Woodward County tornado history

65 tornadoes touched Woodward County, Oklahoma between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.9 a year. The strongest was rated EF3 (Apr 14, 2012). Tornadoes here killed 6 and injured 32 people.

65tornadoes since 1950

EF3strongest rating

6killed · 32 injured

34 milongest path · 2012

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

By rating

(E)F041

(E)F116

(E)F23

(E)F34

(E)F40

(E)F50

unrated1

By month

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Peak month: April.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Apr 14, 2012	EF3	34 mi	400 yd	29	6
Oct 31, 1984	F3	20 mi	250 yd	0	0
May 26, 1991	F3	12.5 mi	1,000 yd	0	0
Apr 17, 2002	F3	8 mi	600 yd	0	0
May 5, 2007	EF2	16 mi	600 yd	0	0
May 24, 1950	F2	1 mi	33 yd	2	0
May 4, 1950	F2	1 mi	100 yd	0	0
Oct 19, 2005	F1	13 mi	400 yd	0	0
Mar 27, 2004	F1	4 mi	250 yd	0	0
Apr 20, 1985	F1	3.6 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 25, 2024	EF1	2.6 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jul 23, 1955	F1	2 mi	200 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Apr 24, 2025	unrated	0.3 mi	30 yd
May 25, 2024	EF1	2.6 mi	50 yd
Jul 7, 2023	EF1	0.5 mi	50 yd
May 18, 2017	EF0	8.6 mi	200 yd
May 23, 2016	EF0	2.7 mi	400 yd
Apr 14, 2012	EF0	4 mi	30 yd
Apr 14, 2012	EF1	0.5 mi	30 yd
Apr 14, 2012	EF0	0.2 mi	30 yd
Apr 14, 2012	EF0	0.2 mi	30 yd
Apr 14, 2012	EF0	0.2 mi	30 yd
Apr 14, 2012	EF0	0.2 mi	30 yd
Apr 14, 2012	EF0	0.1 mi	20 yd

Deadliest: Apr 14, 2012, EF3, 6 killed.

Nearby counties

Ellis County, OK83 Woods County, OK57 Harper County, OK32 Dewey County, OK55 Major County, OK52 Comanche County, KS46 Roger Mills County, OK58 Custer County, OK74

Questions

How many tornadoes has Woodward County, Oklahoma had?

65 tornadoes touched Woodward County, Oklahoma between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.9 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Woodward County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF3 on Apr 14, 2012, with a 34-mile path and 6 deaths.

When is tornado season in Woodward County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (31 of 65). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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