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

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NCEI has 95 tornado events on record for Kiowa County, Oklahoma, from 1950 through 30 Jun 2026.

The newest tornado event on record is on 18 Nov 2024.

From 2016 through 2025, NCEI has 16 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

Nov 18 2024

TornadoEF unrated

7 miles NNW of LONE WOLF

TornadoEF unrated

7 miles NW of LONE WOLF

Apr 30 2024

TornadoEF0

3 miles SSE of COOPERTON

Feb 26 2023

TornadoEF1

3 miles E of LONE WOLF. Damage estimate: $100 thousand

May 4 2022

TornadoEF unrated

4 miles NNE of ROOSEVELT

Oct 12 2021

TornadoEF1

6 miles ESE of SNYDER. Damage estimate: $5 thousand

TornadoEF1

6 miles SE of SNYDER. Damage estimate: $1 thousand

Oct 10 2021

TornadoEF1

8 miles E of COOPERTON. Damage estimate: $30 thousand

TornadoEF unrated

4 miles SSW of COOPERTON

May 20 2019

TornadoEF unrated

4 miles NNE of LONE WOLF

May 7 2019

TornadoEF unrated

7 miles SW of COLD SPRINGS

TornadoEF2

3 miles NNE of HOBART. Damage estimate: $75 thousand

Oct 7 2018

TornadoEF0

12 miles ENE of COOPERTON

TornadoEF0

4 miles SW of SNYDER

May 2 2018

TornadoEF unrated

3 miles SE of LONE WOLF

TornadoEF0

5 miles SW of LONE WOLF

May 16 2015

TornadoEF1

5 miles SSW of SNYDER

May 9 2013

TornadoEF0

At SNYDER

Apr 13 2012

TornadoEF0

6 miles ENE of COOPERTON

TornadoEF1

2 miles SW of COOPERTON

TornadoEF0

1 mile S of COOPERTON

TornadoEF0

1 mile SE of COOPERTON

Nov 7 2011

TornadoEF0

13 miles E of COOPERTON

TornadoEF0

11 miles E of COOPERTON

TornadoEF0

7 miles ENE of MOUNTAIN PARK

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 Kiowa County by year, 1950 to 2026
Decade	Year that ends in 0	Year that ends in 1	Year that ends in 2	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	2	0	1	3	1	3	0	3	1	5	19
1960s	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4
1970s	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	1	1	0	6
1980s	1	5	4	3	0	3	5	0	0	1	22
1990s	0	0	0	1	0	3	1	0	0	2	7
2000s	0	2	0	3	0	2	0	1	0	0	8
2010s	0	7	4	1	0	1	0	0	4	3	20
2020s	0	4	1	1	3	0	0 (part of the year)				9

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
Feb2 events
Mar4 events
Apr15 events
May32 events
Jun16 events
Jul5 events
Aug3 events
Sep0 events
Oct10 events
Nov8 events
Dec0 events

Magnitudes on record

Tornado events on record for Kiowa County by rating
Rating	Wind estimate of the scale	Events
EF0 or F0	65 to 85 mph (EF0)	46
EF1 or F1	86 to 110 mph (EF1)	28
EF2 or F2	111 to 135 mph (EF2)	11
EF3 or F3	136 to 165 mph (EF3)	3
EF4 or F4	166 to 200 mph (EF4)	0
EF5 or F5	more than 200 mph (EF5)	0
Unrated	no rating on record	7

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: Kiowa County beside the total of the counties of Oklahoma and of the United States
Measure	Kiowa	All counties of Oklahoma	All counties of the United States
Tornado events, 1950 to 2026	95	5,054	81,254
Events for each 100 square miles	9.4	7.4	2.3
Events for each 10,000 residents	113.0	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 Kiowa County, newest first, without the 25 newest events above
Date	Event type	Magnitude	Damage estimate	Deaths	Injuries	On record for
7 Nov 2011	Tornado	EF0	none	0	0	County
7 Nov 2011	Tornado	EF0	none	0	0	County
7 Nov 2011	Tornado	EF0	none	0	0	County
19 May 2011	Tornado	EF0	none	0	0	County
18 Aug 2007	Tornado	EF1	$50 thousand	0	0	County
5 Jun 2005	Tornado	F0	none	0	0	County
5 Jun 2005	Tornado	F1	$15 thousand	0	0	County
17 Mar 2003	Tornado	F1	$20 thousand	0	0	County
17 Mar 2003	Tornado	F0	none	0	0	County
17 Mar 2003	Tornado	F1	$50 thousand	0	0	County
9 Oct 2001	Tornado	F0	none	0	0	County
9 Oct 2001	Tornado	F1	$10 thousand	0	0	County
31 May 1999	Tornado	F0	none	0	0	County
3 May 1999	Tornado	F0	none	0	0	County
26 May 1996	Tornado	F0	none	0	0	County
9 Jul 1995	Tornado	F0	none	0	0	County
9 Jun 1995	Tornado	F0	none	0	0	County
9 Jun 1995	Tornado	F0	none	0	0	County
7 May 1993	Tornado	F0	$5 thousand	0	0	County
29 Oct 1989	Tornado	F0	none	0	0	County
1 Oct 1986	Tornado	F0	none	0	0	County
14 May 1986	Tornado	F1	$250 thousand	0	0	County
14 May 1986	Tornado	F2	$250 thousand	0	0	County
26 Apr 1986	Tornado	F1	$25 thousand	0	0	County
26 Apr 1986	Tornado	F0	none	0	0	County
2 Jun 1985	Tornado	F0	none	0	0	County
2 Jun 1985	Tornado	F0	none	0	0	County
2 Jun 1985	Tornado	F0	none	0	0	County
13 May 1983	Tornado	F0	$30	0	0	County
13 May 1983	Tornado	F2	$25 thousand	0	0	County
13 May 1983	Tornado	F0	$30	0	0	County
15 May 1982	Tornado	F1	$25 thousand	0	0	County
15 May 1982	Tornado	F1	$25 thousand	0	0	County
15 May 1982	Tornado	F0	$30	0	0	County
11 May 1982	Tornado	F3	$250 thousand	0	0	County
21 Jul 1981	Tornado	F2	$25 thousand	0	0	County
28 May 1981	Tornado	F1	none	0	0	County
22 May 1981	Tornado	F2	none	0	0	County
12 Apr 1981	Tornado	F1	$25 thousand	0	0	County
11 Apr 1981	Tornado	F0	none	0	0	County
16 Jun 1980	Tornado	F0	none	0	0	County
5 Apr 1978	Tornado	F1	$25 thousand	0	0	County
20 May 1977	Tornado	F2	$25 thousand	0	0	County
23 Jun 1976	Tornado	F1	$250	0	0	County
17 Apr 1976	Tornado	F1	$25 thousand	0	0	County
22 Feb 1975	Tornado	F2	$250 thousand	1	2	County
18 Jun 1973	Tornado	F2	$250	0	0	County
22 Apr 1968	Tornado	F0	none	0	0	County
5 Jun 1962	Tornado	F1	none	0	0	County
25 May 1962	Tornado	F1	$25 thousand	0	0	County
24 May 1962	Tornado	F0	none	0	0	County
22 Jul 1959	Tornado	F1	none	0	0	County
22 Jul 1959	Tornado	F1	none	0	0	County
21 Jun 1959	Tornado	F0	$3 thousand	0	0	County
19 May 1959	Tornado	F1	none	0	0	County
20 Mar 1959	Tornado	F0	none	0	0	County
11 Jun 1958	Tornado	F0	$3 thousand	0	0	County
22 May 1957	Tornado	F1	none	0	0	County
22 May 1957	Tornado	F2	$25 thousand	0	0	County
2 Apr 1957	Tornado	F2	$25 thousand	0	0	County
17 Jun 1955	Tornado	F0	none	0	0	County
14 Jun 1955	Tornado	F2	$25 thousand	0	0	County
11 May 1955	Tornado	F0	none	0	0	County
8 Jul 1954	Tornado	F0	none	0	0	County
11 Aug 1953	Tornado	F1	$3 thousand	0	0	County
4 Aug 1953	Tornado	F0	$3 thousand	0	0	County
5 Jun 1953	Tornado	F0	none	0	0	County
23 May 1952	Tornado	F1	$3 thousand	0	0	County
28 Apr 1950	Tornado	F3	$250 thousand	1	1	County
28 Apr 1950	Tornado	F3	$250 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: Norman, 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 Kiowa County, Oklahoma". https://countyhazards.com/county/ok/kiowa/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 Kiowa County?: May has 32 of the 95 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 Kiowa County compare with the other counties of Oklahoma?: The counties of Oklahoma have 7.4 tornado events for each 100 square miles. Kiowa County has 9.4.
Which tornado ratings are on record for Kiowa County?: 74 tornado events have a rating of EF0, F0, EF1 or F1. 14 events have a higher rating. 7 events have no rating.