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Storm events on record through

Tornado events in Canadian County, Oklahoma The tornado events on record, by date and by year

This page is a county record of past events and claims. It does not show the flood zone or the risk of an address. For the flood map of an address, use FEMA's address search.

NCEI has 110 tornado events on record for Canadian County, Oklahoma, from 1950 through 30 Jun 2026.

The newest tornado event on record is on 22 Jun 2026.

From 2016 through 2025, NCEI has 13 tornado events on record for the county.

The NWS collects event reports from a variety of sources, which include (but are not limited to): county, state, and federal emergency management officials, local law enforcement officials, SKYWARN spotters, NWS damage surveys, newspaper clipping services, the insurance industry, and the general public, among others.

The National Weather Service reports property and crop damage estimates using available data at the time of event reporting. These values should therefore be considered broad estimates. Damage amounts are not adjusted for inflation.

The words of the agency. Source: NOAA NCEI, Storm Events Database, page "Frequently Asked Questions", copied on .

Date of the data: NCEI storm events through . Event types on this page: Tornado.

Newest tornado events on record

TornadoEF2

3 miles SSW of CONCHO. Damage estimate: $600 thousand

TornadoEF0

2 miles W of MUSTANG. Damage estimate: $3 thousand

TornadoEF0

4 miles NNE of UNION CITY. Damage estimate: $5 thousand

TornadoEF0

6 miles NE of UNION CITY. Damage estimate: $2 thousand

TornadoEF2

6 miles NE of UNION CITY. Damage estimate: $100 thousand

TornadoEF1

6 miles W of CALUMET. Damage estimate: $100 thousand

TornadoEF1

7 miles ESE of UNION CITY. Damage estimate: $250 thousand

TornadoEF0

6 miles E of UNION CITY. Damage estimate: $5 thousand

TornadoEF unrated

4 miles SSW of MUSTANG

TornadoEF0

At UNION CITY. Damage estimate: $5 thousand

TornadoEF1

3 miles W of MUSTANG. Damage estimate: $50 thousand

TornadoEF3

2 miles S of EL RENO. Damage estimate: $400 thousand

TornadoEF0

13 miles WNW of CALUMET. Damage estimate: $10 thousand

TornadoEF0

1 mile NNE of MUSTANG. Damage estimate: $7 thousand

TornadoEF0

6 miles WSW of YUKON

TornadoEF0

6 miles SSW of EL RENO

TornadoEF0

5 miles NW of UNION CITY

TornadoEF0

4 miles SE of YUKON. Damage estimate: $50 thousand

TornadoEF0

6 miles S of EL RENO

TornadoEF2

6 miles W of YUKON. Damage estimate: $20 thousand

TornadoEF0

7 miles S of CALUMET. Damage estimate: $1 thousand

TornadoEF3

8 miles S of CALUMET. Damage estimate: $300 thousand

TornadoEF1

6 miles W of CALUMET. Damage estimate: $20 thousand

TornadoEF0

3 miles W of UNION CITY

TornadoEF1

3 miles WSW of PIEDMONT. Damage estimate: $5 thousand

A place is the text of the NCEI record: a distance and a direction from a reference place. The site does not show a place text that names a private property or reads as a person. A tornado before February 2007 has a rating on the Fujita scale (F). A later tornado has a rating on the Enhanced Fujita scale (EF).

Tornado events by year

Tornado events on record for Canadian County by year, 1950 to 2026
Decade0123456789All
1950s011210320111
1960s070110010010
1970s100220006314
1980s02110000105
1990s2220010031222
2000s100160271018
2010s223801110119
2020s022141111

A darker cell has a larger count. The number is in each cell.

Tornado events are on record from 1950. The year 2026 has the events through 30 Jun 2026 only.

By month, all years

  1. Jan0
  2. Feb2
  3. Mar6
  4. Apr18
  5. May56
  6. Jun15
  7. Jul2
  8. Aug4
  9. Sep0
  10. Oct5
  11. Nov2
  12. Dec0

Magnitudes on record

Tornado events on record for Canadian County by rating
RatingWind estimate of the scaleEvents
EF0 or F065 to 85 mph (EF0)46
EF1 or F186 to 110 mph (EF1)37
EF2 or F2111 to 135 mph (EF2)19
EF3 or F3136 to 165 mph (EF3)3
EF4 or F4166 to 200 mph (EF4)3
EF5 or F5more than 200 mph (EF5)1
Unratedno rating on record1

Tornadoes may contain multiple segments. A tornado that crosses a county line or state line is considered a separate segment.

The words of the agency. Source: NOAA NCEI, Storm Events Database, page "Frequently Asked Questions", copied on .

The Enhanced F-scale still is a set of wind estimates (not measurements) based on damage.

The words of the agency. Source: NOAA NWS Storm Prediction Center, Enhanced Fujita Tornado Damage Scale, copied on .

The wind estimates are those of the Enhanced Fujita scale.

Beside the other counties

Tornado events on record: Canadian County beside the total of the counties of Oklahoma and of the United States
MeasureCanadianAll counties of OklahomaAll counties of the United States
Tornado events, 1950 to 20261105,05481,254
Events for each 100 square miles12.37.42.3
Events for each 10,000 residents6.812.72.4

The columns for the state and the United States total the counties. They count the events of each county in the same way as the county column. A forecast zone with another name than a county counts for the state only.

More tornado events on record

Tornado events on record for Canadian County, newest first, without the 25 newest events above
DateEvent typeMagnitudeDamage estimateDeathsInjuriesOn record for
TornadoEF1none00County
TornadoEF5none7112County
TornadoEF0none00County
TornadoEF0none00County
TornadoEF0none00County
TornadoEF1$50 thousand00County
TornadoEF0$5 thousand00County
TornadoEF1$5 thousand00County
TornadoEF0$100 thousand00County
TornadoEF1$3.0 million00County
TornadoEF1none00County
TornadoEF1$25 thousand00County
TornadoEF2$500 thousand05County
TornadoF1$1 thousand00County
TornadoF1$1.5 million00County
TornadoF1$25 thousand00County
TornadoF1$10 thousand00County
TornadoF0none00County
TornadoF1$150 thousand00County
TornadoF2$1.0 million00County
TornadoF0none00County
TornadoF1$3 thousand00County
TornadoF0$50000County
TornadoF0none00County
TornadoF0none00County
TornadoF0none00County
TornadoF0none00County
TornadoF1$50 thousand00County
TornadoF2$50 thousand00County
TornadoF1$2 thousand00County
TornadoF0$25 thousand00County
TornadoF2$125 thousand00County
TornadoF0none00County
TornadoF1$10 thousand00County
TornadoF0$5 thousand00County
TornadoF0none00County
TornadoF0none00County
TornadoF0none00County
TornadoF1$500 thousand00County
TornadoF1$250 thousand03County
TornadoF0none00County
TornadoF0none00County
TornadoF0none00County
TornadoF0none00County
TornadoF1none00County
TornadoF0none00County
TornadoF2$250 thousand00County
TornadoF0$3000County
TornadoF4$2.5 million00County
TornadoF1none00County
TornadoF1$25 thousand00County
TornadoF1$3 thousand00County
TornadoF0$3 thousand00County
TornadoF1$25 thousand00County
TornadoF1$25 thousand00County
TornadoF0$3 thousand00County
TornadoF0$3 thousand00County
TornadoF4$2.5 million00County
TornadoF1$250 thousand00County
TornadoF1$25 thousand00County
TornadoF3$2.5 million00County
TornadoF1$3 thousand00County
TornadoF4$2.5 million24County
TornadoF0none00County
TornadoF0$2.5 million00County
TornadoF1$3 thousand00County
TornadoF2$3000County
TornadoF2$25 thousand00County
TornadoF1$3 thousand00County
TornadoF0none00County
TornadoF2$25 thousand00County
TornadoF2none00County
TornadoF2$25 thousand00County
TornadoF2$25 thousand00County
TornadoF1$3 thousand00County
TornadoF1none00County
TornadoF0$3 thousand00County
TornadoF2$25 thousand00County
TornadoF1$250 thousand00County
TornadoF2$250 thousand00County
TornadoF2none00County
TornadoF0$25000County
TornadoF2$250 thousand00County
TornadoF1none00County
TornadoF2$25 thousand00County

The table has all other events on record. A damage figure is an estimate in the NCEI record.

Official channels

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Cite this page

County Hazards. "Tornado events on record for Canadian County, Oklahoma". https://countyhazards.com/county/ok/canadian/tornado/. Data: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database through 30 Jun 2026. Page made on .

Questions

Which month has the most tornado events on record for Canadian County?
May has 56 of the 110 tornado events on record from 1950 through 30 Jun 2026.
How many tornado events are on record for Oklahoma?
NCEI has 5,054 tornado events on record for Oklahoma from 1950 through 30 Jun 2026. That count has every forecast zone of the state.
How does Canadian County compare with the other counties of Oklahoma?
The counties of Oklahoma have 7.4 tornado events for each 100 square miles. Canadian County has 12.3.
Which tornado ratings are on record for Canadian County?
83 tornado events have a rating of EF0, F0, EF1 or F1. 26 events have a higher rating. 1 event has no rating.