Pottawatomie County tornado history

91 tornadoes touched Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma between 1950 and 2025 — about 1.2 a year. The strongest was rated F5 (May 5, 1960). Tornadoes here killed 15 and injured 371 people.

91tornadoes since 1950

F5strongest rating

15killed · 371 injured

101.9 milongest path · 1960

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

By rating

(E)F030

(E)F121

(E)F223

(E)F37

(E)F46

(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
Sep 14, 1957	F4	67.5 mi	440 yd	6	2
May 19, 2013	EF4	23 mi	1,500 yd	10	2
May 10, 2010	EF4	22.3 mi	880 yd	32	1
May 1, 1954	F4	59.2 mi	10 yd	65	0
May 4, 1960	F4	8 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 5, 1960	F3	101.9 mi	400 yd	0	0
May 10, 2010	EF3	37.2 mi	2,200 yd	28	0
May 13, 1968	F3	11.6 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 17, 1981	F3	10.2 mi	587 yd	6	0
Oct 4, 1998	F3	10 mi	880 yd	1	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Nov 2, 2024	EF0	1 mi	30 yd
Nov 2, 2024	unrated	0.3 mi	30 yd
Apr 26, 2024	EF0	2.4 mi	40 yd
Apr 26, 2024	EF1	1.9 mi	75 yd
Apr 26, 2024	EF0	2.4 mi	50 yd
Apr 26, 2024	EF1	9.9 mi	500 yd
Oct 25, 2023	EF0	0.5 mi	20 yd
May 11, 2023	unrated	0.2 mi	50 yd
May 11, 2023	EF0	1.7 mi	300 yd
Apr 19, 2023	EF2	4.2 mi	2,200 yd
Apr 19, 2023	EF3	0.6 mi	250 yd
Apr 19, 2023	EF2	6.3 mi	700 yd

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

Nearby counties

Seminole County, OK63 Cleveland County, OK110 McClain County, OK84 Lincoln County, OK95 Oklahoma County, OK136 Pontotoc County, OK71 Okfuskee County, OK62 Garvin County, OK68

Questions

How many tornadoes has Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Pottawatomie 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 Pottawatomie County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (45 of 91). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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