May 1981 Tornado Outbreak - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The May 1981 Tornado Outbreak was a tornado outbreak

Tornado outbreak

While there is no single agreed upon definition, generally at least 6-10 tornadoes produced by the same synoptic scale weather system is considered a tornado outbreak. The tornadoes usually occur within the same day, or continue into the early morning hours of the succeeding day, and within the...

that occurred on May 22 in western and Central Oklahoma

Oklahoma

Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...

and on May 23 from eastern and central Oklahoma to central Iowa. 43 tornadoes were reported during the two-day outbreak, of which 14 were recorded as strong or violent (F2 or greater on the Fujita Scale

Fujita scale

The Fujita scale , or Fujita-Pearson scale, is a scale for rating tornado intensity, based primarily on the damage tornadoes inflict on human-built structures and vegetation...

). The outbreak claimed no fatalities and there were only 12 injuries from a tornado that touched down near Clinton, Oklahoma

Clinton, Oklahoma

Clinton is a city in Custer and Washita counties in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The population was 9,033 at the 2010 census.-History:The community began in 1899 when two men, J.L. Avant and E.E...

causing significant damage. The tornado outbreak overall left $32.8 million dollars (1981 USD) in damage.

Storm history

On the morning of May 22, 1981, winds moving in from the south brought moist air across Texas

Texas

Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...

and into western Oklahoma

Oklahoma

and dry line

Dry line

A dry line separates moist air from the Gulf of Mexico and dry desert air from the south-western states . The dry line is an important factor in severe weather frequency in the Great Plains of North America...

formed across the Texas panhandle. In addition, the interaction between a layer of warm air aloft and the return flow of moist air lead to widespread low clouds across the state of Oklahoma

Oklahoma

. Later that day, the low clouds broke as predicted by forecasters as the dry line moved east into western Oklahoma

Oklahoma

. However, the clearing was limited to a relatively narrow zone ahead of the dry line. Despite this, daytime heating allowed thunderstorm

Thunderstorm

A thunderstorm, also known as an electrical storm, a lightning storm, thundershower or simply a storm is a form of weather characterized by the presence of lightning and its acoustic effect on the Earth's atmosphere known as thunder. The meteorologically assigned cloud type associated with the...

s to form by mid-afternoon.

Cordell Oklahoma tornado

The first tornado formed northwest of Cordell, Oklahoma at 4:17 pm (CDT). The tornado damaged a mobile home and several barns as it moved northeast over a six mile path. The tornado was photographed by a storm chaser

Storm chaser

Storm chaser can refer to:*Storm chasing, the pursuit of any severe weather condition*Storm Chaser, registered US Service Mark for Warren Faidley confirmed by the US Trademark Office as the first, full-time, professional storm chasing journalist...

team during a project conducted by the National Severe Storms Laboratory

National Severe Storms Laboratory

The National Severe Storms Laboratory is a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration weather research laboratory located at the National Weather Center in Norman, Oklahoma....

and Mississippi State University

Mississippi State University

The Mississippi State University of Agriculture and Applied Science commonly known as Mississippi State University is a land-grant university located in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, United States, partially in the town of Starkville and partially in an unincorporated area...

. Many storm chaser

Storm chaser

s sometimes nicknamed the tornado the "Wizard of OZ" tornado because of its unusual shape.

Binger tornado

A second thunderstorm formed south of the thunderstorm that produced the Cordell tornado. The second thunderstorm moved northeast, causing some concern among officials and forecasters as the storm was heading directly towards Oklahoma City

Oklahoma city

Oklahoma City is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Oklahoma.Oklahoma City may also refer to:*Oklahoma City metropolitan area*Downtown Oklahoma City*Uptown Oklahoma City*Oklahoma City bombing*Oklahoma City National Memorial...

. The second thunderstorm produced 6-12 tornadoes across a wide area stretching from Fort Cobb Reservoir

Fort Cobb Reservoir

Fort Cobb Reservoir is a reservoir located in Caddo County in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. It impounds the waters of Cobb Creek and Lake Creek. The lake covers approximately 4,000 acres of water and of shoreline. It was constructed in 1958...

to Union City

Union City, Oklahoma

Union City is a town in Canadian County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 1,375 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Statistical Area. Also home town of Chris Wagnon Union City sports stud all stated in baseball. Signed with division one college bats right...

. The thunderstorm later encountered cooler, less unstable air and dissipated near Oklahoma City

Oklahoma city

One of the group of the tornado

Tornado

A tornado is a violent, dangerous, rotating column of air that is in contact with both the surface of the earth and a cumulonimbus cloud or, in rare cases, the base of a cumulus cloud. They are often referred to as a twister or a cyclone, although the word cyclone is used in meteorology in a wider...

es, the Binger Tornado which touched down near Binger

Binger, Oklahoma

Binger is a town in Caddo County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 708 at the 2000 census.Binger is the headquarters of the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma, who were settled here in the 1870s....

at 6:45 pm (CDT). At the time of formation, it was a weak F1 Tornado

Fujita scale

The Fujita scale , or Fujita-Pearson scale, is a scale for rating tornado intensity, based primarily on the damage tornadoes inflict on human-built structures and vegetation...

until it reached a point of 3.5 miles, west-southwest of the Scott Neighborhood community. At that point it strengthened and reach F4 status 1 mile east of the neighborhood. The tornado maintained that strength as it crossed Highway 37 until it dissipated near the Canadian River

Canadian River

The Canadian River is the longest tributary of the Arkansas River. It is about long, starting in Colorado and traveling through New Mexico, the Texas Panhandle, and most of Oklahoma....

. Damage from the tornado was severe as it destroyed an old uninhabited house outside of Scott. Two other houses were also destroyed but their walls remained intact. A mile east, the tornado ripped the roof, walls and carport off another house while two more houses were completely destroyed. In addition the tornado uprooted or damaged several trees and flipped over automobile

Automobile

An automobile, autocar, motor car or car is a wheeled motor vehicle used for transporting passengers, which also carries its own engine or motor...

s and farm

Farm

A farm is an area of land, or, for aquaculture, lake, river or sea, including various structures, devoted primarily to the practice of producing and managing food , fibres and, increasingly, fuel. It is the basic production facility in food production. Farms may be owned and operated by a single...

equipment during its 16 mile duration.

Near Highway 37, the tornado blew away several storage tanks at an Amoco

Amoco

Amoco Corporation, originally Standard Oil Company , was a global chemical and oil company, founded in 1889 around a refinery located in Whiting, Indiana, United States....

oil storage facility. One of the tanks, which was out of operation because of a lightning

Lightning

Lightning is an atmospheric electrostatic discharge accompanied by thunder, which typically occurs during thunderstorms, and sometimes during volcanic eruptions or dust storms...

strike, was found 1500 ft south of its original location. The other two tanks blown away by the tornado were never found. A 1/2 mile away, the tornado destroyed a farmhouse

Farmhouse

Farmhouse is a general term for the main house of a farm. It is a type of building or house which serves a residential purpose in a rural or agricultural setting. Most often, the surrounding environment will be a farm. Many farm houses are shaped like a T...

and a barn

Barn

A barn is an agricultural building used for storage and as a covered workplace. It may sometimes be used to house livestock or to store farming vehicles and equipment...

and wrecked a pickup truck

Pickup truck

A pickup truck is a light motor vehicle with an open-top rear cargo area .-Definition:...

. Because the path of the Binger Tornado was mostly over unpopulated areas and due to early warnings and observations, there were no fatalities or injuries.

Other tornadoes

After the Binger tornado dissipated, a complex of severe thunderstorms regenerated further west across west-central Oklahoma

Oklahoma

near Foss Reservoir. The thunderstorms produced at least five tornadoes, one of which affected the area around Clinton, Oklahoma

Clinton, Oklahoma

Clinton is a city in Custer and Washita counties in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The population was 9,033 at the 2010 census.-History:The community began in 1899 when two men, J.L. Avant and E.E...

causing 12 injuries. In Alfalfa, Oklahoma

Alfalfa, Oklahoma

Alfalfa is an unincorporated community in Caddo County, Oklahoma, United States. Alfalfa is located on Oklahoma State Highway 58 north of Carnegie....

, two tornadoes were reported, one which did F2 Damage. Thunderstorms along and east of a line from Oklahoma City

Oklahoma city

, Kansas City

Kansas City, Missouri

Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties...

and Omaha, Nebraska

Omaha, Nebraska

Omaha is the largest city in the state of Nebraska, United States, and is the county seat of Douglas County. It is located in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about 20 miles north of the mouth of the Platte River...

produced 29 tornadoes on May 23 across Oklahoma, Missouri, Kansas and Iowa. The same system travelled northwest and produced an F3 tornado that struck Bowl Bay, McCurdy Island on May 25.

Tornado table

May 22, 1981 event

F# Fujita scale The Fujita scale , or Fujita-Pearson scale, is a scale for rating tornado intensity, based primarily on the damage tornadoes inflict on human-built structures and vegetation...	Location	County	Time (UTC)	Path length
Oklahoma Oklahoma Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...
F2	N of New Cordell New Cordell, Oklahoma New Cordell is a city in Washita County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 2,915 at the 2010 census. Cordell was previously located a few miles from the current spot, but was moved around 1900, thus the name New Cordell.-Geography:...	Washita Washita County, Oklahoma Washita County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of 2000, the population was 11,508. Its county seat is New Cordell. It was formerly located in Cloud Chief, Oklahoma....	2217	6.9 miles (11 km)
F1	E of Lake Valley	Washita Washita County, Oklahoma Washita County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of 2000, the population was 11,508. Its county seat is New Cordell. It was formerly located in Cloud Chief, Oklahoma....	2325	1 miles (1.6 km)
F2	E of Cowden	Washita Washita County, Oklahoma Washita County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of 2000, the population was 11,508. Its county seat is New Cordell. It was formerly located in Cloud Chief, Oklahoma.... , Caddo Caddo County, Oklahoma Caddo County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of 2000, the population was 30,150. Its county seat is Anadarko. It is named after the Caddo tribe who were settled here on the 1870s...	0007	5 miles (8 km)
F1	SW of Arapaho Arapaho, Oklahoma Arapaho is a town in Custer County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 796 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Custer County. Its name derives from the Arapaho Indians.-Geography:Arapaho is located at ....	Custer Custer County, Oklahoma Custer County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. It was named in honor of General George Armstrong Custer. As of 2000, the population was 26,142. Its county seat is Arapaho.-Geography:...	0015	0.1 miles (0.16 km)
F0	W of Albert Albert, Oklahoma Albert, Oklahoma is an unincorporated place in Caddo County, Oklahoma. It is located southwest of Binger on State Highway 146. The post office was established September 1, 1910...	Caddo Caddo County, Oklahoma Caddo County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of 2000, the population was 30,150. Its county seat is Anadarko. It is named after the Caddo tribe who were settled here on the 1870s...	0029	0.3 miles (0.5 km)
F2	N of Mountain View Mountain View, Oklahoma Mountain View is a town in Kiowa County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 795 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Mountain View is located at .... to W of Eakla Eakly, Oklahoma Eakly is a town in Caddo County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 338 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Eakly is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all of it land....	Kiowa Kiowa County, Oklahoma Kiowa County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of 2000, the population was 10,227. Its county seat is Hobart.-Geography:According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of . is land and is water.... , Washita Washita County, Oklahoma Washita County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of 2000, the population was 11,508. Its county seat is New Cordell. It was formerly located in Cloud Chief, Oklahoma.... , Caddo Caddo County, Oklahoma Caddo County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of 2000, the population was 30,150. Its county seat is Anadarko. It is named after the Caddo tribe who were settled here on the 1870s...	0030	15.4 miles (24.6 km)
F2	N of Stafford	Custer Custer County, Oklahoma Custer County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. It was named in honor of General George Armstrong Custer. As of 2000, the population was 26,142. Its county seat is Arapaho.-Geography:...	0030	10.4 miles (16.6 km)
F4	NE of Binger Binger, Oklahoma Binger is a town in Caddo County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 708 at the 2000 census.Binger is the headquarters of the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma, who were settled here in the 1870s....	Caddo Caddo County, Oklahoma Caddo County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of 2000, the population was 30,150. Its county seat is Anadarko. It is named after the Caddo tribe who were settled here on the 1870s... , Canadian Canadian County, Oklahoma Canadian County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of 2010, the population was 115,541. Its county seat is El Reno. Canadian County is also part of the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Statistical Area. Canadian County is named for the Canadian River.-Geography:According to the U.S...	0049	16.7 miles (26.7 km)
F1	NW of Clinton Clinton, Oklahoma Clinton is a city in Custer and Washita counties in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The population was 9,033 at the 2010 census.-History:The community began in 1899 when two men, J.L. Avant and E.E...	Custer Custer County, Oklahoma Custer County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. It was named in honor of General George Armstrong Custer. As of 2000, the population was 26,142. Its county seat is Arapaho.-Geography:...	0100	0.1 miles (0.16 km)
F1	NW of Union City Union City, Oklahoma Union City is a town in Canadian County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 1,375 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Statistical Area. Also home town of Chris Wagnon Union City sports stud all stated in baseball. Signed with division one college bats right...	Canadian Canadian County, Oklahoma Canadian County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of 2010, the population was 115,541. Its county seat is El Reno. Canadian County is also part of the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Statistical Area. Canadian County is named for the Canadian River.-Geography:According to the U.S...	0132	2 miles (3.2 km)
F3	N of Clinton Clinton, Oklahoma Clinton is a city in Custer and Washita counties in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The population was 9,033 at the 2010 census.-History:The community began in 1899 when two men, J.L. Avant and E.E...	Custer Custer County, Oklahoma Custer County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. It was named in honor of General George Armstrong Custer. As of 2000, the population was 26,142. Its county seat is Arapaho.-Geography:...	0155	10.3 miles (16.5 km)
F2	E of Greenfield Greenfield, Oklahoma Greenfield is a town in Blaine County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 123 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Greenfield is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:...	Blaine Blaine County, Oklahoma Blaine County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of 2000, the population is 11,976. Its county seat is Watonga. Blaine County is the birthplace of voice actor Clarence Nash, the voice of Donald Duck....	0340	unknown
F1	NE of Cleveland Cleveland, Oklahoma Cleveland is a city in Pawnee County, Oklahoma, United States. The 2009 population estimate was 3,251. It is the hometown of Heisman trophy winner Billy Vessels.-History:...	Osage Osage County, Oklahoma Osage County is a county in the northern part of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Coterminous with the Osage Indian Reservation, it is the home of the federally recognized Osage Nation. As of the 2010 census, the population was 47,472 a 6.8 percent increase from 2000, when the population was 44,437...	0700	0.1 miles (0.16 km)
Kansas Kansas Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...
F0	N of Beverly Beverly, Kansas Beverly is a city in Lincoln County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 162.-Geography:Beverly is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 199...	Lincoln Lincoln County, Kansas Lincoln County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 3,241...	2315	0.5 miles (0.8 km)
Minnesota Minnesota Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
F0	Moorhead Moorhead, Minnesota Moorhead is a city in Clay County, Minnesota, United States, and the largest city in northwest Minnesota. The population was 38,065 at the 2010 Census. It is the county seat of Clay County....	Clay Clay County, Minnesota Clay County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of 2010, the population was 58,999. Its name is in honor of American statesman Henry Clay, member of the United States Senate from Kentucky and United States Secretary of State in the 19th century. Its county seat is Moorhead...	2317	0.1 miles (0.16 km)
Source: Tornado History Project - May 22, 1981 Storm Data

May 23, 1981 event

F# Fujita scale The Fujita scale , or Fujita-Pearson scale, is a scale for rating tornado intensity, based primarily on the damage tornadoes inflict on human-built structures and vegetation...	Location	County	Time (UTC)	Path length
Iowa Iowa Iowa is a state located in the Midwestern United States, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland". It derives its name from the Ioway people, one of the many American Indian tribes that occupied the state at the time of European exploration. Iowa was a part of the French colony of New...
F0	S of Clarinda Clarinda, Iowa -2010 census:The 2010 census recorded a population of 5,572 in the city, with a population density of . There were 2,180 housing units, of which 1,928 were occupied....	Page Page County, Iowa -2010 census:The 2010 census recorded a population of 15,932 in the county, with a population density of . There were 7,181 housing units, of which 6,393 were occupied.-2000 census:...	2032	0.1 miles (0.16 km)
F0	SW of Grant Grant, Iowa Grant is a city in Montgomery County, Iowa, United States. The population was 102 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Grant is located at ....	Montgomery Montgomery County, Iowa -2010 census:The 2010 census recorded a population of 10,740 in the county, with a population density of . There were 5,239 housing units, of which 4,558 were occupied.-2000 census:...	2032	0.1 miles (0.16 km)
F0	W of Canby	Adair	2115	0.1 miles (0.16 km)
F0	NE of Anita Anita, Iowa Anita is a city in Cass County, Iowa, United States. The population was 1,049 at the 2000 census. Lake Anita State Park is located just outside of the town.-Geography:Anita is located at ....	Cass Cass County, Iowa -2010 census:The 2010 census recorded a population of 13,956 in the county, with a population density of . There were 6,591 housing units, of which 5,980 were occupied.-2000 census:...	2130	0.1 miles (0.16 km)
F0	E of Canby	Adair	2202	0.1 miles (0.16 km)
F0	N of Arbor Hill Arbor Hill, Iowa Arbor Hill is an unincorporated community in Adair County, Iowa, United States. It is located on County Road P28, south of Stuart, at 41.366543N, -94.317809W.-References:...	Adair	2215	0.1 miles (0.16 km)
F0	S of Dexter Dexter, Iowa Dexter is a city in Dallas County, Iowa, United States. The population was 689 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Des Moines–West Des Moines Metropolitan Statistical Area...	Madison Madison County, Iowa -2010 census:The 2010 census recorded a population of 15,679 in the county, with a population density of . There were 6,554 housing units, of which 6,025 were occupied.-2000 census:...	2236	0.1 miles (0.16 km)
F2	SW of Beaconsfield Beaconsfield, Iowa -2010 census:The 2010 census recorded a population of 15 in the city, with a population density of . There were 14 housing units, of which 8 were occupied.-2000 census:...	Ringgold Ringgold County, Iowa -2010 census:The 2010 census recorded a population of 5,131 in the county, with a population density of . There were 2,613 housing units, of which 2,047 were occupied.-2000 census:...	2300	15.9 miles (25.4 km)
F1	SE of Earlham Earlham, Iowa Earlham is a city in Madison County, Iowa, United States. The population was 1,298 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Des Moines–West Des Moines Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Earlham is located at ....	Madison Madison County, Iowa -2010 census:The 2010 census recorded a population of 15,679 in the county, with a population density of . There were 6,554 housing units, of which 6,025 were occupied.-2000 census:...	2328	0.1 miles (0.16 km)
F2	W of Osage Osage, Iowa Osage is a city in Mitchell County, Iowa, United States. The population was 3,451 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Mitchell County.-Geography:Osage is located at ....	Mitchell Mitchell County, Iowa -2010 census:The 2010 census recorded a population of 10,776 in the county, with a population density of . There were 4,850 housing units, of which 4,395 were occupied.-2000 census:According to the U.S...	2355	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
Oklahoma Oklahoma Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...
F1	E of Bristow Bristow, Oklahoma Bristow is a city in Creek County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 4,325 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Bristow is located at ....	Creek Creek County, Oklahoma Creek County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of 2010, the population was 69,967. Its county seat is Sapulpa.-Geography:According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and is water....	2100	0.1 miles (0.16 km)
F1	NW of Hoover	Garvin Garvin County, Oklahoma Garvin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of 2000, the population was 27,210. Its county seat is Pauls Valley.-History:...	2200	2 miles (3.2 km)
F0	NW of Lenapah Lenapah, Oklahoma Lenapah is a town in Nowata County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 293 at the 2010 census, a 1.7 percent decrease from 298 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Lenapah is located at ....	Noata Nowata County, Oklahoma Nowata County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of the 2010 census, the population was 10,573, a decline of 0.3 percent from 2000, when the population was 10,569...	2230	0.1 miles (0.16 km)
F1	Sulphur Sulphur, Oklahoma Sulphur is a city in Murray County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 4,794 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Murray County.-Geography:Sulphur is located at .... area	Murray Murray County, Oklahoma Murray County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of 2000, the population was 12,623. Its county seat is Sulphur.-Geography:...	2305	0.1 miles (0.16 km)
F1	SW of McLoud McLoud, Oklahoma McLoud is a town in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, United States, and is part of the Oklahoma City Consolidated Metropolitan Area. The population was 4,044 at the 2010 census.-History:...	Pottawatomie Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma Pottawatomie County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The population was 65,521 as of the 2000 census. Its county seat is Shawnee...	2325	0.1 miles (0.16 km)
F1	SE of Aydelotte Aydelotte, Oklahoma Aydelotte is a small rural community located on State Highway 18 in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, north of Shawnee. The town platted by the Santa Fe Railroad in 1903 was called Hansmeyer, but became Aydelotte for one of the railroad employees, J.M. Aydelotte.-Sources:Shirk, George H. Oklahoma...	Pottawatomie Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma Pottawatomie County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The population was 65,521 as of the 2000 census. Its county seat is Shawnee...	2330	0.1 miles (0.16 km)
F2	NE of Copan Copan, Oklahoma Copan is a town in Washington County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 796 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Copan is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all of it land....	Washington Washington County, Oklahoma Washington County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. It is, in total area, the smallest county in Oklahoma, adjacent to the largest county in Oklahoma, Osage County. It is the second smallest county, by land only size, i.e., not including water. As of 2000, the population was... , Nowata Nowata County, Oklahoma Nowata County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of the 2010 census, the population was 10,573, a decline of 0.3 percent from 2000, when the population was 10,569...	2330	15.2 miles (24.3 km)
F2	NW of Elliot	Nowata Nowata County, Oklahoma Nowata County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of the 2010 census, the population was 10,573, a decline of 0.3 percent from 2000, when the population was 10,569...	2335	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
F3	Durant Durant, Oklahoma Durant is a city in Bryan County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 15,877 at the 2010 census. Durant is the principal city of the Durant Micropolitan Statistical Area, which had a population of 42,416 in 2010... area	Bryan Bryan County, Oklahoma Bryan County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The population was 36,534 at the 2000 census. Its county seat is Durant. The county shares the same boundaries as the Durant Micropolitan Area. It is also home to the headquarters of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma located in Durant...	0058	9.7 miles (15.5 km)
F1	SW of Sasakwa Sasakwa, Oklahoma Sasakwa is a town in Seminole County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was documented as 150 in the 2000 census.-Geography:Sasakwa is located at...	Bryan Bryan County, Oklahoma Bryan County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The population was 36,534 at the 2000 census. Its county seat is Durant. The county shares the same boundaries as the Durant Micropolitan Area. It is also home to the headquarters of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma located in Durant...	0100	0.1 miles (0.16 km)
F2	E of Colcord Colcord, Oklahoma Colcord is a small farming town in southern Delaware County, Oklahoma, United States. The community lies in the northeastern part of the state in a region known as Green Country. At the 2000 census, the population was 819.- History :...	Delaware Delaware County, Oklahoma Delaware County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of 2000, the population was 37,077 and the newest population estimate is 45,000. Its county seat is Jay. The county was named for the Delaware Indians resettled in what was then Indian Territory in the 1830s. .Delaware County...	0118	unknown
Kansas Kansas Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...
F0	NW of Wallula	Leavenworth Leavenworth County, Kansas Leavenworth County is a county located in Northeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 76,227. Its county seat and most populous city is Leavenworth...	2115	2 miles (3.2 km)
F2	W of Scipio	Anderson Anderson County, Kansas Anderson County is a county located in East Central Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 8,102...	2115	1.5 miles (2.4 km)
F1	S of Centerville Centerville, Kansas Centerville is an unincorporated community in Linn County, Kansas, United States. Centerville is west-northwest of Pleasanton. Centerville has a post office with ZIP code 66014. Centerville is the birthplace of the dancer and choreographer Wayne Lamb....	Linn Linn County, Kansas Linn County is a county located in East Central Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 9,656. Its county seat is Mound City, and its most populous city is Pleasanton...	2215	2 miles (3.2 km)
F0	E of Coffeyville Coffeyville, Kansas Coffeyville is a city situated along the Verdigris River in the southeastern part of Montgomery County, located in Southeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 10,295...	Montgomery Montgomery County, Kansas Montgomery County is a county located in southeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 35,471. Its county seat is Independence, and its most populous city is Coffeyville. The Coffeyville Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Montgomery...	2325	0.5 miles (0.8 km)
F1	SW of Valeda	Montgomery Montgomery County, Kansas Montgomery County is a county located in southeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 35,471. Its county seat is Independence, and its most populous city is Coffeyville. The Coffeyville Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Montgomery...	2340	0.5 miles (0.8 km)
Missouri Missouri Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
F0	W of Ferrelview Ferrelview, Missouri Ferrelview is a village in Platte County, Missouri, United States. The population was 593 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Ferrelview is located at ....	Platte Platte County, Missouri As of the census of 2000, there were 73,781 people, 29,278 households, and 20,231 families residing in the county. The population density was 176 people per square mile . There were 30,902 housing units at an average density of 74 per square mile...	2153	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
F0	N of Nevada Nevada, Missouri Nevada is a city in Vernon County, Missouri, United States. The population was 8,327 at the 2011 census. It is the county seat of Vernon County. Nevada is the home of Cottey College, a junior college for women operated by the P.E.O. Sisterhood....	Vernon	2355	0.5 miles (0.8 km)
Source: Tornado History Project - May 23, 1981 Storm Data

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