2002 Oklahoma Tornadoes

Rare Southern U.S. Winter Storm; Dangerous Cold Weather For Much of the Eastern U.S.; Critical Fire Weather for Southern California

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 >

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Tornado Number	Date	Time (CST)	Length of Path (miles)	Width of Path (yards)	F-Scale	Injured	County	Location
1	04/11/2002	2152-2159	2	25	F0	0	Grant/ Garfield/ Noble	8 SE Lamont - 2 NNE Billings
2	04/16/2002	1918-1928	3	100	F1	0	Atoka	2 W - 1 N Atoka (north side of Atoka; airport)
3	04/16/2002	2015	0.3	25	F0	0	Pushmataha	1 N Jumbo
4	04/17/2002	2115-2116	0.3	50	F1	0	Beckham	7 NNE Elk City
5	04/17/2002	2233-2147	8	600	F3	0	Dewey/ Woodward	10 WSW Seiling (near Cestos) - 6 ESE Mutual
6	04/17/2002	2327-18/0028	34	1500	F2	1	Major/ Woods/ Alfalfa	15 WNW Orienta - 2 SW Ingersoll
7	04/18/2002	0039-0040	0.8	75	F0	0	Alfalfa	3 S - 2 SSE Cherokee
8	05/05/2002	1858-1900	1.5	25	F0	0	Hemphill TX/ Ellis OK	16 ESE Glazier TX - 15 SW Arnett OK
9	05/05/2002	2110-2114	1	75	F1	0	Dewey	5.5 ESE - 4 E Seiling
10	05/08/2002	1949-1957	6	75	F0	0	Grant	6 S - 5 E Lamont
11	05/16/2002	1800-1802	0.1	25	F0	0	Texas	5 N Goodwell
12	05/16/2002	1840-1843	0.1	25	F0	0	Texas	9 N Texhoma
13	05/16/2002	2305-2307	0.5	100	F0	0	Beckham	4 N Texola
14	05/24/2002	1727-1729	0.2	25	F0	0	Washita	3 SE Burns Flat
15	06/12/2002	1830-1835	1	50	F1	0	Ellis	7 ENE - 6 ENE Catesby
16	06/15/2002	1703-1709	0.2	25	F0	0	Beaver	7 WSW Turpin
17	09/18/2002	1716-1719	1	200	F0	0	Grant	0.5 W - 1 N Nash
18	09/18/2002	1829-1830	0.3	25	F0	0	Kay	5 NW Blackwell

Tornado
Number

Date

Time
(CST)

Length
of Path
(miles)

Width
of Path
(yards)

F-Scale

Killed

Injured

County

Location

04/11/2002

2152-2159

Grant/ Garfield/ Noble

8 SE Lamont - 2 NNE Billings

04/16/2002

1918-1928

100

Atoka

2 W - 1 N Atoka (north side of Atoka; airport)

04/16/2002

2015

0.3

Pushmataha

1 N Jumbo

04/17/2002

2115-2116

0.3

Beckham

7 NNE Elk City

04/17/2002

2233-2147

600

Dewey/ Woodward

10 WSW Seiling (near Cestos) - 6 ESE Mutual

04/17/2002

2327-18/0028

1500

Major/ Woods/ Alfalfa

15 WNW Orienta - 2 SW Ingersoll

04/18/2002

0039-0040

0.8

Alfalfa

3 S - 2 SSE Cherokee

05/05/2002

1858-1900

1.5

Hemphill TX/ Ellis OK

16 ESE Glazier TX - 15 SW Arnett OK

05/05/2002

2110-2114

Dewey

5.5 ESE - 4 E Seiling

05/08/2002

1949-1957

Grant

6 S - 5 E Lamont

05/16/2002

1800-1802

0.1

Texas

5 N Goodwell

05/16/2002

1840-1843

0.1

Texas

9 N Texhoma

05/16/2002

2305-2307

0.5

100

Beckham

4 N Texola

05/24/2002

1727-1729

0.2

Washita

3 SE Burns Flat

06/12/2002

1830-1835

Ellis

7 ENE - 6 ENE Catesby

06/15/2002

1703-1709

0.2

Beaver

7 WSW Turpin

09/18/2002

1716-1719

200

Grant

0.5 W - 1 N Nash

09/18/2002

1829-1830

0.3

Kay

5 NW Blackwell

Tornadoes by Month
Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Total
0	0	0	7	7	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	18