Love County tornado history

36 tornadoes touched Love County, Oklahoma between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.5 a year. The strongest was rated EF4 (Feb 10, 2009). Tornadoes here killed 14 and injured 70 people.

36tornadoes since 1950

EF4strongest rating

14killed · 70 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)F013

(E)F19

(E)F26

(E)F33

(E)F42

(E)F50

unrated3

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
Feb 10, 2009	EF4	37 mi	880 yd	46	8
Apr 27, 2024	EF4	26.8 mi	900 yd	6	1
May 7, 1995	F3	34.1 mi	880 yd	6	3
Mar 13, 1953	F3	45.3 mi	200 yd	11	2
Apr 2, 1982	F3	0.5 mi	30 yd	0	0
Apr 29, 1985	F2	14 mi	880 yd	1	0
Dec 14, 1971	F2	6.9 mi	150 yd	0	0
Apr 19, 1976	F2	6.1 mi	100 yd	0	0
Apr 19, 1976	F2	5.1 mi	60 yd	0	0
May 8, 2003	F2	4 mi	440 yd	0	0
Apr 19, 2025	EF2	1.3 mi	300 yd	0	0
Apr 11, 2001	F1	19 mi	150 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Apr 20, 2025	EF0	0.5 mi	30 yd	0	0
Apr 19, 2025	EF2	1.3 mi	300 yd	0	0
Apr 19, 2025	unrated	0.7 mi	20 yd	0	0
May 25, 2024	unrated	0.3 mi	30 yd	0	0
May 25, 2024	unrated	0.5 mi	50 yd	0	0
Apr 27, 2024	EF4	26.8 mi	900 yd	6	1
Jun 15, 2023	EF0	0.5 mi	10 yd	0	0
Mar 21, 2022	EF0	6.8 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 1, 2019	EF0	3.2 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 1, 2019	EF0	0.8 mi	30 yd	0	0
May 1, 2019	EF1	6.8 mi	150 yd	0	0
Oct 9, 2018	EF1	1 mi	100 yd	0	0

Deadliest: Feb 10, 2009, EF4, 8 killed.

Nearby counties

Carter County, OK66 Cooke County, TX61 Marshall County, OK38 Montague County, TX56 Jefferson County, OK43 Murray County, OK45 Grayson County, TX70 Johnston County, OK45

Questions

How many tornadoes has Love County, Oklahoma had?

36 tornadoes touched Love County, Oklahoma between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.5 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Love County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF4 on Feb 10, 2009, with a 37-mile path and 8 deaths.

When is tornado season in Love County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (14 of 36). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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