Greer County tornado history

46 tornadoes touched Greer County, Oklahoma between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.6 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (May 22, 1972).

46tornadoes since 1950
F3strongest rating
0killed · 3 injured
34 milongest path · 1986
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F023
(E)F111
(E)F27
(E)F31
(E)F40
(E)F50
unrated4

By month

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Peak month: May.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
May 22, 1972F39.5 mi100 yd00
May 6, 1965F231.3 mi10 yd20
May 20, 2019EF211 mi1,200 yd00
Mar 13, 1973F24.5 mi100 yd00
Apr 22, 1957F20.1 mi10 yd00
Jun 20, 1964F20.1 mi10 yd10
Apr 7, 1965F20.1 mi10 yd00
May 12, 1983F20.1 mi50 yd00
Mar 17, 1986F134 mi100 yd00
Mar 27, 1989F112 mi10 yd00
Feb 26, 2023EF111 mi75 yd00
Apr 2, 1999F17.5 mi150 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Nov 18, 2024EF07.5 mi50 yd00
Nov 18, 2024unrated2.7 mi30 yd00
Nov 18, 2024EF04.4 mi75 yd00
Nov 18, 2024unrated1.4 mi30 yd00
Feb 26, 2023EF111 mi75 yd00
Mar 13, 2021EF10.7 mi50 yd00
May 25, 2019unrated0.3 mi30 yd00
May 20, 2019EF211 mi1,200 yd00
May 20, 2019unrated0.2 mi40 yd00
May 2, 2018EF01.7 mi30 yd00
Mar 18, 2012EF03.9 mi150 yd00
Mar 18, 2012EF00.1 mi50 yd00

Nearby counties

Harmon County, OK36Beckham County, OK76Jackson County, OK77Kiowa County, OK93Washita County, OK56Collingsworth County, TX44Hardeman County, TX42Childress County, TX27

Questions

How many tornadoes has Greer County, Oklahoma had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Greer County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on May 22, 1972, with a 9.5-mile path.

When is tornado season in Greer County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (18 of 46). 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).