Tulsa County tornado history

99 tornadoes touched Tulsa County, Oklahoma between 1950 and 2025 — about 1.3 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Jun 8, 1974). Tornadoes here killed 30 and injured 572 people.

99tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

30killed · 572 injured

63.6 milongest path · 1974

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

By rating

(E)F037

(E)F131

(E)F221

(E)F37

(E)F42

(E)F50

unrated1

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
Jun 8, 1974	F4	29 mi	400 yd	150	14
Apr 24, 1993	F4	5.5 mi	250 yd	100	7
Apr 19, 1981	F3	9.9 mi	880 yd	49	5
Jun 8, 1974	F3	63.6 mi	100 yd	80	2
Jun 8, 1974	F3	48.9 mi	100 yd	42	0
Apr 19, 1981	F3	4.9 mi	200 yd	7	0
Jul 2, 1992	F3	4 mi	100 yd	1	0
Dec 5, 1975	F3	1.5 mi	700 yd	38	0
Apr 19, 1981	F3	0.5 mi	10 yd	1	0
Mar 25, 2015	EF2	11.1 mi	800 yd	30	1
Jun 27, 1983	F2	5 mi	100 yd	0	1
May 13, 2010	EF2	22.7 mi	500 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Nov 20, 2025	EF0	0.4 mi	40 yd
Apr 29, 2025	EF1	2.4 mi	300 yd
Apr 2, 2025	EF1	10.7 mi	600 yd
Jul 28, 2022	EF1	4 mi	800 yd
Nov 10, 2021	EF0	0.5 mi	150 yd
Oct 10, 2021	unrated	0.7 mi	100 yd
Dec 28, 2019	EF0	1.2 mi	160 yd
May 25, 2019	EF1	12.5 mi	1,400 yd
May 25, 2019	EF1	12.3 mi	2,200 yd
May 25, 2019	EF0	1.8 mi	400 yd
May 22, 2019	EF0	0.2 mi	75 yd
May 21, 2019	EF0	0.4 mi	75 yd

Deadliest: Jun 8, 1974, F4, 14 killed.

Nearby counties

Rogers County, OK81 Wagoner County, OK64 Creek County, OK76 Okmulgee County, OK58 Washington County, OK38 Mayes County, OK90 Osage County, OK114 Pawnee County, OK33

Questions

How many tornadoes has Tulsa County, Oklahoma had?

99 tornadoes touched Tulsa County, Oklahoma between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 1.3 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Tulsa County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Jun 8, 1974, with a 29-mile path and 14 deaths.

When is tornado season in Tulsa County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (28 of 99). 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).