Tillman County tornado history

89 tornadoes touched Tillman County, Oklahoma between 1950 and 2025 — about 1.2 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Apr 10, 1979). Tornadoes here killed 15 and injured 137 people.

89tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

15killed · 137 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)F036

(E)F127

(E)F210

(E)F34

(E)F43

(E)F50

unrated9

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
Apr 10, 1979	F4	39.7 mi	880 yd	68	11
May 1, 1954	F4	68.6 mi	440 yd	2	0
Nov 7, 2011	EF4	17.4 mi	500 yd	0	0
May 1, 1954	F3	12.3 mi	10 yd	3	3
May 16, 2015	EF3	40.4 mi	1,600 yd	0	0
Jun 18, 1973	F3	3.3 mi	50 yd	29	0
May 20, 1977	F3	1.5 mi	200 yd	0	0
Apr 10, 1979	F2	74.1 mi	1,056 yd	3	1
May 27, 1982	F2	12 mi	300 yd	0	0
Apr 10, 1979	F2	9.2 mi	120 yd	1	0
May 2, 2018	EF2	4.1 mi	600 yd	0	0
Jun 17, 1955	F2	0.8 mi	440 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Apr 30, 2024	unrated	2.4 mi	50 yd
Apr 30, 2024	EF1	6.4 mi	1,200 yd
Apr 30, 2024	EF1	2.1 mi	200 yd
May 31, 2022	EF1	1 mi	200 yd
May 31, 2022	EF1	4.7 mi	100 yd
May 4, 2022	unrated	1 mi	50 yd
Oct 12, 2021	EF0	0.4 mi	30 yd
Oct 12, 2021	EF1	7.3 mi	300 yd
Oct 12, 2021	EF1	0.9 mi	300 yd
Apr 27, 2021	EF0	0.1 mi	20 yd
May 15, 2020	unrated	0.3 mi	50 yd
Apr 30, 2019	unrated	0.2 mi	30 yd

Deadliest: Apr 10, 1979, F4, 11 killed.

Nearby counties

Wilbarger County, TX53 Wichita County, TX64 Jackson County, OK77 Cotton County, OK45 Comanche County, OK67 Kiowa County, OK93 Hardeman County, TX42 Greer County, OK46

Questions

How many tornadoes has Tillman County, Oklahoma had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Tillman County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Apr 10, 1979, with a 39.7-mile path and 11 deaths.

When is tornado season in Tillman County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (44 of 89). 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).