Cotton County tornado history

45 tornadoes touched Cotton County, Oklahoma between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.6 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (May 24, 1957). Tornadoes here killed 8 and injured 20 people.

45tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

8killed · 20 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)F023

(E)F110

(E)F25

(E)F34

(E)F42

(E)F50

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, 1957	F4	21.6 mi	880 yd	5	4
May 26, 1962	F4	10.1 mi	400 yd	1	0
May 1, 1954	F3	12.3 mi	10 yd	3	3
Nov 17, 1958	F3	65.8 mi	50 yd	4	0
May 1, 1954	F3	8 mi	300 yd	0	0
Aug 30, 1959	F3	2 mi	100 yd	1	0
Apr 10, 1979	F2	74.1 mi	1,056 yd	3	1
Apr 16, 1969	F2	24.2 mi	10 yd	1	0
May 4, 1960	F2	4.9 mi	150 yd	0	0
Jun 2, 1973	F2	3.6 mi	100 yd	2	0
Aug 30, 1959	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Apr 12, 1967	F1	6.6 mi	10 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Aug 28, 2025	EF0	0.1 mi	10 yd
May 2, 2025	EF0	0.6 mi	30 yd
Apr 27, 2024	EF1	6.5 mi	100 yd
Jun 15, 2023	EF0	1.2 mi	50 yd
May 2, 2018	EF1	3 mi	250 yd
May 10, 2017	unrated	2 mi	100 yd
May 9, 2015	EF0	1 mi	100 yd
May 8, 2015	EF0	0.2 mi	50 yd
May 8, 2015	EF0	0.2 mi	50 yd
Apr 24, 2006	F1	6.3 mi	200 yd
Oct 6, 2004	F0	1 mi	25 yd
Apr 23, 2003	F0	2 mi	70 yd

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

Nearby counties

Comanche County, OK67 Wichita County, TX64 Stephens County, OK73 Tillman County, OK89 Jefferson County, OK43 Clay County, TX40 Archer County, TX31 Wilbarger County, TX53

Questions

How many tornadoes has Cotton County, Oklahoma had?

45 tornadoes touched Cotton County, Oklahoma between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.6 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Cotton 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 Cotton County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (16 of 45). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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