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Oklahoma Tornadoes in September (1950-Present)

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September Tornadoes by Intensity
F?/EF? F0/EF0 F1/EF1 F2/EF2 F3/EF3 F4/EF4 F5/EF5 Total
3 77 24 17 1 2 0 124
Unrated Weak Strong Violent Total
3 101 18 2 124
 
Tornado
Number		 Date Time
(CST)		 Length
of Path
(miles)		 width
of Path
(yards)		 F-Scale Killed Injured County Location
1 09/15/1950 1745 7 100 F2 0 6 Seminole/ Hughes Sasakwa
2 09/16/1950 0130 0.1 10 F0 0 0 Pittsburg Savanna and US Naval Depot
3 09/09/1951 1620 2 67 F2 0 0 Craig/ Delaware S of Vinita (at Ironside school); near Cleora
4 09/07/1954 1500 5 200 F2 0 0 Pontotoc 3 SW Stonewall
5 09/20/1954 2000 5 10 F2 0 1 Bryan Durant
6 09/29/1954 1520 0.1 100 F2 0 0 Oklahoma Oklahoma City (SW 59th/Western)
7 09/14/1957 1730 68 440 F4 2 6 Cleveland/ Pottawatomie/ Seminole/ Hughes Southern Cleveland County NW of Wayne - near Sacred Heart - near Konawa - near Wetumka
8 09/14/1957 1756 0.5 43 F2 0 3 Pottawatomie Bethel (5 W Shawnee)
9 09/14/1957 2100 0.1 10 F0 0 0 Hughes 10 E Wewoka
10 09/20/1957 1730 0.1 10 F0 0 0 Custer Just W of Clinton
11 09/20/1957 2200 0.1 10 F0 0 0 Stephens 2 E Marlow
12 09/01/1958 1700 0.1 10 F0 0 0 Kay 4 W Ponca City airport
13 09/01/1958 1845 0.3 20 F1 0 0 Washington Near Bartlesville
14 09/07/1958 1600 4 100 F1 0 0 Texas W of Goodwell
15 09/23/1958 1705 0.1 10 F? 0 0 Harmon 5 E Hollis
16 09/03/1959 0745 0.1 10 F0 0 0 McClain Near Purcell
17 09/27/1959 1800 20 440 F4 1 1 Craig OK/ Labette KS S of Hollow OK- SW of Chetopa KS- 3 SE Oswego KS [No fatalities or injures in Oklahoma]
18 09/20/1960 1330 0.1 10 F? 0 0 Pontotoc N of Lula
19 09/23/1961 1900 3 50 F? 0 0 Custer N of Clinton
20 09/11/1963 1515 1 50 F1 0 0 Cleveland SW edge and S of Noble
21 09/11/1963 1745 0.1 10 F1 0 0 Washita Near Foss
22 09/26/1964 2020 0.5 100 F1 0 0 Lincoln 1 W Chandler
23 09/19/1965 0730 1.3 33 F0 0 0 Oklahoma Oklahoma City (SW 3rd/Douglas - NW 5th/Hudson)
24 09/19/1965 0745 0.6 17 F0 0 0 Oklahoma Del City/ Oklahoma City (SE 20th/Bryant - 3700 block NE 15th)
25 09/20/1965 1700 5 10 F0 0 0 Roger Mills Near Strong City
26 09/20/1965 1700 0.1 10 F0 0 0 Dewey Near Rhea
27 09/20/1965 1700 0.5 100 F0 0 0 Dewey 6 SW Taloga
28 09/04/1966 1145 4 100 F1 0 0 Grant 4 E- 1.5 SE Lamont
29 09/04/1966 1245 0.1 10 F0 0 0 Garfield 5 SW Billings - near Garber
30 09/18/1967 1610 0.5 200 F0 0 0 Mayes Langley
31 09/26/1967 1430 0.1 10 F0 0 0 Kay 3 SW Tonkawa
32 09/15/1969 1927 0.1 10 F0 0 0 Woods 7 W Alva
33 09/03/1970 1830 0.1 10 F1 0 0 Blaine SW of Greenfield
34 09/03/1970 2030 0.1 10 F1 0 0 Craig 3 N Welch
35 09/03/1970 2215 0.1 10 F0 0 0 Rogers 20 E Tulsa
36 09/06/1970 1925 0.1 10 F2 0 0 Beaver 9 SE Beaver
37 09/06/1970 2130 9 10 F2 0 0 Harper NW of Buffalo
38 09/07/1970 2030 0.2 200 F2 0 0 Stephens Duncan
39 09/22/1970 1100 0.5 100 F1 0 0 Okmulgee Morris
40 09/25/1970 1840 0.3 10 F0 0 0 McIntosh Just N of Checotah
41 09/25/1970 1851 0.3 10 F0 0 0 McIntosh Just SE of Checotah
42 09/03/1973 1720 16 40 F1 0 0 Payne/ Lincoln 2 SE Ripley - near Carney
43 09/04/1973 1358 16 200 F1 0 0 Kay 2 N Tonkawa - 3 NE Ponca City
44 09/24/1973 1840 21 100 F3 0 14 Craig/ Ottawa 2 NE Vinita - SE edge of Miami
45 09/05/1978 1700 0.5 20 F0 0 0 Comanche Fort Sill
46 09/02/1979 0355 0.1 10 F0 0 0 Cotton W of Walters
47 09/08/1980 1455 3 50 F1 0 0 Comanche 6 E- 7 ENE Fort Sill Base Tower
48 09/16/1980 1725 3 440 F2 0 0 Wagoner 8 NNE Coweta
49 09/11/1981 1930 0.1 10 F1 0 0 Alfalfa near Cherokee
50 09/13/1981 1610 0.1 10 F0 0 0 Pushmataha near Antlers
51 09/12/1982 1720 1.5 50 F1 0 0 Kay Near Tonkawa
52 09/13/1982 1650 1 50 F2 0 0 Okfuskee SW of Okemah
53 09/08/1984 1900 0.1 10 F0 0 0 Garvin 4 E Maysville
54 09/08/1984 1948 0.1 10 F0 0 0 Murray 6 N Sulphur
55 09/22/1985 1440 0.1 10 F0 0 0 Woods 3 SW Avard
56 09/22/1985 1515 0.2 10 F0 0 0 Woods 1 W Hopeton
57 09/22/1985 1715 4 500 F2 0 0 Alfalfa 3 SW- 1 SE Cherokee
58 09/26/1986 1618 0.1 50 F0 0 0 Tulsa near Bixby (near 181st/ S Memorial)
59 09/26/1986 1745 8 73 F2 0 0 Wagoner 3 S- 7 ENE Coweta
60 09/29/1986 0615 4 100 F1 0 0 Lincoln 4 SE- 2 SE Meeker
61 09/29/1986 0715 2 100 F2 0 1 Rogers SE of Catoosa
62 09/29/1986 1407 0.1 50 F0 0 0 Logan 3 WNW Seward
63 09/29/1986 1525 5 100 F2 0 0 Oklahoma 3 E Choctaw- 6 E Jones
64 09/29/1986 1530 0.1 73 F2 0 0 Oklahoma Midwest City
65 09/15/1987 1713 5 30 F0 0 0 Payne 2 E Perkins- 1 SE Cushing
66 09/18/1988 0400 3 33 F0 0 0 Ottawa 5 ESE- 7 E Miami
67 09/23/1988 1700 0.5 80 F1 0 0 Cleveland 4 ENE Noble (near 72nd/ Post Oak)
68 09/12/1989 2055 0.2 23 F1 0 0 Okmulgee Henryetta
69 09/02/1992 1715-1745 8 400 F2 0 1 McClain 3 SW Purcell- 3 ENE Wayne
70 09/05/1992 1815 0.1 30 F0 0 0 Major 3 N Chester
71 09/05/1992 1850 0.1 30 F0 0 0 Woodward 4 NW Seiling
72 09/05/1992 1850 0.1 30 F0 0 0 Major 2 W Chester
73 09/05/1992 1923 0.1 30 F0 0 0 Custer 2 W Clinton
74 09/05/1992 1926 0.1 30 F0 0 0 Dewey Near Taloga
75 09/05/1992 1945 0.1 30 F0 0 0 Dewey 1 W Taloga
76 09/05/1992 1955 0.2 40 F0 0 0 Dewey 8 S Taloga
77 09/08/1992 1830 0.1 30 F0 0 0 Rogers 8 E Claremore
78 09/08/1992 1852 0.1 30 F0 0 0 Mayes 2 W Pryor
79 09/08/1992 1912 0.1 30 F0 0 0 Rogers 2 N Inola
80 09/08/1992 1920 0.1 30 F0 0 0 Mayes 4 SW Pryor
81 09/08/1992 2000 0.1 30 F0 0 0 Rogers Near Oologah
82 09/08/1992 2030 0.1 30 F0 0 0 Mayes 4 SE Salina
83 09/21/1992 1545 0.1 30 F0 0 0 Alfalfa 1 NW Cherokee
84 09/21/1992 1555 0.1 30 F0 0 0 Bryan 2 S Caddo
85 09/13/1993 1330 0.1 23 F0 0 0 McClain 1 S Criner
86 09/13/1993 1528-1531 1.5 30 F0 0 0 Johnston 0.5 E- 2 NE Tishomingo
87 09/13/1993 1645-1648 1 73 F1 0 0 Okfuskee Bearden- 1 E Bearden
88 09/18/1993 1814-1818 0.5 100 F0 0 0 Beaver 6 ESE Elmwood
89 09/19/1993 1800 0.1 30 F0 0 0 Okmulgee 4 E Beggs
90 09/18/1996 1901-1903 0.5 50 F0 0 0 Texas 3 SW Baker
91 09/18/1996 1907-1910 0.5 50 F0 0 0 Texas 1 W Baker
92 09/25/1996 2150 0.1 25 F0 0 0 Grant 3 SW Deer Creek
93 09/25/1996 2225 0.2 25 F0 0 0 Grant/ Kay 5 E Deer Creek/ 2 W Nardin
94 09/25/1996 2239-2240 0.1 25 F0 0 0 Kay 5 N Tonkawa
95 09/25/1996 2240-2241 0.1 25 F0 0 0 Kay 5 N Tonkawa
96 09/25/1996 2351 0.1 25 F0 0 0 Kay 2 W Ponca City
97 09/08/1997 1545 0.1 30 F0 0 0 Osage 5 N Fairfax
98 09/08/1997 1620 0.1 30 F0 0 0 Pawnee 2 NW Ralston
99 09/21/1998 1540-1542 1 100 F1 0 0 Garfield 3 S - 3 SE Waukomis
100 09/21/1998 1625-1627 1.5 50 F0 0 0 Logan 9 N Crescent - 8 W Mulhall
Tornado
Number		 Date Time
(CST)		 Length
of Path
(miles)		 width
of Path
(yards)		 F-Scale Killed Injured County Location
101 09/21/1998 1645 0.5 50 F0 0 0 Dewey/ Blaine 2 W Canton
102 09/10/1999 1747 4 150 F1 0 0 Okfuskee 3 N - 2 E Castle
103 09/10/1999 1755-1757 1 15 F0 0 0 Major near Ames
104 09/07/2001 1425-1428 2 50 F0 0 0 Alfalfa Helena - 2 E Helena
105 09/08/2001 1433-1434 0.3 25 F0 0 0 Atoka near Chockie
106 09/17/2001 1553-1554 0.1 25 F0 0 0 Cimarron 15 SW Boise City
107 09/18/2001 0020-0021 0.5 10 F1 0 0 Major 0.5 W Ringwood - Ringwood
108 09/19/2001 1830-1832 0.1 25 F0 0 0 Beaver 6.5 SSW Beaver
109 09/20/2001 1720-1723 0.1 25 F0 0 0 Woods 7 N Camp Houston
110 09/18/2002 1716-1719 1 200 F0 0 0 Grant 0.5 W - 1 N Nash
111 09/18/2002 1829-1830 0.3 25 F0 0 0 Kay 5 NW Blackwell
112 09/30/2005 2015-2023 4 250 F1 0 0 Comanche 6 NW Cache - 4.8 SW Meers
113 09/21/2006 1910-1923 11 100 F1 0 0 Atoka 4 SSW Lane - 4 E Farris
114 09/21/2006 1925 0.4 50 F0 0 0 Pushmataha 3 SSW Miller
115 09/21/2006 1928-1929 1 100 F0 0 0 Pushmataha 5 NW - 4.5 NW Antlers
116 09/11/2008 1935-1936 0.5 40 EF0 0 0 Custer 3 NNE Clinton
117 09/12/2008 0205 0.3 25 EF0 0 0 Kay 1 E Tonkawa (east side of Tonkawa)
118 09/08/2010 1305 0.1 25 EF1 0 1 Bryan Colbert
119 09/08/2010 1800 0.1 25 EF0 0 0 Carter 4 NW Lone Grove
120 09/08/2010 1915 0.1 10 EF0 0 0 Love 6 S Marietta
121 09/17/2011 1646-1649 1.5 75 EF0 0 0 Grant 4 S - 5 S Wakita
122 09/17/2011 1649 0.5 10 EF0 0 0 Grant 5 SSE Wakia
123 09/17/2011 1655 0.5 30 EF0 0 0 Grant 7 S Wakita
124 09/01/2014 1841 0.2 50 EF0 0 0 Craig 4 N Welch
 
 
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