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Ada, OK tornado history

43 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of the center of Ada, OK from 1950 through 2025, according to the NOAA Storm Prediction Center, ranking 40th of 127 Oklahoma cities with a tornado on record. 4 were rated F3/EF3 or stronger by the National Weather Service. The most recent was on May 23, 2025 (EF1, 2.6-mile path); the strongest, on March 21, 1991, was rated F3. The deadliest, on March 15, 1982, killed 1 along its path.

43tornadoes since 1950
132016–2025
F3/EF3strongest rating
1deaths
75injuries
May 23, 2025most recent
Rating: 012345 unknown or preliminaryLines run from the start to the end point of each path; dots mark where each tornado touched down.

Dashed circle: 10 miles from the city's Census center point. A tornado counts when its recorded path passes inside the circle. Paths run straight from start to end point, as SPC records them.

1950s: 31960s: 51970s: 71980s: 41990s: 52000s: 32010s: 82020s: 81950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020smax 8
Tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of Ada, OK, by decade

Source: National Storms (nationalstorms.com), CC BY 4.0, data from NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports.

Every tornado within 10 miles of the center of Ada, OK

DateRatingPath lengthDeaths / injuriesStarted inClosest to center
May 23, 2025EF12.6 mi0 / 0Pontotoc County, OK9.2 mi
Apr 19, 2025EF10.4 mi0 / 0Pontotoc County, OK4.7 mi
Apr 19, 2025EF14.3 mi0 / 1Pontotoc County, OK1.5 mi
Mar 3, 2025EF11.0 mi0 / 0Pontotoc County, OK6.6 mi
Mar 3, 2025EF13.7 mi0 / 1Pontotoc County, OK0.7 mi
Mar 3, 2025EF08.8 mi0 / 0Pontotoc County, OK8.7 mi
Apr 27, 2024EF11.5 mi0 / 0Pontotoc County, OK8.9 mi
Oct 10, 2021EF17.3 mi0 / 0Pontotoc County, OK3.0 mi
Jun 24, 2018EF00.2 mi0 / 0Pontotoc County, OK3.4 mi
May 3, 2018EF10.3 mi0 / 0Pontotoc County, OK7.5 mi
Mar 26, 2017EF00.3 mi0 / 0Pontotoc County, OK7.7 mi
Mar 26, 2017EF04.0 mi0 / 0Pontotoc County, OK4.0 mi
Apr 26, 2016EF12.0 mi0 / 0Pontotoc County, OK9.6 mi
May 23, 2015EF00.2 mi0 / 0Pontotoc County, OK1.9 mi
May 15, 2013EF00.5 mi0 / 0Pontotoc County, OK2.1 mi
May 21, 2011EF13.3 mi0 / 0Pontotoc County, OK5.6 mi
May 20, 2001F00.3 mi0 / 0Pontotoc County, OK6.8 mi
Oct 22, 2000F00.1 mi0 / 0Pontotoc County, OK9.2 mi
Oct 22, 2000F02.5 mi0 / 0Pontotoc County, OK7.5 mi
May 25, 1997F00.5 mi0 / 0Pontotoc County, OK9.7 mi
Apr 2, 1994F00.1 mi0 / 0Pontotoc County, OK3.3 mi
May 11, 1992F25.0 mi0 / 0Pontotoc County, OK8.3 mi
Mar 21, 1991F15.0 mi0 / 0Pontotoc County, OK0.3 mi
Mar 21, 1991F311.0 mi0 / 2Pontotoc County, OK3.9 mi
Mar 26, 1985F00.1 mi0 / 0Pontotoc County, OK3.5 mi
May 13, 1983F10.1 mi0 / 0Pontotoc County, OK9.9 mi
May 13, 1983F00.1 mi0 / 0Pontotoc County, OK3.6 mi
Mar 15, 1982F36.0 mi1 / 36Pontotoc County, OK2.8 mi
Jul 26, 1977F10.5 mi0 / 0Pontotoc County, OK0.2 mi
Nov 19, 1975F22.5 mi0 / 0Pontotoc County, OK6.6 mi
Nov 19, 1975F10.1 mi0 / 0Pontotoc County, OK3.9 mi
Apr 19, 1973F37.9 mi0 / 21Pontotoc County, OK1.0 mi
May 23, 1971F00.1 mi0 / 0Pontotoc County, OK8.8 mi
Oct 7, 1970F10.5 mi0 / 0Pontotoc County, OK6.1 mi
Apr 18, 1970F25.2 mi0 / 0Pontotoc County, OK2.4 mi
May 13, 1968F00.3 mi0 / 0Pontotoc County, OK8.8 mi
Apr 19, 1968F23.3 mi0 / 2Pontotoc County, OK4.3 mi
Jul 20, 1962F20.1 mi0 / 0Pontotoc County, OK2.8 mi
May 4, 1960F318.3 mi0 / 6Pontotoc County, OK8.9 mi
Jan 14, 1960F20.1 mi0 / 0Pontotoc County, OK8.8 mi
May 1, 1954F239.2 mi0 / 6Pontotoc County, OK8.7 mi
Jun 5, 1953F20.1 mi0 / 0Pontotoc County, OK8.2 mi
May 9, 1950F10.8 mi0 / 0Pontotoc County, OK9.1 mi

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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.

NWS Damage Survey Paths Near Ada

The National Weather Service mapped the path of 8 tornadoes within 10 miles of Ada in damage surveys (7 EF1, 1 EF0). On the map, those paths follow the survey, colored by the EF rating of each stretch, instead of a straight line from start to end.

DateRatingPeak windPath lengthMax widthDeaths / injuriesOn the groundSurveyed by
May 23, 2025EF1110 mph2.6 mi50 yd0 / 009:10–09:15 UTCNWS Norman
Apr 19, 2025EF195 mph0.4 mi30 yd0 / 003:10–03:11 UTCNWS Norman
Apr 19, 2025EF1105 mph4.3 mi100 yd0 / 103:03–03:11 UTCNWS Norman
Mar 3, 2025EF085 mph8.8 mi100 yd0 / 011:03–11:12 UTCNWS Norman
Mar 3, 2025EF195 mph1.0 mi40 yd0 / 011:16–11:17 UTCNWS Norman
Mar 3, 2025EF1105 mph3.7 mi200 yd0 / 111:11–11:15 UTCNWS Norman
Apr 27, 2024EF185 mph1.5 mi30 yd0 / 003:15–03:17 UTCNWS Norman
Oct 10, 2021EF190 mph7.4 mi–0 / 002:26–02:35 UTCNWS Norman

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Damage Assessment Toolkit (DAT): the tornado paths and EF-rating zones NWS survey teams mapped after each storm. Survey data are preliminary and can be revised; NOAA's official record is Storm Data (NCEI). Paths are simplified to about 30 m. Times are when the tornado was on the ground, in UTC.