Okmulgee County tornado history

58 tornadoes touched Okmulgee County, Oklahoma between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.8 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (May 17, 1981). Tornadoes here killed 11 and injured 120 people.

58tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

11killed · 120 injured

33.6 milongest path · 1981

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

By rating

(E)F021

(E)F125

(E)F28

(E)F33

(E)F41

(E)F50

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 17, 1981	F4	33.6 mi	600 yd	2	0
Apr 26, 1984	F3	22 mi	1,760 yd	95	8
May 5, 1960	F3	0.8 mi	150 yd	15	2
Dec 5, 1975	F3	27 mi	50 yd	0	0
Apr 23, 1953	F2	1.5 mi	300 yd	4	1
Oct 4, 1998	F2	27 mi	1,410 yd	4	0
May 10, 2010	EF2	12 mi	1,250 yd	0	0
Mar 13, 1990	F2	9 mi	340 yd	0	0
May 26, 1997	F2	8.1 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jun 11, 1982	F2	6 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 13, 2010	EF2	6 mi	300 yd	0	0
May 10, 1964	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Mar 29, 2025	EF0	2.3 mi	300 yd
Mar 4, 2025	EF1	1.8 mi	375 yd
Mar 4, 2025	EF1	3.3 mi	350 yd
Mar 4, 2025	EF1	2.7 mi	400 yd
Mar 4, 2025	EF0	3.1 mi	250 yd
May 6, 2024	EF1	4 mi	350 yd
Apr 27, 2024	EF1	11.3 mi	1,400 yd
Apr 27, 2024	EF1	8.9 mi	1,100 yd
Apr 26, 2024	EF1	6.9 mi	650 yd
Oct 10, 2021	EF0	2.2 mi	300 yd
May 22, 2019	EF1	7.7 mi	400 yd
May 22, 2019	EF0	0.2 mi	75 yd

Deadliest: Apr 26, 1984, F3, 8 killed.

Nearby counties

Okfuskee County, OK62 McIntosh County, OK61 Creek County, OK76 Muskogee County, OK66 Tulsa County, OK99 Wagoner County, OK64 Hughes County, OK42 Seminole County, OK63

Questions

How many tornadoes has Okmulgee County, Oklahoma had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Okmulgee County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on May 17, 1981, with a 33.6-mile path.

When is tornado season in Okmulgee County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (25 of 58). 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).