F3 0 12 Custer SW of Clinton - Clinton - E of Arapaho
42 05/22/1981 2140 0.1 10 F2 0 0 Blaine 5 W Greenfield
43 05/23/1981 0100 0.1 10 F1 0 0 Osage Near Hominy
44 05/23/1981 1500 0.1 10 F1 0 0 Creek 2 E Bristow
45 05/23/1981 1600 2 50 F1 0 0 Garvin E of Katie
46 05/23/1981 1630 0.1 10 F0 0 0 Nowata Near Lenapah
47 05/23/1981 1705 0.1 10 F1 0 0 Murray Sulphur (Sulphur Hills Golf Course)
48 05/23/1981 1725 0.1 10 F1 0 0 Pottawatomie Near Shawnee
49 05/23/1981 1730 0.1 10 F1 0 0 Pottawatomie Shawnee (N of I-40 and Kickapoo)
50 05/23/1981 1730 15 100 F2 0 3 Washington/ Nowata 1 E Copan - near South Coffeyville
51 05/23/1981 1735 5 100 F2 0 3 Nowata Near South Coffeyville
52 05/23/1981 1858 10 100 F3 0 0 Bryan 7 NW of Durant - W edge of Durant - near Calera
53 05/23/1981 1900 0.1 10 F1 0 0 Bryan Lake Texoma
54 05/23/1981 1918 0.1 10 F2 0 0 Delaware E of Colcord
55 05/28/1981 1545 0.1 10 F1 0 0 Muskogee Near Greenleaf Lake
56 05/28/1981 1900 0.1 10 F1 0 0 Kiowa Near Hobart
57 06/01/1981 1900 0.1 10 F0 0 0 Caddo Near Binger
58 06/02/1981 1700 0.1 10 F0 0 0 Texas Near Guymon
59 06/03/1981 2030 1 100 F1 0 2 Oklahoma SW Oklahoma City
60 06/11/1981 1800 0.1 10 F0 0 0 Cimarron NE of Boise City
61 06/14/1981 2150 0.1 10 F0 0 0 Pottawatomie Near Shawnee
62 06/15/1981 0005 3 100 F2 0 3 Creek Near Kiefer
63 06/30/1981 1520 0.3 10 F1 0 1 Cleveland Norman
64 07/08/1981 0415 0.5 20 F1 0 0 Woods 4 E Waynoka
65 07/16/1981 1430 22 10 F1 0 0 Kay 5 SW Tonkawa - near Peckham
66 07/20/1981 1930 0.5 10 F1 0 5 Tulsa Near Broken Arrow
67 07/21/1981 1500 0.5 30 F2 0 0 Le Flore SW of Pocola
68 07/21/1981 1830 0.5 10 F1 0 0 Mayes Near Pryor
69 08/15/1981 1345 0.1 10 F0 0 0 Garfield 7 SW Enid
70 08/15/1981 1500 0.1 10 F1 0 0 Jackson 2 NW Martha
71 09/11/1981 1930 0.1 10 F1 0 0 Alfalfa near Cherokee
72 09/13/1981 1610 0.1 10 F0 0 0 Pushmataha near Antlers
73 10/05/1981 1845 0.1 10 F0 0 0 Kingfisher 14 SW Kingfisher
74 10/13/1981 1800 0.1 10 F1 0 0 Choctaw Unger
75 10/17/1981 0345 0.1 10 F1 0 2 Jefferson near Hastings
76 11/03/1981 1130 0.1 10 F0 0 0 Garfield near Enid