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Tornado in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma
141 tornadoes events in the NCEI Storm Events record, 1950 to 2026. Event types counted: Tornado.
NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders. Storm records through 30 Jun 2026.
NCEI records 141 tornado events in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, between 1950 and 2026, spread over 53 years.
May is the busiest month, with 58 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 50 events against 24 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 2.8% of the 5,054 tornado events recorded in Oklahoma; its 19.9 per 100 square miles compares with 7.4 statewide.
NCEI attributes 16 deaths in the county to tornadoes.
By rating: 43 at (E)F0, 47 at (E)F1, 24 at (E)F2, 20 at (E)F3, 4 at (E)F4, 0 at (E)F5 and 3 unrated. Tornadoes before 2007 carry the original Fujita rating.
Compared with Oklahoma
| Measure | Oklahoma County | Oklahoma | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado events since 1950 | 141 | 5,054 | 81,281 |
| Per 100 square miles | 19.9 | 7.4 | 2.3 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 1.8 | 12.7 | 2.4 |
| Deaths recorded | 16 | 364 | 6,410 |
| Busiest month | May | May | May |
By year
Seasonality
0Feb
5Mar
7Apr
19May
58Jun
16Jul
6Aug
4Sep
5Oct
12Nov
8Dec
1
Magnitude distribution
Enhanced Fujita scale wind estimates
- EF0/F0
- 65–85 mph (EF0)
- EF1/F1
- 86–110 mph (EF1)
- EF2/F2
- 111–135 mph (EF2)
- EF3/F3
- 136–165 mph (EF3)
- EF4/F4
- 166–200 mph (EF4)
- EF5/F5
- over 200 mph (EF5)
- Unrated
- no rating recorded
Tornado rating as recorded (Fujita scale before February 2007, Enhanced Fujita after).
Recorded events
All 141 events, most recent first. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Jun 2026 | Tornado | EF1 | $200K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2026 | Tornado | EF1 | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 2026 | Tornado | EF0 | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 2026 | Tornado | EF1 | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 2025 | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Nov 2024 | Tornado | EF unrated | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Nov 2024 | Tornado | EF3 | $40M | — | — | 7 | County |
| 3 Nov 2024 | Tornado | EF3 | $15M | — | — | 6 | County |
| 19 May 2024 | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 May 2024 | Tornado | EF1 | $300K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 May 2024 | Tornado | EF1 | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 2024 | Tornado | EF1 | $300K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 2023 | Tornado | EF0 | $150K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Feb 2023 | Tornado | EF1 | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Apr 2022 | Tornado | EF0 | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Apr 2022 | Tornado | EF0 | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Oct 2021 | Tornado | EF1 | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Oct 2021 | Tornado | EF0 | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Oct 2021 | Tornado | EF0 | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Aug 2019 | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2019 | Tornado | EF0 | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2019 | Tornado | EF0 | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2019 | Tornado | EF0 | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2019 | Tornado | EF0 | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Oct 2018 | Tornado | EF0 | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Oct 2018 | Tornado | EF0 | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Oct 2018 | Tornado | EF0 | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Oct 2018 | Tornado | EF1 | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Apr 2016 | Tornado | EF0 | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Apr 2016 | Tornado | EF0 | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Apr 2016 | Tornado | EF1 | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 May 2015 | Tornado | EF3 | — | — | — | 12 | County |
| 25 Mar 2015 | Tornado | EF0 | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Dec 2014 | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 2013 | Tornado | EF1 | $80K | — | — | 8 | County |
| 31 May 2013 | Tornado | EF1 | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 2013 | Tornado | EF0 | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 May 2013 | Tornado | EF1 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 May 2013 | Tornado | EF1 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 May 2013 | Tornado | EF2 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 2010 | Tornado | EF4 | — | — | 2 | 29 | County |
| 10 May 2010 | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Feb 2009 | Tornado | EF2 | — | — | — | 4 | County |
| 10 Feb 2009 | Tornado | EF1 | $1.0M | — | — | — | County |
| 7 May 2008 | Tornado | EF0 | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 May 2008 | Tornado | EF1 | $100K | — | — | 1 | County |
| 1 May 2008 | Tornado | EF0 | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Mar 2008 | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Mar 2008 | Tornado | EF1 | $450K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 May 2007 | Tornado | EF0 | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Apr 2005 | Tornado | F1 | $150K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Nov 2004 | Tornado | F0 | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Nov 2004 | Tornado | F1 | $1.0M | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Nov 2004 | Tornado | F0 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2004 | Tornado | F2 | $5.0M | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 2003 | Tornado | F1 | $90K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 2003 | Tornado | F1 | $10M | — | — | 8 | County |
| 9 May 2003 | Tornado | F3 | $7.0M | — | — | 2 | County |
| 9 May 2003 | Tornado | F1 | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 2003 | Tornado | F4 | $160M | — | — | 89 | County |
| 15 Apr 2003 | Tornado | F1 | $125K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Oct 2000 | Tornado | F0 | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Oct 2000 | Tornado | F1 | $120K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 May 1999 | Tornado | F4 | $450M | — | 12 | 234 | County |
| 3 May 1999 | Tornado | F0 | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 May 1999 | Tornado | F2 | $3.2M | — | — | 4 | County |
| 3 May 1999 | Tornado | F0 | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 May 1999 | Tornado | F1 | $60K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 1998 | Tornado | F1 | $300K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 1998 | Tornado | F2 | $1.0M | — | — | 17 | County |
| 13 Jun 1998 | Tornado | F2 | $150K | — | — | 4 | County |
| 13 Jun 1998 | Tornado | F1 | $200K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 1992 | Tornado | F0 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Mar 1988 | Tornado | F1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | County |
| 2 Oct 1986 | Tornado | F1 | $2.5M | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Sep 1986 | Tornado | F2 | $250K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Sep 1986 | Tornado | F2 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 1986 | Tornado | F1 | $2.5M | — | — | — | County |
| 14 May 1986 | Tornado | F1 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 1986 | Tornado | F1 | $250K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 1986 | Tornado | F3 | $25M | — | — | 15 | County |
| 3 Jun 1981 | Tornado | F1 | $2.5M | — | — | 2 | County |
| 17 May 1981 | Tornado | F2 | $250K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Mar 1980 | Tornado | F0 | $250 | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 1979 | Tornado | F2 | $250K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Apr 1978 | Tornado | F4 | $2.5M | — | — | — | County |
| 20 May 1977 | Tornado | F2 | $2.5M | — | — | — | County |
| 20 May 1977 | Tornado | F3 | $250K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Mar 1976 | Tornado | F1 | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Nov 1975 | Tornado | F1 | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 May 1975 | Tornado | F2 | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 May 1975 | Tornado | F1 | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 May 1975 | Tornado | F1 | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 1974 | Tornado | F3 | $2.5M | — | — | 14 | County |
| 8 Jun 1974 | Tornado | F2 | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 1974 | Tornado | F3 | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 1974 | Tornado | F1 | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 1974 | Tornado | F3 | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Apr 1974 | Tornado | F3 | $2.5M | — | — | 3 | County |
| 8 Mar 1974 | Tornado | F1 | $25K | — | — | 1 | County |
| 19 Nov 1973 | Tornado | F3 | $2.5M | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Oct 1973 | Tornado | F1 | $250K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 1972 | Tornado | F0 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Oct 1971 | Tornado | F1 | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 1970 | Tornado | F3 | $250K | — | — | 1 | County |
| 30 Apr 1970 | Tornado | F2 | $25M | — | — | 6 | County |
| 25 Jun 1969 | Tornado | F2 | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 1968 | Tornado | F2 | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Apr 1968 | Tornado | F2 | $250K | — | — | 1 | County |
| 10 Jun 1967 | Tornado | F0 | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Sep 1965 | Tornado | F0 | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Sep 1965 | Tornado | F0 | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Aug 1965 | Tornado | F0 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Aug 1965 | Tornado | F0 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 1965 | Tornado | F2 | $250K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 1964 | Tornado | F2 | $250K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 1963 | Tornado | F1 | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 1963 | Tornado | F3 | $3K | — | — | 5 | County |
| 26 May 1963 | Tornado | F1 | $30 | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 1963 | Tornado | F3 | $3K | — | 1 | — | County |
| 26 May 1963 | Tornado | F3 | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 1963 | Tornado | F3 | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 1962 | Tornado | F1 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 May 1961 | Tornado | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 May 1961 | Tornado | — | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Feb 1961 | Tornado | F3 | $25K | — | — | 7 | County |
| 4 May 1960 | Tornado | F3 | $250K | — | — | 4 | County |
| 28 Apr 1960 | Tornado | F3 | $2.5M | — | — | 57 | County |
| 22 May 1959 | Tornado | F1 | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 1959 | Tornado | F0 | $250 | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 1958 | Tornado | F2 | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 1957 | Tornado | F2 | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Apr 1957 | Tornado | F0 | $30 | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Jul 1955 | Tornado | F1 | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 1955 | Tornado | F1 | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 May 1955 | Tornado | F0 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 May 1955 | Tornado | F0 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Sep 1954 | Tornado | F2 | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Apr 1951 | Tornado | F2 | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Apr 1951 | Tornado | F3 | $250K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Feb 1950 | Tornado | F2 | $25K | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many tornado events has Oklahoma County had?
141 events in the NCEI Storm Events record between 1950 and 2026. Reporting of tornadoes became far more complete after 1996, so early decades undercount.
When was the last recorded tornado event in Oklahoma County?
22 Jun 2026 (Tornado, EF1). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging tornado event recorded in Oklahoma County?
The tornado of 3 May 1999, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $450M; 12 deaths recorded.
How does Oklahoma County compare with Oklahoma for tornado?
19.9 events per 100 square miles against 7.4 statewide; the county holds 141 of the state's 5,054 recorded events.
Provenance
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, yearly details files through 30 Jun 2026, public domain. County-recorded events plus zone-recorded events whose forecast zone is named for the county (marked "Forecast zone"). Population and area from the US Census Bureau (2021). Built 1 Oct 2026. See the methodology, the Tornado hub and the county page.