Haskell County tornado history

34 tornadoes touched Haskell County, Oklahoma between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (May 5, 1960). Tornadoes here killed 16 and injured 111 people.

34tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

16killed · 111 injured

62.4 milongest path · 1960

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

By rating

(E)F018

(E)F111

(E)F23

(E)F30

(E)F41

(E)F50

unrated1

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 5, 1960	F4	62.4 mi	200 yd	106	16
Apr 2, 1957	F2	23.3 mi	880 yd	2	0
Jan 22, 1957	F2	6.1 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jun 8, 1998	F2	0.5 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jun 16, 1973	F1	30.9 mi	100 yd	2	0
May 4, 1999	F1	14 mi	100 yd	0	0
Apr 11, 2001	F1	3 mi	400 yd	0	0
May 16, 2003	F1	3 mi	70 yd	0	0
Nov 24, 2020	EF1	3 mi	200 yd	0	0
May 22, 2024	EF1	2.9 mi	300 yd	0	0
May 18, 2019	EF1	1.2 mi	100 yd	0	0
Apr 21, 1996	F1	1 mi	75 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Apr 30, 2025	unrated	0.1 mi	100 yd	0
May 22, 2024	EF1	2.9 mi	300 yd	0
Nov 24, 2020	EF1	3 mi	200 yd	0
May 18, 2019	EF1	1.2 mi	100 yd	0
Jun 10, 2009	EF0	0.1 mi	30 yd	0
Jun 10, 2009	EF0	0.4 mi	50 yd	0
Apr 9, 2008	EF0	0.1 mi	75 yd	0
Apr 6, 2006	F0	0.1 mi	40 yd	0
Mar 21, 2005	F0	0.7 mi	40 yd	0
May 16, 2003	F0	2 mi	40 yd	1
May 16, 2003	F1	3 mi	70 yd	0
Apr 19, 2003	F0	0.2 mi	50 yd	0

Deadliest: May 5, 1960, F4, 16 killed.

Nearby counties

Latimer County, OK33 Sequoyah County, OK61 Muskogee County, OK66 Le Flore County, OK78 McIntosh County, OK61 Pittsburg County, OK88 Cherokee County, OK49 Sebastian County, AR42

Questions

How many tornadoes has Haskell County, Oklahoma had?

34 tornadoes touched Haskell County, Oklahoma between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.4 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Haskell County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on May 5, 1960, with a 62.4-mile path and 16 deaths.

When is tornado season in Haskell County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (12 of 34). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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