Oklahoma, 1954

Tornadoes in Oklahoma, April 30, 1954

April 30, 1954 · 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
12
Property damage
$255,000
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, Pontotoc

When
April 30, 1:00 AM CST
Where
Pontotoc County
Rating
F1
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
34.920, -96.820

Tornado, Choctaw

When
April 30, 9:30 AM CST
Where
Choctaw County
Rating
F3
Path length
1 mi
Path width
150 yd
Injuries
12 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
34.000, -95.520

Tornado, Haskell

When
April 30, 10:45 AM CST
Where
Haskell County
Rating
F1
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
35.250, -95.170

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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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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: 10098649, 10098650, 10098651.