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The chance of earthquake damage in Sperry is lower than Oklahoma average and is much lower than the national average. The risk of tornado damage in Sperry is higher than Oklahoma average and is much higher than the national average.

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Earthquake Index, #262

Sperry, OK
0.10
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

Sperry, OK
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, #173

Sperry, OK
379.58
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 6,714 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of Sperry, OK were recorded from 1950 to 2010. The following is a break down of these events:

TypeCountTypeCountTypeCountTypeCountTypeCount
Avalanche:0Blizzard:2Cold:4Dense Fog:10Drought:33
Dust Storm:0Flood:559Hail:3,179Heat:26Heavy Snow:42
High Surf:0Hurricane:0Ice Storm:25Landslide:0Strong Wind:71
Thunderstorm Winds:2,564Tropical Storm:0Wildfire:15Winter Storm:53Winter Weather:22
Other:109 

Volcanos Nearby

No volcano is found in or near Sperry, OK.

Historical Earthquake Events

No historical earthquake events that had recorded magnitudes of 3.5 or above found in or near Sperry, OK.

No historical earthquake events found in or near Sperry, OK.

Historical Tornado Events

A total of 139 historical tornado events that had recorded magnitude of 2 or above found in or near Sperry, OK.

Distance (miles)DateMagnitudeStart Lat/LogEnd Lat/LogLengthWidthFatalitiesInjuriesProperty DamageCrop DamageAffected County
4.41968-12-18236°21'N / 96°00'W36°22'N / 95°56'W3.80 Miles100 Yards0025K0Tulsa
4.91964-07-09236°21'N / 96°03'W0025K0Osage
4.91983-06-27236°21'N / 96°03'W0.50 Mile100 Yards00250K0Osage
6.01958-08-20236°15'N / 95°54'W0.10 Mile33 Yards003K0Tulsa
6.41974-06-08436°16'N / 96°07'W36°25'N / 96°04'W10.70 Miles200 Yards115250K0Osage
8.41991-04-26436°12'N / 96°17'W36°23'N / 96°00'W21.00 Miles1700 Yards0192.5M0Osage
8.81974-06-08236°20'N / 95°53'W36°24'N / 95°50'W5.40 Miles60 Yards0025K0Tulsa
9.91983-06-27236°22'N / 95°52'W36°23'N / 95°49'W2.00 Miles100 Yards1025K0Tulsa
10.31975-12-05336°09'N / 95°58'W1.50 Miles700 Yards03825.0M0Tulsa
10.41966-05-11236°10'N / 95°54'W2.00 Miles100 Yards0125K0Tulsa
12.71992-07-02336°24'N / 95°50'W36°26'N / 95°48'W1.00 Mile100 Yards01250K0Tulsa
13.11984-04-26236°28'N / 95°53'W0.10 Mile17 Yards00250K0Washington
13.21983-06-27236°23'N / 95°49'W36°24'N / 95°45'W3.00 Miles100 Yards0025K0Rogers
13.41992-07-02336°26'N / 95°48'W36°23'N / 95°47'W3.00 Miles100 Yards00250K0Rogers
13.91993-04-24436°09'N / 95°50'W36°12'N / 95°45'W5.50 Miles250 Yards7100500K0Tulsa And Rogers
14.72010-05-13236°03'N / 96°01'W36°09'N / 95°46'W16.00 Miles500 Yards00500K0KTulsa
 Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: The tornado that developed on the west side of Sapulpa in Creek County moved northeast across the City of Tulsa. The tornado severely damaged a number of homes just west of Highway 75, where the most intense damage was noted. Numerous other homes and businesses were damaged as it moved through Tulsa. The tornado snapped or uprooted numerous trees, and blew down numerous power poles. The estimated peak wind in this tornado based on the most intense damage to homes was 120 mph. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A line of thunderstorms intensified as it moved into eastern Oklahoma during the early morning hours of the 13th. A number of tornadoes developed on the leading edge of the bowing line of storms over northeastern Oklahoma. The storms also produced damaging wind gusts.
15.01957-07-01236°05'N / 95°57'W0025K0Tulsa
15.01974-06-08336°09'N / 95°54'W36°19'N / 95°34'W21.80 Miles100 Yards0102.5M0Rogers
15.01979-03-18236°10'N / 95°47'W36°10'N / 95°46'W1.30 Miles33 Yards00250K0Tulsa
15.71984-04-29436°14'N / 96°20'W36°16'N / 96°12'W7.00 Miles20 Yards12025.0M0Osage
15.81979-03-18236°10'N / 95°46'W36°10'N / 95°45'W1.30 Miles33 Yards00250K0Rogers
16.01959-05-09336°24'N / 95°48'W36°31'N / 95°46'W8.20 Miles50 Yards00250K0Rogers
16.11974-06-08335°59'N / 96°00'W36°09'N / 95°54'W12.80 Miles100 Yards27025.0M0Tulsa
16.31964-04-12236°04'N / 96°03'W0.20 Mile50 Yards003K0Creek
16.41986-09-29236°11'N / 95°44'W2.00 Miles100 Yards01250K0Rogers
16.71981-04-19336°04'N / 95°55'W36°05'N / 95°50'W4.90 Miles200 Yards07250.0M0Tulsa
16.91993-04-24336°08'N / 95°49'W36°11'N / 95°40'W8.00 Miles250 Yards003050.0MRogers
17.22010-05-13236°13'N / 95°45'W36°15'N / 95°38'W6.00 Miles450 Yards00750K0KRogers
 Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: A tornado developed near the Port of Catoosa where it damaged a metal building structure and blew down trees and power poles. The tornado moved northeast across portions of Verdigris, severely damaging several homes, destroying barns, snapping or uprooting numerous trees, and blowing down power poles. The estimated peak wind in the tornado based on this damage was 120 mph. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A line of thunderstorms intensified as it moved into eastern Oklahoma during the early morning hours of the 13th. A number of tornadoes developed on the leading edge of the bowing line of storms over northeastern Oklahoma. The storms also produced damaging wind gusts.
17.41991-05-16236°12'N / 95°43'W36°15'N / 95°40'W4.00 Miles100 Yards00250K0Rogers
18.01974-06-08336°00'N / 96°06'W36°05'N / 95°46'W19.50 Miles100 Yards03525.0M0Tulsa
18.41974-06-08436°09'N / 96°18'W36°12'N / 96°16'W3.80 Miles100 Yards00250K0Tulsa
18.91981-04-19336°02'N / 95°54'W0.50 Mile7 Yards012.5M0Tulsa
19.61984-04-26236°03'N / 95°49'W36°04'N / 95°47'W3.00 Miles500 Yards012.5M0Tulsa
20.11986-04-13236°03'N / 95°47'W36°06'N / 95°44'W4.00 Miles300 Yards022.5M0Tulsa
20.71991-04-26436°27'N / 95°43'W36°29'N / 95°39'W4.00 Miles1300 Yards02225.0M0Rogers
20.81973-06-18336°25'N / 96°20'W2.50 Miles40 Yards00250K0Osage
20.91959-05-09236°25'N / 95°51'W36°38'N / 95°38'W19.10 Miles300 Yards0025K0Tulsa
21.11984-04-29436°13'N / 96°23'W36°14'N / 96°20'W3.00 Miles200 Yards01525.0M0Pawnee
21.41982-12-24236°00'N / 95°53'W3.00 Miles100 Yards072.5M0Tulsa
21.41975-06-05236°04'N / 95°44'W0.50 Mile150 Yards01250K0Wagoner
22.61973-05-26236°01'N / 95°47'W2.00 Miles33 Yards003K0Tulsa
22.91976-05-30236°01'N / 95°46'W36°02'N / 95°45'W1.30 Miles33 Yards002.5M0Wagoner
22.91966-05-11236°10'N / 95°41'W36°11'N / 95°32'W8.40 Miles50 Yards02250K0Rogers
23.31976-05-30236°00'N / 95°47'W36°01'N / 95°46'W1.30 Miles880 Yards002.5M0Tulsa
23.31957-05-20236°25'N / 96°23'W0025K0Osage
23.51984-04-29436°10'N / 96°24'W36°13'N / 96°23'W3.00 Miles200 Yards0525.0M0Pawnee
23.71981-06-15235°57'N / 96°05'W35°58'N / 96°02'W3.30 Miles100 Yards03250K0Creek
24.11991-04-26436°10'N / 96°31'W36°12'N / 96°17'W11.00 Miles1700 Yards152.5M0Pawnee
24.61974-06-08235°55'N / 96°07'W35°58'N / 95°52'W14.40 Miles100 Yards00250K0Creek
24.71984-04-26436°12'N / 96°31'W36°12'N / 96°19'W15.00 Miles880 Yards3372.5M0Pawnee
25.21974-06-08336°05'N / 95°46'W36°10'N / 95°25'W20.40 Miles100 Yards0025.0M0Wagoner
25.51982-04-02236°24'N / 95°33'W1.00 Mile50 Yards00250K0Rogers
26.11981-04-19335°57'N / 96°00'W35°54'N / 95°50'W9.90 Miles880 Yards5492.5M0Tulsa
26.21961-03-26236°33'N / 96°20'W36°45'N / 96°00'W23.00 Miles33 Yards0260K0Rogers
26.81960-05-05335°52'N / 96°25'W36°08'N / 96°11'W22.50 Miles400 Yards00250K0Creek
27.11959-05-09336°31'N / 95°46'W36°40'N / 95°34'W15.20 Miles50 Yards00250K0Rogers
27.22010-05-13236°00'N / 95°42'W36°01'N / 95°37'W5.00 Miles550 Yards02400K0KWagoner
 Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: A tornado severely damaged a home, destroyed several shops and outbuildings, snapped or uprooted numerous trees, and blew down power poles. The estimated peak wind in the tornado based on this damage was 120 mph. Two people were injured by flying debris in the severely damaged home. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A line of thunderstorms intensified as it moved into eastern Oklahoma during the early morning hours of the 13th. A number of tornadoes developed on the leading edge of the bowing line of storms over northeastern Oklahoma. The storms also produced damaging wind gusts.
27.71980-09-16236°03'N / 95°36'W2.50 Miles2200 Yards00250K0Wagoner
28.01967-01-25236°22'N / 95°36'W36°30'N / 95°26'W12.90 Miles33 Yards0025K0Rogers
28.01990-05-15236°26'N / 95°33'W36°26'N / 95°29'W4.00 Miles73 Yards08250K0Rogers
28.11975-12-05235°54'N / 95°53'W2.00 Miles100 Yards003K0Tulsa
29.21961-04-30236°24'N / 96°30'W0025K0Osage
29.41966-04-11335°54'N / 95°46'W35°58'N / 95°40'W7.30 Miles100 Yards06250K0Wagoner
29.61959-03-31336°06'N / 96°30'W36°07'N / 96°26'W3.80 Miles100 Yards03250K0Creek
30.11965-04-05236°44'N / 96°00'W1.50 Miles67 Yards00250K0Washington
30.51984-04-29435°57'N / 96°30'W36°10'N / 96°24'W14.00 Miles20 Yards02025.0M0Creek
30.81984-04-26436°10'N / 96°32'W36°12'N / 96°31'W2.00 Miles880 Yards002.5M0Pawnee
31.11960-05-05535°44'N / 96°24'W36°03'N / 96°04'W28.70 Miles800 Yards002.5M0Creek
31.21982-03-15236°44'N / 96°01'W36°46'N / 95°58'W3.00 Miles177 Yards05725.0M0Washington
31.31982-03-15236°40'N / 96°19'W01250K0Osage
32.11957-07-01236°01'N / 96°27'W000K0Creek
33.11986-09-26235°54'N / 95°39'W36°00'N / 95°31'W8.00 Miles73 Yards00250K0Wagoner
33.71973-06-04236°05'N / 96°32'W1.50 Miles33 Yards0025K0Creek
34.02010-05-13236°10'N / 95°26'W36°11'N / 95°22'W4.00 Miles1000 Yards02300K0KMayes
 Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: The tornado that developed near Inola in Rogers County moved northeast toward Chouteau. In Mayes County, the tornado severely damaged several homes, destroyed a metal shop, snapped or uprooted numerous trees, and snapped numerous high tension wire poles. The estimated peak wind in this tornado based on this damage in Mayes County was 115 mph. Two people were injured by flying debris. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A line of thunderstorms intensified as it moved into eastern Oklahoma during the early morning hours of the 13th. A number of tornadoes developed on the leading edge of the bowing line of storms over northeastern Oklahoma. The storms also produced damaging wind gusts.
34.11965-03-16236°40'N / 96°24'W2.00 Miles50 Yards0025K0Osage
34.21984-04-26436°05'N / 96°36'W36°10'N / 96°32'W5.00 Miles880 Yards002.5M0Creek
34.71983-04-29236°33'N / 95°27'W1.50 Miles100 Yards00250K0Rogers
35.41975-12-05335°40'N / 95°58'W35°57'N / 95°38'W27.00 Miles50 Yards00250K0Okmulgee
35.51974-06-08235°52'N / 96°24'W35°54'N / 96°20'W4.30 Miles100 Yards0025K0Creek
35.71974-06-08336°19'N / 95°34'W36°37'N / 95°12'W29.00 Miles100 Yards0025K0Craig
36.71974-06-08435°57'N / 96°39'W36°05'N / 96°27'W14.50 Miles400 Yards131352.5M0Creek
36.91974-06-08336°10'N / 95°25'W36°13'N / 95°16'W9.00 Miles100 Yards0725.0M0Mayes
37.31996-05-26236°36'N / 95°39'W36°50'N / 95°29'W18.00 Miles880 Yards00200K0Nowata
37.41954-03-24235°49'N / 95°41'W1.00 Mile33 Yards00250K0Muskogee
37.71990-05-15236°26'N / 95°25'W36°26'N / 95°15'W8.00 Miles123 Yards00250K0Mayes
38.41997-05-26235°44'N / 96°04'W35°45'N / 95°58'W8.00 Miles100 Yards00160K0Okmulgee
38.52003-05-08336°35'N / 96°43'W36°53'N / 96°08'W45.00 Miles880 Yards00250K0Osage
 Brief Description: A F3 tornado touched down northwest of Fairfax and traveled northeast across rural areas of Osage county before dissipating just west of Bowring. The one community it did effect was Little Chief. Oil tanks southwest of Little Chief were taken off their foundation and rolled a quarter of a mile. In Little Chief a RV was destroyed and there was considerable tree damage. In a field not far from Little Chief seven cattle were killed. Along Highway 60 to the northeast of Little Chief a house and garage were completely swept from their foundation. At the same location a barn was destroyed and three horses were killed. Further to the northeast as the tornado entered the Tall Grass Prairie Preserve, it produced additional significant tree damage. Throughout the path of the tornado up to 30 power poles were blown down causing power outages across a significant part of Osage county. The F3 damage was classified at two locations: the first was near where the cattle were killed--this was the only location that showed the scouring of grasses along the path; the second location was in the western sections of the Tall Grass Prairie Reserve where an Oak Forest was heavily damaged. Although the one house was swept off its foundation, it was clear that this house's anchoring failed prematurely. On this property there were several examples, especially with vegetation, that hinted that this stretch of the tornado track was probably less than F3 intensity.
38.81961-05-07235°54'N / 95°30'W000K0Wagoner
39.01964-05-10235°44'N / 95°57'W003K0Okmulgee
39.11990-03-13235°44'N / 96°13'W35°46'N / 96°07'W7.00 Miles340 Yards00250K0Okmulgee
39.21960-05-19235°52'N / 95°32'W000K0Wagoner
39.31980-04-07236°52'N / 96°00'W1.50 Miles440 Yards01250K0Osage
40.21956-04-02236°23'N / 96°42'W36°26'N / 96°42'W3.40 Miles100 Yards0125K0Pawnee
40.41982-04-02236°20'N / 95°16'W0.50 Mile10 Yards0025K0Mayes
41.01961-03-26236°45'N / 96°00'W37°00'N / 95°38'W26.60 Miles33 Yards000K0Washington
41.01986-04-07236°29'N / 95°20'W36°27'N / 95°14'W5.00 Miles100 Yards00250K0Mayes
41.21960-05-05235°56'N / 95°25'W35°59'N / 95°21'W5.10 Miles200 Yards00250K0Wagoner
41.21960-05-05235°45'N / 95°40'W35°48'N / 95°36'W4.90 Miles100 Yards0025K0Muskogee
41.21967-01-25236°30'N / 95°26'W36°32'N / 95°10'W14.90 Miles33 Yards0025K0Mayes
41.32003-04-19236°51'N / 96°00'W36°56'N / 95°49'W12.00 Miles440 Yards031.7M0Washington
 Brief Description: A tornado entered Washington county 5 miles northwest of Dewey and passed between Dewey and Copan before entering Nowata county 1 mile north of Wann or 6.8 miles east northeast of Copan. The tornado produced F2 damage and a half mile wide damage path at its peak. 41 homes, two businesses and 40 barns and sheds were damaged. 16 of the homes were severely damaged including two mobile homes which were completely destroyed. Three people were treated at an emergency room of a hospital in Bartlesville due to injuries received during the tornado. Two of those people were inhabitants of one of the moble homes that was destroyed.
41.31982-03-15236°49'N / 95°51'W36°55'N / 95°40'W12.00 Miles177 Yards00250K0Nowata
41.41961-05-08236°15'N / 95°15'W003K0Mayes
41.41956-04-02236°26'N / 96°42'W36°34'N / 96°41'W9.20 Miles100 Yards0025K0Osage
41.81961-05-07236°30'N / 96°42'W0025K0Osage
42.21990-03-13235°42'N / 96°14'W35°44'N / 96°13'W2.00 Miles340 Yards00250K0Creek
42.31956-04-02335°54'N / 96°37'W35°59'N / 96°36'W5.90 Miles300 Yards5382.5M0Creek
42.51979-03-18336°54'N / 95°56'W36°55'N / 95°52'W3.80 Miles30 Yards0025K0Washington
42.61991-04-26236°53'N / 95°56'W36°56'N / 95°50'W6.00 Miles100 Yards110250K0Washington
43.32004-05-29335°50'N / 96°36'W35°52'N / 96°28'W7.50 Miles700 Yards00350K0Creek
 Brief Description: A tornado moved from the west northwest of Depew to the north northeast of Depew. At its strongest it produced F3 damage. The F3 rating was based on a 20 foot section of a concrete anchored iron pipe cattle gate being removed from the ground and displaced 30 feet. The gate was anchored by 3 posts. All of the posts were set in 24 inches of concrete. Another tornado formed near and just after this tornado dissipated. The two tornadoes formed a nearly continuous damage path. The damage produced by the two tornadoes in western Creek County included 5 mobile homes destroyed, 2 houses destroyed, and 4 houses with significant roof damage. The path of the second tornado is described in a subsequent entry.
43.41971-05-05335°49'N / 95°45'W35°55'N / 95°06'W37.00 Miles600 Yards00250K0Muskogee
43.61979-03-18336°55'N / 95°52'W36°55'N / 95°48'W4.10 Miles30 Yards0025K0Nowata
43.91958-11-17236°51'N / 95°36'W003K0Nowata
43.91993-04-24236°12'N / 95°15'W36°14'N / 95°10'W4.50 Miles150 Yards015.0M0Mayes
44.41982-03-15236°52'N / 95°37'W00250K0Nowata
44.51991-04-26436°34'N / 96°54'W36°42'N / 96°27'W27.00 Miles1500 Yards002.5M0Osage
44.91971-05-05236°16'N / 95°20'W36°19'N / 95°02'W17.00 Miles200 Yards0025K0Mayes
45.31981-05-23236°56'N / 95°53'W36°57'N / 95°47'W5.70 Miles100 Yards000K0Washington
45.31983-04-27236°30'N / 96°46'W0.50 Mile50 Yards0025K0Pawnee
45.91982-08-27235°51'N / 95°23'W1.00 Mile50 Yards0225K0Wagoner
46.11960-05-05335°42'N / 96°37'W35°52'N / 96°25'W16.00 Miles400 Yards00250K0Creek
46.41973-05-26336°58'N / 95°55'W0.30 Mile100 Yards033K0Washington
46.51982-06-11235°38'N / 95°52'W35°39'N / 95°44'W6.00 Miles50 Yards00250K0Okmulgee
46.61991-04-26236°02'N / 96°50'W36°08'N / 96°44'W6.50 Miles800 Yards00250K0Payne
48.11961-05-21235°58'N / 96°45'W000K0Payne
48.41999-06-01335°58'N / 95°15'W35°54'N / 95°15'W2.00 Miles350 Yards251.5M0Cherokee
 Brief Description: A strong tornado, rated an F3, touched down in far western Cherokee County, possibly as a waterspout on Fort Gibson Lake. The tornado moved south onshore and through the rural Amber Hills housing area, crossing OK Hwy 51, and lifting after tracking through much of the Sequoyah State Park. In the Amber Hills and Hammer Hill Road areas, a total of 68 homes sustained some form of damage. Of that, 17 single family dwellings and 13 mobile homes were destroyed. Eight single family dwellings sustained major damage and 11 others had minor damage. One mobile home sustained minor damage. Fourteen other single family dwellings and four other mobile homes were affected. In one of the destroyed mobile homes, an elderly man and woman were inside. The woman was killed immediately, and the man was seriously injured, dying one week later in a hospital of tornado-related complications. This becomes eastern Oklahoma's first killer tornado since the April 1994 Catoosa tornado. Across OK Hwy 51 in Sequoyah State Park, between 400 and 500 trees were lost to the tornado. The carport at the park manager's residence was destroyed, and an RV was turned on its side. Fortunately, most Memorial Day campers had cleared out, therefore there were no injuries in the park. F69MH, M69MH Summary of events for the afternoon and evening of June 1 1999: A cold front moving in from the northwest moved into an extremely unstable air mass on the afternoon of June 1. Along the front, an isolated supercell thunderstorm developed around the Pryor/Locust Grove area and then moved in a slow and unusual south-southwest direction. This storm produced very large hail in addition to several strong tornadoes. This storm also produced eastern Oklahoma's first killer tornado in at least half of a decade.
48.51956-04-02335°45'N / 96°39'W35°54'N / 96°37'W10.40 Miles300 Yards002.5M0Lincoln
48.52010-05-13235°35'N / 95°56'W35°37'N / 95°50'W6.00 Miles300 Yards00200K0KOkmulgee
 Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: A tornado severely damaged two homes. It also snapped or uprooted numerous trees, destroyed barns, damaged several other homes, and blew down power poles. The estimated peak wind in the tornado based on this damage was 120 mph. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A line of thunderstorms intensified as it moved into eastern Oklahoma during the early morning hours of the 13th. A number of tornadoes developed on the leading edge of the bowing line of storms over northeastern Oklahoma. The storms also produced damaging wind gusts.
48.71961-05-21335°57'N / 96°45'W0025K0Payne
48.71980-04-07336°27'N / 95°12'W36°30'N / 95°05'W7.20 Miles440 Yards002.5M0Mayes
48.81954-05-01236°15'N / 96°54'W36°19'N / 96°50'W5.90 Miles33 Yards0025K0Pawnee
48.81998-10-04235°36'N / 96°12'W35°37'N / 96°10'W2.00 Miles1408 Yards005K0Okmulgee
 Brief Description: This tornado track is the continuation of the same tornado that tracked through Okfuskee County earlier in the evening, producing F2 damage. In Okmulgee County, the tornado only produced F0 damage in the form of numerous trees downed/uprooted along its path. When all was said and done, this tornado tracked 27 miles from 2_SE Boley to 3_SW Nuyaka, and it injured four people in Okfuskee County. Summary of tornado/severe events for October 4 PM - October 5 1998: Oklahoma's worst-ever October tornado outbreak took place on the evening of October 4. At least 22 tornadoes occurred throughout Oklahoma, of which seven were in northeast Oklahoma. This outbreak of severe weather resulted as a powerful upper level storm system moved across the central plains and surface low pressure developed over southwest Oklahoma. Warm humid air quickly invaded the area on the morning of October 4 and then collided with a cold front moving southward by evening. The threat from these storms ran the full range of possibilities from destructive tornadoes to damaging winds to very large hail up to the size of baseballs. Numerous storms occurred on the evening of October 4, mainly north of Interstate 40. The two most significant storms both moved eastward out of central Oklahoma. One produced an F1 tornado that passed through Pawnee. The other produced a 27-mile track F2 tornado that started in Okfuskee County and ended in Okmulgee County. This second storm later went on to produce considerable hail and wind damage in the city of Okmulgee. Many other thunderstorms developed during the evening in central Oklahoma, fanned by upper level winds in excess of 100 knots. These storms moved into northeast Oklahoma, causing additional severe weather late in the evening that gradually spread eastward to the Arkansas state line. After midnight, the storms congealed and became a slow-moving line of thunderstorms that sat over nearly the same area of northeast Oklahoma through the overnight hours. The severe threat gradually diminished through the night, and flooding became the main problem. For more information on the flooding, see the separate event entry for the flooding. By late on the afternoon of October 5, the slow-moving line had moved into southeast Oklahoma and flared up during the heat of the afternoon, causing a few additional severe weather reports in the form of strong winds.
48.91981-05-23236°57'N / 95°47'W36°59'N / 95°37'W9.50 Miles33 Yards030K0Nowata
48.91961-05-21335°58'N / 96°46'W0025K0Payne
49.21954-05-01435°45'N / 96°37'W35°46'N / 96°31'W5.70 Miles33 Yards002.5M0Creek
49.21981-05-17236°59'N / 96°14'W000K0Osage
49.51961-05-21235°57'N / 96°46'W003K0Payne
49.61981-05-23236°57'N / 95°42'W36°59'N / 95°38'W4.50 Miles100 Yards03250K0Nowata
49.61984-04-26335°28'N / 96°03'W35°42'N / 95°45'W22.00 Miles1760 Yards89525.0M0Okmulgee
49.81960-05-05535°38'N / 96°31'W35°44'N / 96°24'W9.50 Miles800 Yards5812.5M0Creek


* 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.


 
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