Custer County tornado history

74 tornadoes touched Custer County, Oklahoma between 1950 and 2025 — about 1.0 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Jun 10, 1967). Tornadoes here killed 4 and injured 19 people.

74tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

4killed · 19 injured

28 milongest path · 1983

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

By rating

(E)F032

(E)F123

(E)F210

(E)F34

(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
Jun 10, 1967	F4	8.7 mi	300 yd	1	4
Oct 9, 2001	F3	11.5 mi	600 yd	0	0
May 22, 1981	F3	10.3 mi	267 yd	12	0
May 25, 1962	F3	1.5 mi	10 yd	4	0
Jun 7, 1971	F3	1.5 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jan 25, 1967	F2	25.5 mi	150 yd	0	0
Mar 25, 1959	F2	12.3 mi	77 yd	0	0
May 22, 1981	F2	10.4 mi	200 yd	0	0
Mar 8, 2010	EF2	9.5 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 25, 1959	F2	8.8 mi	150 yd	0	0
Apr 22, 1985	F2	8 mi	250 yd	0	0
Mar 2, 1977	F2	7.4 mi	440 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Jun 14, 2025	EF0	0.4 mi	50 yd
May 19, 2024	unrated	0.5 mi	100 yd
May 19, 2024	EF2	6.7 mi	1,760 yd
May 19, 2024	EF1	6.7 mi	400 yd
May 19, 2024	EF1	5 mi	440 yd
May 19, 2024	EF1	2.8 mi	30 yd
Oct 12, 2021	EF1	9.6 mi	400 yd
Oct 12, 2021	unrated	0.2 mi	20 yd
Jun 15, 2019	EF1	3.1 mi	100 yd
Jun 15, 2019	EF2	6.3 mi	500 yd
Jun 15, 2019	EF0	1.3 mi	300 yd
Jun 15, 2019	EF1	1.5 mi	400 yd

Deadliest: Jun 10, 1967, F4, 4 killed.

Nearby counties

Dewey County, OK55 Washita County, OK56 Blaine County, OK50 Roger Mills County, OK58 Beckham County, OK76 Caddo County, OK132 Kiowa County, OK93 Major County, OK52

Questions

How many tornadoes has Custer County, Oklahoma had?

74 tornadoes touched Custer County, Oklahoma between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 1.0 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Custer County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Jun 10, 1967, with a 8.7-mile path and 4 deaths.

When is tornado season in Custer County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (28 of 74). 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).