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[17] [19] Hundreds of trees were uprooted or significantly damaged along the tornado's path. [20] In Oklahoma County, the tornado left an estimated 28,500 people without power. Four people suffered minor injuries. [17] The combined damage of the two Oklahoma County tornadoes was estimated at $10.2 million. [15] EF1 NW of Meridian: Logan: OK
Later in the evening, an EF4 tornado devastated the city of Lone Grove, killing eight people, injuring 46 others and destroying 114 homes and mobile homes. [15] The Lone Grove tornado was the deadliest to hit Oklahoma since May 3, 1999 (until May 20, 2013), [16] and the strongest tornado during the month of February in Oklahoma since 1950. [17]
An F3 tornado hit downtown Oklahoma City five days earlier, inflicting $2.5 million (1960 USD) [7] in damages to the city and injuring 57 people. [6] The 1970s, like the 1950s, was a particularly deadly decade for tornadoes in Oklahoma, with 433 tornadoes killing a combined total of 110 people. [6]
Western Oklahoma storms formed in the afternoon and produced a tornado near Custer City, prompting the National Weather Service in Norman to issue a tornado emergency just before 8 p.m.
Several tornadoes were reported in the Oklahoma City area, and flood warnings continued into Sunday. ... We always tell people tornado season is from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31. It can happen anytime you ...
Oklahomans saw another round of severe weather Sunday night, including tornadoes and large hail. Western Oklahoma storms formed in the afternoon and moved into the Oklahoma City metro area after 9 ...
1948 Tinker Air Force Base tornadoes: March 20 & 25, 1948: Oklahoma City: 2: First successful tornado prediction in history by Maj. Ernest J. Fawbush and Capt. Robert C. Miller who was on duty at Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. [1] Late-March 1948 tornado outbreak: March 25–27, 1948: Central United States – 37 fatalities ...
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