StateOK1950 → 2025
Oklahoma
Every recorded Oklahoma tornado since 1950: 4,516 tornadoes, 70 rated F4/EF4 or stronger, by year, month and county.
Counts use the part of each tornado inside this state. A tornado that crossed a state line is counted in each state it touched.
4,516
Tornadoes
70
F/EF4 or stronger
360
Tornado deaths
16,593
Miles of track
77
Counties with a tornado
Tornadoes per year
19501960197019801990200020102020
Tornadoes by month
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Strongest
Ranked by rating, then deaths, then path length.| # | Date | Rating | Tornado | State | Length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 05/25/55 | F5 | Newkirk, OK to Burden, KS | OK, KS | 8.0 mi | 1,320 yd | 0 | 273 |
| 2 | 05/03/99 | F5 | Chickasha to Del City, Oklahoma | OK | 37.0 mi | 1,430 yd | 36 | 583 |
| 3 | 05/20/13 | EF5 | Newcastle to Moore, Oklahoma | OK | 13.9 mi | 1,900 yd | 24 | 212 |
| 4 | 05/25/55 | F5 | Tonkawa, OK to Caldwell, KS | OK, KS | 19.6 mi | 500 yd | 20 | 280 |
| 5 | 05/24/11 | EF5 | Hinton to Langston, Oklahoma | OK | 63.1 mi | 1,760 yd | 9 | 181 |
| 6 | 05/05/60 | F5 | Tecumseh to Sapulpa, Oklahoma | OK | 71.8 mi | 800 yd | 5 | 81 |
| 7 | 03/26/76 | F5 | Panama to Pocola, Oklahoma | OK | 11.9 mi | 440 yd | 2 | 64 |
| 8 | 04/02/82 | F5 | Antlers to Broken Bow, Oklahoma | OK | 53.0 mi | 500 yd | 0 | 29 |
| 9 | 04/10/79 | F4 | Holliday, TX to Waurika, OK | TX, OK | 12.8 mi | 1,320 yd | 0 | 1,740 |
| 10 | 05/10/08 | EF4 | Chetopa, KS to Purdy, MO | OK, MO | 29.0 mi | 1,760 yd | 6 | 350 |
Deadliest
Deaths in this state.| # | Date | Rating | Tornado | State | Length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 05/03/99 | F5 | Chickasha to Del City, Oklahoma | OK | 37.0 mi | 1,430 yd | 36 | 583 |
| 2 | 05/20/13 | EF5 | Newcastle to Moore, Oklahoma | OK | 13.9 mi | 1,900 yd | 24 | 212 |
| 3 | 05/25/55 | F5 | Tonkawa, OK to Caldwell, KS | OK, KS | 19.6 mi | 500 yd | 20 | 280 |
| 4 | 05/05/60 | F4 | Wilburton to Sallisaw, Oklahoma | OK | 62.4 mi | 200 yd | 16 | 106 |
| 5 | 05/05/61 | F4 | Talihina to Howe, Oklahoma | OK | 26.4 mi | 400 yd | 16 | 58 |
| 6 | 06/08/74 | F4 | Drumright to Skiatook, Oklahoma | OK | 29.0 mi | 400 yd | 14 | 150 |
| 7 | 01/22/57 | F4 | Muldrow, Oklahoma | OK | 0.1 mi | 880 yd | 10 | 20 |
| 8 | 05/24/11 | EF5 | Hinton to Langston, Oklahoma | OK | 63.1 mi | 1,760 yd | 9 | 181 |
| 9 | 04/26/84 | F3 | Henryetta to Morris, Oklahoma | OK | 22.0 mi | 1,760 yd | 8 | 95 |
| 10 | 02/10/09 | EF4 | Nocona, TX to Springer, OK | TX, OK | 34.6 mi | 880 yd | 8 | 46 |
Longest tracks in Oklahoma
Length on the ground inside this state.| # | Date | Rating | Tornado | State | Length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 04/29/70 | F2 | Olustee to Perkins, Oklahoma | OK | 171 mi | 250 yd | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 05/05/60 | F3 | Wayne to Sand Springs, Oklahoma | OK | 102 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 04/22/04 | F0 | Haskell, Oklahoma | OK | 80.0 mi | 80 yd | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 02/17/61 | F3 | Stratford to Dewar, Oklahoma | OK | 73.0 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 11 |
| 5 | 05/05/60 | F5 | Tecumseh to Sapulpa, Oklahoma | OK | 71.8 mi | 800 yd | 5 | 81 |
| 6 | 09/14/57 | F4 | Wayne to Weleetka, Oklahoma | OK | 67.5 mi | 440 yd | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | 04/26/91 | F4 | Garber to Pawhuska, Oklahoma | OK | 66.0 mi | 1,500 yd | 0 | 6 |
| 8 | 11/17/58 | F3 | Vernon to Temple, Oklahoma | OK | 65.8 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | 04/10/79 | F2 | Electra, TX to Marlow, OK | TX, OK | 64.2 mi | 1,056 yd | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | 01/22/57 | F2 | Maud to Schulter, Oklahoma | OK | 63.7 mi | 440 yd | 0 | 0 |
Widest since 1995
Maximum path width.| # | Date | Rating | Tornado | State | Length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 05/31/13 | EF3 | El Reno to Yukon, Oklahoma | OK | 16.2 mi | 4,576 yd | 8 | 26 |
| 2 | 05/26/24 | EF3 | Colcord, OK to Decatur, AR | OK, AR | 1.8 mi | 3,200 yd | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | 05/09/16 | EF3 | Boswell, Oklahoma | OK | 13.8 mi | 3,100 yd | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | 05/19/25 | EF3 | Kiowa to Hartshorne, Oklahoma | OK | 16.0 mi | 3,000 yd | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | 05/20/19 | EF2 | Locust Grove to Kansas, Oklahoma | OK | 21.0 mi | 2,700 yd | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 05/10/10 | EF1 | Ponca City to Fairfax, Oklahoma | OK | 21.0 mi | 2,460 yd | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 04/19/23 | EF2 | Bethel Acres to Meeker, Oklahoma | OK | 15.0 mi | 2,300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 05/10/10 | EF3 | Tecumseh to Okemah, Oklahoma | OK | 37.2 mi | 2,200 yd | 0 | 28 |
| 9 | 05/26/19 | EF1 | Sapulpa to Jenks, Oklahoma | OK | 12.3 mi | 2,200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 05/03/21 | EF1 | Muldrow, OK to Mountainburg, AR | OK, AR | 6.9 mi | 2,200 yd | 0 | 1 |
Widest 1950 to 1994
Mean path width.| # | Date | Rating | Tornado | State | Length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 09/16/80 | F2 | Coweta, Oklahoma | OK | 2.5 mi | 2,200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 05/20/77 | F2 | Hinton, Oklahoma | OK | 7.8 mi | 1,760 yd | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 04/30/78 | F4 | Yukon to Piedmont, Oklahoma | OK | 9.3 mi | 1,760 yd | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 05/02/79 | F2 | Fairview to Ringwood, Oklahoma | OK | 20.3 mi | 1,760 yd | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 04/26/84 | F3 | Henryetta to Morris, Oklahoma | OK | 22.0 mi | 1,760 yd | 8 | 95 |
| 6 | 04/26/91 | F4 | Oilton to Skiatook, Oklahoma | OK | 32.0 mi | 1,700 yd | 1 | 24 |
| 7 | 05/25/74 | F2 | Calera to Durant, Oklahoma | OK | 8.5 mi | 1,500 yd | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 06/08/74 | F2 | Stroud, Oklahoma | OK | 0.1 mi | 1,500 yd | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 04/26/91 | F4 | Garber to Pawhuska, Oklahoma | OK | 66.0 mi | 1,500 yd | 0 | 6 |
| 10 | 05/22/81 | F4 | Hinton to El Reno, Oklahoma | OK | 16.7 mi | 1,333 yd | 0 | 0 |
Counties
select a column to sort| County | Tornadoes | F/EF4+ | Deaths | Years | Strongest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma County | 138 | 4 | 45 | 1950–2025 | F5 |
| Caddo County | 132 | 2 | 0 | 1951–2024 | F4 |
| Osage County | 114 | 5 | 19 | 1955–2025 | F4 |
| Canadian County | 112 | 4 | 21 | 1951–2025 | EF5 |
| Cleveland County | 110 | 8 | 76 | 1951–2025 | F5 |
| Kay County | 102 | 4 | 20 | 1950–2024 | F5 |
| Tulsa County | 101 | 2 | 30 | 1950–2025 | F4 |
| Grady County | 95 | 3 | 39 | 1951–2024 | F5 |
| Kiowa County | 95 | 1 | 2 | 1950–2024 | F4 |
| Lincoln County | 95 | 3 | 16 | 1950–2024 | F5 |
| Pottawatomie County | 91 | 7 | 15 | 1953–2024 | F5 |
| Tillman County | 91 | 3 | 3 | 1951–2024 | F4 |
| Mayes County | 90 | 0 | 3 | 1950–2025 | EF3 |
| Pittsburg County | 88 | 1 | 1 | 1950–2025 | F4 |
| McClain County | 84 | 4 | 67 | 1953–2025 | F5 |
| Ellis County | 83 | 0 | 6 | 1950–2025 | EF3 |
| Kingfisher County | 83 | 2 | 10 | 1950–2025 | EF5 |
| Rogers County | 81 | 2 | 12 | 1951–2025 | F4 |
| Jackson County | 80 | 1 | 4 | 1951–2025 | EF4 |
| Garfield County | 78 | 2 | 1 | 1955–2025 | F4 |
| Le Flore County | 78 | 3 | 20 | 1953–2025 | F5 |
| Beaver County | 76 | 1 | 2 | 1950–2023 | F4 |
| Creek County | 76 | 5 | 30 | 1954–2024 | F5 |
| Texas County | 76 | 0 | 0 | 1951–2023 | F3 |
| Beckham County | 75 | 0 | 1 | 1950–2023 | F3 |
| Custer County | 74 | 1 | 4 | 1950–2025 | F4 |
| Grant County | 73 | 1 | 0 | 1953–2025 | F4 |
| Stephens County | 73 | 0 | 1 | 1951–2024 | F3 |
| Pontotoc County | 71 | 1 | 9 | 1950–2025 | F4 |
| Delaware County | 70 | 0 | 0 | 1951–2025 | F3 |
| McCurtain County | 69 | 2 | 2 | 1953–2025 | F5 |
| Garvin County | 68 | 2 | 6 | 1953–2025 | F4 |
| Comanche County | 67 | 1 | 7 | 1951–2024 | F4 |
| Carter County | 66 | 3 | 22 | 1953–2025 | EF4 |
| Muskogee County | 66 | 1 | 5 | 1951–2025 | F4 |
| Woodward County | 65 | 0 | 6 | 1950–2025 | EF3 |
| Logan County | 64 | 2 | 12 | 1951–2025 | EF5 |
| Wagoner County | 64 | 0 | 0 | 1960–2024 | F3 |
| Okfuskee County | 63 | 3 | 11 | 1954–2024 | F5 |
| Seminole County | 63 | 3 | 2 | 1954–2024 | F4 |
| McIntosh County | 62 | 0 | 2 | 1954–2025 | F3 |
| Sequoyah County | 61 | 3 | 33 | 1954–2025 | F4 |
| Okmulgee County | 59 | 1 | 11 | 1953–2025 | F4 |
| Payne County | 59 | 1 | 3 | 1950–2024 | F4 |
| Roger Mills County | 58 | 1 | 3 | 1952–2025 | F4 |
| Washita County | 57 | 1 | 2 | 1950–2024 | F4 |
| Woods County | 57 | 0 | 0 | 1951–2025 | F3 |
| Cimarron County | 56 | 1 | 0 | 1950–2025 | F4 |
| Dewey County | 55 | 0 | 1 | 1950–2019 | EF3 |
| Craig County | 53 | 2 | 9 | 1951–2019 | EF4 |
| Alfalfa County | 52 | 0 | 0 | 1954–2025 | F3 |
| Atoka County | 52 | 1 | 6 | 1953–2025 | F4 |
| Major County | 52 | 1 | 2 | 1951–2025 | F4 |
| Blaine County | 50 | 1 | 3 | 1952–2024 | F4 |
| Cherokee County | 49 | 0 | 3 | 1956–2025 | F3 |
| Ottawa County | 49 | 2 | 7 | 1956–2024 | EF4 |
| Pushmataha County | 49 | 1 | 0 | 1953–2020 | F4 |
| Noble County | 48 | 2 | 2 | 1951–2025 | F4 |
| Greer County | 46 | 0 | 0 | 1951–2024 | F3 |
| Murray County | 46 | 1 | 8 | 1953–2025 | F4 |
| Cotton County | 45 | 2 | 7 | 1951–2025 | F4 |
| Johnston County | 45 | 1 | 3 | 1951–2025 | F4 |
| Nowata County | 45 | 0 | 0 | 1956–2024 | F3 |
| Jefferson County | 43 | 2 | 8 | 1954–2023 | F4 |
| Hughes County | 42 | 2 | 10 | 1950–2025 | F4 |
| Adair County | 40 | 0 | 0 | 1961–2025 | EF3 |
| Bryan County | 39 | 1 | 6 | 1951–2025 | F4 |
| Marshall County | 38 | 1 | 4 | 1951–2025 | F4 |
| Washington County | 38 | 1 | 3 | 1953–2024 | EF4 |
| Harmon County | 36 | 0 | 0 | 1952–2024 | F2 |
| Love County | 36 | 2 | 14 | 1953–2025 | EF4 |
| Haskell County | 34 | 1 | 16 | 1954–2025 | F4 |
| Harper County | 33 | 0 | 0 | 1960–2025 | EF3 |
| Latimer County | 33 | 2 | 17 | 1957–2025 | F4 |
| Pawnee County | 33 | 3 | 6 | 1954–2016 | F4 |
| Coal County | 31 | 0 | 2 | 1950–2025 | EF3 |
| Choctaw County | 27 | 3 | 0 | 1954–2022 | F5 |
- Reporting changed over time. Tornado counts rose from the 1990s on as Doppler radar, spotter networks and cameras caught more weak tornadoes. Counts from different decades are not directly comparable, especially for the weakest ratings.
- F and EF ratings. The Enhanced Fujita (EF) Scale replaced the Fujita (F) Scale on 02/01/07. Both estimate wind speed from damage, but they use different damage indicators, so each rating is shown with its own scale.
- Ratings before the mid 1970s. The F Scale came into use in the early 1970s. Tornadoes from 1950 until then were rated afterward from newspaper accounts, photos and records, which tends to make those ratings less certain.
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Data: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database · updated 10/03/26