Oklahoma, 1953

Tornadoes in Oklahoma, December 2, 1953

December 2, 1953 · 3 events in 3 counties and zones

3 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
3
Property damage
$8,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
3

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

Event by event

3 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Carter

When
December 2, 7:30 PM CST
Where
Carter County
Rating
F1
Path length
15.2 mi
Path width
880 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
34.180, -97.220

Tornado, Murray

When
December 2, 7:30 PM CST
Where
Murray County
Rating
F1
Path length
16.2 mi
Path width
880 yd
Injuries
2 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
34.370, -97.070

Tornado, Pottawatomie

When
December 2, 9:30 PM CST
Where
Pottawatomie County
Rating
F1
Path length
1.5 mi
Path width
880 yd
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
35.330, -96.920

What these are

Tornado
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10099824, 10099825, 10099826.