Garvin County tornado history

68 tornadoes touched Garvin County, Oklahoma between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.9 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Apr 19, 1972). Tornadoes here killed 6 and injured 38 people.

68tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

6killed · 38 injured

73 milongest path · 1961

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

By rating

(E)F018

(E)F131

(E)F213

(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
Apr 19, 1972	F4	28.2 mi	10 yd	6	5
May 9, 2016	EF4	8.9 mi	400 yd	0	1
Feb 17, 1961	F3	73 mi	300 yd	11	0
Mar 13, 1990	F3	22 mi	200 yd	1	0
Jun 5, 1953	F3	16.9 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 5, 1960	F3	7.3 mi	200 yd	0	0
May 24, 1957	F2	30.8 mi	440 yd	0	0
Mar 13, 1990	F2	28 mi	150 yd	0	0
Apr 19, 1973	F2	16.8 mi	250 yd	2	0
Apr 2, 1957	F2	11.7 mi	400 yd	1	0
Nov 17, 1958	F2	8.8 mi	500 yd	0	0
May 5, 1960	F2	5.9 mi	10 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Killed
Jun 3, 2025	EF1	2.4 mi	150 yd	0
May 17, 2025	EF1	1.8 mi	40 yd	0
Nov 3, 2024	EF2	4.8 mi	300 yd	0
Nov 3, 2024	EF1	0.8 mi	50 yd	0
Nov 3, 2024	EF1	2.5 mi	300 yd	0
Oct 25, 2023	EF0	0.3 mi	20 yd	0
Dec 13, 2022	EF1	4.2 mi	100 yd	0
Apr 24, 2022	EF0	0.3 mi	50 yd	0
Apr 27, 2021	EF1	4.5 mi	150 yd	0
Apr 22, 2020	EF1	2.2 mi	600 yd	0
Oct 7, 2018	EF0	1 mi	20 yd	0
May 9, 2016	EF4	8.9 mi	400 yd	1

Deadliest: Apr 19, 1972, F4, 5 killed.

Nearby counties

Murray County, OK45 McClain County, OK84 Carter County, OK66 Cleveland County, OK110 Stephens County, OK73 Pontotoc County, OK71 Grady County, OK95 Pottawatomie County, OK91

Questions

How many tornadoes has Garvin County, Oklahoma had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Garvin County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Apr 19, 1972, with a 28.2-mile path and 5 deaths.

When is tornado season in Garvin County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (32 of 68). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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