Payne County tornado history

58 tornadoes touched Payne County, Oklahoma between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.8 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (May 3, 1999). Tornadoes here killed 3 and injured 83 people.

58tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

3killed · 83 injured

39 milongest path · 1984

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

By rating

(E)F018

(E)F123

(E)F211

(E)F34

(E)F41

(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
May 3, 1999	F4	35 mi	1,760 yd	26	2
May 15, 1990	F3	7 mi	440 yd	12	1
Jun 13, 1975	F3	5.1 mi	440 yd	8	0
May 21, 1961	F3	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 21, 1961	F3	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jun 23, 1969	F2	13.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 24, 2011	EF2	10.4 mi	880 yd	18	0
May 1, 1954	F2	7.8 mi	10 yd	7	0
Apr 26, 1991	F2	6.5 mi	800 yd	0	0
May 9, 2016	EF2	6.3 mi	600 yd	0	0
Apr 26, 1984	F2	6 mi	70 yd	8	0
Jul 23, 1954	F2	0.2 mi	100 yd	1	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Apr 27, 2024	EF0	5.2 mi	30 yd
May 2, 2022	EF1	6.5 mi	500 yd
Jul 10, 2021	EF1	1.4 mi	100 yd
May 18, 2019	EF0	0.2 mi	25 yd
May 18, 2019	EF0	0.4 mi	50 yd
Apr 30, 2019	EF1	0.5 mi	20 yd
May 11, 2017	unrated	0.1 mi	50 yd
Jul 3, 2016	EF1	0.8 mi	100 yd
May 9, 2016	EF2	6.3 mi	600 yd
May 30, 2013	EF0	0.3 mi	100 yd
May 30, 2013	EF0	0.7 mi	100 yd
May 30, 2013	EF0	1.6 mi	200 yd

Deadliest: May 3, 1999, F4, 2 killed.

Nearby counties

Pawnee County, OK33 Noble County, OK46 Lincoln County, OK95 Logan County, OK63 Creek County, OK76 Oklahoma County, OK136 Osage County, OK114 Garfield County, OK78

Questions

How many tornadoes has Payne County, Oklahoma had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Payne County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on May 3, 1999, with a 35-mile path and 2 deaths.

When is tornado season in Payne County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (29 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).