Garfield County tornado history

78 tornadoes touched Garfield County, Oklahoma between 1950 and 2025 — about 1.0 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (May 2, 1979). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 47 people.

78tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

1killed · 47 injured

66 milongest path · 1991

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

By rating

(E)F035

(E)F121

(E)F214

(E)F36

(E)F42

(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: April.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
May 2, 1979	F4	20.6 mi	880 yd	25	1
Apr 26, 1991	F4	66 mi	1,500 yd	6	0
Nov 17, 1958	F3	39.2 mi	10 yd	0	0
Apr 12, 1991	F3	9 mi	800 yd	0	0
May 2, 1979	F3	8.4 mi	120 yd	0	0
Apr 8, 1956	F3	7.7 mi	400 yd	0	0
Apr 8, 1956	F3	7.3 mi	400 yd	4	0
Apr 26, 1991	F3	6 mi	350 yd	0	0
Apr 22, 1964	F2	54 mi	733 yd	1	0
Apr 2, 1956	F2	18.4 mi	100 yd	4	0
May 24, 2008	EF2	10 mi	1,600 yd	0	0
Apr 21, 1999	F2	8.5 mi	500 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Jul 12, 2025	EF0	0.2 mi	20 yd
May 6, 2024	EF0	0.2 mi	50 yd
May 6, 2024	EF0	0.2 mi	30 yd
May 6, 2024	EF1	6.3 mi	300 yd
Apr 27, 2024	EF1	0.8 mi	100 yd
May 20, 2019	EF1	7.7 mi	100 yd
May 25, 2016	EF2	5 mi	300 yd
May 6, 2015	EF0	0.1 mi	10 yd
Apr 26, 2009	EF1	1.5 mi	500 yd
Apr 25, 2009	EF2	1.5 mi	30 yd
Apr 25, 2009	EF2	1.3 mi	50 yd
Apr 25, 2009	EF1	6 mi	75 yd

Deadliest: May 2, 1979, F4, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Grant County, OK72 Kingfisher County, OK81 Noble County, OK46 Logan County, OK63 Alfalfa County, OK52 Major County, OK52 Kay County, OK100 Blaine County, OK50

Questions

How many tornadoes has Garfield County, Oklahoma had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Garfield County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on May 2, 1979, with a 20.6-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Garfield County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (29 of 78). 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).