Craig County tornado history

53 tornadoes touched Craig County, Oklahoma between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.7 a year. The strongest was rated EF4 (May 10, 2008). Tornadoes here killed 25 and injured 487 people.

53tornadoes since 1950

EF4strongest rating

25killed · 487 injured

75.5 milongest path · 2008

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

By rating

(E)F013

(E)F122

(E)F212

(E)F34

(E)F42

(E)F50

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 10, 2008	EF4	75.5 mi	1,760 yd	350	21
Sep 27, 1959	F4	20.4 mi	440 yd	1	1
Jun 8, 1974	F3	63.6 mi	100 yd	80	2
Apr 7, 1980	F3	24.8 mi	440 yd	4	0
Sep 24, 1973	F3	20.8 mi	100 yd	14	0
May 7, 1961	F3	8.9 mi	400 yd	1	0
Jun 11, 1970	F2	15.4 mi	150 yd	1	1
May 5, 1960	F2	36.6 mi	500 yd	2	0
Jan 25, 1967	F2	35.8 mi	10 yd	2	0
May 26, 1996	F2	30 mi	880 yd	1	0
Mar 24, 1954	F2	5.6 mi	50 yd	0	0
Apr 24, 1975	F2	5.2 mi	77 yd	3	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
May 22, 2019	EF1	5.1 mi	350 yd	0
May 22, 2019	EF1	1.5 mi	150 yd	0
May 22, 2019	EF0	0.5 mi	150 yd	0
May 22, 2019	EF1	8.6 mi	1,100 yd	0
Apr 30, 2019	EF1	6.3 mi	800 yd	0
Apr 26, 2016	EF0	10.1 mi	500 yd	0
Mar 30, 2016	EF0	2.5 mi	100 yd	0
May 16, 2015	EF1	4.6 mi	550 yd	0
Apr 2, 2015	EF1	12.3 mi	800 yd	1
Sep 1, 2014	EF0	0.2 mi	50 yd	0
May 1, 2012	EF2	1 mi	150 yd	1
Apr 30, 2012	EF0	1 mi	75 yd	0

Deadliest: May 10, 2008, EF4, 21 killed.

Nearby counties

Ottawa County, OK49 Nowata County, OK45 Labette County, KS42 Mayes County, OK90 Delaware County, OK68 Cherokee County, KS46 Rogers County, OK81 Washington County, OK38

Questions

How many tornadoes has Craig County, Oklahoma had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Craig County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF4 on May 10, 2008, with a 75.5-mile path and 21 deaths.

When is tornado season in Craig County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (15 of 53). 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).