Seminole County tornado history

63 tornadoes touched Seminole County, Oklahoma between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.8 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Sep 14, 1957). Tornadoes here killed 2 and injured 78 people.

63tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

2killed · 78 injured

73 milongest path · 1961

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

By rating

(E)F015

(E)F120

(E)F216

(E)F39

(E)F43

(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
Sep 14, 1957	F4	67.5 mi	440 yd	6	2
May 17, 1981	F4	33.6 mi	600 yd	2	0
May 4, 1960	F4	8 mi	10 yd	0	0
Feb 17, 1961	F3	73 mi	300 yd	11	0
May 10, 2010	EF3	37.2 mi	2,200 yd	28	0
Jun 8, 1974	F3	29.9 mi	1,300 yd	0	0
Nov 17, 1958	F3	18.3 mi	300 yd	15	0
May 17, 1981	F3	15.4 mi	350 yd	0	0
May 13, 1968	F3	11.6 mi	100 yd	0	0
Oct 4, 1998	F3	10 mi	880 yd	1	0
Apr 19, 1968	F3	6.6 mi	150 yd	0	0
May 26, 1963	F3	0.1 mi	10 yd	2	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Nov 3, 2024	EF1	1 mi	30 yd
May 4, 2022	EF2	12.5 mi	1,760 yd
May 4, 2022	EF0	2 mi	175 yd
May 4, 2022	EF1	13.6 mi	1,350 yd
May 4, 2022	EF1	4.5 mi	175 yd
May 4, 2022	EF1	1.8 mi	150 yd
May 2, 2022	EF1	6.3 mi	700 yd
Oct 20, 2019	EF1	2.8 mi	100 yd
Jun 19, 2019	EF1	1 mi	50 yd
May 22, 2019	EF1	1 mi	50 yd
Oct 21, 2017	EF1	2 mi	150 yd
May 23, 2015	EF1	3.8 mi	100 yd

Deadliest: Sep 14, 1957, F4, 2 killed.

Nearby counties

Pottawatomie County, OK91 Hughes County, OK42 Okfuskee County, OK62 Pontotoc County, OK71 Lincoln County, OK95 Cleveland County, OK110 Coal County, OK31 McClain County, OK84

Questions

How many tornadoes has Seminole County, Oklahoma had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Seminole County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Sep 14, 1957, with a 67.5-mile path and 2 deaths.

When is tornado season in Seminole County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (29 of 63). 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).