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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 0 7 7 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 18
 
Tornadoes by Intensity
F? F0 F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 Total
0 12 4 1 1 0 0 18
 
Tornado
Number
Date Time
(CST)
Length
of Path
(miles)
Width
of Path
(yards)
F-Scale Killed Injured County Location
1 04/11/2002 2152-2159 2 25 F0 0 0 Grant/ Garfield/ Noble 8 SE Lamont - 2 NNE Billings
2 04/16/2002 1918-1928 3 100 F1 0 0 Atoka 2 W - 1 N Atoka (north side of Atoka; airport)
3 04/16/2002 2015 0.3 25 F0 0 0 Pushmataha 1 N Jumbo
4 04/17/2002 2115-2116 0.3 50 F1 0 0 Beckham 7 NNE Elk City
5 04/17/2002 2233-2147 8 600 F3 0 0 Dewey/ Woodward 10 WSW Seiling (near Cestos) - 6 ESE Mutual
6 04/17/2002 2327-18/0028 34 1500 F2 0 1 Major/ Woods/ Alfalfa 15 WNW Orienta - 2 SW Ingersoll
7 04/18/2002 0039-0040 0.8 75 F0 0 0 Alfalfa 3 S - 2 SSE Cherokee
8 05/05/2002 1858-1900 1.5 25 F0 0 0 Hemphill TX/ Ellis OK 16 ESE Glazier TX - 15 SW Arnett OK
9 05/05/2002 2110-2114 1 75 F1 0 0 Dewey 5.5 ESE - 4 E Seiling
10 05/08/2002 1949-1957 6 75 F0 0 0 Grant 6 S - 5 E Lamont
11 05/16/2002 1800-1802 0.1 25 F0 0 0 Texas 5 N Goodwell
12 05/16/2002 1840-1843 0.1 25 F0 0 0 Texas 9 N Texhoma
13 05/16/2002 2305-2307 0.5 100 F0 0 0 Beckham 4 N Texola
14 05/24/2002 1727-1729 0.2 25 F0 0 0 Washita 3 SE Burns Flat
15 06/12/2002 1830-1835 1 50 F1 0 0 Ellis 7 ENE - 6 ENE Catesby
16 06/15/2002 1703-1709 0.2 25 F0 0 0 Beaver 7 WSW Turpin
17 09/18/2002 1716-1719 1 200 F0 0 0 Grant 0.5 W - 1 N Nash
18 09/18/2002 1829-1830 0.3 25 F0 0 0 Kay 5 NW Blackwell