Canadian County tornado history

111 tornadoes touched Canadian County, Oklahoma between 1950 and 2025 — about 1.5 a year. The strongest was rated EF5 (May 24, 2011). Tornadoes here killed 21 and injured 267 people.

111tornadoes since 1950

EF5strongest rating

21killed · 267 injured

63.6 milongest path · 1974

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

By rating

(E)F045

(E)F137

(E)F219

(E)F35

(E)F43

(E)F51

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
May 24, 2011	EF5	63.1 mi	1,760 yd	181	9
May 24, 1973	F4	13.3 mi	300 yd	4	2
May 22, 1981	F4	16.7 mi	1,333 yd	0	0
Apr 30, 1978	F4	9.3 mi	1,760 yd	0	0
May 31, 2013	EF3	16.2 mi	4,576 yd	26	8
May 25, 2019	EF3	2.2 mi	75 yd	29	2
Apr 20, 1974	F3	63.6 mi	100 yd	3	0
May 3, 1999	F3	22 mi	350 yd	0	0
May 3, 1999	F3	21 mi	—	4	0
Apr 30, 1970	F2	46.7 mi	500 yd	6	0
Feb 19, 1951	F2	43.9 mi	20 yd	5	0
Apr 22, 1957	F2	30.9 mi	10 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Jun 3, 2025	EF0	0.6 mi	20 yd	0	0
May 19, 2024	EF2	3.5 mi	300 yd	0	0
May 19, 2024	EF0	1.2 mi	300 yd	0	0
May 19, 2024	EF0	2.9 mi	30 yd	0	0
Apr 27, 2024	EF1	6.8 mi	150 yd	0	0
Feb 26, 2023	EF1	10.7 mi	200 yd	0	0
Oct 24, 2022	EF0	2.9 mi	50 yd	0	0
Apr 23, 2022	unrated	0.3 mi	50 yd	0	0
Oct 26, 2021	EF0	0.3 mi	20 yd	0	0
Oct 13, 2021	EF1	6.4 mi	150 yd	0	0
May 25, 2019	EF3	2.2 mi	75 yd	29	2
May 18, 2017	EF0	3.4 mi	50 yd	0	0

Deadliest: May 24, 2011, EF5, 9 killed.

Nearby counties

Kingfisher County, OK81 Oklahoma County, OK136 Blaine County, OK50 Caddo County, OK132 Grady County, OK95 Logan County, OK63 Cleveland County, OK110 McClain County, OK84

Questions

How many tornadoes has Canadian County, Oklahoma had?

111 tornadoes touched Canadian County, Oklahoma between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 1.5 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Canadian County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF5 on May 24, 2011, with a 63.1-mile path and 9 deaths.

When is tornado season in Canadian County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (56 of 111). 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).