Oklahoma, 1996

Tornado in Oklahoma, April 21, 1996

April 21, 1996 · NWS OUN · 1 event in 1 county or zone

5 miles southeast of Davis and moved 1 mile northeast before lifting. The roof of one house was damaged, and a mobile home was blown off its foundation.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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.

What happened

The episode as NWS OUN wrote it up.

A tornado touched down 2.5 miles southeast of Davis and moved 1 mile northeast before lifting. The roof of one house was damaged, and a mobile home was blown off its foundation.

The radar

The Norman radar (KTLX), 98 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:24 UTC.

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Event by event

1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Murray

When
April 21, 6:25 PM CST
Where
Murray County, Davis to 3 mi E of Davis
Rating
F0
Path length
1 mi
Path width
100 yd
Coordinates
34.470, -97.080

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: 5560112.