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2003 Oklahoma Tornadoes

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Tornadoes by Month
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total
0 0 4 15 59 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 78
 
Tornadoes by Intensity
F? F0 F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 Total
0 39 28 8 2 1 0 78
 
Tornado
Number		 Date Time
(CST)		 Length
of Path
(miles)		 Width
of Path
(yards)		 F-Scale Killed Injured County Location
1 03/17/2003 1457-1503 1.5 100 F1 0 0 Kiowa 4 ESE - 4.5 E Hobart
2 03/17/2003 1505-1517 3 300 F1 0 0 Kiowa (1.25 SSW - 1 E - 1 N Komalty) 5 E - 6 NE Hobart
3 03/17/2003 1517 0.1 25 F0 0 0 Kiowa 7 SE Mountain View
4 03/17/2003 1803 0.1 10 F0 0 0 Comanche near Pumpkin Center
5 04/15/2003 1700-1712 10 440 F1 0 0 Roger Mills 7 S Reydon - 5 W Cheyenne
6 04/15/2003 1741-1743 0.5 50 F0 0 0 Roger Mills 8.5 NE - 9 NE Strong City
7 04/15/2003 1748 0.1 50 F1 0 0 Roger Mills 5 W Angora
8 04/15/2003 1755-1758 1.5 200 F1 0 1 Beckham 2 SSW - 0.5 SSE Sweetwater
9 04/15/2003 1823-1836 10 350 F2 0 0 Hardeman TX/ Jackson OK/ Harmon OK 2 N Williams TX - 9.5 S Gould OK [F1 in Oklahoma]
10 04/15/2003 1853-1859 4 50 F1 0 0 Jackson 1.5 S - 3 NE Duke
11 04/15/2003 2241-2245 3 70 F1 0 0 Oklahoma 3.7 SSW - 2 SSE Choctaw (near Shirley Lane and SE 19th St. - ~0.3 NNE of Indian Meridian Road and Reno Ave)
12 04/15/2003 2256-2300 4 100 F1 0 0 Lincoln 8 S - 6 SSE Wellston
13 04/19/2003 1455-1500 2 50 F0 0 0 Creek 8 W - 6 W Tuskegee
14 04/19/2003 1540 0.2 80 F0 0 0 Alfalfa 7 NNW Jet
15 04/19/2003 1604 0.2 50 F0 0 0 Pawnee 3 WNW Ralston
16 04/19/2003 1657-1730 20 440 F2 0 3 Osage/ Washington/ Nowata 6.5 NE Okesa - 7 WSW South Coffeyville
17 04/19/2003 1825-1827 1 50 F0 0 0 Pittsburg 3 E- 4 E Crowder
18 04/19/2003 1911 0.2 50 F0 0 0 Haskell 1 E Kinta
19 04/23/2003 1616-1619 2 70 F0 0 0 Cotton 20 W Walters (5 S - 3 S Chattanooga)
20 05/01/2003 1655-1701 2 120 F1 0 0 Wagoner/ Muskogee 1 SSE - 3 SSE Okay (3 WNW Fort Gibson)
21 05/01/2003 1704-1709 1.7 80 F1 0 0 Muskogee 2.5 W - 3 SW Fort Gibson
22 05/01/2003 1714-1715 0.5 75 F1 0 0 Pushmataha 2 N - 2 NNE Nashoba
23 05/01/2003 1746-1748 1 100 F0 0 0 Sequoyah 4 N - 4 NNE Gore
24 05/01/2003 1751-1752 0.2 40 F0 0 0 Sequoyah 4 NE Gore
25 05/01/2003 1830-1845 2 50 F0 0 0 McCurtain 4 NW - 2 SW Battiest
26 05/01/2003 1833-1838 2.5 75 F0 0 0 Le Flore OK/ Scott AR 8 E Heavener OK - 3.5 SW Bates AR
27 05/01/2003 1915-1945 13 300 F2 0 0 McCurtain 5 NW - Broken Bow - 8 SE Broken Bow
28 05/04/2003 1624-1630 3 200 F0 0 0 Craig 12 WNW - 9 NW Vinita
29 05/04/2003 1655-1705 5 880 F1 0 0 Ottawa 2 S Narcissa - 2 NE Fairland
30 05/04/2003 1758-1814 19 30 F0 0 0 Le Flore OK/ Scott AR 7.5 E Heavener OK - 2.2 ENE Hon AR
31 05/06/2003 1611 0.2 50 F0 0 0 Muskogee 3 SE Keefeton
32 05/08/2003 0008-0012 3 200 F1 0 0 Stephens 7 SE - 6 E Duncan
33 05/08/2003 0017 0.5 30 F0 0 0 Stephens 3 W Velma
34 05/08/2003 0032-0040 6 150 F2 0 0 Jefferson 4 W - 2 SE Cornish
35 05/08/2003 0123-0133 4 440 F2 0 0 Love 2 SE - 3 SE Overbrook
36 05/08/2003 0154-0208 7 300 F2 0 0 Marshall 6 WSW - 2 N Antioch
37 05/08/2003 0504-0512 4 100 F1 0 0 Le Flore 6 W - 2 W Summerfield
38 05/08/2003 1600-1601 0.2 30 F0 0 0 McClain N Newcastle (3.5 NNW Newcastle)
39 05/08/2003 1604-1608 2 100 F0 0 0 Cleveland Oklahoma City [NW of SW 149th and Penn - WNW of SW 134th and Santa Fe]
40 05/08/2003 1610-1638 17 700 F4 0 134 Cleveland/ Oklahoma Moore - Oklahoma City (SE) - Midwest City (SE) - Choctaw [~1/2 mile N of SW 134th and Santa Fe to 1/2 mile ESE of Reno and Choctaw] (1.5 W Moore - 2.5 SSE Choctaw)
41 05/08/2003 1708-1710 0.8 50 F0 0 0 Noble 0.75 W - 0.5 N Red Rock
42 05/08/2003 1746-1856 45 880 F3 0 0 Osage 1 NW Fairfax - 1 W Bowring
43 05/09/2003 1950 0.2 25 F0 0 0 Caddo 2.5 NNE Eakly
44 05/09/2003 2000-2002 1 100 F1 0 0 Caddo 6 E - 7 E Binger
45 05/09/2003 2017-2020 1.2 50 F0 0 0 Caddo/ Grady 1.4 NE - 2.5 ENE Cogar
46 05/09/2003 2053-2054 0.5 50 F1 0 0 Canadian 3.9 N - 4 N Union City
47 05/09/2003 2110-2114 1.8 880 F1 0 8 Oklahoma Bethany/ Warr Acres (near NW 39th/Glade - NW 59th/Hammond) (0.9 WNW Bethany - 0.6 NNW Warr Acres)
48 05/09/2003 2118 0.5 50 F1 0 0 Oklahoma Oklahoma City (near NW 57th and Sapulpa Ave - just SW of Hefner Parkway and Northwest Expressway) (1.8 ENE - 2.3 ENE Warr Acres)
49 05/09/2003 2129-2206 18 1320 F3 0 2 Oklahoma Oklahoma City (NE of Wilshire and Eastern) - Jones (N) - 2.8 S Luther (6.9 S Edmond - 2.8 S Luther)
50 05/09/2003 2206-2224 7 880 F1 0 0 Oklahoma/ Lincoln 4 S Luther - 3 SSW Wellston
51 05/09/2003 2249-2312 8 880 F1 0 0 Lincoln 0.5 SSW Davenport - Davenport (S) - Stroud (S and E; 1.1 E Stroud)
52 05/09/2003 2325-2331 2 300 F1 0 0 Creek 1 W - 1 NE Depew
53 05/14/2003 1910-2050 79 100 F2 0 0 McCurtain OK/ Bowie TX/ Cass TX 2.9 SE Valliant OK - 2.7 E Queen City TX
54 05/15/2003 1512-1513 0.1 100 F0 0 0 Cimarron 1 W Boise City
55 05/15/2003 1525-1535 5 200 F1 0 0 Cimarron 1 N - 5.5 NE Wheeless
56 05/15/2003 1545-1546 0.1 50 F0 0 0 Cimarron near Griggs
57 05/15/2003 1746-1747 0.1 50 F0 0 0 Texas 10 N Texhoma
58 05/15/2003 1820-1922 0.5 30 F0 0 0 Texas 7 NW Guymon
59 05/15/2003 1835-1936 0.5 20 F0 0 0 Texas Guymon
60 05/15/2003 1845-1846 0.3 100 F0 0 0 Texas near Optima
61 05/15/2003 1933-1936 2 30 F1 0 0 Texas 6 W - 4.5 WNW Goodwell
62 05/15/2003 1945-1947 1 40 F0 0 0 Texas near - 1 NE Tyrone
63 05/15/2003 2000-2002 0.8 20 F0 0 0 Beaver 3 W - 2.5 WNW Beaver
64 05/15/2003 2153-2217 16 1760 F2 0 0 Wheeler TX/ Roger Mills OK near Kelton TX - 3 N Sweetwater OK [F1 in Oklahoma]
65 05/16/2003 0253-0258 2 20 F1 0 0 Lincoln 1.1 NNW - 2.9 NNE Prague
66 05/16/2003 0441-0445 3 200 F1 0 2 Delaware 0.2 SW - 2 NE Flint
67 05/16/2003 1205-1217 5 40 F1 0 0 Pottawatomie/ Lincoln 3.7 S - 2.2 ENE Prague (13.2 E Aydelotte - 2.2 ENE Prague)
68 05/16/2003 1208 0.3 30 F0 0 0 Kingfisher 3 N Okarche
69 05/16/2003 1215 0.3 20 F0 0 0 Lincoln 6 WSW Carney
70 05/16/2003 1220 0.3 20 F0 0 0 Lincoln 6 WNW Carney
71 05/16/2003 1230 0.3 20 F0 0 0 Kingfisher 5 NE Kingfisher
72 05/16/2003 1240-1249 3 100 F1 0 0 Okmulgee 3 SW Henryetta - Henryetta (west side)
73 05/16/2003 1308-1310 1 25 F0 0 0 Okmulgee/ McIntosh 3 NE Grayson - 3.8 WNW Hitchita
74 05/16/2003 1310 0.3 20 F0 0 0 Lincoln 2 N Avery
75 05/16/2003 1315 0.5 25 F0 0 0 McIntosh 5 W - 4.5 W Stidham
76 05/16/2003 1320 0.4 25 F0 0 0 Payne 3 SE Ripley
77 05/16/2003 1422-1426 2 40 F0 0 1 Haskell 2.2 N - 3.8 NE Stigler
78 05/16/2003 1443-1452 3 70 F1 0 0 Haskell/ Le Flore 1 WSW Cartersville - Cartersville - 2.8 NW Bokoshe
 
 
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