Adair County tornado history

40 tornadoes touched Adair County, Oklahoma between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.5 a year. The strongest was rated EF3 (Dec 31, 2010). Tornadoes here killed 5 and injured 65 people.

40tornadoes since 1950

EF3strongest rating

5killed · 65 injured

51.8 milongest path · 1970

(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F05

(E)F122

(E)F29

(E)F33

(E)F40

(E)F50

unrated1

By month

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Peak month: May.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Dec 31, 2010	EF3	21.1 mi	500 yd	10	4
Jun 11, 1970	F3	51.8 mi	250 yd	45	1
May 4, 1999	F3	38.2 mi	—	0	0
Nov 30, 2018	EF2	47 mi	1,100 yd	5	0
Nov 4, 2024	EF2	32.9 mi	1,200 yd	0	0
May 7, 2024	EF2	11.7 mi	800 yd	0	0
Mar 23, 2016	EF2	11.1 mi	800 yd	4	0
Jun 1, 1968	F2	10.1 mi	500 yd	0	0
Apr 10, 2008	EF2	9 mi	400 yd	0	0
May 22, 2011	EF2	4.5 mi	200 yd	0	0
Apr 10, 2008	EF2	2.8 mi	300 yd	0	0
May 8, 1961	F2	0.1 mi	200 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Jun 18, 2025	EF1	7.7 mi	1,000 yd	0
Jun 18, 2025	EF1	8.8 mi	750 yd	0
May 19, 2025	EF1	12.3 mi	1,100 yd	0
May 19, 2025	EF1	10.4 mi	1,300 yd	0
May 19, 2025	EF1	16.7 mi	2,200 yd	0
May 19, 2025	EF1	8.2 mi	1,000 yd	0
Nov 4, 2024	EF2	32.9 mi	1,200 yd	0
May 7, 2024	EF2	11.7 mi	800 yd	0
Apr 13, 2022	EF1	6.5 mi	700 yd	1
Apr 28, 2021	unrated	1.5 mi	100 yd	0
Apr 28, 2021	EF1	7.1 mi	225 yd	0
May 25, 2020	EF1	0.6 mi	120 yd	0

Deadliest: Dec 31, 2010, EF3, 4 killed.

Nearby counties

Cherokee County, OK49 Washington County, AR47 Sequoyah County, OK61 Crawford County, AR42 Delaware County, OK68 Benton County, AR68 Mayes County, OK90 Muskogee County, OK66

Questions

How many tornadoes has Adair County, Oklahoma had?

40 tornadoes touched Adair County, Oklahoma between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.5 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Adair County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF3 on Dec 31, 2010, with a 21.1-mile path and 4 deaths.

When is tornado season in Adair County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (15 of 40). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

Right now: live tornado warnings map · alerts for your location. Dates link to that day’s full storm reports where available (2004 onward).