Comanche County tornado history

67 tornadoes touched Comanche County, Oklahoma between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.9 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (May 24, 1957). Tornadoes here killed 8 and injured 123 people.

67tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

8killed · 123 injured

74.1 milongest path · 1979

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

By rating

(E)F029

(E)F122

(E)F210

(E)F31

(E)F41

(E)F50

unrated4

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, 1957	F4	21.6 mi	880 yd	5	4
Apr 10, 1979	F3	4.5 mi	170 yd	100	3
Apr 10, 1979	F2	74.1 mi	1,056 yd	3	1
Apr 5, 1978	F2	11.5 mi	150 yd	0	0
Jun 2, 1973	F2	3.6 mi	100 yd	2	0
Feb 14, 1987	F2	3.5 mi	200 yd	1	0
Oct 19, 1983	F2	2.6 mi	50 yd	0	0
Aug 6, 1965	F2	0.7 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 18, 2019	EF2	0.5 mi	60 yd	1	0
May 23, 1952	F2	0.3 mi	150 yd	1	0
May 23, 1952	F2	0.1 mi	200 yd	0	0
Mar 13, 1973	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	5	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
May 1, 2024	unrated	0.5 mi	40 yd	0
Apr 27, 2024	unrated	0.3 mi	20 yd	0
Jun 15, 2023	EF0	3.8 mi	50 yd	0
Oct 12, 2021	EF1	8.4 mi	900 yd	0
Oct 12, 2021	unrated	2.6 mi	50 yd	0
Apr 21, 2020	EF1	0.3 mi	100 yd	0
May 18, 2019	EF2	0.5 mi	60 yd	1
Oct 21, 2017	unrated	0.2 mi	30 yd	0
Apr 29, 2016	EF1	4 mi	700 yd	0
May 16, 2015	EF1	7.1 mi	400 yd	0
May 16, 2015	EF0	6 mi	50 yd	0
May 27, 2014	EF0	0.1 mi	50 yd	0

Deadliest: May 24, 1957, F4, 4 killed.

Nearby counties

Cotton County, OK45 Tillman County, OK89 Kiowa County, OK93 Caddo County, OK132 Stephens County, OK73 Grady County, OK95 Wichita County, TX64 Washita County, OK56

Questions

How many tornadoes has Comanche County, Oklahoma had?

67 tornadoes touched Comanche County, Oklahoma between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.9 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Comanche County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on May 24, 1957, with a 21.6-mile path and 4 deaths.

When is tornado season in Comanche County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (31 of 67). 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).