Oklahoma tornado history

4,495 tornadoes in Oklahoma from 1950 to 2025, killing 521 people. Choose a county to see every track on a map.

Oklahoma County136 Caddo County132 Osage County114 Canadian County111 Cleveland County110 Kay County100 Tulsa County99 Grady County95 Lincoln County95 Kiowa County93 Pottawatomie County91 Mayes County90 Tillman County89 Pittsburg County88 McClain County84 Ellis County83 Kingfisher County81 Rogers County81 Garfield County78 Le Flore County78 Jackson County77 Texas County77 Beckham County76 Creek County76 Beaver County75 Custer County74 Stephens County73 Grant County72 Pontotoc County71 McCurtain County69 Delaware County68 Garvin County68 Comanche County67 Carter County66 Muskogee County66 Woodward County65 Wagoner County64 Logan County63 Seminole County63 Okfuskee County62 McIntosh County61 Sequoyah County61 Okmulgee County58 Payne County58 Roger Mills County58 Woods County57 Cimarron County56 Washita County56 Dewey County55 Craig County53 Alfalfa County52 Atoka County52 Major County52 Blaine County50 Cherokee County49 Ottawa County49 Pushmataha County49 Greer County46 Noble County46 Cotton County45 Johnston County45 Murray County45 Nowata County45 Jefferson County43 Hughes County42 Adair County40 Bryan County39 Marshall County38 Washington County38 Harmon County36 Love County36 Haskell County34 Latimer County33 Pawnee County33 Harper County32 Coal County31 Choctaw County27

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Deadliest tornadoes in Oklahoma

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
May 25, 1955	F5	56.4 mi	1,320 yd	273	80
Apr 10, 1979	F4	46.9 mi	1,320 yd	1,740	42
May 3, 1999	F5	37 mi	1,430 yd	583	36
May 20, 2013	EF5	13.8 mi	1,900 yd	212	24
May 10, 2008	EF4	75.5 mi	1,760 yd	350	21
May 25, 1955	F5	28.4 mi	500 yd	280	20
May 5, 1960	F4	62.4 mi	200 yd	106	16
May 5, 1961	F4	26.4 mi	400 yd	58	16
Jun 8, 1974	F4	29 mi	400 yd	150	14
Apr 10, 1979	F4	39.7 mi	880 yd	68	11