Major County tornado history

52 tornadoes touched Major County, Oklahoma between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.7 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (May 2, 1979). Tornadoes here killed 2 and injured 30 people.

52tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

2killed · 30 injured

34 milongest path · 2002

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

By rating

(E)F018

(E)F116

(E)F27

(E)F33

(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 2, 1979	F4	20.6 mi	880 yd	25	1
May 24, 2011	EF3	13.2 mi	880 yd	2	1
Oct 31, 1984	F3	20 mi	250 yd	0	0
Apr 26, 1970	F3	1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Apr 17, 2002	F2	34 mi	1,500 yd	1	0
May 2, 1979	F2	20.3 mi	1,760 yd	0	0
Apr 8, 1956	F2	14.2 mi	10 yd	0	0
Apr 12, 1991	F2	9 mi	300 yd	0	0
Oct 31, 1984	F2	8 mi	200 yd	0	0
May 7, 1961	F2	4.9 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 25, 1965	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 30, 1982	F1	20 mi	50 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Jun 17, 2025	unrated	2 mi	30 yd
May 25, 2024	unrated	3.4 mi	200 yd
May 6, 2024	unrated	3.8 mi	30 yd
May 18, 2017	EF0	8.6 mi	200 yd
May 18, 2017	unrated	0.2 mi	30 yd
May 18, 2017	EF1	9 mi	200 yd
Apr 16, 2017	unrated	0.5 mi	30 yd
Apr 16, 2017	unrated	0.1 mi	30 yd
Apr 16, 2017	unrated	2 mi	30 yd
May 16, 2015	EF1	16 mi	400 yd
May 6, 2015	EF0	0.1 mi	20 yd
Apr 14, 2012	EF0	0.1 mi	30 yd

Deadliest: May 2, 1979, F4, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Blaine County, OK50 Alfalfa County, OK52 Woods County, OK57 Dewey County, OK55 Woodward County, OK65 Garfield County, OK78 Kingfisher County, OK81 Custer County, OK74

Questions

How many tornadoes has Major County, Oklahoma had?

52 tornadoes touched Major County, Oklahoma between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.7 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Major County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on May 2, 1979, with a 20.6-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Major County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (23 of 52). 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).