McIntosh County tornado history

61 tornadoes touched McIntosh County, Oklahoma between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.8 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Mar 26, 1961). Tornadoes here killed 2 and injured 17 people.

61tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

2killed · 17 injured

37.2 milongest path · 1954

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

By rating

(E)F023

(E)F121

(E)F214

(E)F32

(E)F40

(E)F50

unrated1

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
Mar 26, 1961	F3	21.4 mi	200 yd	1	0
Jun 1, 1999	F3	4.5 mi	350 yd	0	0
May 5, 1960	F2	11.7 mi	200 yd	6	2
May 1, 1954	F2	37.2 mi	10 yd	6	0
May 18, 2017	EF2	13.7 mi	850 yd	0	0
May 10, 2010	EF2	13 mi	800 yd	0	0
May 20, 2001	F2	11 mi	250 yd	0	0
Mar 8, 1999	F2	9 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 26, 1973	F2	5.7 mi	200 yd	0	0
Jun 1, 1999	F2	2 mi	—	0	0
May 10, 2010	EF2	1.8 mi	300 yd	0	0
May 10, 2010	EF2	1.3 mi	200 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Jun 6, 2025	EF1	5.6 mi	300 yd
Mar 4, 2025	EF1	0.7 mi	150 yd
Mar 4, 2025	EF0	1.6 mi	150 yd
Apr 28, 2024	unrated	1.3 mi	75 yd
Mar 14, 2024	EF0	2.7 mi	350 yd
Jan 2, 2023	EF1	8.6 mi	650 yd
May 27, 2021	EF1	3 mi	500 yd
May 26, 2019	EF0	0.2 mi	75 yd
May 18, 2017	EF2	13.7 mi	850 yd
May 18, 2017	EF1	4.7 mi	500 yd
May 18, 2017	EF1	3.8 mi	450 yd
May 18, 2017	EF1	8.8 mi	600 yd

Deadliest: May 5, 1960, F2, 2 killed.

Nearby counties

Muskogee County, OK66 Okmulgee County, OK58 Pittsburg County, OK88 Haskell County, OK34 Okfuskee County, OK62 Hughes County, OK42 Latimer County, OK33 Wagoner County, OK64

Questions

How many tornadoes has McIntosh County, Oklahoma had?

61 tornadoes touched McIntosh County, Oklahoma between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.8 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in McIntosh County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Mar 26, 1961, with a 21.4-mile path.

When is tornado season in McIntosh County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (30 of 61). 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).