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1956 Oklahoma Tornadoes

Tornadoes by Month
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total
0 2 1 20 6 9 7 2 0 1 1 0 49

Tornadoes by Intensity
F0
F1
F2
F3
F4
F5
Total
11 17 14 5 2 0 49

Tornado
Number		 Date Time
(CST)		 Length
of Path
(miles)		 width
of Path
(yards)		 F-Scale Killed Injured Property
Damage
$		 Crop
Damage
$		 County Location
1 02/24/1956 2330 N/A N/A
F1
 0 0     Muskogee/ Cherokee Near Fort Gibson - near "Elm Grove"
2 02/25/1956 0001 7 400
F0
 0 0     McCurtain Near Wright City
3 03/27/1956 1920 1.0 500
F2
 0 0     Le Flore Talihina
4 04/02/1956 1030 0.3 33
F1
 0 0     Tulsa Near Owasso
5 04/02/1956 1905 20 400
F3
 0 2     Woods/ Alfalfa Hopeton - W of Burlington
6 04/02/1956 1945 18 100
F2
 0 4     Garfield/ Grant NW Garfield county - just SW of Medford
7 04/02/1956 2045 N/A N/A
F2
 0 0     Kay 6 N Billings
8 04/02/1956 2129 8 25
F1
 0 0     Johnston Near Tishomingo
9 04/02/1956 2130 108* 880
F4
 2(0) 29(2)     Kay/ Cowley KS/ Chautauqua KS/ Elk KS/ Greenwood KS/ Woodson KS/ Coffey KS * likely tornado family. 6 SE Newkirk - near Hardy - near Gridley KS
10 04/02/1956 2130 13 100
F2
 0 1     Pawnee/ Osage Near Skedee - near Fairfax
11 04/02/1956 2133 43 300
F3
 5 98     Lincoln/ Creek Near Jacktown - near Davenport - near Stroud - Drumright
12 04/03/1956 0005 2 100
F3
 0 3     Pushmataha Sobol
13 04/03/1956 0010 42 400
F4
 0 59(46)     Ottawa/ Cherokee KS/ Jasper MO Near Narcissa - Miami - Quapaw - Baxter Springs KS - near Joplin MO - near Cartersville MO
14 04/08/1956 1945 N/A N/A
F1
 0 0     Roger Mills 1 W Reydon
15 04/08/1956 2215 7 400
F3
 0 4     Garfield Waukomis - Enid
16 04/08/1956 2215 8 400
F3
 0 0     Garfield Near Douglas - near Garber
17 04/08/1956 2235 14 N/A
F2
 0 0     Major Near Fairview - near Isabella
18 04/08/1956 2330 7 50
F1
 0 0     Payne Near Yost Lake - near Glencoe
19 04/09/1956 0001 N/A N/A
F0
 0 0     Osage Near Barnsdall
20 04/28/1956 1420 35 N/A
F1
 0 0     Grady/ McClain/ Cleveland 5 S Chickasha - 3 E Norman
21 04/28/1956 1600 N/A N/A
F2
 0 0     Jefferson 8.5 SE Waurika
22 04/28/1956 1710 1.0 50
F0
 0 0     Seminole Near Konawa
23 04/28/1956 2200 28 300
F2
 0 0     Bryan/ Atoka/ Pushmataha Near Matoy - Antlers
24 05/23/1956 1400 N/A N/A
F1
 0 0     Nowata Near Watovia
25 05/25/1956 2300 N/A N/A
F0
 0 0     Logan SW of Crescent
26 05/30/1956 2045 N/A N/A
F0
 0 0     Woods NW of Alva
27 05/30/1956 2131 N/A N/A
F0
 0 0     Grant 5 SE Wakita
28 05/30/1956 2144 N/A N/A
F0
 0 0     Kay NW of Blackwell
29 05/31/1956 0800 1.5 75
F2
 0 0     Seminole NW of Seminole
30 06/03/1956 0355 N/A N/A
F1
 0 0     Canadian just W of Mustang
31 06/03/1956 0355 N/A N/A
F2
 0 0     Canadian just W of Mustang - Mustang
32 06/08/1956 1330 7 150
F2
 0 0     Seminole 6 NW - 5 NE Seminole
33 06/08/1956 1330 12 150
F2
 0 0     Seminole 6 NW Seminole - near Wewoka
34 06/08/1956 1600 1.0 150
F0
 0 0     Logan 4 NW Crescent
35 06/17/1956 1600 N/A N/A
F1
 0 0     Dewey 3 NE Leedey
36 06/23/1956 2000 2 50
F1
 0 0     Texas 2 NE Goodwell
37 06/23/1956 2100 N/A N/A
F1
 0 0     Ellis Near Gage
38 06/27/1956 1523 N/A N/A
F1
 0 0     Nowata 5 NW Nowata
39 07/01/1956 1830 N/A N/A
F1
 0 1     Dewey Near Leedey
40 07/01/1956 1845 2 N/A
F1
 0 0     Alfalfa Near Burlington
41 07/02/1956 1530 1.0 50
F1
 0 0     Jackson 5 SW Eldorado
42 07/02/1956 1530 N/A N/A
F2
 0 0     Blaine Near Hitchcock
43 07/02/1956 1837 16 400
F2
 0 0     Canadian 15 SW - 1.5 E El Reno
44 07/17/1956 1000 N/A 50
F0
 0 0     Garfield 4 NW Billings
45 07/22/1956 1523 N/A N/A
F0
 0 0     Blaine 2 W Canton
46 08/07/1956 1600 1.5 N/A
F1
 0 0     Jefferson Near Waurika
47 08/31/1956 1500 N/A N/A
F0
 0 0     Sequoyah 7 E Sallisaw
48 10/30/1956 1440 N/A N/A
F1
 0 0     Noble 12 E Perry
49 11/20/1956 1035 4 150
F2
 0 0     Muskogee Near Braggs
 
Oklahoma Tornadoes by Year (1950-2009)
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