Okfuskee County tornado history

62 tornadoes touched Okfuskee County, Oklahoma between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.8 a year. The strongest was rated F5 (May 5, 1960). Tornadoes here killed 11 and injured 209 people.

62tornadoes since 1950

F5strongest rating

11killed · 209 injured

71.8 milongest path · 1960

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

By rating

(E)F021

(E)F125

(E)F27

(E)F33

(E)F42

(E)F51

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 5, 1960	F5	71.8 mi	800 yd	81	5
Oct 5, 1970	F4	25 mi	150 yd	84	4
May 17, 1981	F4	33.6 mi	600 yd	2	0
Apr 27, 2024	EF3	27.9 mi	1,760 yd	4	2
May 10, 2010	EF3	37.2 mi	2,200 yd	28	0
Jun 8, 1974	F3	29.9 mi	1,300 yd	0	0
Jan 22, 1957	F2	63.7 mi	440 yd	0	0
May 1, 1954	F2	39.2 mi	10 yd	6	0
Oct 4, 1998	F2	27 mi	1,410 yd	4	0
May 1, 1954	F2	5.7 mi	220 yd	0	0
Mar 29, 1979	F2	2 mi	30 yd	0	0
Sep 13, 1982	F2	1 mi	50 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
May 7, 2024	EF1	2.8 mi	200 yd	0	0
Apr 27, 2024	EF3	27.9 mi	1,760 yd	4	2
Apr 26, 2024	EF1	9.9 mi	500 yd	0	0
May 4, 2022	EF1	13.6 mi	1,350 yd	0	0
May 4, 2022	EF1	0.4 mi	150 yd	0	0
Oct 10, 2021	EF1	2.7 mi	300 yd	0	0
Mar 19, 2020	EF1	2.7 mi	225 yd	0	0
May 22, 2019	unrated	0.5 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 22, 2019	unrated	1 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 22, 2019	EF1	0.8 mi	75 yd	0	0
May 22, 2019	EF1	0.6 mi	125 yd	0	0
May 22, 2019	EF1	6 mi	650 yd	0	0

Deadliest: May 5, 1960, F5, 5 killed.

Nearby counties

Okmulgee County, OK58 Seminole County, OK63 Hughes County, OK42 Creek County, OK76 Lincoln County, OK95 McIntosh County, OK61 Pottawatomie County, OK91 Pittsburg County, OK88

Questions

How many tornadoes has Okfuskee County, Oklahoma had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Okfuskee County?

The strongest rating recorded was F5 on May 5, 1960, with a 71.8-mile path and 5 deaths.

When is tornado season in Okfuskee County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (32 of 62). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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