Mayes County tornado history

90 tornadoes touched Mayes County, Oklahoma between 1950 and 2025 — about 1.2 a year. The strongest was rated EF3 (May 25, 2024). Tornadoes here killed 3 and injured 89 people.

90tornadoes since 1950

EF3strongest rating

3killed · 89 injured

48.9 milongest path · 1974

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

By rating

(E)F025

(E)F145

(E)F212

(E)F35

(E)F40

(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
May 25, 2024	EF3	23.9 mi	2,000 yd	23	2
Jun 8, 1974	F3	48.9 mi	100 yd	42	0
Apr 7, 1980	F3	24.8 mi	440 yd	4	0
May 9, 1959	F3	23.2 mi	880 yd	3	0
May 20, 1957	F3	20.4 mi	200 yd	1	0
Aug 10, 2011	EF2	5 mi	400 yd	2	1
Jan 25, 1967	F2	35.8 mi	10 yd	2	0
Dec 29, 1972	F2	31.2 mi	30 yd	0	0
May 5, 1971	F2	17 mi	200 yd	0	0
May 13, 2010	EF2	8.7 mi	1,000 yd	2	0
May 15, 1990	F2	8 mi	123 yd	0	0
May 5, 1960	F2	6.4 mi	10 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Jun 17, 2025	EF1	4.3 mi	350 yd	0	0
Jun 17, 2025	EF1	8.2 mi	750 yd	0	0
Jun 6, 2025	EF1	4.8 mi	300 yd	0	0
May 25, 2024	EF3	23.9 mi	2,000 yd	23	2
May 25, 2024	EF1	6.1 mi	2,000 yd	0	0
May 25, 2024	EF1	2.4 mi	300 yd	0	0
Jun 18, 2023	EF1	4.1 mi	300 yd	0	0
Jan 2, 2023	EF0	5.3 mi	700 yd	0	0
Jan 10, 2020	unrated	1 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 26, 2019	EF0	3.2 mi	300 yd	0	0
May 22, 2019	EF1	3.1 mi	650 yd	0	0
May 22, 2019	unrated	0.2 mi	100 yd	0	0

Deadliest: May 25, 2024, EF3, 2 killed.

Nearby counties

Rogers County, OK81 Delaware County, OK68 Wagoner County, OK64 Cherokee County, OK49 Craig County, OK53 Nowata County, OK45 Tulsa County, OK99 Adair County, OK40

Questions

How many tornadoes has Mayes County, Oklahoma had?

90 tornadoes touched Mayes County, Oklahoma between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 1.2 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Mayes County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF3 on May 25, 2024, with a 23.9-mile path and 2 deaths.

When is tornado season in Mayes County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (45 of 90). 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).