Oklahoma, 1956

Tornadoes in Oklahoma, April 3, 1956

April 3, 1956 · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

2 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
49
Property damage
$275,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

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

2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Pushmataha

When
April 3, 12:05 AM CST
Where
Pushmataha County
Rating
F3
Path length
2 mi
Path width
100 yd
Injuries
3 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
34.150, -95.220

Tornado, Ottawa

When
April 3, 12:10 AM CST
Where
Ottawa County
Rating
F4
Path length
19.5 mi
Path width
400 yd
Injuries
46 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
36.770, -94.970

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.

The same day elsewhere

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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: 10093496, 10093497.