The Native American Indians survived tornadoes in Oklahoma in the same way any other people survive tornadoes: by recognizing the approach of a violent storm and either getting out of its path or by finding shelter. In previous centuries, without permanent buildings or shelters, native peoples did not experience destruction of property as they do today. The prairies and grasslands of "tornado alley" also have many gulleys, low creeks and the banks of rivers where anyone might be at least partially sheltered from tornadoes. Stories continue to be told about the mid 20th Century, when teachers would lead students out of schoolhouses to shelter in roadside ditches as the storm passed overhead.
There were 102 recorded tornadoes in Oklahoma in 2010.
There were 118 tornadoes in Oklahoma in 2011.
There were 102 tornadoes in Oklahoma in 2010.
Oklahoma City has probably had the most tornadoes of any community in Oklahoma.
The Plains Indians would have been very in tune with nature and the elements. They would have been able to sense a change in weather and like dug trenches to retreat to when tornadoes happened.
There were 34 confirmed tornadoes in Oklahoma in 2009.
There were 102 tornadoes in Oklahoma in 2010.
On average, Oklahoma gets 7 tornadoes in June.
Oklahoma had 28 confirmed tornadoes in 2005. This is unusually low for the state.
On average there are about 57 tornadoes a year
Oklahoma City has been hit numerous times and Tulsa Oklahoma also gets hit by lots of tornadoes.
On average, Oklahoma gets about twice as many tornadoes as Georgia does.