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 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 49 |
| Tornadoes by Intensity | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F? | F0 | F1 | F2 | F3 | F4 | F5 | Total |
| 0 | 37 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 49 |
| Tornado Number |
Date | Time (CST) |
Length of Path (miles) |
Width of Path (yards) |
F-Scale | Killed | Injured | County | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 03/24/1996 | 1255 | 0.1 | 25 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Carter | 5 N Lone Grove |
| 2 | 04/21/1996 | 1600-1603 | 2 | 100 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Noble | 2- 4 E Perry |
| 3 | 04/21/1996 | 1642 | 0.5 | 50 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Carter | Ratliff City |
| 4 | 04/21/1996 | 1730-1735 | 5 | 150 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Jefferson/ Carter | 4 N Ringling- 4 NW Healdton |
| 5 | 04/21/1996 | 1735 | 0.1 | 25 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Carter | 8 N Healdton |
| 6 | 04/21/1996 | 1735 | 0.1 | 25 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Carter | 5 S Healdton |
| 7 | 04/21/1996 | 1745-1750 | 3 | 500 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Carter | 5 SE Fox |
| 8 | 04/21/1996 | 1751 | 0.1 | 25 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Murray | 5 NW Sulphur |
| 9 | 04/21/1996 | 1800 | 0.5 | 100 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Osage | Barnsdall |
| 10 | 04/21/1996 | 1825 | 1 | 100 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Murray | 2.5 SE - 2.5 E Davis |
| 11 | 04/21/1996 | 1828-1837 | 3 | 150 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Murray | 2 W - 1 NE Sulphur |
| 12 | 04/21/1996 | 1828 | 0.1 | 25 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Nowata | 4 NW Nowata |
| 13 | 04/21/1996 | 1849 | 0.5 | 50 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Murray | 2 SW Hickory |
| 14 | 04/21/1996 | 1850 | 0.5 | 50 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Murray | 2 SW Hickory |
| 15 | 04/21/1996 | 1915 | 0.1 | 25 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Ottawa | 2 W Fairland |
| 16 | 04/21/1996 | 2015-2020 | 3 | 100 | F0 | 0 | 9 | Pittsburg | McAlester - 3 ENE McAlester |
| 17 | 04/21/1996 | 2030-2040 | 5 | 100 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Pittsburg | 7 ENE - 12 ENE McAlester |
| 18 | 04/21/1996 | 2100-2102 | 1 | 75 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Haskell | 2 N - 2 NNE Kinta |
| 19 | 04/21/1996 | 2212-2228 | 10 | 1050 | F3 | 2 | 89 | Sequoyah OK/ Sebastian AR/ Crawford AR | Moffett OK- Fort Smith AR- Van Buren AR- 1 S Rudy AR [Zero fatalities or injuries in Oklahoma] |
| 20 | 05/14/1996 | 1940 | 0.1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Jackson | 2 N Blair |
| 21 | 05/25/1996 | 1725-1730 | 1 | 100 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Cimarron | 1 E - 2 E Felt |
| 22 | 05/26/1996 | 1353-1358 | 0.5 | 50 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Texas | 1 S - 1.5 SE Guymon |
| 23 | 05/26/1996 | 1416-1418 | 1 | 100 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Texas | 4 W - 3 W Hooker |
| 24 | 05/26/1996 | 1416-1420 | 1 | 75 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Texas | 4 W - 3 W Hooker |
| 25 | 05/26/1996 | 1425-1428 | 1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Kiowa | 1 NNW Roosevelt |
| 26 | 05/26/1996 | 1838-1930 | 30 | 880 | F2 | 0 | 1 | Rogers/ Nowata/ Craig | 1 NW Talala- 8 N Centralia |
| 27 | 05/26/1996 | 2132 | 0.1 | 25 | F0 | 0 | 0 | McClain | 6 S Purcell |
| 28 | 05/31/1996 | 0600 | 3 | 25 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Blaine | 5 SE Okeene |
| 29 | 06/03/1996 | 1420-1422 | 0.5 | 50 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Cimarron | 3 E Felt |
| 30 | 06/05/1996 | 1647-1657 | 2 | 25 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Texas | 7 NW - 9 NW Guymon |
| 31 | 06/06/1996 | 1735 | 0.1 | 20 | F0 | 0 | 0 | McClain | 1 SE Wayne |
| 32 | 06/06/1996 | 1740 | 0.1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | McClain | 1 SE Wayne |
| 33 | 06/06/1996 | 1854 | 0.1 | 25 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Pittsburg | 3 SW McAlester |
| 34 | 06/06/1996 | 2020 | 0.1 | 25 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Le Flore | 14 SW Heavener |
| 35 | 06/18/1996 | 2310 | 0.1 | 25 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Tulsa | 3 N Owasso (near 116th St N and Memorial) |
| 36 | 08/01/1996 | 1505-1515 | 0.1 | 25 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Pittsburg | 5 SE Scipio |
| 37 | 08/11/1996 | 1715 | 0.1 | 50 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Cotton | Walters |
| 38 | 08/11/1996 | 1730 | 0.1 | 20 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Jefferson | 5 N Ringling |
| 39 | 08/17/1996 | 1507-1515 | 3 | 50 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Noble | 2 W Perry |
| 40 | 08/21/1996 | 1535 | 0.1 | 25 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Caddo | 7 NW Cyril |
| 41 | 08/29/1996 | 1620 | 0.1 | 20 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Kay | 3 E Blackwell |
| 42 | 09/18/1996 | 1901-1903 | 0.5 | 50 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Texas | 3 SW Baker |
| 43 | 09/18/1996 | 1907-1910 | 0.5 | 50 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Texas | 1 W Baker |
| 44 | 09/25/1996 | 2150 | 0.1 | 25 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Grant | 3 SW Deer Creek |
| 45 | 09/25/1996 | 2225 | 0.2 | 25 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Grant/ Kay | 5 E Deer Creek/ 2 W Nardin |
| 46 | 09/25/1996 | 2239-2240 | 0.1 | 25 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Kay | 5 N Tonkawa |
| 47 | 09/25/1996 | 2240-2241 | 0.1 | 25 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Kay | 5 N Tonkawa |
| 48 | 09/25/1996 | 2351 | 0.1 | 25 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Kay | 2 W Ponca City |
| 49 | 11/16/1996 | 1600 | 1 | 30 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Caddo | 3 NE Apache |
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