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1953 Oklahoma Tornadoes

Tornadoes by Month
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total
0 4 7 9 8 13 4 2 0 0 5 2 54

Tornadoes by Intensity
F0
F1
F2
F3
F4
F5
Total
9 31 11 3 0 0 54

Tornado
Number		 Date Time
(CST)		 Length
of Path
(miles)		 width
of Path
(yards)		 F-Scale Killed Injured Property
Damage
$		 Crop
Damage
$		 County Location
1 02/19/1953 1940 1.3 15
F1
 0 0     Garvin 7 S Lindsay
2 02/19/1953 2100 0.5 N/A
F1
 0 0     Love 8 SE Marietta (Loves Valley)
3 02/19/1953 2115 5 67
F1
 0 0     Murray 3 S - 3 E Sulphur
4 02/19/1953 2145 N/A N/A
F1
 0 0     Marshall 1.5 SW Willis
5 03/13/1953 1715 24 100
F2
 0 1     Grady Rush Springs - 6.5 SW Blanchard
6 03/13/1953 1819 1.0 100
F3
 1 8     Grady Bradley
7 03/13/1953 1845 2 100
F2
 0 2     McClain Washington
8 03/13/1953 1930 1.3 250
F2
 0 0     Cleveland 11 E Norman
9 03/13/1953 1930 45 200
F3
 2 11     Love/ Carter/ Johnston Near Burneyville - 3 E Dickson - NW of Mannsville - N of Tishomingo near Troy and Ravia
10 03/13/1953 2200 N/A 100
F2
 0 0     Le Flore 2 W Monroe
11 03/29/1953 1925 1.0 100
F1
 0 0     Comanche Lawton Municipal Airport
12 04/02/1953 2158 N/A N/A
F0
 0 0     McClain 6 NW Lindsay
13 04/14/1953 1850 16 440
F2
 0 0     Canadian/ Grady 5 SW Yukon - 8 E Tuttle
14 04/14/1953 2300 0.3 25
F2
 0 0     Atoka Near Tushka
15 04/23/1953 1531 1.5 300
F2
 1 4     Oklmulgee 1 W Bryant
16 04/23/1953 2000 1.0 200
F2
 0 1     McCurtain Near Idabel
17 04/23/1953 2010 N/A N/A
F1
 0 0     McCurtain 5 SSE Valliant (Mt. Zion community )
18 04/23/1953 2030 0.8 15
F2
 1 14     McCurtain Eagleton (south part)
19 04/28/1953 1500 0.1 25
F0
 0 0     Woodward 5 N Woodward
20 04/28/1953 1615 0.1 100
F1
 0 0     Pushmataha 25 NE Antlers (Divide school community)
21 05/10/1953 0100 4 440
F1
 0 0     Harmon 1 SE - ~2 ENE Vinson
22 05/10/1953 0115 N/A 15
F1
 0 0     Harmon 22 SW of Mangum
23 05/10/1953 0115 N/A 15
F1
 0 0     Greer Near Mangum
24 05/10/1953 0120 N/A N/A
F1
 0 0     Custer 1.5 N Thomas
25 05/10/1953 0300 39 N/A
F2
 0 0     Grant/ Sumner KS Near state line S of Caldwell KS - W of Udall
26 05/11/1953 1500 N/A N/A
F1
 0 0     Pittsburg NW of McAlester
27 05/11/1953 1630 2 33
F1
 0 0     Garvin NE of Wynnewood
28 05/18/1953 2030 N/A N/A
F1
 0 0     Carter Near Lake Murray
29 06/05/1953 1530 0.4 100
F1
 0 0     Blaine Near and over Canton Lake
30 06/05/1953 1615 N/A 250
F0
 0 0     Kiowa S of Mountain View
31 06/05/1953 1600 0.1 25
F0
 0 0     Harmon W of Vinson
32 06/05/1953 2020 2 50
F1
 0 0     Washington 2.5 NE Dewey
33 06/05/1953 2115 17 N/A
F3
 0 0     Garvin/ Murray Wynnewood - near Sulpher
34 06/05/1953 2145 N/A N/A
F2
 0 0     Pontotoc Near Roff - near Fitzhugh - near Stonewall
35 06/06/1953 2200 N/A N/A
F0
 0 0     Roger Mills NE of Cheyenne
36 06/19/1953 1200 N/A N/A
F1
 0 0     Woods Near Dacoma
37 06/19/1953 1200 1.9 30
F1
 0 0     Woods Near Dacoma
38 06/19/1953 1720 0.3 50
F1
 0 1     Stephens S of Duncan (Meridian school community)
39 06/19/1953 1730 6 880
F1
 0 0     Grady 5 SW Chickasha - SW edge of Chickasha
40 06/22/1953 2200 1.0 300
F1
 0 0     Beaver Near Boyd
41 06/24/1953 2330 0.2 10
F1
 0 0     Noble 3 ENE Billings
42 07/06/1953 1700 0.3 100
F1
 0 0     Lincoln 3 N Stroud
43 07/06/1953 1725 1.0 220
F1
 0 0     Oklmulgee 1 SE Okmulgee
44 07/07/1953 1700 N/A N/A
F1
 0 0     Beckham Near Mayfield
45 07/08/1953 1540 N/A N/A
F0
 0 0     Kay 3 W Ponca City airport
46 08/04/1953 1628 N/A N/A
F0
 0 0     Kiowa Near Hobart
47 08/11/1953 1655 N/A N/A
F1
 0 0     Kiowa 2 S Lone Wolf
48 11/18/1953 2130 0.3 N/A
F1
 0 0     Grady 8 W Minco
49 11/18/1953 2240 0.1 15
F0
 0 0     Canadian 2.5 E El Reno
50 11/19/1953 0825 N/A N/A
F0
 0 0     Kay Near Blackwell (SE of Maulk airport)
51 11/19/1953 1020 2 33
F1
 0 0     Murray Near Sulphur
52 11/19/1953 1100 N/A N/A
F1
 0 0     Muskogee Muskogee
53 12/02/1953 1930 31 880
F1
 0 2     Carter/ Murray 3.5 W Ardmore - 3.5 NE Sulphur (* not continuous)
54 12/02/1953 2130 1.5 880
F1
 0 1     Pottawatomie Shawnee
 
Oklahoma Tornadoes by Year (1950-2009)
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