Kiowa County tornado history

93 tornadoes touched Kiowa County, Oklahoma between 1950 and 2025 — about 1.2 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (May 1, 1954). Tornadoes here killed 2 and injured 9 people.

93tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

2killed · 9 injured

170.5 milongest path · 1970

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

By rating

(E)F045

(E)F124

(E)F212

(E)F34

(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
May 1, 1954	F4	68.6 mi	440 yd	2	0
Apr 28, 1950	F3	20.8 mi	400 yd	1	1
May 16, 2015	EF3	40.4 mi	1,600 yd	0	0
Oct 9, 2001	F3	13 mi	440 yd	1	0
May 11, 1982	F3	7 mi	100 yd	0	0
Feb 22, 1975	F2	4.5 mi	77 yd	2	1
Apr 29, 1970	F2	170.5 mi	250 yd	2	0
Apr 2, 1957	F2	43.7 mi	150 yd	1	0
Jun 14, 1955	F2	17.6 mi	500 yd	0	0
May 22, 1981	F2	15.4 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 22, 1957	F2	14.7 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 7, 2019	EF2	3.7 mi	300 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Nov 18, 2024	unrated	3 mi	30 yd
Nov 18, 2024	unrated	2.4 mi	30 yd
Apr 30, 2024	EF0	0.5 mi	100 yd
Feb 26, 2023	EF1	7.5 mi	600 yd
May 4, 2022	unrated	0.2 mi	20 yd
Oct 12, 2021	EF1	0.9 mi	300 yd
Oct 12, 2021	EF1	8.4 mi	900 yd
Oct 10, 2021	unrated	0.1 mi	20 yd
Oct 10, 2021	EF1	2.9 mi	200 yd
May 20, 2019	unrated	0.5 mi	30 yd
May 7, 2019	EF2	3.7 mi	300 yd
May 7, 2019	unrated	0.5 mi	30 yd

Deadliest: Apr 28, 1950, F3, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Washita County, OK56 Greer County, OK46 Jackson County, OK77 Comanche County, OK67 Caddo County, OK132 Tillman County, OK89 Beckham County, OK76 Custer County, OK74

Questions

How many tornadoes has Kiowa County, Oklahoma had?

93 tornadoes touched Kiowa County, Oklahoma between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 1.2 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Kiowa County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on May 1, 1954, with a 68.6-mile path.

When is tornado season in Kiowa County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (32 of 93). 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).