Spavinaw Public School Natural Disasters and Weather Extremes
Hot Rankings
The chance of earthquake damage in Spavinaw Public School is lower than Oklahoma average and is much lower than the national average. The risk of tornado damage in Spavinaw Public School is lower than Oklahoma average and is much higher than the national average.
Earthquake Index, #507
| Spavinaw Public School | 0.01 |
| 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
| Spavinaw Public School | 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, #257
| Spavinaw Public School | 328.53 |
| 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 5,492 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of Spavinaw Public School 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: | 0 | Cold: | 3 | Dense Fog: | 0 | Drought: | 11 |
| Dust Storm: | 0 | Flood: | 540 | Hail: | 2,456 | Heat: | 14 | Heavy Snow: | 21 |
| High Surf: | 0 | Hurricane: | 0 | Ice Storm: | 14 | Landslide: | 0 | Strong Wind: | 24 |
| Thunderstorm Winds: | 2,300 | Tropical Storm: | 0 | Wildfire: | 10 | Winter Storm: | 31 | Winter Weather: | 7 |
| Other: | 61 | ||||||||
Volcanos Nearby
No volcano is found in or near Spavinaw Public School.
Historical Earthquake Events
No historical earthquake events that had recorded magnitudes of 3.5 or above found in or near Spavinaw Public School.
No historical earthquake events found in or near Spavinaw Public School.
Historical Tornado Events
A total of 135 historical tornado events that had recorded magnitude of 2 or above found in or near Spavinaw Public School.
| Distance (miles) | Date | Magnitude | Start Lat/Log | End Lat/Log | Length | Width | Fatalities | Injuries | Property Damage | Crop Damage | Affected County |
| 4.7 | 1959-05-09 | 3 | 36°26'N / 95°07'W | 36°29'N / 95°00'W | 7.30 Miles | 880 Yards | 0 | 3 | 250K | 0 | Mayes |
| 6.5 | 1954-03-24 | 2 | 36°27'N / 95°09'W | 36°30'N / 95°04'W | 5.60 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Mayes |
| 7.5 | 1980-04-07 | 3 | 36°27'N / 95°12'W | 36°30'N / 95°05'W | 7.20 Miles | 440 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Mayes |
| 9.8 | 1971-05-05 | 2 | 36°16'N / 95°20'W | 36°19'N / 95°02'W | 17.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Mayes |
| 9.9 | 1960-05-05 | 2 | 36°30'N / 95°06'W | 36°34'N / 95°01'W | 6.40 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Mayes |
| 9.9 | 1980-04-07 | 3 | 36°30'N / 95°05'W | 36°34'N / 95°00'W | 6.40 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 4 | 2.5M | 0 | Craig |
| 10.1 | 1974-06-08 | 3 | 36°22'N / 94°54'W | 36°23'N / 94°51'W | 2.70 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Delaware |
| 12.3 | 1982-04-02 | 2 | 36°20'N / 95°16'W | 0.50 Mile | 10 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Mayes | |
| 13.2 | 1967-01-25 | 2 | 36°32'N / 95°10'W | 36°36'N / 95°08'W | 4.70 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Mayes |
| 13.7 | 1986-04-07 | 2 | 36°29'N / 95°20'W | 36°27'N / 95°14'W | 5.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Mayes |
| 14.4 | 1980-04-07 | 2 | 36°25'N / 94°48'W | 1.00 Mile | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Delaware | |
| 14.5 | 1959-05-09 | 3 | 36°29'N / 95°00'W | 36°36'N / 94°45'W | 15.90 Miles | 880 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Delaware |
| 14.5 | 1961-05-08 | 2 | 36°15'N / 95°15'W | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Mayes | |||
| 14.7 | 1993-04-24 | 2 | 36°12'N / 95°15'W | 36°14'N / 95°10'W | 4.50 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 1 | 5.0M | 0 | Mayes |
| 15.7 | 1990-05-15 | 2 | 36°26'N / 95°25'W | 36°26'N / 95°15'W | 8.00 Miles | 123 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Mayes |
| 15.8 | 1951-09-09 | 2 | 36°37'N / 95°01'W | 2.00 Miles | 67 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Craig | |
| 16.1 | 1967-01-25 | 2 | 36°30'N / 95°26'W | 36°32'N / 95°10'W | 14.90 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Mayes |
| 16.3 | 1974-06-08 | 2 | 36°36'N / 95°00'W | 36°38'N / 94°57'W | 3.80 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Craig |
| 16.6 | 1967-01-25 | 2 | 36°36'N / 95°08'W | 36°39'N / 95°07'W | 3.30 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 2 | 25K | 0 | Craig |
| 16.9 | 1980-04-07 | 3 | 36°34'N / 95°00'W | 36°40'N / 94°53'W | 9.30 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Delaware |
| 17.0 | 1960-04-16 | 2 | 36°36'N / 95°12'W | 36°38'N / 95°09'W | 3.80 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 2 | 25K | 0 | Craig |
| 18.9 | 1974-06-08 | 3 | 36°19'N / 95°34'W | 36°37'N / 95°12'W | 29.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Craig |
| 19.0 | 2006-03-12 | 3 | 36°10'N / 94°55'W | 36°18'N / 94°38'W | 17.00 Miles | 440 Yards | 0 | 8 | 3.0M | 0 | Delaware |
| Brief Description: The first tornado, which touched down in northwestern Cherokee County, continued into southern Delaware County. Damage suggested the tornado widened and strengthened as it moved through southern Delaware County reaching a maximum width of around 1/4 of a mile. The tornado damaged 95 homes, destroying 42 of those homes. Five businesses were also damaged. Numerous trees were snapped or uprooted and about 100 power poles were downed, which resulted in more than 5000 people losing power as a result of the storm. The worst damage from this tornado was found from near Twin Oaks to about 4 miles west-southwest of Colcord. The tornado injured eight people. | |||||||||||
| 20.0 | 1987-11-15 | 2 | 36°40'N / 95°10'W | 1.50 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 1 | 25K | 0 | Craig | |
| 20.2 | 1973-09-24 | 3 | 36°40'N / 95°07'W | 36°42'N / 94°59'W | 7.70 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Craig |
| 20.5 | 1959-05-09 | 2 | 36°32'N / 94°44'W | 0.80 Mile | 880 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Delaware | |
| 20.8 | 1960-05-05 | 2 | 36°39'N / 95°07'W | 36°44'N / 95°00'W | 8.60 Miles | 500 Yards | 0 | 2 | 250K | 0 | Craig |
| 21.0 | 1974-06-08 | 3 | 36°10'N / 95°25'W | 36°13'N / 95°16'W | 9.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 7 | 25.0M | 0 | Mayes |
| 21.6 | 1967-01-25 | 2 | 36°42'N / 95°00'W | 2.00 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 6 | 25K | 0 | Ottawa | |
| 22.3 | 1980-04-07 | 3 | 36°40'N / 94°53'W | 36°41'N / 94°51'W | 1.90 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Ottawa |
| 22.7 | 1973-09-24 | 3 | 36°42'N / 94°59'W | 36°43'N / 94°55'W | 3.60 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 14 | 250K | 0 | Ottawa |
| 22.7 | 1971-05-22 | 2 | 36°36'N / 94°47'W | 36°38'N / 94°44'W | 3.80 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Delaware |
| 23.3 | 1972-12-29 | 2 | 36°30'N / 95°01'W | 36°53'N / 94°43'W | 31.20 Miles | 30 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Mayes |
| 23.3 | 1970-06-11 | 2 | 36°37'N / 95°09'W | 36°50'N / 95°05'W | 15.40 Miles | 150 Yards | 1 | 1 | 250K | 0 | Craig |
| 23.5 | 1984-04-27 | 2 | 36°37'N / 94°46'W | 36°38'N / 94°44'W | 2.00 Miles | 20 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Delaware |
| 24.2 | 1981-05-23 | 2 | 36°16'N / 94°39'W | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Delaware | |||
| 24.2 | 2010-05-13 | 2 | 36°10'N / 95°26'W | 36°11'N / 95°22'W | 4.00 Miles | 1000 Yards | 0 | 2 | 300K | 0K | Mayes |
| 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. | |||||||||||
| 24.5 | 1983-04-29 | 2 | 36°33'N / 95°27'W | 1.50 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Rogers | |
| 25.6 | 1989-05-08 | 2 | 36°15'N / 94°39'W | 36°11'N / 94°39'W | 5.00 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 1 | 250K | 0 | Delaware |
| 25.8 | 1967-01-25 | 2 | 36°22'N / 95°36'W | 36°30'N / 95°26'W | 12.90 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Rogers |
| 25.8 | 1990-05-15 | 2 | 36°26'N / 95°33'W | 36°26'N / 95°29'W | 4.00 Miles | 73 Yards | 0 | 8 | 250K | 0 | Rogers |
| 26.3 | 1961-05-21 | 2 | 36°44'N / 94°51'W | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Ottawa | |||
| 27.5 | 1982-04-02 | 2 | 36°24'N / 95°33'W | 1.00 Mile | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Rogers | |
| 28.6 | 1973-09-24 | 3 | 36°43'N / 94°55'W | 36°51'N / 94°52'W | 9.50 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Ottawa |
| 28.7 | 1970-10-08 | 3 | 36°13'N / 94°32'W | 36°18'N / 94°36'W | 6.90 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 4 | 250K | 0 | Benton |
| 28.8 | 1983-03-26 | 2 | 36°48'N / 95°09'W | 1.00 Mile | 50 Yards | 0 | 1 | 25K | 0 | Craig | |
| 29.4 | 1981-04-19 | 2 | 35°58'N / 95°08'W | 35°58'N / 95°04'W | 3.60 Miles | 600 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Creek |
| 30.1 | 1961-05-07 | 3 | 36°48'N / 95°06'W | 36°51'N / 94°57'W | 8.90 Miles | 400 Yards | 0 | 1 | 250K | 0 | Craig |
| 30.1 | 1961-07-22 | 2 | 36°45'N / 94°45'W | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Ottawa | |||
| 30.8 | 1975-04-24 | 2 | 36°48'N / 95°09'W | 36°52'N / 95°06'W | 5.20 Miles | 77 Yards | 0 | 3 | 250K | 0 | Craig |
| 32.4 | 1973-05-01 | 2 | 36°11'N / 94°33'W | 36°13'N / 94°30'W | 3.80 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 4 | 250K | 0 | Benton |
| 32.7 | 1981-04-19 | 3 | 35°55'N / 95°06'W | 35°55'N / 95°03'W | 3.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Creek |
| 32.8 | 1968-06-01 | 2 | 36°06'N / 94°36'W | 36°08'N / 94°33'W | 3.60 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Adair |
| 33.0 | 1970-11-19 | 2 | 36°10'N / 94°32'W | 2.50 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Benton | |
| 33.4 | 1999-06-01 | 3 | 35°58'N / 95°15'W | 35°54'N / 95°15'W | 2.00 Miles | 350 Yards | 2 | 5 | 1.5M | 0 | Cherokee |
| 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. | |||||||||||
| 34.1 | 1966-05-11 | 2 | 36°10'N / 95°41'W | 36°11'N / 95°32'W | 8.40 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 2 | 250K | 0 | Rogers |
| 34.5 | 1965-05-15 | 2 | 36°52'N / 94°52'W | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Ottawa | |||
| 34.9 | 1968-06-01 | 2 | 36°08'N / 94°33'W | 36°11'N / 94°27'W | 6.50 Miles | 500 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Benton |
| 35.0 | 1960-05-05 | 2 | 35°56'N / 95°25'W | 35°59'N / 95°21'W | 5.10 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Wagoner |
| 35.0 | 1974-06-08 | 3 | 36°05'N / 95°46'W | 36°10'N / 95°25'W | 20.40 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25.0M | 0 | Wagoner |
| 35.1 | 1983-11-22 | 3 | 35°53'N / 94°48'W | 36°03'N / 94°37'W | 16.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 6 | 2.5M | 0 | Le Flore |
| 35.2 | 1991-04-26 | 4 | 36°27'N / 95°43'W | 36°29'N / 95°39'W | 4.00 Miles | 1300 Yards | 0 | 22 | 25.0M | 0 | Rogers |
| 35.6 | 1956-04-03 | 4 | 36°46'N / 94°58'W | 37°00'N / 94°46'W | 19.50 Miles | 400 Yards | 0 | 46 | 250K | 0 | Ottawa |
| 35.6 | 1960-05-05 | 2 | 36°44'N / 95°00'W | 37°00'N / 94°37'W | 28.00 Miles | 500 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Ottawa |
| 36.1 | 2006-03-12 | 3 | 36°16'N / 94°34'W | 36°20'N / 94°16'W | 19.00 Miles | 700 Yards | 0 | 12 | 5.0M | 0 | Benton |
| Brief Description: The second tornado moved into western Benton County (from Delaware County, Oklahoma) south of Highway 12, where damage suggested the tornado strengthened considerably. A mobile home was destroyed, a pickup truck was rolled and destroyed, and several homes sustained major damage to their roofs near Bloomfield, where damage was rated at F2. Damage was more extensive in and around Gentry and Centerton where 75 homes were damaged or destroyed. Damage in this area was rated F3. Twelve people were injured by the tornado. See Storm Data for Oklahoma, Eastern for details regarding the Delaware County segment of this tornado. | |||||||||||
| 36.2 | 1996-05-26 | 2 | 36°36'N / 95°39'W | 36°50'N / 95°29'W | 18.00 Miles | 880 Yards | 0 | 0 | 200K | 0 | Nowata |
| 36.6 | 1959-05-09 | 3 | 36°31'N / 95°46'W | 36°40'N / 95°34'W | 15.20 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Rogers |
| 36.6 | 1964-05-10 | 3 | 35°52'N / 94°57'W | 2.00 Miles | 440 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Cherokee | |
| 36.8 | 1966-04-11 | 2 | 35°52'N / 95°14'W | 35°52'N / 95°07'W | 6.50 Miles | 20 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Cherokee |
| 37.0 | 2010-05-13 | 2 | 36°13'N / 95°45'W | 36°15'N / 95°38'W | 6.00 Miles | 450 Yards | 0 | 0 | 750K | 0K | Rogers |
| 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. | |||||||||||
| 37.2 | 1991-05-16 | 2 | 36°12'N / 95°43'W | 36°15'N / 95°40'W | 4.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Rogers |
| 37.7 | 1959-09-27 | 4 | 36°51'N / 95°15'W | 37°00'N / 95°08'W | 12.20 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Craig |
| 38.0 | 1983-11-22 | 3 | 35°51'N / 94°45'W | 36°04'N / 94°31'W | 19.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Le Flore |
| 38.3 | 1980-09-16 | 2 | 36°03'N / 95°36'W | 2.50 Miles | 2200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Wagoner | |
| 38.4 | 1995-04-17 | 2 | 35°51'N / 95°18'W | 35°52'N / 95°13'W | 4.50 Miles | 125 Yards | 0 | 0 | 500K | 0 | Wagoner |
| 38.6 | 2010-12-31 | 2 | 36°00'N / 94°34'W | 36°01'N / 94°32'W | 2.00 Miles | 250 Yards | 0 | 0 | 60K | 0K | Adair |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: This segment is the first of six segments of this long-track tornado. A tornado developed just northeast of Westville and moved rapidly northeastward damaging a home, tossing or rolling four vehicles, snapping at least 13 large power poles, and snapping or uprooting large trees. Estimated maximum wind based on this damage was 125 mph. This tornado continued into Washington County, Arkansas. EPISODE NARRATIVE: Unseasonably warm and moist air spread into eastern Oklahoma ahead of a cold front. Scattered thunderstorms developed in the late evening and early morning hours ahead of the cold front as a weak upper level disturbance passed through the region. Large hail and damaging wind gusts occurred with some of these storms. Another round of storms developed on the cold front as it moved into eastern Oklahoma a few hours before sunrise. Weak to moderate instability combined with very strong low level wind shear created an environment that supported supercell thunderstorm structures. Several supercells developed resulting in large hail and damaging wind gusts in the hours just before and after sunrise on the 31st. One of these supercells produced a long-track, strong tornado that began in Adair County, Oklahoma, and moved into Washington County, Arkansas, where it killed four people in and near the town of Cincinnati. | |||||||||||
| 39.0 | 1996-05-26 | 2 | 36°50'N / 95°29'W | 36°55'N / 95°21'W | 8.00 Miles | 880 Yards | 0 | 0 | 75K | 0 | Craig |
| 39.2 | 1959-05-09 | 2 | 36°25'N / 95°51'W | 36°38'N / 95°38'W | 19.10 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Tulsa |
| 39.2 | 1974-06-08 | 3 | 36°09'N / 95°54'W | 36°19'N / 95°34'W | 21.80 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 10 | 2.5M | 0 | Rogers |
| 39.2 | 1959-05-09 | 2 | 36°41'N / 94°27'W | 0.50 Mile | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Mcdonald | |
| 39.7 | 2010-12-31 | 3 | 36°01'N / 94°32'W | 36°06'N / 94°25'W | 9.00 Miles | 500 Yards | 4 | 7 | 1.5M | 0K | Washington |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: This segment is the second of six segments of this long-track tornado. The tornado moved into Washington County snapping numerous trees as it approached the town of Cincinnati. In Cincinnati, the tornado destroyed several permanent homes, destroyed the volunteer fire station, destroyed a mobile home, damaged several other permanent homes, snapped or uprooted numerous trees, snapped numerous power poles, and destroyed barns and outbuildings. Two people were killed in the mobile home that was destroyed and a third person was killed either in or near a barn while he was tending to his cattle. At least seven injuries also occurred. The tornado was about 300 yards wide when it went through town. The maximum estimated wind speed in the tornado based on this damage was 140 mph. The tornado continued to move rapidly northeastward and widened to about 500 yards northeast of Cincinnati. Several permanent homes were severely damaged, several mobile homes were destroyed, at least four chicken houses were destroyed, outbuildings were destroyed, numerous trees were snapped or uprooted, and power poles were snapped. A woman in one of the mobile homes that was destroyed was transported to a hospital with serious injuries. She later died from those injuries on January 4th. The tornado continued into Benton County, Arkansas. EPISODE NARRATIVE: Unseasonably warm and moist air spread into northwestern Arkansas ahead of a cold front. Scattered thunderstorms developed in the late evening and early morning hours ahead of the cold front as a weak upper level disturbance passed through the region. Large hail and damaging wind gusts occurred with some of those storms. Another round of storms developed on the cold front over eastern Oklahoma as it pushed into the area. Weak to moderate instability combined with very strong low level wind shear created an environment that supported supercell thunderstorm structures. Several supercells developed resulting in large hail and damaging wind gusts in the hours just before and after sunrise on the 31st. One of these supercells produced a long-track, strong tornado that killed four people in and near the town of Cincinnati in Washington County. Debris was transported by the tornado into northern Benton County and was reported in Bella Vista and Pea Ridge. The Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA) was closed for three hours to remove the debris from the flight line. Another supercell produced a short-lived, weak tornado in Carroll County that moved into Missouri. | |||||||||||
| 40.3 | 1986-09-29 | 2 | 36°11'N / 95°44'W | 2.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 1 | 250K | 0 | Rogers | |
| 40.4 | 1960-08-07 | 3 | 36°58'N / 94°48'W | 36°54'N / 94°46'W | 4.70 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Ottawa |
| 40.4 | 1983-06-27 | 2 | 36°23'N / 95°49'W | 36°24'N / 95°45'W | 3.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Rogers |
| 40.7 | 1959-05-09 | 3 | 36°24'N / 95°48'W | 36°31'N / 95°46'W | 8.20 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Rogers |
| 40.8 | 2008-05-10 | 4 | 36°59'N / 95°01'W | 36°55'N / 94°37'W | 24.00 Miles | 1760 Yards | 6 | 150 | 15.0M | 0K | Ottawa |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: This tornado developed at 1620 cst in northeastern Craig County and continued into Ottawa County. The tornado moved rapidly eastward toward the town of Picher where it destroyed about 200 homes, killed six people, and injured another 150 people at about 540 pm. Damage in and around Picher was rated EF-4 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale. The tornado began moving more southeasterly near Picher and struck the north side of Quapaw. While this tornado was beginning to weaken east of Quapaw, the supercell produced another tornado a few miles east-northeast of Quapaw that merged with this tornado just east of I-44. After the merger of the two tornadoes, a single tornadic circulation reintensified and became about a mile wide for several miles before moving into Newton County MO. 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. | |||||||||||
| 40.9 | 1992-07-02 | 3 | 36°26'N / 95°48'W | 36°23'N / 95°47'W | 3.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Rogers |
| 41.4 | 1993-04-24 | 3 | 36°08'N / 95°49'W | 36°11'N / 95°40'W | 8.00 Miles | 250 Yards | 0 | 0 | 30 | 50.0M | Rogers |
| 41.4 | 2010-12-31 | 2 | 36°06'N / 94°25'W | 36°07'N / 94°23'W | 2.00 Miles | 400 Yards | 0 | 2 | 200K | 0K | Benton |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: This segment is the third of six segments of this long-track tornado. The tornado severely damaged a couple permanent homes, destroyed a mobile home, destroyed barns, snapped or uprooted numerous trees, and snapped power poles in this portion of Benton County. Two injuries occurred in the mobile home that was destroyed on Winwood Ranch Road. The maximum estimated wind speed based on this damage was 130 mph. The tornado continued into Washington County, Arkansas. EPISODE NARRATIVE: Unseasonably warm and moist air spread into northwestern Arkansas ahead of a cold front. Scattered thunderstorms developed in the late evening and early morning hours ahead of the cold front as a weak upper level disturbance passed through the region. Large hail and damaging wind gusts occurred with some of those storms. Another round of storms developed on the cold front over eastern Oklahoma as it pushed into the area. Weak to moderate instability combined with very strong low level wind shear created an environment that supported supercell thunderstorm structures. Several supercells developed resulting in large hail and damaging wind gusts in the hours just before and after sunrise on the 31st. One of these supercells produced a long-track, strong tornado that killed four people in and near the town of Cincinnati in Washington County. Debris was transported by the tornado into northern Benton County and was reported in Bella Vista and Pea Ridge. The Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA) was closed for three hours to remove the debris from the flight line. Another supercell produced a short-lived, weak tornado in Carroll County that moved into Missouri. | |||||||||||
| 41.5 | 2008-05-10 | 2 | 37°00'N / 95°08'W | 36°59'N / 95°01'W | 5.00 Miles | 500 Yards | 0 | 0 | 600K | 0K | Craig |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: A tornado developed just south of the Oklahoma-Kansas border north-northwest of Welch. It moved rapidly east across northeastern Craig County, intensifying and widening as it moved into Ottawa County. In Craig County, the tornado destroyed several mobile homes, severely damaged about a dozen other homes, snapped or 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. | |||||||||||
| 41.5 | 1982-08-27 | 2 | 35°51'N / 95°23'W | 1.00 Mile | 50 Yards | 0 | 2 | 25K | 0 | Wagoner | |
| 41.6 | 1971-05-05 | 3 | 35°49'N / 95°45'W | 35°55'N / 95°06'W | 37.00 Miles | 600 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Muskogee |
| 41.9 | 1961-05-07 | 2 | 35°54'N / 95°30'W | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Wagoner | |||
| 42.0 | 1954-03-24 | 2 | 36°34'N / 94°31'W | 36°43'N / 94°13'W | 19.50 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 1 | 25K | 0 | Mcdonald |
| 42.0 | 1979-03-18 | 2 | 36°10'N / 95°46'W | 36°10'N / 95°45'W | 1.30 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Rogers |
| 42.3 | 1986-09-26 | 2 | 35°54'N / 95°39'W | 36°00'N / 95°31'W | 8.00 Miles | 73 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Wagoner |
| 42.3 | 1992-07-02 | 3 | 36°24'N / 95°50'W | 36°26'N / 95°48'W | 1.00 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 1 | 250K | 0 | Tulsa |
| 42.4 | 1960-11-15 | 2 | 35°48'N / 94°51'W | 1.00 Mile | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Cherokee | |
| 42.5 | 2010-12-31 | 2 | 36°07'N / 94°23'W | 36°08'N / 94°21'W | 2.00 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0K | Washington |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: This segment is the fourth of six segments of this long-track tornado. Numerous trees were snapped or uprooted in this segment. Estimated maximum wind speed based on this damage was 125 mph. The tornado moved northeastward and crossed back into Benton County, Arkansas. EPISODE NARRATIVE: Unseasonably warm and moist air spread into northwestern Arkansas ahead of a cold front. Scattered thunderstorms developed in the late evening and early morning hours ahead of the cold front as a weak upper level disturbance passed through the region. Large hail and damaging wind gusts occurred with some of those storms. Another round of storms developed on the cold front over eastern Oklahoma as it pushed into the area. Weak to moderate instability combined with very strong low level wind shear created an environment that supported supercell thunderstorm structures. Several supercells developed resulting in large hail and damaging wind gusts in the hours just before and after sunrise on the 31st. One of these supercells produced a long-track, strong tornado that killed four people in and near the town of Cincinnati in Washington County. Debris was transported by the tornado into northern Benton County and was reported in Bella Vista and Pea Ridge. The Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA) was closed for three hours to remove the debris from the flight line. Another supercell produced a short-lived, weak tornado in Carroll County that moved into Missouri. | |||||||||||
| 42.7 | 2010-05-13 | 2 | 36°00'N / 95°42'W | 36°01'N / 95°37'W | 5.00 Miles | 550 Yards | 0 | 2 | 400K | 0K | Wagoner |
| 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. | |||||||||||
| 42.9 | 1975-04-24 | 4 | 36°50'N / 94°35'W | 36°51'N / 94°28'W | 6.50 Miles | 500 Yards | 3 | 22 | 25.0M | 0 | Newton |
| 42.9 | 1979-03-18 | 2 | 36°10'N / 95°47'W | 36°10'N / 95°46'W | 1.30 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Tulsa |
| 43.3 | 2010-12-31 | 2 | 36°08'N / 94°21'W | 36°09'N / 94°20'W | 2.00 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 0 | 75K | 0K | Benton |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: This segment is the fifth of six segments of this long-track tornado. The tornado severely damaged a permanent home, destroyed a barn, snapped or uprooted numerous trees, and snapped power poles. The maximum estimated wind speed in this segment of the tornado based on this damage was 125 mph. The tornado moved northeast and back into Washington County, Arkansas. EPISODE NARRATIVE: Unseasonably warm and moist air spread into northwestern Arkansas ahead of a cold front. Scattered thunderstorms developed in the late evening and early morning hours ahead of the cold front as a weak upper level disturbance passed through the region. Large hail and damaging wind gusts occurred with some of those storms. Another round of storms developed on the cold front over eastern Oklahoma as it pushed into the area. Weak to moderate instability combined with very strong low level wind shear created an environment that supported supercell thunderstorm structures. Several supercells developed resulting in large hail and damaging wind gusts in the hours just before and after sunrise on the 31st. One of these supercells produced a long-track, strong tornado that killed four people in and near the town of Cincinnati in Washington County. Debris was transported by the tornado into northern Benton County and was reported in Bella Vista and Pea Ridge. The Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA) was closed for three hours to remove the debris from the flight line. Another supercell produced a short-lived, weak tornado in Carroll County that moved into Missouri. | |||||||||||
| 43.6 | 1993-04-24 | 4 | 36°09'N / 95°50'W | 36°12'N / 95°45'W | 5.50 Miles | 250 Yards | 7 | 100 | 500K | 0 | Tulsa And Rogers |
| 43.7 | 1983-06-27 | 2 | 36°22'N / 95°52'W | 36°23'N / 95°49'W | 2.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 1 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Tulsa |
| 43.8 | 1958-11-17 | 2 | 36°51'N / 95°36'W | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Nowata | |||
| 43.8 | 1975-06-05 | 2 | 36°04'N / 95°44'W | 0.50 Mile | 150 Yards | 0 | 1 | 250K | 0 | Wagoner | |
| 44.6 | 1974-06-08 | 2 | 36°20'N / 95°53'W | 36°24'N / 95°50'W | 5.40 Miles | 60 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Tulsa |
| 44.6 | 2010-12-31 | 2 | 36°09'N / 94°20'W | 36°12'N / 94°16'W | 4.00 Miles | 250 Yards | 0 | 1 | 100K | 0K | Washington |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: This segment is the sixth of six segments of this long-track tornado. The tornado overturned a box truck on Highway 412, injuring its driver, severely damaged a couple permanent homes, severely damaged a mobile home, snapped or uprooted numerous trees, and snapped numerous power poles. The maximum estimated wind speed in this segment of the tornado based on this damage was 125 mph. EPISODE NARRATIVE: Unseasonably warm and moist air spread into northwestern Arkansas ahead of a cold front. Scattered thunderstorms developed in the late evening and early morning hours ahead of the cold front as a weak upper level disturbance passed through the region. Large hail and damaging wind gusts occurred with some of those storms. Another round of storms developed on the cold front over eastern Oklahoma as it pushed into the area. Weak to moderate instability combined with very strong low level wind shear created an environment that supported supercell thunderstorm structures. Several supercells developed resulting in large hail and damaging wind gusts in the hours just before and after sunrise on the 31st. One of these supercells produced a long-track, strong tornado that killed four people in and near the town of Cincinnati in Washington County. Debris was transported by the tornado into northern Benton County and was reported in Bella Vista and Pea Ridge. The Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA) was closed for three hours to remove the debris from the flight line. Another supercell produced a short-lived, weak tornado in Carroll County that moved into Missouri. | |||||||||||
| 44.8 | 1986-04-13 | 2 | 36°03'N / 95°47'W | 36°06'N / 95°44'W | 4.00 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 2 | 2.5M | 0 | Tulsa |
| 44.9 | 1960-05-19 | 2 | 35°52'N / 95°32'W | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Wagoner | |||
| 45.1 | 1974-04-13 | 2 | 36°52'N / 94°30'W | 0.50 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Newton | |
| 45.2 | 1982-03-15 | 2 | 36°52'N / 95°37'W | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Nowata | |||
| 45.2 | 1970-11-19 | 2 | 35°58'N / 94°29'W | 36°10'N / 94°13'W | 20.30 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 1 | 25K | 0 | Washington |
| 46.1 | 1965-04-08 | 2 | 35°46'N / 95°21'W | 0.30 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Muskogee | |
| 46.2 | 2008-04-10 | 2 | 35°45'N / 94°48'W | 35°46'N / 94°46'W | 3.00 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 0 | 100K | 0K | Adair |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: An NWS storm survey determined that a strong tornado destroyed several mobile homes, caused extensive tree damage, destroyed barns and other outbuildings, and snapped power poles. EPISODE NARRATIVE: Severe thunderstorms occurred across eastern Oklahoma from the evening of the 9th into the morning of the 10th. | |||||||||||
| 46.2 | 1959-09-27 | 4 | 37°00'N / 95°08'W | 37°07'N / 95°06'W | 8.20 Miles | 440 Yards | 1 | 1 | 25K | 0 | Labette |
| 46.3 | 1984-04-26 | 2 | 36°28'N / 95°53'W | 0.10 Mile | 17 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Washington | |
| 46.4 | 1970-06-11 | 3 | 35°41'N / 94°46'W | 35°56'N / 94°31'W | 22.20 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 1 | 0K | 0 | Adair |
| 46.4 | 1956-04-03 | 4 | 37°00'N / 94°46'W | 37°02'N / 94°44'W | 2.70 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 5 | 2.5M | 0 | Cherokee |
| 46.5 | 1976-05-30 | 2 | 36°01'N / 95°46'W | 36°02'N / 95°45'W | 1.30 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Wagoner |
| 47.0 | 1956-11-20 | 2 | 35°42'N / 95°12'W | 35°44'N / 95°09'W | 3.60 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Muskogee |
| 47.3 | 1970-06-11 | 3 | 35°56'N / 94°31'W | 36°12'N / 94°06'W | 29.60 Miles | 250 Yards | 1 | 44 | 2.5M | 0 | Washington |
| 47.4 | 1984-04-26 | 2 | 36°03'N / 95°49'W | 36°04'N / 95°47'W | 3.00 Miles | 500 Yards | 0 | 1 | 2.5M | 0 | Tulsa |
| 47.9 | 1958-08-20 | 2 | 36°15'N / 95°54'W | 0.10 Mile | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Tulsa | |
| 48.0 | 1975-04-24 | 4 | 36°51'N / 94°28'W | 36°52'N / 94°22'W | 5.40 Miles | 500 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Christian |
| 48.0 | 1976-05-30 | 2 | 36°00'N / 95°47'W | 36°01'N / 95°46'W | 1.30 Miles | 880 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Tulsa |
| 48.0 | 1973-05-26 | 2 | 36°01'N / 95°47'W | 2.00 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Tulsa | |
| 48.1 | 1959-09-27 | 2 | 37°03'N / 95°12'W | 37°07'N / 95°06'W | 7.20 Miles | 440 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Labette |
| 48.5 | 1966-04-11 | 3 | 35°54'N / 95°46'W | 35°58'N / 95°40'W | 7.30 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 6 | 250K | 0 | Wagoner |
| 48.7 | 2008-04-10 | 2 | 35°49'N / 94°30'W | 35°54'N / 94°28'W | 6.00 Miles | 400 Yards | 0 | 0 | 75K | 0K | Washington |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: The strong tornado that began 5.5 miles east-southeast of Stillwell in Adair County Oklahoma moved into Washington County. The tornado destroyed a mobile home, destroyed a barn, rolled a vehicle, caused extensive tree damage, and snapped power poles. EPISODE NARRATIVE: Severe thunderstorms occurred across Northwest Arkansas during the evening and early morning hours on the 9th and 10th. | |||||||||||
| 49.0 | 1982-03-15 | 3 | 37°01'N / 95°26'W | 37°09'N / 95°04'W | 24.00 Miles | 167 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Labette |
| 49.4 | 1966-05-11 | 2 | 36°10'N / 95°54'W | 2.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 1 | 25K | 0 | Tulsa | |
| 49.6 | 1961-05-08 | 2 | 35°48'N / 94°33'W | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Adair | |||
| 49.9 | 1956-04-03 | 4 | 37°02'N / 94°44'W | 37°03'N / 94°36'W | 7.40 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 6 | 250K | 0 | Kiowa |
* 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.