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

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NCEI has 78 tornado events on record for Creek County, Oklahoma, from 1950 through 30 Jun 2026.

The newest tornado event on record is on 14 Apr 2026.

From 2016 through 2025, NCEI has 11 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 2 Oct 2026.

Date of the data: NCEI storm events through 30 Jun 2026. Event types on this page: Tornado.

Newest tornado events on record

Apr 14 2026

TornadoEF1

2 miles NNE of HILTON. Damage estimate: $500 thousand

Mar 6 2026

TornadoEF1

4 miles NNW of BRISTOW JONES ARPT. Damage estimate: $150 thousand

Nov 3 2024

TornadoEF0

3 miles ENE of BELLVUE. Damage estimate: $25 thousand

May 6 2024

TornadoEF1

At EDNA

Oct 10 2021

TornadoEF unrated

2 miles SSW of IRON POST

Mar 19 2020

TornadoEF0

2 miles S of OLIVE. Damage estimate: $35 thousand

May 25 2019

TornadoEF1

2 miles WSW of SAPULPA. Damage estimate: $800 thousand

TornadoEF1

3 miles N of KELLYVILLE. Damage estimate: $750 thousand

TornadoEF1

4 miles E of BELLVUE. Damage estimate: $250 thousand

TornadoEF1

4 miles W of BELLVUE. Damage estimate: $40 thousand

May 21 2019

TornadoEF1

4 miles WNW of SAPULPA

May 24 2016

TornadoEF1

5 miles E of SHAMROCK. Damage estimate: $750 thousand

Apr 26 2016

TornadoEF1

3 miles NW of KELLYVILLE. Damage estimate: $20 thousand

May 6 2015

TornadoEF0

6 miles S of KELLYVILLE

May 30 2013

TornadoEF0

4 miles NNW of OILTON

May 19 2013

TornadoEF1

7 miles SSW of IRON POST

TornadoEF0

2 miles WNW of SHAMROCK

May 19 2010

TornadoEF1

4 miles ENE of BRISTOW. Damage estimate: $15 thousand

TornadoEF0

2 miles ESE of DEPEW

May 13 2010

TornadoEF1

1 mile SE of KIEFER. Damage estimate: $25 thousand

TornadoEF1

2 miles W of SAPULPA. Damage estimate: $250 thousand

TornadoEF1

2 miles SE of MILFAY. Damage estimate: $75 thousand

May 2 2008

TornadoEF0

1 mile S of BRISTOW. Damage estimate: $20 thousand

May 29 2004

TornadoF0

3 miles SW of SAPULPA. Damage estimate: $5 thousand

TornadoF1

4 miles W of KELLYVILLE. Damage estimate: $25 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 Creek County by year, 1950 to 2026
Decade	Year that ends in 0	Year that ends in 1	Year that ends in 3	Year that ends in 4	Year that ends in 5	Year that ends in 6	Year that ends in 7	Year that ends in 8	Year that ends in 9	All
1950s	0	0	0	2	0	1	4	0	1	8
1960s	5	1	1	1	0	3	0	0	1	12
1970s	1	0	1	3	0	1	0	0	0	6
1980s	0	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	6
1990s	2	0	0	0	2	0	4	0	7	15
2000s	0	0	2	6	0	0	0	1	0	9
2010s	5	0	3	0	1	2	0	0	5	16
2020s	1	1	0	2	0	2 (part of the year)				6

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

Jan0 events
Feb0 events
Mar5 events
Apr13 events
May44 events
Jun9 events
Jul1 event
Aug0 events
Sep0 events
Oct5 events
Nov1 event
Dec0 events

Magnitudes on record

Tornado events on record for Creek County by rating
Rating	Wind estimate of the scale	Events
EF0 or F0	65 to 85 mph (EF0)	25
EF1 or F1	86 to 110 mph (EF1)	30
EF2 or F2	111 to 135 mph (EF2)	8
EF3 or F3	136 to 165 mph (EF3)	7
EF4 or F4	166 to 200 mph (EF4)	4
EF5 or F5	more than 200 mph (EF5)	2
Unrated	no rating on record	2

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 2 Oct 2026.

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 2 Oct 2026.

The wind estimates are those of the Enhanced Fujita scale.

Beside the other counties

Tornado events on record: Creek County beside the total of the counties of Oklahoma and of the United States
Measure	Creek	All counties of Oklahoma	All counties of the United States
Tornado events, 1950 to 2026	78	5,054	81,254
Events for each 100 square miles	8.2	7.4	2.3
Events for each 10,000 residents	10.8	12.7	2.4

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 Creek County, newest first, without the 25 newest events above
Date	Event type	Magnitude	Damage estimate	Deaths	Injuries	On record for
29 May 2004	Tornado	F3	$350 thousand	0	0	County
29 May 2004	Tornado	F1	$150 thousand	0	0	County
21 Apr 2004	Tornado	F1	$50 thousand	0	0	County
20 Apr 2004	Tornado	F0	none	0	0	County
9 May 2003	Tornado	F1	$25 thousand	0	0	County
19 Apr 2003	Tornado	F0	none	0	0	County
31 Oct 1999	Tornado	F0	$500	0	0	County
31 Oct 1999	Tornado	F0	none	0	0	County
31 Oct 1999	Tornado	F0	$500	0	0	County
31 Oct 1999	Tornado	F0	$2 thousand	0	0	County
3 May 1999	Tornado	F3	$2 thousand	0	0	County
3 May 1999	Tornado	F0	$40 thousand	0	0	County
3 May 1999	Tornado	F1	$6.5 million	0	0	County
26 May 1997	Tornado	F1	none	0	0	County
26 May 1997	Tornado	F0	none	0	0	County
26 May 1997	Tornado	F1	none	0	0	County
26 May 1997	Tornado	F0	none	0	0	County
9 Jun 1995	Tornado	F0	$15 thousand	0	1	County
9 Jun 1995	Tornado	F0	none	0	0	County
15 May 1990	Tornado	F1	$250 thousand	0	0	County
13 Mar 1990	Tornado	F2	$250 thousand	0	0	County
29 Apr 1984	Tornado	F4	$25 million	0	20	County
26 Apr 1984	Tornado	F4	$2.5 million	0	0	County
15 Jun 1981	Tornado	F2	$250 thousand	0	3	County
23 May 1981	Tornado	F1	none	0	0	County
19 Apr 1981	Tornado	F2	$2.5 million	0	0	County
19 Apr 1981	Tornado	F3	$3 thousand	0	0	County
30 May 1976	Tornado	F1	$25 thousand	2	1	County
8 Jun 1974	Tornado	F4	$2.5 million	13	135	County
8 Jun 1974	Tornado	F2	$25 thousand	0	0	County
8 Jun 1974	Tornado	F2	$250 thousand	0	0	County
4 Jun 1973	Tornado	F2	$25 thousand	0	0	County
11 Jun 1970	Tornado	F0	none	0	0	County
23 Jun 1969	Tornado	F1	none	0	0	County
17 May 1966	Tornado	F0	none	0	0	County
17 May 1966	Tornado	F0	none	0	0	County
15 May 1966	Tornado	F1	none	0	0	County
12 Apr 1964	Tornado	F2	$3 thousand	0	0	County
26 May 1963	Tornado	F1	$25 thousand	0	0	County
25 May 1961	Tornado	F1	$25 thousand	0	0	County
16 May 1960	Tornado	not recorded	none	0	0	County
5 May 1960	Tornado	F3	$250 thousand	0	0	County
5 May 1960	Tornado	F3	$250 thousand	0	0	County
5 May 1960	Tornado	F5	$2.5 million	5	81	County
5 May 1960	Tornado	F5	$2.5 million	0	0	County
31 Mar 1959	Tornado	F3	$250 thousand	0	3	County
1 Jul 1957	Tornado	F2	$30	0	0	County
20 May 1957	Tornado	F0	none	0	0	County
25 Apr 1957	Tornado	F0	$30	0	0	County
22 Apr 1957	Tornado	F0	$30	0	0	County
2 Apr 1956	Tornado	F3	$2.5 million	5	38	County
1 May 1954	Tornado	F4	$2.5 million	0	0	County
24 Mar 1954	Tornado	F1	$3 thousand	0	0	County

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

Official channels

NCEI Storm Events Database (opens in a new tab)Search the full NCEI record by state, county and date.
National Weather Service: Tulsa, OK (opens in a new tab)The forecast office that issues the weather warnings for the county.
FEMA Flood Map Service Center: Search By Address (opens in a new tab)Search an address to see its flood map. This site has no flood-zone data.

These links open the pages of the agencies. The site checked the links on 2 Oct 2026.

Cite this page

County Hazards. "Tornado events on record for Creek County, Oklahoma". https://countyhazards.com/county/ok/creek/tornado/. Data: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database through 30 Jun 2026. Page made on 2 Oct 2026.

Questions

Which month has the most tornado events on record for Creek County?: May has 44 of the 78 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 Creek County compare with the other counties of Oklahoma?: The counties of Oklahoma have 7.4 tornado events for each 100 square miles. Creek County has 8.2.
Which tornado ratings are on record for Creek County?: 55 tornado events have a rating of EF0, F0, EF1 or F1. 21 events have a higher rating. 2 events have no rating.