Muskogee County tornado history

66 tornadoes touched Muskogee County, Oklahoma between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.9 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (May 26, 1973). Tornadoes here killed 5 and injured 40 people.

66tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

5killed · 40 injured

80 milongest path · 2004

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

By rating

(E)F025

(E)F124

(E)F212

(E)F32

(E)F41

(E)F50

unrated2

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 26, 1973	F4	3.6 mi	500 yd	25	5
May 5, 1971	F3	37 mi	600 yd	0	0
Dec 5, 1975	F3	27 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 24, 2011	EF2	10.2 mi	400 yd	0	0
May 5, 1960	F2	4.9 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jul 25, 1977	F2	4.5 mi	100 yd	0	0
Nov 20, 1956	F2	3.6 mi	150 yd	0	0
May 18, 2017	EF2	2.8 mi	400 yd	0	0
Mar 24, 1954	F2	1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Apr 8, 1965	F2	0.3 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jun 7, 1951	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	1	0
May 25, 1954	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
May 19, 2025	EF1	9.5 mi	900 yd	0
Nov 4, 2024	unrated	0.2 mi	75 yd	0
Nov 4, 2024	unrated	0.1 mi	75 yd	0
Apr 27, 2024	EF1	6.2 mi	800 yd	0
Oct 10, 2021	EF1	13.7 mi	900 yd	0
May 15, 2020	EF1	4.8 mi	525 yd	1
Oct 20, 2019	EF0	8.3 mi	400 yd	0
May 22, 2019	EF0	0.2 mi	75 yd	0
Apr 30, 2019	EF1	2.3 mi	150 yd	0
Nov 30, 2018	EF1	7.1 mi	400 yd	0
May 18, 2017	EF1	5.3 mi	900 yd	0
May 18, 2017	EF1	2 mi	400 yd	0

Deadliest: May 26, 1973, F4, 5 killed.

Nearby counties

McIntosh County, OK61 Wagoner County, OK64 Cherokee County, OK49 Haskell County, OK34 Okmulgee County, OK58 Sequoyah County, OK61 Adair County, OK40 Tulsa County, OK99

Questions

How many tornadoes has Muskogee County, Oklahoma had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Muskogee County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on May 26, 1973, with a 3.6-mile path and 5 deaths.

When is tornado season in Muskogee County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (32 of 66). 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).