Le Flore County tornado history

78 tornadoes touched Le Flore County, Oklahoma between 1950 and 2025 — about 1.0 a year. The strongest was rated F5 (Mar 26, 1976). Tornadoes here killed 20 and injured 147 people.

78tornadoes since 1950

F5strongest rating

20killed · 147 injured

26.4 milongest path · 1961

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

By rating

(E)F018

(E)F137

(E)F215

(E)F33

(E)F42

(E)F51

unrated2

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
Mar 26, 1976	F5	11.9 mi	440 yd	64	2
May 5, 1961	F4	26.4 mi	400 yd	58	16
Mar 26, 1976	F4	10.7 mi	440 yd	4	1
May 5, 1960	F3	23.7 mi	10 yd	0	1
Nov 22, 1983	F3	19 mi	100 yd	0	0
Apr 7, 1980	F3	0.5 mi	127 yd	9	0
May 25, 2015	EF2	15.5 mi	1,700 yd	0	0
May 24, 2011	EF2	12 mi	1,760 yd	0	0
Apr 9, 2009	EF2	10.7 mi	800 yd	4	0
May 28, 1962	F2	9.3 mi	200 yd	0	0
Apr 28, 2017	EF2	8.1 mi	750 yd	0	0
May 28, 1982	F2	5 mi	450 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
May 19, 2025	EF1	11.9 mi	1,100 yd
May 19, 2025	EF1	21.4 mi	1,000 yd
Apr 28, 2024	EF0	4.3 mi	200 yd
Nov 4, 2022	EF1	11.3 mi	1,600 yd
Nov 4, 2022	EF1	6.5 mi	900 yd
May 2, 2022	EF1	5.6 mi	1,400 yd
Apr 11, 2022	unrated	0.8 mi	100 yd
Nov 24, 2020	EF1	4 mi	250 yd
May 22, 2020	unrated	1.7 mi	75 yd
May 22, 2020	EF1	0.9 mi	100 yd
May 22, 2020	EF1	3 mi	225 yd
May 22, 2020	EF1	2.7 mi	200 yd

Deadliest: May 5, 1961, F4, 16 killed.

Nearby counties

Sebastian County, AR42 Latimer County, OK33 Haskell County, OK34 Scott County, AR9 Polk County, AR37 Sequoyah County, OK61 Crawford County, AR42 McCurtain County, OK69

Questions

How many tornadoes has Le Flore County, Oklahoma had?

78 tornadoes touched Le Flore County, Oklahoma between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 1.0 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Le Flore County?

The strongest rating recorded was F5 on Mar 26, 1976, with an 11.9-mile path and 2 deaths.

When is tornado season in Le Flore County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (33 of 78). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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