Beckham County tornado history

76 tornadoes touched Beckham County, Oklahoma between 1950 and 2025 — about 1.0 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (May 25, 1955). Tornadoes here killed 3 and injured 32 people.

76tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

3killed · 32 injured

45.9 milongest path · 1952

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

By rating

(E)F038

(E)F121

(E)F25

(E)F35

(E)F41

(E)F50

unrated6

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
May 25, 1955	F4	45.1 mi	1,100 yd	18	2
May 16, 1977	F3	18.2 mi	1,320 yd	0	0
Oct 9, 2001	F3	11.5 mi	600 yd	0	0
May 16, 1977	F3	6.5 mi	800 yd	0	0
Apr 26, 1962	F3	3.6 mi	300 yd	0	0
May 5, 2007	EF3	2.5 mi	150 yd	1	0
May 16, 2017	EF2	18 mi	1,000 yd	10	1
May 4, 1959	F2	9.6 mi	200 yd	1	0
May 4, 1950	F2	5.6 mi	293 yd	0	0
Apr 2, 1968	F2	1.4 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 16, 1982	F2	0.5 mi	50 yd	0	0
Oct 10, 1973	F1	35.8 mi	10 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Feb 26, 2023	EF1	6 mi	100 yd	0	0
Dec 13, 2022	unrated	0.2 mi	40 yd	0	0
Oct 12, 2021	EF0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 25, 2019	unrated	0.2 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 7, 2019	unrated	2 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 7, 2019	unrated	0.5 mi	30 yd	0	0
May 25, 2018	EF0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 16, 2017	unrated	1 mi	20 yd	0	0
May 16, 2017	unrated	1.1 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 16, 2017	EF2	18 mi	1,000 yd	10	1
May 16, 2015	EF0	0.2 mi	30 yd	0	0
May 9, 2015	EF0	2 mi	100 yd	0	0

Deadliest: May 25, 1955, F4, 2 killed.

Nearby counties

Greer County, OK46 Roger Mills County, OK58 Wheeler County, TX59 Harmon County, OK36 Collingsworth County, TX44 Washita County, OK56 Kiowa County, OK93 Custer County, OK74

Questions

How many tornadoes has Beckham County, Oklahoma had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Beckham County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on May 25, 1955, with a 45.1-mile path and 2 deaths.

When is tornado season in Beckham County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (34 of 76). 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).