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Powerful Storms to Impact the Western U.S. and Northern Plains

A strong, long-duration atmospheric river will bring excessive rainfall, flash flooding, and very strong winds to southwest Oregon and northwest California through Thursday. A High Risk (level 4 of 4) of Excessive Rainfall has been issued. A storm system over the northern Plains will produce locally heavy snow in North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota. 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 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