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1970 Oklahoma Tornadoes

Tornadoes by Month
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total
0 0 0 8 5 17 2 1 9 8 0 0 50

Tornadoes by Intensity
F0
F1
F2
F3
F4
F5
Total
17 15 14 3 1 0 50

Tornado
Number		 Date Time
(CST)		 Length
of Path
(miles)		 width
of Path
(yards)		 F-Scale Killed Injured Property
Damage
$		 Crop
Damage
$		 County Location
1 04/18/1970 1610 5 50
F2
 0 0     Pontotoc 3 SW Ada
2 04/18/1970 1815 0.5 100
F0
 0 0     McIntosh 3 SW Checotah
3 04/26/1970 1830 0.1 N/A
F0
 0 0     Major 5 W Fairview
4 04/26/1970 2030 1.0 N/A
F3
 0 0     Major 2 E Ames
5 04/26/1970 2030 4 50
F0
 0 0     Garfield 5 SSW Drummond - Near Waukomis
6 04/29/1970 2225 171* 250
F2
 0 2     Jackson/ Kiowa/ Caddo/ Grady/ Canadian/ Oklahoma/ Logan/ Payne Near Olustee - 5 S Stillwater * tornado family; not continuous path
7 04/30/1970 0100 47 500
F2
 0 6     Grady/ Canadian/ Oklahoma 4 NW Pocasset - Mustang - Oklahoma City - 2 W Arcadia
8 04/30/1970 0245 0.2 50
F1
 0 2     Payne 8 E Cushing
9 05/09/1970 2015 2 N/A
F1
 0 0     Mayes Near Spavinaw
10 05/28/1970 1745 N/A N/A
F0
 0 0     Jackson W of El Dorado
11 05/28/1970 1805 N/A N/A
F0
 0 0     Jackson W of El Dorado
12 05/28/1970 1830 N/A N/A
F0
 0 0     Jackson S of El Dorado
13 05/29/1970 1750 N/A N/A
F0
 0 0     Okfuskee 4 W Okemah
14 06/11/1970 1200 N/A N/A
F1
 0 0     Washita Near Colony
15 06/11/1970 1400 N/A N/A
F2
 0 2     Kingfisher Hennessey
16 06/11/1970 1410 13 100
F3
 0 1     Canadian/ Oklahoma S of Yukon - Oklahoma City (near NW 150th/MacArthur)
17 06/11/1970 1445 10 167
F1
 0 2     Stephens S edge of Duncan
18 06/11/1970 1545 N/A N/A
F1
 0 0     Lincoln 2 S Perkins
19 06/11/1970 1705 2 100
F2
 0 0     Murray 3 W Davis
20 06/11/1970 1711 2 50
F0
 0 0     Oklmulgee 6 S Mounds
21 06/11/1970 1730 0.1 100
F2
 0 0     Okfuskee Okemah Airport
22 06/11/1970 1800 N/A N/A
F1
 0 1     Johnston Pontotoc
23 06/11/1970 1812 3 440
F2
 0 0     Pontotoc Near Harden City - 3 S Stonewall
24 06/11/1970 1900 15 150
F2
 1 1     Craig Vinita - Welch
25 06/11/1970 2000 5 440
F2
 1 14     Pittsburg Near Lake Eufaula
26 06/11/1970 2015 67 250
F3
 1(0) 45(1)     Adair/ Washington AR/ Benton AR Near Bunch - Stilwell - Springdale AR - Near Beaver Lake AR
27 06/11/1970 2300 N/A N/A
F2
 0 0     Pushmataha Near Clayton
28 06/19/1970 1745 N/A N/A
F0
 0 0     Canadian Near Piedmont
29 06/20/1970 1653 N/A N/A
F0
 0 0     Grady NW of Tuttle
30 06/20/1970 1930 0.5 100
F0
 0 0     Kay 2 N Tonkawa
31 07/16/1970 1800 N/A N/A
F0
 0 0     Woodward unknown specific location
32 07/28/1970 1643 0.8 440
F0
 0 0     Woods 23 S Alva
33 08/17/1970 1700 N/A N/A
F1
 0 0     Wagoner 2 NE Wagoner
34 09/03/1970 1830 N/A N/A
F1
 0 0     Blaine SW of Greenfield
35 09/03/1970 2030 N/A N/A
F1
 0 0     Craig 3 N Welch
36 09/03/1970 2215 N/A N/A
F0
 0 0     Rogers 20 E Tulsa
37 09/06/1970 1925 N/A N/A
F2
 0 0     Beaver 9 SE Beaver
38 09/06/1970 2130 9 N/A
F2
 0 0     Harper NW of Buffalo
39 09/07/1970 2030 0.2 200
F2
 0 0     Stephens Duncan
40 09/22/1970 1100 0.5 100
F1
 0 0     Oklmulgee Morris
41 09/25/1970 1840 0.3 N/A
F0
 0 0     McIntosh Just N of Checotah
42 09/25/1970 1851 0.3 N/A
F0
 0 0     McIntosh Just SE of Checotah
43 10/05/1970 1540 24 200
F2
 0 1     Cleveland/ Pottawatomie 5 NE Lexington - 8 SE Tecumseh
44 10/05/1970 1542 25 150
F4
 4 84     Pottawatomie/ Lincoln/ Okfuskee Shawnee - Prague - 2 N Paden
45 10/06/1970 1630 0.3 100
F0
 0 0     McCurtain 6 N Idabel
46 10/07/1970 2330 2 200
F1
 0 0     Pontotoc Near Roff
47 10/07/1970 2330 0.5 100
F1
 0 0     Pontotoc 5 S Ada
48 10/08/1970 0830 1.0 100
F1
 0 1     Bryan W edge of Durant
49 10/08/1970 1215 0.5 33
F1
 0 0     Le Flore 1 N Panama
50 10/26/1970 1715 N/A N/A
F1
 0 0     Pittsburg 4 N McAlester
 
Oklahoma Tornadoes by Year (1950-2009)
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