Woods County tornado history

57 tornadoes touched Woods County, Oklahoma between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.8 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Apr 2, 1956).

57tornadoes since 1950
F3strongest rating
0killed · 5 injured
34 milongest path · 2002
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F020
(E)F122
(E)F211
(E)F32
(E)F40
(E)F50
unrated2

By month

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Peak month: May.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Apr 2, 1956F320 mi400 yd20
May 23, 2008EF311 mi980 yd00
Apr 17, 2002F234 mi1,500 yd10
Apr 30, 1952F213.7 mi200 yd00
May 17, 1995F212 mi400 yd00
Oct 4, 1998F210 mi440 yd00
May 25, 2000F28 mi250 yd00
Apr 2, 1991F25 mi100 yd00
Apr 5, 1951F23.6 mi33 yd20
Jun 17, 1955F23.6 mi500 yd00
Jun 18, 1955F23.6 mi100 yd00
Jun 4, 1965F21.5 mi150 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Jun 7, 2025EF00.5 mi30 yd00
Apr 24, 2025unrated0.3 mi30 yd00
May 19, 2024EF12.7 mi300 yd00
May 19, 2024EF11.5 mi40 yd00
May 29, 2018EF12.5 mi20 yd00
May 18, 2017EF19 mi200 yd00
May 18, 2017unrated0.2 mi50 yd00
Nov 16, 2015EF13.3 mi200 yd00
Apr 18, 2015EF10.5 mi40 yd00
Apr 14, 2012EF00.3 mi30 yd00
Apr 14, 2012EF17.2 mi150 yd00
Apr 14, 2012EF01 mi75 yd00

Nearby counties

Alfalfa County, OK52Woodward County, OK65Major County, OK52Barber County, KS42Comanche County, KS46Harper County, OK32Dewey County, OK55Harper County, KS67

Questions

How many tornadoes has Woods County, Oklahoma had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Woods County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Apr 2, 1956, with a 20-mile path.

When is tornado season in Woods County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (15 of 57). 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).