Johnston County tornado history

45 tornadoes touched Johnston County, Oklahoma between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.6 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Apr 27, 1966). Tornadoes here killed 3 and injured 19 people.

45tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

3killed · 19 injured

45.3 milongest path · 1953

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

By rating

(E)F012

(E)F116

(E)F27

(E)F32

(E)F41

(E)F50

unrated7

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 27, 1966	F4	10.2 mi	300 yd	2	0
Mar 13, 1953	F3	45.3 mi	200 yd	11	2
May 9, 2016	EF3	9.1 mi	700 yd	0	1
Apr 11, 2001	F2	19 mi	500 yd	4	0
May 9, 1951	F2	14.8 mi	100 yd	1	0
May 10, 2010	EF2	1.9 mi	400 yd	0	0
May 25, 1957	F2	1 mi	200 yd	0	0
May 24, 1954	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 29, 1962	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jun 28, 1983	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 2, 1988	F1	16 mi	80 yd	0	0
Apr 14, 2011	EF1	14 mi	300 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Apr 19, 2025	unrated	0.5 mi	50 yd
Apr 19, 2025	EF1	12 mi	300 yd
Mar 4, 2025	EF1	1.6 mi	100 yd
Apr 27, 2024	EF1	4.7 mi	150 yd
Apr 27, 2024	unrated	1.1 mi	200 yd
Mar 21, 2022	EF1	7.1 mi	200 yd
Apr 22, 2020	EF1	5 mi	100 yd
Apr 30, 2019	EF1	1.9 mi	30 yd
Nov 30, 2018	EF0	0.9 mi	60 yd
May 27, 2017	unrated	1.5 mi	50 yd
May 19, 2017	unrated	1.5 mi	50 yd
May 19, 2017	unrated	2 mi	50 yd

Deadliest: Mar 13, 1953, F3, 2 killed.

Nearby counties

Marshall County, OK38 Murray County, OK45 Coal County, OK31 Pontotoc County, OK71 Bryan County, OK39 Atoka County, OK52 Carter County, OK66 Love County, OK36

Questions

How many tornadoes has Johnston County, Oklahoma had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Johnston County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Apr 27, 1966, with a 10.2-mile path.

When is tornado season in Johnston County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (20 of 45). 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).