Lincoln County tornado history

95 tornadoes touched Lincoln County, Oklahoma between 1950 and 2025 — about 1.3 a year. The strongest was rated F5 (May 5, 1960). Tornadoes here killed 16 and injured 361 people.

95tornadoes since 1950

F5strongest rating

16killed · 361 injured

101.9 milongest path · 1960

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

By rating

(E)F030

(E)F135

(E)F218

(E)F39

(E)F42

(E)F51

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	F5	71.8 mi	800 yd	81	5
Oct 5, 1970	F4	25 mi	150 yd	84	4
May 1, 1954	F4	59.2 mi	10 yd	65	0
Apr 2, 1956	F3	42.6 mi	300 yd	68	5
May 26, 1963	F3	34.3 mi	10 yd	4	1
May 5, 1960	F3	101.9 mi	400 yd	0	0
Apr 20, 1974	F3	63.6 mi	100 yd	3	0
Nov 3, 2024	EF3	25.1 mi	1,000 yd	7	0
May 19, 2013	EF3	20.8 mi	1,200 yd	4	0
May 3, 1999	F3	16 mi	450 yd	13	0
Jun 8, 1974	F3	6.8 mi	1,300 yd	8	0
Jun 8, 1974	F3	2.5 mi	350 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Nov 3, 2024	EF3	25.1 mi	1,000 yd	7
May 13, 2024	EF0	0.2 mi	20 yd	0
May 6, 2024	EF0	2.2 mi	50 yd	0
Apr 27, 2024	EF1	10.3 mi	250 yd	0
Apr 26, 2024	EF1	9.9 mi	500 yd	0
Apr 26, 2024	EF0	0.2 mi	30 yd	0
Apr 19, 2023	EF2	15 mi	2,300 yd	0
Feb 26, 2023	EF2	6.1 mi	200 yd	0
Oct 10, 2021	EF0	3.3 mi	250 yd	0
Oct 10, 2021	EF0	1.1 mi	30 yd	0
Jan 10, 2020	EF0	1.3 mi	10 yd	0
Jun 15, 2019	EF1	5.2 mi	50 yd	0

Deadliest: Apr 2, 1956, F3, 5 killed.

Nearby counties

Payne County, OK58 Oklahoma County, OK136 Creek County, OK76 Pottawatomie County, OK91 Logan County, OK63 Okfuskee County, OK62 Seminole County, OK63 Cleveland County, OK110

Questions

How many tornadoes has Lincoln County, Oklahoma had?

95 tornadoes touched Lincoln County, Oklahoma between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 1.3 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Lincoln County?

The strongest rating recorded was F5 on May 5, 1960, with a 71.8-mile path and 5 deaths.

When is tornado season in Lincoln County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (35 of 95). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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