Coal County tornado history

31 tornadoes touched Coal County, Oklahoma between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated EF3 (May 9, 2016). Tornadoes here killed 2 and injured 5 people.

31tornadoes since 1950

EF3strongest rating

2killed · 5 injured

14.5 milongest path · 2001

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

By rating

(E)F011

(E)F18

(E)F27

(E)F32

(E)F40

(E)F50

unrated3

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 9, 2016	EF3	9.1 mi	700 yd	0	1
May 11, 1992	F3	12 mi	150 yd	1	0
Apr 11, 2001	F2	13 mi	200 yd	1	1
Apr 11, 2001	F2	14.5 mi	400 yd	0	0
May 11, 1992	F2	10 mi	300 yd	0	0
May 13, 1981	F2	4.5 mi	100 yd	0	0
Apr 28, 1950	F2	0.8 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jul 23, 1954	F2	0.3 mi	440 yd	0	0
Mar 18, 1963	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 9, 2016	EF1	12.9 mi	900 yd	0	0
May 20, 2013	EF1	5.9 mi	250 yd	0	0
May 11, 1992	F1	1 mi	50 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Apr 19, 2025	EF1	0.5 mi	30 yd	0	0
Nov 3, 2024	unrated	0.3 mi	30 yd	0	0
Nov 3, 2024	unrated	0.5 mi	50 yd	0	0
Apr 22, 2020	EF0	0.1 mi	30 yd	0	0
Dec 28, 2019	EF0	0.2 mi	20 yd	0	0
May 18, 2019	EF0	0.5 mi	50 yd	3	0
Apr 30, 2019	EF1	0.8 mi	25 yd	0	0
May 19, 2017	unrated	3 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 9, 2016	EF3	9.1 mi	700 yd	0	1
May 9, 2016	EF1	12.9 mi	900 yd	0	0
May 20, 2013	EF1	5.9 mi	250 yd	0	0
May 9, 2006	F0	0.2 mi	20 yd	0	0

Deadliest: Apr 11, 2001, F2, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Atoka County, OK52 Pontotoc County, OK71 Johnston County, OK45 Hughes County, OK42 Pittsburg County, OK88 Bryan County, OK39 Seminole County, OK63 Murray County, OK45

Questions

How many tornadoes has Coal County, Oklahoma had?

31 tornadoes touched Coal County, Oklahoma between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.4 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Coal County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF3 on May 9, 2016, with a 9.1-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Coal County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (17 of 31). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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