Oklahoma tornado history

From 1950 through 2025, 4,564 tornadoes touched Oklahoma, according to the NOAA Storm Prediction Center, the 3rd most of the 48 contiguous states and DC. The National Weather Service rated 70 of them F4/EF4 or stronger (8 F5/EF5); along their paths they killed 522 people and injured 8,130. The deadliest, on May 25, 1955, was rated F5 and killed 80 along a path through OK and KS. From 2016 to 2025, Oklahoma averaged 83 tornadoes a year. SPC has logged 53 preliminary tornado reports in Oklahoma in 2026 (latest November 2, 2026).

Map of every Oklahoma tornado path since 1950

All 4,564 paths plus 53 preliminary 2026 reports (gray dots). Zoom in to your county; click a path for its date and rating.

Most recent tornadoes in Oklahoma

2026 preliminary tornado reports in Oklahoma

Reports from SPC's daily logs. A tornado often draws several reports; NOAA publishes confirmed tornadoes, paths and ratings with its final data.

Deadliest tornadoes in Oklahoma

F4, EF4, F5 and EF5 tornadoes in Oklahoma

The 50 strongest Oklahoma tornadoes, ranked by rating, deaths and path length: Strongest tornadoes in Oklahoma history

Longest tornado paths in Oklahoma

For tornadoes that crossed into another state, the path length, deaths and injuries are for the whole path.

Tornadoes by county

Cities with 5 or more tornadoes within 10 miles

Ada Altus Alva Anadarko Ardmore Atoka Bartlesville Bethany Bethel Acres Bixby Blackwell Blanchard Bristow Broken Arrow Broken Bow Cache Calera Catoosa Chandler Checotah Chickasha Choctaw Claremore Cleveland Clinton Collinsville Coweta Cushing Davis Del City Dewey Drumright Duncan Durant Edmond El Reno Elgin Elk City Enid Eufaula Fairview Fort Gibson Frederick Glenpool Goldsby Grove Guthrie Guymon Harrah Heavener Henryetta Hinton Hobart Holdenville Hominy Hugo Idabel Jenks Jones Kingfisher Lawton Lindsay Lone Grove Madill Mangum Mannford Marietta Marlow McAlester McLoud Miami Midwest City Moore Muldrow Muskogee Mustang New Cordell Newcastle Nichols Hills Noble Norman Nowata Okemah Oklahoma City Okmulgee Owasso Pauls Valley Pawhuska Perkins Perry Piedmont Pocola Ponca City Poteau Pryor Creek Purcell Roland Sallisaw Sand Springs Sapulpa Sayre Seminole Shawnee Skiatook Slaughterville Spencer Stigler Stillwater Stilwell Stroud Sulphur Tahlequah Tecumseh The Village Tishomingo Tonkawa Tulsa Tuttle Verdigris Vinita Wagoner Warr Acres Watonga Weatherford Wewoka Woodward Yukon

Tornadoes in Oklahoma by year

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Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center (SPC) Severe Weather Database (SVRGIS) tornado file, 1950–2025, and SPC preliminary storm reports for 2026 (data through November 6, 2026). Ratings are the ones the National Weather Service assigned: Fujita (F) scale before Feb 1, 2007, Enhanced Fujita (EF) after. Paths are drawn as straight lines from the start to the end point SPC records; real paths curve. City and county boundaries: US Census Bureau.