Pittsburg County tornado history

88 tornadoes touched Pittsburg County, Oklahoma between 1950 and 2025 — about 1.2 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (May 11, 1992). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 48 people.

88tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

1killed · 48 injured

37.2 milongest path · 1954

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

By rating

(E)F032

(E)F138

(E)F213

(E)F33

(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 11, 1992	F4	10 mi	400 yd	3	0
May 19, 2025	EF3	16 mi	3,000 yd	1	0
Apr 27, 1966	F3	8 mi	400 yd	0	0
May 26, 1997	F3	5 mi	440 yd	1	0
Jun 11, 1970	F2	5.2 mi	440 yd	14	1
May 1, 1954	F2	37.2 mi	10 yd	6	0
May 10, 2008	EF2	19 mi	580 yd	4	0
Apr 2, 1957	F2	11.7 mi	440 yd	0	0
May 11, 1992	F2	10 mi	300 yd	0	0
Apr 30, 2019	EF2	10 mi	1,300 yd	1	0
May 10, 2008	EF2	8.2 mi	200 yd	0	0
May 5, 1960	F2	4.1 mi	500 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Jun 7, 2025	EF1	8.9 mi	2,000 yd	0
May 19, 2025	EF3	16 mi	3,000 yd	1
May 19, 2025	EF1	11.1 mi	1,500 yd	0
May 19, 2025	EF1	0.3 mi	100 yd	0
May 22, 2024	EF1	2.9 mi	300 yd	0
Apr 28, 2024	unrated	2 mi	100 yd	0
Apr 26, 2024	EF1	1.7 mi	250 yd	0
May 5, 2022	EF1	2.4 mi	450 yd	0
Mar 30, 2022	EF0	0.6 mi	100 yd	0
Apr 28, 2021	EF1	7.4 mi	300 yd	0
Apr 30, 2019	EF2	10 mi	1,300 yd	1
May 18, 2017	EF1	8.2 mi	1,000 yd	0

Deadliest: Jun 11, 1970, F2, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Latimer County, OK33 Hughes County, OK42 McIntosh County, OK61 Coal County, OK31 Atoka County, OK52 Haskell County, OK34 Pushmataha County, OK49 Okfuskee County, OK62

Questions

How many tornadoes has Pittsburg County, Oklahoma had?

88 tornadoes touched Pittsburg County, Oklahoma between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 1.2 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Pittsburg County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on May 11, 1992, with a 10-mile path.

When is tornado season in Pittsburg County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (36 of 88). 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).