Cimarron County tornado history

56 tornadoes touched Cimarron County, Oklahoma between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.7 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (May 18, 1977).

56tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

0killed · 3 injured

38.6 milongest path · 1977

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

By rating

(E)F029

(E)F19

(E)F24

(E)F30

(E)F41

(E)F50

unrated13

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Peak month: May.

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Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
May 18, 1977	F4	38.6 mi	440 yd	0
Jun 5, 1961	F2	28.5 mi	150 yd	1
May 23, 2010	EF2	22 mi	440 yd	0
May 18, 1977	F2	16.1 mi	50 yd	0
Apr 19, 1971	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Oct 1, 1950	F1	15.8 mi	10 yd	0
May 30, 1988	F1	10 mi	73 yd	0
May 15, 2003	F1	5 mi	200 yd	0
Jun 21, 1951	F1	4.3 mi	10 yd	0
Jun 19, 1992	F1	2 mi	23 yd	2
May 25, 1996	F1	1 mi	100 yd	0
Apr 12, 1960	F1	0.2 mi	300 yd	0

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Jun 8, 2025	unrated	9.4 mi	100 yd
Jun 6, 2025	unrated	0.8 mi	25 yd
Jun 6, 2025	unrated	5.5 mi	50 yd
May 29, 2024	unrated	0.7 mi	50 yd
Jun 13, 2023	unrated	0.9 mi	35 yd
Jun 13, 2023	unrated	1.9 mi	30 yd
May 30, 2021	unrated	0.1 mi	20 yd
May 30, 2021	unrated	0.1 mi	1 yd
May 30, 2021	unrated	0.1 mi	1 yd
May 30, 2021	unrated	0.4 mi	1 yd
May 30, 2021	unrated	0.3 mi	1 yd
May 30, 2021	unrated	2.9 mi	50 yd

How many tornadoes has Cimarron County, Oklahoma had?

56 tornadoes touched Cimarron County, Oklahoma between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.7 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Cimarron County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on May 18, 1977, with a 38.6-mile path.

When is tornado season in Cimarron County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (27 of 56). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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