Pushmataha County Natural Disasters and Weather Extremes
Hot Oklahoma Rankings
The chance of earthquake damage in Pushmataha County is lower than Oklahoma average and is much lower than the national average. The risk of tornado damage in Pushmataha County is much lower than Oklahoma average and is higher than the national average.
Earthquake Index, #40
| Pushmataha County | 0.05 |
| Oklahoma | 0.31 |
| U.S. | 1.81 |
The earthquake index value is calculated based on historical earthquake events data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the earthquake level in a region. A higher earthquake index value means a higher chance of an earthquake.
Volcano Index, #1
| Pushmataha County | 0.0000 |
| Oklahoma | 0.0000 |
| U.S. | 0.0023 |
The volcano index value is calculated based on the currently known volcanoes using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the possibility of a region being affected by a possible volcano eruption. A higher volcano index value means a higher chance of being affected.
Tornado Index, #70
| Pushmataha County | 184.07 |
| Oklahoma | 363.83 |
| U.S. | 136.45 |
The tornado index value is calculated based on historical tornado events data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the tornado level in a region. A higher tornado index value means a higher chance of tornado events.
Other Weather Extremes Events
A total of 15,255 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of Pushmataha County were recorded from 1950 to 2010. The following is a break down of these events:
| Type | Count | Type | Count | Type | Count | Type | Count | Type | Count |
| Avalanche: | 0 | Blizzard: | 8 | Cold: | 10 | Dense Fog: | 14 | Drought: | 94 |
| Dust Storm: | 2 | Flood: | 1,219 | Hail: | 7,390 | Heat: | 42 | Heavy Snow: | 97 |
| High Surf: | 0 | Hurricane: | 0 | Ice Storm: | 44 | Landslide: | 0 | Strong Wind: | 110 |
| Thunderstorm Winds: | 5,725 | Tropical Storm: | 2 | Wildfire: | 22 | Winter Storm: | 84 | Winter Weather: | 94 |
| Other: | 298 | ||||||||
Volcanos Nearby
No volcano is found in or near Pushmataha County.
Historical Earthquake Events
No historical earthquake events that had recorded magnitudes of 3.5 or above found in or near Pushmataha County.
No historical earthquake events found in or near Pushmataha County.
Historical Tornado Events
A total of 86 historical tornado events that had recorded magnitude of 2 or above found in or near Pushmataha County.
| Distance (miles) | Date | Magnitude | Start Lat/Log | End Lat/Log | Length | Width | Fatalities | Injuries | Property Damage | Crop Damage | Affected County |
| 8.9 | 2000-04-23 | 2 | 34°18'N / 95°22'W | 34°17'N / 95°13'W | 9.00 Miles | 175 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Pushmataha |
| Brief Description: A F2 tornado touched down west of Cloudy and traveled just south of Cloudy through rural areas of Pushmataha county before lifting 9 miles later east southeast of Cloudy. Only tree damage was observered. | |||||||||||
| 9.9 | 1960-05-04 | 4 | 34°09'N / 95°37'W | 34°23'N / 95°25'W | 19.80 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Pushmataha |
| 10.1 | 1983-11-22 | 2 | 34°28'N / 95°16'W | 2.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Pushmataha | |
| 10.2 | 2000-04-23 | 2 | 34°20'N / 95°39'W | 34°19'N / 95°30'W | 9.00 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Pushmataha |
| Brief Description: A F2 tornado touched down northeast of Moyers and traveled 9 miles east southeast before lifting 1 mile south of Finley. A mobile home and several outbuilding were destroyed. Some roof damage was reported to several buildings. | |||||||||||
| 12.6 | 1955-04-12 | 2 | 34°14'N / 95°37'W | 34°18'N / 95°33'W | 6.10 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Pushmataha |
| 14.1 | 1982-05-28 | 2 | 34°13'N / 95°38'W | 34°17'N / 95°34'W | 6.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Pushmataha |
| 15.9 | 1970-06-11 | 2 | 34°36'N / 95°20'W | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Pushmataha | |||
| 18.2 | 1992-05-11 | 2 | 34°32'N / 95°38'W | 34°34'N / 95°40'W | 11.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Pushmataha |
| 19.0 | 1992-05-11 | 2 | 34°32'N / 95°44'W | 34°32'N / 95°38'W | 5.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Atoka |
| 19.2 | 1956-04-03 | 3 | 34°09'N / 95°13'W | 2.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 3 | 25K | 0 | Pushmataha | |
| 19.9 | 1982-04-02 | 5 | 34°08'N / 95°34'W | 34°03'N / 95°10'W | 22.00 Miles | 500 Yards | 0 | 25 | 2.5M | 0 | Choctaw |
| 20.0 | 2008-05-10 | 2 | 34°34'N / 95°42'W | 34°33'N / 95°40'W | 2.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 75K | 0K | Atoka |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: The tornado continued into Pushmataha county before lifting 2.75 miles WSW of Adel. In Atoka County, three houses were damaged. The roof was removed and some of the exterior walls on one well-built home were collapsed. Numerous trees were uprooted or snapped above the ground. Monetary damage were estimated. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A powerful storm system strengthened over the central Plains during the day on Saturday, drawing rich gulf moisture north into eastern Oklahoma. A surface low pressure developed with a trailing cold front that moved quickly through western Oklahoma, and a dry line extending to the east of the cold front. Isolated severe thunderstorms developed near Hughes county early in the afternoon, with large hail reported in a few locations. Later in the afternoon, supercells over eastern Oklahoma expanded southwest. One supercell developed over far eastern Atoka county, producing a tornado near Daisy and large hail. Damage was reported with the tornado, but there were no injuries. Monetary damages were estimated. | |||||||||||
| 21.8 | 1967-04-12 | 2 | 33°59'N / 95°06'W | 34°24'N / 95°06'W | 28.70 Miles | 77 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Mccurtain |
| 23.0 | 1982-04-02 | 2 | 34°03'N / 95°29'W | 0.50 Mile | 30 Yards | 0 | 1 | 2.5M | 0 | Bryan | |
| 23.5 | 1960-05-04 | 4 | 34°04'N / 95°42'W | 34°09'N / 95°37'W | 7.60 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Choctaw |
| 24.0 | 2008-05-10 | 2 | 34°45'N / 95°30'W | 34°42'N / 95°18'W | 11.00 Miles | 580 Yards | 0 | 4 | 1.0M | 0K | Latimer |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: This tornado continued from Pittsburg County. As it moved into Latimer County, the tornado destroyed a double-wide mobile home, severely damaged another home and barn, and rolled an F350 pickup truck about 50 yards. Numerous trees were snapped or uprooted as the tornado approached Yanush. In Yanush, about 50 homes were damaged, eight of those were destroyed along with one business. Numerous sheds, barns, and outbuildings were destroyed. Numerous trees and power lines were blown down. EPISODE NARRATIVE: Elevated severe thunderstorms containing large hail developed north of a warm front that was moving slowly northward across eastern Oklahoma and west central Arkansas during the morning and early afternoon of the 10th. Another round of severe thunderstorms developed late in the afternoon as a dry line approached the area from the west. Extreme instability and strong vertical wind shear resulted in the development of long-lived supercell thunderstorms that moved across eastern Oklahoma and northwestern Arkansas during the late afternoon and evening. Several of these supercells became tornadic and a few produced long-lived damaging tornadoes. One such supercell developed and moved along the Oklahoma-Kansas border and then into southwestern Missouri. This storm produced a tornado in northeastern Craig County OK that remained on the ground for 29 miles in Oklahoma, continued for about 31 miles in Newton County MO, and finally dissipated about 15 miles into Barry County MO. It produced EF-4 damage in several locations, including Picher, a small town in north-central Ottawa County OK. Twenty-one fatalities, over 350 injuries, and an estimated $60 million in property damage resulted from this tornado in Oklahoma and Missouri. Six of the fatalities and about 150 injuries occurred in Picher OK. Other strong tornadoes developed and moved across portions of Pittsburg and Latimer Counties. A EF-2 tornado was on the ground for about eight miles west of McAlester, damaging numerous homes in its path. Another EF-2 tornado developed southwest of Hartshorne in Pittsburg County and moved 19 miles before dissipating just east of Yanush in Latimer County. Four injuries resulted from that tornado and numerous homes were severely damaged or destroyed. | |||||||||||
| 25.5 | 1961-05-05 | 3 | 34°01'N / 95°30'W | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Choctaw | |||
| 26.1 | 1992-05-11 | 2 | 34°41'N / 95°27'W | 34°49'N / 95°12'W | 16.00 Miles | 400 Yards | 0 | 1 | 250K | 0 | Latimer |
| 26.5 | 1983-11-22 | 3 | 34°39'N / 95°07'W | 34°41'N / 95°05'W | 3.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 3 | 2.5M | 0 | Pushmataha |
| 26.8 | 1954-04-30 | 3 | 34°00'N / 95°31'W | 1.00 Mile | 150 Yards | 0 | 12 | 250K | 0 | Choctaw | |
| 27.0 | 1960-05-05 | 4 | 34°53'N / 95°18'W | 34°38'N / 95°18'W | 17.20 Miles | 200 Yards | 13 | 100 | 2.5M | 0 | Latimer |
| 27.5 | 1956-04-28 | 2 | 34°08'N / 96°04'W | 34°15'N / 95°36'W | 27.90 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Bryan |
| 27.5 | 2008-05-10 | 2 | 34°46'N / 95°36'W | 34°45'N / 95°30'W | 8.00 Miles | 400 Yards | 0 | 0 | 200K | 0K | Pittsburg |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: A tornado destroyed mobile homes, severely damaged permanent homes, snapped or uprooted numerous trees, destroyed barns and outbuildings, and blew down power poles and power lines. This tornado continued into Latimer County. EPISODE NARRATIVE: Elevated severe thunderstorms containing large hail developed north of a warm front that was moving slowly northward across eastern Oklahoma and west central Arkansas during the morning and early afternoon of the 10th. Another round of severe thunderstorms developed late in the afternoon as a dry line approached the area from the west. Extreme instability and strong vertical wind shear resulted in the development of long-lived supercell thunderstorms that moved across eastern Oklahoma and northwestern Arkansas during the late afternoon and evening. Several of these supercells became tornadic and a few produced long-lived damaging tornadoes. One such supercell developed and moved along the Oklahoma-Kansas border and then into southwestern Missouri. This storm produced a tornado in northeastern Craig County OK that remained on the ground for 29 miles in Oklahoma, continued for about 31 miles in Newton County MO, and finally dissipated about 15 miles into Barry County MO. It produced EF-4 damage in several locations, including Picher, a small town in north-central Ottawa County OK. Twenty-one fatalities, over 350 injuries, and an estimated $60 million in property damage resulted from this tornado in Oklahoma and Missouri. Six of the fatalities and about 150 injuries occurred in Picher OK. Other strong tornadoes developed and moved across portions of Pittsburg and Latimer Counties. A EF-2 tornado was on the ground for about eight miles west of McAlester, damaging numerous homes in its path. Another EF-2 tornado developed southwest of Hartshorne in Pittsburg County and moved 19 miles before dissipating just east of Yanush in Latimer County. Four injuries resulted from that tornado and numerous homes were severely damaged or destroyed. | |||||||||||
| 27.5 | 1983-11-22 | 2 | 34°05'N / 95°44'W | 1.00 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Choctaw | |
| 28.6 | 1960-05-04 | 4 | 34°01'N / 95°42'W | 34°04'N / 95°42'W | 3.40 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 3 | 250K | 0 | Choctaw |
| 29.9 | 1982-04-02 | 5 | 34°03'N / 95°10'W | 34°01'N / 95°01'W | 7.00 Miles | 500 Yards | 0 | 4 | 2.5M | 0 | Mccurtain |
| 30.3 | 1962-05-28 | 2 | 34°39'N / 95°06'W | 34°46'N / 95°01'W | 9.30 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Pushmataha |
| 31.7 | 1982-12-23 | 2 | 34°04'N / 95°00'W | 3.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 1 | 250K | 0 | Mccurtain | |
| 31.8 | 1971-12-14 | 2 | 33°58'N / 95°06'W | 34°05'N / 95°00'W | 9.90 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Mccurtain |
| 32.1 | 1982-04-02 | 3 | 34°04'N / 95°57'W | 34°04'N / 95°42'W | 8.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Choctaw |
| 32.6 | 1974-06-06 | 2 | 34°18'N / 96°00'W | 34°20'N / 95°57'W | 3.80 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Atoka |
| 32.8 | 1956-03-27 | 2 | 34°45'N / 95°03'W | 1.00 Mile | 500 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Le Flore | |
| 33.3 | 1976-03-26 | 4 | 34°46'N / 95°05'W | 34°47'N / 95°04'W | 1.90 Miles | 440 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Latimer |
| 33.8 | 1961-03-05 | 2 | 34°00'N / 95°50'W | 34°02'N / 95°47'W | 3.80 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Choctaw |
| 35.0 | 1985-02-23 | 2 | 34°13'N / 96°05'W | 34°20'N / 95°56'W | 10.00 Miles | 500 Yards | 0 | 3 | 250K | 0 | Atoka |
| 36.4 | 1975-12-05 | 2 | 34°53'N / 95°20'W | 34°55'N / 95°19'W | 2.30 Miles | 350 Yards | 0 | 3 | 2.5M | 0 | Latimer |
| 36.9 | 1957-04-02 | 2 | 34°51'N / 95°34'W | 34°58'N / 95°25'W | 11.70 Miles | 440 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Pittsburg |
| 37.4 | 1992-05-11 | 4 | 34°45'N / 95°57'W | 34°47'N / 95°47'W | 10.00 Miles | 400 Yards | 0 | 3 | 250K | 0 | Pittsburg |
| 37.9 | 1950-03-27 | 2 | 34°51'N / 95°45'W | 0.10 Mile | 77 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Pittsburg | |
| 38.3 | 1985-11-30 | 2 | 34°13'N / 96°05'W | 34°16'N / 96°02'W | 4.00 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Atoka |
| 38.3 | 1961-05-05 | 2 | 34°24'N / 94°48'W | 34°30'N / 94°41'W | 9.50 Miles | 400 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Mccurtain |
| 38.3 | 1976-03-26 | 4 | 34°47'N / 95°04'W | 34°52'N / 94°57'W | 8.80 Miles | 440 Yards | 1 | 4 | 250K | 0 | Le Flore |
| 38.6 | 2000-04-23 | 2 | 33°50'N / 95°16'W | 33°53'N / 95°03'W | 12.50 Miles | 75 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Red River |
| Brief Description: Tornado occurred across farm land and wooded areas with few structures or homes present. The county sheriff, his deputy, and a farmer were talking when the tornado, which was described as a long tube, moved out of the woods to their east and crossed within several hundred yards to their north. | |||||||||||
| 39.8 | 1999-05-04 | 2 | 33°50'N / 95°02'W | 34°00'N / 94°57'W | 12.80 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6K | Mccurtain |
| Brief Description: Numerous trees blown over or snapped. A Pecan orchard was laid to waste. This tornado moved into McCurtain county from Red River county, TX. | |||||||||||
| 40.9 | 1982-11-22 | 2 | 34°20'N / 96°09'W | 34°24'N / 96°06'W | 5.00 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Atoka |
| 41.4 | 1961-07-23 | 2 | 33°57'N / 94°54'W | 1.00 Mile | 23 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Mccurtain | |
| 41.6 | 1991-03-21 | 2 | 34°18'N / 96°17'W | 34°19'N / 95°59'W | 19.00 Miles | 400 Yards | 0 | 6 | 250K | 0 | Atoka |
| 42.4 | 2000-04-23 | 2 | 34°02'N / 94°59'W | 34°00'N / 94°38'W | 20.10 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 2 | 40K | 0 | Mccurtain |
| Brief Description: Numerous trees toppled and broken. Tornado was described as rope like by chasers in the area during most of its path. A house on the south side of Oak Hill was split in half from a fallen tree. The tornado moved through downtown Broken Bow and through a WalMart store. The tornado was only F0 intensity as it moved through Broken Bow and F2 near Oak Hill. | |||||||||||
| 43.0 | 1992-05-11 | 2 | 34°43'N / 96°06'W | 34°43'N / 95°59'W | 6.00 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Pittsburg |
| 43.0 | 2001-04-11 | 2 | 34°30'N / 96°10'W | 34°36'N / 96°06'W | 8.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 1 | 1 | 75K | 0 | Coal |
| Brief Description: This tornado formed 4 miles southeast of Coalgate and tracked northeastward for 8 miles before crossing into northwest Atoka County at 0434 CST (See following entry for information about the Atoka County segment). The tornado then continued for another 5 miles before dissipating at 0440 CST. In Coal County, 1 fatalilty and injuries to another person occurred when a mobile home was thrown approximately 200 yards and disintegrated 4 miles east of Coalgate. In addition, a well-constructed frame home suffered severe roof damage and exterior wall damage in extreme eastern Coal County. M41MH Six tornadoes across southern Oklahoma and one tornado across western north Texas developed during the overnight hours of the 11th. The most notable tornado formed across Coal County in Oklahoma and resulted in one fatality and one injury as it destroyed a mobile home. In addition to damage produced by severe thunderstorms, sustained winds of 40 to 50 mph with gusts as high as 73 mph developed just ahead of the most frequent period of severe weather and persisted for several hours. In Tillman County, at 2330 CST on the 10th, a barn roof was damaged 3 miles east of Frederick. A barn roof was blown off, and a fence was downed 4 miles east of Frederick, and a house roof sustained minor damage 4 miles north of Frederick. Trees and power lines were downed in Ponca City in Kay County, while in Garfield County, minor but widespread damage, was sustained to trees, power poles, and numerous other structures. | |||||||||||
| 43.2 | 1960-05-05 | 2 | 34°55'N / 95°47'W | 34°57'N / 95°44'W | 4.10 Miles | 500 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Pittsburg |
| 43.4 | 1981-05-13 | 4 | 33°46'N / 95°42'W | 33°47'N / 95°33'W | 8.80 Miles | 400 Yards | 0 | 30 | 2.5M | 0 | Lamar |
| 43.5 | 1982-04-02 | 5 | 34°01'N / 95°01'W | 34°00'N / 94°34'W | 24.00 Miles | 500 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Mccurtain |
| 43.7 | 1957-04-02 | 2 | 34°50'N / 95°06'W | 35°03'N / 95°01'W | 15.70 Miles | 880 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Latimer |
| 44.0 | 1999-05-04 | 2 | 33°50'N / 95°03'W | 33°51'N / 94°56'W | 1.80 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 7 | 600K | 0 | Red River |
| Brief Description: Supercells developed in unstable airmass ahead of strong upper low over central plains states. Numerous trees blown over or broken. Nine mobile homes and 1 frame home destroyed. This tornado moved into McCurtain county, OK. | |||||||||||
| 44.5 | 1982-05-28 | 2 | 34°31'N / 94°42'W | 34°33'N / 94°36'W | 5.00 Miles | 450 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Le Flore |
| 45.0 | 1981-05-13 | 2 | 34°29'N / 96°13'W | 34°26'N / 96°10'W | 4.50 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Coal |
| 45.1 | 1953-04-14 | 2 | 34°22'N / 96°12'W | 0.30 Mile | 23 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Atoka | |
| 45.2 | 1951-07-15 | 2 | 34°48'N / 94°48'W | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Kingfisher | |||
| 45.4 | 1961-05-05 | 4 | 34°44'N / 95°02'W | 34°57'N / 94°39'W | 26.40 Miles | 400 Yards | 16 | 58 | 250K | 0 | Le Flore |
| 45.9 | 2003-05-14 | 2 | 33°59'N / 95°05'W | 33°44'N / 94°44'W | 26.50 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 50K | 0 | Mccurtain |
| Brief Description: A violent thunderstorm moved rapidly southeast across McCurtain County, OK into Bowie County, TX and Cass County, TX. This thunderstorm also produced a strong Microburst in McCurtain County southeast of Idabel, OK and again southeast of Maud, TX. Numerous trees and limbs were snapped or pushed over while several large corporate and private corn fields were ripped up. The only structure in the path of this tornado was located next to the Highway 259 bridge which crosses the Red River into Bowie County, TX.. This tornado moved into Bowie and Cass Counties, TX. | |||||||||||
| 46.0 | 1960-05-05 | 4 | 34°58'N / 95°18'W | 35°04'N / 95°03'W | 15.70 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Latimer |
| 46.4 | 1969-04-27 | 3 | 33°43'N / 95°16'W | 2.00 Miles | 440 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Red River | |
| 46.6 | 1953-04-23 | 2 | 33°54'N / 94°50'W | 1.00 Mile | 200 Yards | 0 | 1 | 250K | 0 | Mccurtain | |
| 46.6 | 1972-10-22 | 3 | 33°54'N / 94°50'W | 1.50 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 1 | 25K | 0 | Mccurtain | |
| 46.6 | 1950-04-28 | 2 | 34°33'N / 96°12'W | 0.80 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Coal | |
| 46.7 | 2003-05-01 | 2 | 34°05'N / 94°48'W | 33°57'N / 94°38'W | 13.00 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 0 | 260K | 0 | Mccurtain |
| Brief Description: A supercell thunderstorm moved southeast across Broken Bow, OK. Two new frame homes under construction had roofs torn off. A total of 30 to 40 wood frame homes had roof and frame damage with windows broken. One home was destroyed. Numerous trees uprooted and snapped. Several power poles blown down. | |||||||||||
| 47.0 | 1992-05-11 | 2 | 34°40'N / 96°11'W | 34°43'N / 96°06'W | 4.00 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Coal |
| 47.2 | 1964-04-03 | 2 | 34°53'N / 94°51'W | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Le Flore | |||
| 47.2 | 1991-04-26 | 2 | 33°45'N / 95°05'W | 0.20 Mile | 10 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Red River | |
| 47.2 | 2008-05-10 | 2 | 34°54'N / 96°01'W | 34°55'N / 95°51'W | 8.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 500K | 0K | Pittsburg |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: A strong tornado severely damaged homes, snapped and uprooted numerous trees, and blew down power poles and power lines. EPISODE NARRATIVE: Elevated severe thunderstorms containing large hail developed north of a warm front that was moving slowly northward across eastern Oklahoma and west central Arkansas during the morning and early afternoon of the 10th. Another round of severe thunderstorms developed late in the afternoon as a dry line approached the area from the west. Extreme instability and strong vertical wind shear resulted in the development of long-lived supercell thunderstorms that moved across eastern Oklahoma and northwestern Arkansas during the late afternoon and evening. Several of these supercells became tornadic and a few produced long-lived damaging tornadoes. One such supercell developed and moved along the Oklahoma-Kansas border and then into southwestern Missouri. This storm produced a tornado in northeastern Craig County OK that remained on the ground for 29 miles in Oklahoma, continued for about 31 miles in Newton County MO, and finally dissipated about 15 miles into Barry County MO. It produced EF-4 damage in several locations, including Picher, a small town in north-central Ottawa County OK. Twenty-one fatalities, over 350 injuries, and an estimated $60 million in property damage resulted from this tornado in Oklahoma and Missouri. Six of the fatalities and about 150 injuries occurred in Picher OK. Other strong tornadoes developed and moved across portions of Pittsburg and Latimer Counties. A EF-2 tornado was on the ground for about eight miles west of McAlester, damaging numerous homes in its path. Another EF-2 tornado developed southwest of Hartshorne in Pittsburg County and moved 19 miles before dissipating just east of Yanush in Latimer County. Four injuries resulted from that tornado and numerous homes were severely damaged or destroyed. | |||||||||||
| 47.4 | 1959-03-04 | 2 | 33°53'N / 94°50'W | 0.80 Mile | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Mccurtain | |
| 47.4 | 1962-04-30 | 2 | 33°53'N / 94°50'W | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Mccurtain | |||
| 47.8 | 1982-04-02 | 2 | 34°02'N / 96°08'W | 0.50 Mile | 10 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Bryan | |
| 48.0 | 1972-10-22 | 2 | 33°53'N / 94°49'W | 0.50 Mile | 33 Yards | 0 | 1 | 25K | 0 | Mccurtain | |
| 48.5 | 1954-05-01 | 2 | 34°53'N / 95°52'W | 35°13'N / 95°27'W | 32.90 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 6 | 25K | 0 | Pittsburg |
| 48.7 | 1966-04-27 | 3 | 34°53'N / 96°00'W | 34°58'N / 95°54'W | 8.00 Miles | 400 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Pittsburg |
| 48.9 | 1974-05-14 | 2 | 34°50'N / 94°45'W | 1.00 Mile | 77 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Le Flore | |
| 49.1 | 1982-04-02 | 4 | 33°40'N / 95°20'W | 33°41'N / 95°14'W | 6.00 Miles | 250 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25.0M | 0 | Red River |
| 49.1 | 1974-04-21 | 2 | 33°40'N / 95°23'W | 1.00 Mile | 33 Yards | 0 | 6 | 25K | 0 | Lamar | |
| 49.1 | 1974-05-03 | 2 | 33°40'N / 95°23'W | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Lamar | |||
| 49.4 | 1973-05-06 | 2 | 33°48'N / 95°55'W | 0.50 Mile | 67 Yards | 0 | 3 | 250K | 0 | Fannin | |
| 49.5 | 1981-10-13 | 2 | 33°39'N / 95°40'W | 33°43'N / 95°35'W | 6.60 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Lamar |
| 49.7 | 1998-06-08 | 2 | 35°05'N / 95°14'W | 35°05'N / 95°14'W | 0.50 Mile | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 60K | 0 | Haskell |
| Brief Description: An F2 tornado destroyed one single family dwelling, while another single family dwelling received major damage. Summary of events for the evening of June 8 and the early morning of June 9 1998: A classic southern plains severe weather event shaped up on the afternoon and evening of June 8 as a number of isolated severe thunderstorms developed over central Oklahoma to the east of a dryline. The first severe thunderstorm to affect eastern Oklahoma scraped the northwestern part of Osage County, causing a report of a severe thunderstorm gust. This storm quickly died as it entered Kansas. A second more serious severe thunderstorm formed west of Oklahoma City and tracked all the way to the Arkansas state line south of Fort Smith, traversing Pittsburg, Haskell, and Le Flore Counties. This storm travelled east along an instability axis and a warm front. From a radar perspective, this storm was impressive in that it kept a classic, well-defined hook on its entire journey across southeast Oklahoma. From a human perspective, this storm was impressive in that it produced ten tornadoes in southeast Oklahoma, hail as large as golfballs, damaging thunderstorm winds, and torrential flooding rains. A third cluster of severe thunderstorms developed over Creek County and moved east across Okmulgee, Muskogee, Cherokee, and Adair Counties before weakening as it entered Arkansas. These storms slowed their movement across Muskogee County and regeneration along the southwest flank of the storms caused torrential rainfalls that dumped nearly three inches of rain in northern Muskogee, southern Cherokee, southern Adair, and northern Sequoyah Counties. In addition to flooding rains, these storms produced hail as large as nickels and damaging thunderstorm winds. | |||||||||||
| 49.7 | 1955-02-28 | 2 | 35°00'N / 95°51'W | 2.00 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Pittsburg | |
| 49.9 | 1982-04-02 | 4 | 33°39'N / 95°38'W | 33°40'N / 95°20'W | 17.00 Miles | 250 Yards | 10 | 170 | 25.0M | 0 | Lamar |
* The information on this page is based on the global volcano database, the U.S. earthquake database of 1638-1985, and the U.S. Tornado and Weather Extremes database of 1950-2010.