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

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NCEI has 71 tornado events on record for McCurtain County, Oklahoma, from 1950 through 30 Jun 2026.

The newest tornado event on record is on 10 Mar 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 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

Mar 10 2026

TornadoEF2

2 miles WNW of OAK HILL. Damage estimate: $500 thousand

Apr 4 2025

TornadoEF1

2 miles SE of MILLERTON. Damage estimate: $100 thousand

Nov 4 2024

TornadoEF1

4 miles SE of HOLLY CREEK

Mar 14 2024

TornadoEF1

6 miles N of BROKEN BOW. Damage estimate: $50 thousand

Mar 2 2023

TornadoEF1

1 mile ENE of OAK HILL. Damage estimate: $10 thousand

Nov 4 2022

TornadoEF4

3 miles WSW of BOSS. Damage estimate: $35 million

TornadoEF1

4 miles N of BATTIEST

TornadoEF2

2 miles ESE of PICKENS. Damage estimate: $300 thousand

May 16 2020

TornadoEF unrated

6 miles SE of TOM

TornadoEF0

2 miles SE of PLEASANT HILL

Apr 28 2020

TornadoEF2

9 miles E of HOCHATOWN. Damage estimate: $300 thousand

TornadoEF1

4 miles SE of SHERWOOD. Damage estimate: $100 thousand

Jun 19 2019

TornadoEF1

1 mile WSW of HAWORTH. Damage estimate: $50 thousand

May 29 2019

TornadoEF0

3 miles NW of FARMERS HILL

Dec 12 2015

TornadoEF2

1 mile SW of VALLIANT. Damage estimate: $2.0 million

Nov 5 2015

TornadoEF1

2 miles S of HAWORTH. Damage estimate: $10 thousand

Jun 17 2015

TornadoEF0

1 mile N of REDLAND. Damage estimate: $150 thousand

May 30 2013

TornadoEF1

4 miles SSW of PLUNKETTVILLE. Damage estimate: $10 thousand

Nov 8 2011

TornadoEF1

4 miles SW of NORTH VALIANT. Damage estimate: $25 thousand

Apr 25 2011

TornadoEF0

1 mile NNW of EAGLETOWN. Damage estimate: $5 thousand

TornadoEF0

2 miles ESE of HOLLY CREEK

Apr 14 2011

TornadoEF0

2 miles WSW of SMITHVILLE. Damage estimate: $500

TornadoEF0

4 miles WSW of HOCHATOWN

TornadoEF0

6 miles SE of RINGOLD. Damage estimate: $10 thousand

Apr 9 2009

TornadoEF2

5 miles ESE of EAGLETOWN. Damage estimate: $1 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 McCurtain 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	0	0	0	3	1	0	1	1	0	2	8
1960s	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	6
1970s	1	3	2	2	3	0	0	1	0	1	13
1980s	0	0	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	7
1990s	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	3
2000s	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	4	1	10
2010s	0	6	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	2	12
2020s	4	0	3	1	2	1	1 (part of the year)				12

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
Feb4 events
Mar5 events
Apr24 events
May16 events
Jun3 events
Jul2 events
Aug0 events
Sep0 events
Oct4 events
Nov10 events
Dec3 events

Magnitudes on record

Tornado events on record for McCurtain County by rating
Rating	Wind estimate of the scale	Events
EF0 or F0	65 to 85 mph (EF0)	17
EF1 or F1	86 to 110 mph (EF1)	27
EF2 or F2	111 to 135 mph (EF2)	21
EF3 or F3	136 to 165 mph (EF3)	2
EF4 or F4	166 to 200 mph (EF4)	1
EF5 or F5	more than 200 mph (EF5)	2
Unrated	no rating on record	1

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: McCurtain County beside the total of the counties of Oklahoma and of the United States
Measure	McCurtain	All counties of Oklahoma	All counties of the United States
Tornado events, 1950 to 2026	71	5,054	81,254
Events for each 100 square miles	3.8	7.4	2.3
Events for each 10,000 residents	23.0	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 McCurtain County, newest first, without the 25 newest events above
Date	Event type	Magnitude	Damage estimate	Deaths	Injuries	On record for
10 May 2008	Tornado	EF0	none	0	0	County
9 Apr 2008	Tornado	EF0	none	0	0	County
9 Apr 2008	Tornado	EF0	none	0	0	County
31 Mar 2008	Tornado	EF1	$10 thousand	0	0	County
14 May 2003	Tornado	F2	$50 thousand	0	0	County
1 May 2003	Tornado	F0	none	0	0	County
1 May 2003	Tornado	F2	$260 thousand	0	0	County
23 Apr 2000	Tornado	F1	none	0	0	County
23 Apr 2000	Tornado	F2	$40 thousand	0	2	County
4 May 1999	Tornado	F2	$6 thousand	0	0	County
11 Feb 1999	Tornado	F1	$60 thousand	0	0	County
13 Nov 1993	Tornado	F0	$5 thousand	0	0	County
18 Nov 1985	Tornado	F1	$250 thousand	0	4	County
31 Oct 1984	Tornado	F1	$25 thousand	0	0	County
2 May 1984	Tornado	F1	$250 thousand	0	0	County
23 Dec 1982	Tornado	F2	$250 thousand	0	1	County
2 Apr 1982	Tornado	F3	$2.5 million	0	0	County
2 Apr 1982	Tornado	F5	$2.5 million	0	4	County
2 Apr 1982	Tornado	F5	$2.5 million	0	0	County
11 Apr 1979	Tornado	F2	$250 thousand	0	3	County
23 Feb 1977	Tornado	F2	$250 thousand	0	4	County
14 May 1974	Tornado	F1	$25 thousand	0	0	County
14 May 1974	Tornado	F1	$30	0	0	County
1 May 1974	Tornado	F1	$25 thousand	0	1	County
24 Nov 1973	Tornado	F1	$25 thousand	0	0	County
6 Jul 1973	Tornado	F1	$25 thousand	0	0	County
22 Oct 1972	Tornado	F2	$25 thousand	0	1	County
22 Oct 1972	Tornado	F3	$25 thousand	0	1	County
14 Dec 1971	Tornado	F2	$25 thousand	0	0	County
1 Jun 1971	Tornado	F0	$3 thousand	0	0	County
4 Feb 1971	Tornado	F1	$3 thousand	0	0	County
6 Oct 1970	Tornado	F0	$3 thousand	0	0	County
28 Apr 1967	Tornado	F0	none	0	0	County
12 Apr 1967	Tornado	F2	$25 thousand	0	0	County
30 Apr 1962	Tornado	F2	$3 thousand	0	0	County
23 Jul 1961	Tornado	F2	$3 thousand	0	0	County
5 May 1961	Tornado	F2	none	0	0	County
20 May 1960	Tornado	F1	$3 thousand	0	0	County
3 Nov 1959	Tornado	F1	$3 thousand	0	0	County
4 Mar 1959	Tornado	F2	$25 thousand	0	0	County
2 Apr 1957	Tornado	F1	$25 thousand	0	0	County
25 Feb 1956	Tornado	F0	none	0	0	County
2 May 1954	Tornado	F1	$3 thousand	0	0	County
23 Apr 1953	Tornado	F2	$250 thousand	0	1	County
23 Apr 1953	Tornado	F1	$3 thousand	0	0	County
23 Apr 1953	Tornado	F2	$30	1	14	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: Shreveport, LA (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 McCurtain County, Oklahoma". https://countyhazards.com/county/ok/mccurtain/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 McCurtain County?: April has 24 of the 71 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 McCurtain County compare with the other counties of Oklahoma?: The counties of Oklahoma have 7.4 tornado events for each 100 square miles. McCurtain County has 3.8.
Which tornado ratings are on record for McCurtain County?: 44 tornado events have a rating of EF0, F0, EF1 or F1. 26 events have a higher rating. 1 event has no rating.