Tornadoes in Oklahoma, March 24, 1954

Name: Tornadoes in Oklahoma, March 24, 1954
Start: 1954-03-24T15:15
End: 1954-03-24T22:18
Location: Oklahoma

March 24, 1954 · 7 events in 7 counties and zones

7 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

Tornadoes
Tropical storms and surge
Floods
Wind
Hail
Winter weather
Heat and drought
Cold
Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
Other

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $353,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 7

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

7 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Alfalfa

When: March 24, 3:15 PM CST
Where: Alfalfa County
Rating: F1
Path width: 880 yd
Coordinates: 36.530, -98.170

Tornado, Caddo

When: March 24, 3:30 PM CST
Where: Caddo County
Rating: F2
Path length: 4.3 mi
Path width: 77 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 35.180, -98.550

Tornado, Kay

When: March 24, 7:05 PM CST
Where: Kay County
Rating: F2
Path length: 2.7 mi
Path width: 200 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 36.930, -97.100

Tornado, Creek

When: March 24, 9:15 PM CST
Where: Creek County
Rating: F1
Path length: 3.6 mi
Path width: 200 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 36.000, -96.120

Tornado, Muskogee

When: March 24, 9:25 PM CST
Where: Muskogee County
Rating: F2
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 35.820, -95.680

Tornado, Delaware

When: March 24, 10:00 PM CST
Where: Delaware County
Rating: F1
Path length: 23.9 mi
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 36.200, -94.970

Tornado, Mayes

When: March 24, 10:18 PM CST
Where: Mayes County
Rating: F2
Path length: 5.6 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 36.450, -95.150

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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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Oklahoma in 1954 Every state in 1954 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Oklahoma, 1954

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: 10099827, 10099828, 10099829, 10099830, 10099831, 10099832, 10099833.