Latimer County tornado history

33 tornadoes touched Latimer County, Oklahoma between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (May 5, 1960). Tornadoes here killed 17 and injured 121 people.

33tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

17killed · 121 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)F010

(E)F113

(E)F27

(E)F30

(E)F42

(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
Mar 26, 1976	F4	10.7 mi	440 yd	4	1
Apr 2, 1957	F2	23.3 mi	880 yd	2	0
May 10, 2008	EF2	19 mi	580 yd	4	0
May 11, 1992	F2	16 mi	400 yd	1	0
May 10, 2015	EF2	15 mi	880 yd	0	0
May 25, 2015	EF2	13.3 mi	1,000 yd	0	0
May 28, 1962	F2	9.3 mi	200 yd	0	0
Dec 5, 1975	F2	2.3 mi	350 yd	3	0
May 4, 1999	F1	14 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 19, 2025	EF1	11.1 mi	1,500 yd	0	0
May 11, 1992	F1	6 mi	300 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
May 19, 2025	EF1	11.1 mi	1,500 yd	0
May 22, 2020	unrated	0.3 mi	50 yd	0
May 25, 2015	EF2	13.3 mi	1,000 yd	0
May 23, 2015	EF0	1.6 mi	75 yd	0
May 10, 2015	EF2	15 mi	880 yd	0
May 10, 2015	EF0	3.7 mi	75 yd	0
May 24, 2011	EF1	2.5 mi	300 yd	0
Apr 14, 2011	EF1	4.6 mi	600 yd	0
Apr 14, 2011	EF0	6 mi	500 yd	0
Apr 9, 2009	EF0	4.3 mi	150 yd	0
May 10, 2008	EF0	5.5 mi	100 yd	0
May 10, 2008	EF2	19 mi	580 yd	4

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

Nearby counties

Haskell County, OK34 Pittsburg County, OK88 Le Flore County, OK78 Pushmataha County, OK49 McIntosh County, OK61 Muskogee County, OK66 Sequoyah County, OK61 Atoka County, OK52

Questions

How many tornadoes has Latimer County, Oklahoma had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Latimer 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 Latimer County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (19 of 33). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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