Ottawa County tornado history

49 tornadoes touched Ottawa County, Oklahoma between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.6 a year. The strongest was rated EF4 (May 10, 2008). Tornadoes here killed 22 and injured 477 people.

49tornadoes since 1950

EF4strongest rating

22killed · 477 injured

75.5 milongest path · 2008

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

By rating

(E)F07

(E)F126

(E)F29

(E)F33

(E)F42

(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 10, 2008	EF4	75.5 mi	1,760 yd	350	21
Apr 3, 1956	F4	41.8 mi	400 yd	59	0
Apr 7, 1980	F3	24.8 mi	440 yd	4	0
Sep 24, 1973	F3	20.8 mi	100 yd	14	0
Aug 7, 1960	F3	4.7 mi	200 yd	0	0
Apr 27, 2014	EF2	11.4 mi	325 yd	37	1
May 5, 1960	F2	36.6 mi	500 yd	2	0
Dec 29, 1972	F2	31.2 mi	30 yd	0	0
May 20, 2013	EF2	10 mi	800 yd	0	0
Apr 24, 1975	F2	5.2 mi	77 yd	3	0
Jan 25, 1967	F2	2 mi	10 yd	6	0
May 21, 1961	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Oct 30, 2024	EF1	2.1 mi	350 yd
Oct 30, 2024	EF1	7.8 mi	750 yd
May 8, 2024	unrated	0.1 mi	75 yd
May 8, 2024	unrated	0.1 mi	75 yd
May 8, 2024	EF1	4 mi	450 yd
May 8, 2024	EF1	0.3 mi	60 yd
May 6, 2024	EF0	24.1 mi	1,100 yd
Jan 2, 2023	EF1	0.6 mi	200 yd
May 22, 2019	EF1	7.3 mi	1,100 yd
Apr 30, 2019	EF1	6.3 mi	800 yd
Apr 30, 2019	EF1	7.2 mi	700 yd
Apr 30, 2019	EF1	4.1 mi	1,100 yd

Deadliest: May 10, 2008, EF4, 21 killed.

Nearby counties

Craig County, OK53 Cherokee County, KS46 Newton County, MO55 McDonald County, MO23 Delaware County, OK68 Jasper County, MO52 Labette County, KS42 Mayes County, OK90

Questions

How many tornadoes has Ottawa County, Oklahoma had?

49 tornadoes touched Ottawa County, Oklahoma between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.6 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Ottawa County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF4 on May 10, 2008, with a 75.5-mile path and 21 deaths.

When is tornado season in Ottawa County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (23 of 49). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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