Sequoyah County tornado history

61 tornadoes touched Sequoyah County, Oklahoma between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.8 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (May 5, 1960). Tornadoes here killed 35 and injured 253 people.

61tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

35killed · 253 injured

62.4 milongest path · 1960

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

By rating

(E)F018

(E)F124

(E)F29

(E)F35

(E)F43

(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 5, 1960	F4	62.4 mi	200 yd	106	16
Jan 22, 1957	F4	0.1 mi	880 yd	20	10
May 5, 1960	F4	5.4 mi	10 yd	13	5
Apr 21, 1996	F3	10.1 mi	1,050 yd	89	2
May 5, 1960	F3	23.7 mi	10 yd	0	1
May 5, 1960	F3	4.5 mi	10 yd	0	1
May 4, 1999	F3	38.2 mi	—	0	0
May 26, 1973	F3	18.7 mi	250 yd	6	0
Nov 30, 2018	EF2	47 mi	1,100 yd	5	0
May 1, 1954	F2	39.2 mi	10 yd	6	0
Jan 29, 2013	EF2	9 mi	700 yd	0	0
Feb 20, 1976	F2	4.5 mi	30 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Jun 6, 2025	EF1	7.6 mi	1,100 yd	0
Jun 6, 2025	EF1	3 mi	650 yd	0
Jun 6, 2025	EF1	4 mi	650 yd	0
Jun 6, 2025	EF1	3.6 mi	900 yd	0
May 19, 2025	EF1	9.5 mi	900 yd	0
Apr 30, 2025	EF0	0.3 mi	150 yd	0
Nov 4, 2024	unrated	0.2 mi	100 yd	0
Jan 2, 2023	unrated	2.5 mi	200 yd	0
Oct 10, 2021	EF1	13.7 mi	900 yd	0
May 3, 2021	EF1	28.8 mi	2,200 yd	1
May 3, 2021	EF1	10.3 mi	900 yd	0
May 25, 2020	EF0	0.5 mi	100 yd	0

Deadliest: May 5, 1960, F4, 16 killed.

Nearby counties

Haskell County, OK34 Adair County, OK40 Crawford County, AR42 Cherokee County, OK49 Sebastian County, AR42 Muskogee County, OK66 Le Flore County, OK78 Washington County, AR47

Questions

How many tornadoes has Sequoyah County, Oklahoma had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Sequoyah County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on May 5, 1960, with a 62.4-mile path and 16 deaths.

When is tornado season in Sequoyah County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (29 of 61). 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).