Beaver County tornado history

75 tornadoes touched Beaver County, Oklahoma between 1950 and 2025 — about 1.0 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Mar 18, 1982). Tornadoes here killed 2 and injured 20 people.

75tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

2killed · 20 injured

88 milongest path · 1982

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

By rating

(E)F042

(E)F117

(E)F210

(E)F32

(E)F41

(E)F50

unrated3

By month

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Peak month: June.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Mar 18, 1982	F4	88 mi	880 yd	12	0
May 23, 2019	EF3	15.7 mi	1,500 yd	0	0
Jul 15, 1963	F3	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Mar 28, 2007	EF2	16 mi	150 yd	0	2
Apr 10, 2001	F2	12 mi	200 yd	0	0
Jun 18, 2008	EF2	12 mi	200 yd	0	0
Mar 22, 1987	F2	10 mi	83 yd	6	0
Mar 28, 2007	EF2	6 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 1, 1977	F2	2.7 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jun 3, 1961	F2	1.3 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jun 8, 1968	F2	0.8 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jul 15, 1963	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Jun 17, 2023	unrated	2.2 mi	50 yd
Jun 17, 2023	EF1	8.5 mi	300 yd
Dec 12, 2022	unrated	1.2 mi	50 yd
Dec 12, 2022	EF0	0.7 mi	50 yd
Aug 23, 2019	EF0	1.9 mi	50 yd
May 23, 2019	EF3	15.7 mi	1,500 yd
May 17, 2019	unrated	6.7 mi	50 yd
Jun 22, 2018	EF0	0.1 mi	10 yd
May 16, 2017	EF0	0.1 mi	25 yd
Nov 16, 2015	EF1	5.2 mi	400 yd
Nov 16, 2015	EF0	4.2 mi	100 yd
Nov 16, 2015	EF1	8.9 mi	500 yd

Deadliest: Mar 28, 2007, EF2, 2 killed.

Nearby counties

Lipscomb County, TX46 Meade County, KS58 Seward County, KS40 Ochiltree County, TX71 Harper County, OK32 Clark County, KS41 Ellis County, OK83 Texas County, OK77

Questions

How many tornadoes has Beaver County, Oklahoma had?

75 tornadoes touched Beaver County, Oklahoma between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 1.0 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Beaver County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Mar 18, 1982, with an 88-mile path.

When is tornado season in Beaver County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (33 of 75). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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