McCurtain County tornado history

69 tornadoes touched McCurtain County, Oklahoma between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.9 a year. The strongest was rated F5 (Apr 2, 1982). Tornadoes here killed 3 and injured 118 people.

69tornadoes since 1950

F5strongest rating

3killed · 118 injured

78.3 milongest path · 2003

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

By rating

(E)F017

(E)F126

(E)F220

(E)F33

(E)F41

(E)F51

unrated1

By month

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Peak month: April.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Apr 2, 1982	F5	53 mi	500 yd	29	0
Nov 4, 2022	EF4	60.2 mi	1,056 yd	13	0
Apr 2, 1982	F3	52 mi	233 yd	4	1
Apr 9, 2009	EF3	37.2 mi	850 yd	7	0
Oct 22, 1972	F3	1.5 mi	33 yd	1	0
Nov 4, 2022	EF2	2.8 mi	800 yd	1	1
Apr 23, 1953	F2	0.8 mi	17 yd	14	1
May 14, 2003	F2	78.3 mi	100 yd	0	0
Apr 11, 1979	F2	42 mi	440 yd	20	0
Apr 12, 1967	F2	28.7 mi	77 yd	0	0
Apr 23, 2000	F2	20.1 mi	50 yd	2	0
Apr 28, 2020	EF2	19.4 mi	350 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Apr 4, 2025	EF1	24.4 mi	303 yd	0	0
Nov 4, 2024	EF1	3.1 mi	150 yd	0	0
Mar 14, 2024	EF1	0.5 mi	200 yd	0	0
Mar 2, 2023	EF1	4.8 mi	390 yd	0	0
Nov 4, 2022	EF2	2.8 mi	800 yd	1	1
Nov 4, 2022	EF1	11.3 mi	1,600 yd	0	0
Nov 4, 2022	EF4	60.2 mi	1,056 yd	13	0
May 16, 2020	unrated	2.2 mi	20 yd	0	0
May 16, 2020	EF0	0.1 mi	20 yd	0	0
Apr 28, 2020	EF1	3.2 mi	100 yd	0	0
Apr 28, 2020	EF2	19.4 mi	350 yd	0	0
Jun 19, 2019	EF1	0.4 mi	75 yd	0	0

Deadliest: Apr 23, 1953, F2, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Sevier County, AR22 Red River County, TX41 Polk County, AR37 Pushmataha County, OK49 Little River County, AR22 Howard County, AR34 Choctaw County, OK27 Bowie County, TX58

Questions

How many tornadoes has McCurtain County, Oklahoma had?

69 tornadoes touched McCurtain County, Oklahoma between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.9 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in McCurtain County?

The strongest rating recorded was F5 on Apr 2, 1982, with a 53-mile path.

When is tornado season in McCurtain County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (23 of 69). 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).