Stephens County tornado history

73 tornadoes touched Stephens County, Oklahoma between 1950 and 2025 — about 1.0 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (May 15, 1977). Tornadoes here killed 2 and injured 33 people.

73tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

2killed · 33 injured

74.1 milongest path · 1979

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

By rating

(E)F025

(E)F126

(E)F214

(E)F35

(E)F40

(E)F50

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 15, 1977	F3	0.8 mi	180 yd	2	1
Mar 13, 1990	F3	22 mi	200 yd	1	0
Nov 3, 2024	EF3	21.7 mi	500 yd	6	0
May 1, 1954	F3	6.2 mi	100 yd	0	0
Mar 2, 1977	F3	4.3 mi	200 yd	1	0
Apr 10, 1979	F2	74.1 mi	1,056 yd	3	1
Apr 5, 1978	F2	11.5 mi	150 yd	0	0
Feb 8, 1966	F2	10.5 mi	67 yd	2	0
Apr 16, 1969	F2	8.2 mi	10 yd	1	0
Feb 22, 1975	F2	6.1 mi	70 yd	4	0
Feb 22, 1975	F2	5.4 mi	70 yd	2	0
Nov 3, 2024	EF2	4.8 mi	300 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Nov 3, 2024	EF3	21.7 mi	500 yd	6
Nov 3, 2024	EF1	1.3 mi	50 yd	0
Nov 3, 2024	EF2	4.8 mi	300 yd	0
Jun 15, 2023	unrated	0.5 mi	50 yd	0
Jun 15, 2023	EF0	0.8 mi	200 yd	0
Jun 15, 2023	EF1	0.5 mi	20 yd	0
Jun 15, 2023	EF1	1.5 mi	50 yd	0
Jun 15, 2023	EF2	4.1 mi	1,000 yd	0
Mar 16, 2023	EF0	0.1 mi	20 yd	0
Dec 13, 2022	EF1	0.3 mi	50 yd	0
Nov 10, 2021	unrated	4 mi	100 yd	0
Apr 21, 2020	EF1	1.6 mi	100 yd	0

Deadliest: May 15, 1977, F3, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Jefferson County, OK43 Cotton County, OK45 Garvin County, OK68 Carter County, OK66 Grady County, OK95 Comanche County, OK67 McClain County, OK84 Murray County, OK45

Questions

How many tornadoes has Stephens County, Oklahoma had?

73 tornadoes touched Stephens County, Oklahoma between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 1.0 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Stephens County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on May 15, 1977, with a 0.8-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Stephens County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (24 of 73). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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