National Storms

Frederick, OK tornado history

44 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of the center of Frederick, OK from 1950 through 2025, according to the NOAA Storm Prediction Center, ranking 38th of 127 Oklahoma cities with a tornado on record. 3 were rated F3/EF3 or stronger by the National Weather Service. The most recent was on April 30, 2024 (EF1, 6.4-mile path); the strongest, on April 10, 1979, was rated F4. The deadliest, on April 10, 1979, killed 11 along its path.

44tornadoes since 1950
112016–2025
F4/EF4strongest rating
11deaths
132injuries
Apr 30, 2024most 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: 81960s: 71970s: 81980s: 31990s: 32000s: 42010s: 62020s: 51950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020smax 8
Tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of Frederick, 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 Frederick, OK

DateRatingPath lengthDeaths / injuriesStarted inClosest to center
Apr 30, 2024EF16.4 mi0 / 0Tillman County, OK8.9 mi
May 31, 2022EF14.7 mi0 / 0Tillman County, OK5.5 mi
Oct 12, 2021EF17.3 mi0 / 0Tillman County, OK5.3 mi
Oct 12, 2021EF00.4 mi0 / 0Tillman County, OK5.4 mi
May 15, 2020EFU0.3 mi0 / 0Tillman County, OK8.4 mi
May 2, 2018EF15.5 mi0 / 0Tillman County, OK7.5 mi
May 2, 2018EF11.6 mi0 / 0Tillman County, OK8.6 mi
May 2, 2018EFU0.4 mi0 / 0Tillman County, OK5.6 mi
May 2, 2018EFU0.5 mi0 / 0Tillman County, OK8.2 mi
Oct 21, 2017EFU0.1 mi0 / 0Tillman County, OK9.3 mi
May 10, 2017EF00.3 mi0 / 0Tillman County, OK6.2 mi
May 24, 2004F00.1 mi0 / 0Tillman County, OK9.2 mi
May 24, 2004F00.2 mi0 / 0Tillman County, OK7.1 mi
May 24, 2004F00.7 mi0 / 0Tillman County, OK6.9 mi
May 24, 2004F00.5 mi0 / 0Tillman County, OK9.0 mi
May 25, 1999F01.5 mi0 / 0Tillman County, OK7.3 mi
Jun 3, 1995F00.1 mi0 / 0Tillman County, OK5.2 mi
Jun 3, 1995F00.1 mi0 / 0Tillman County, OK5.6 mi
May 20, 1985F00.1 mi0 / 0Tillman County, OK8.7 mi
Jun 13, 1983F012.0 mi0 / 0Tillman County, OK1.7 mi
May 27, 1982F212.0 mi0 / 0Tillman County, OK6.0 mi
Apr 10, 1979F29.2 mi0 / 1Tillman County, OK5.0 mi
Apr 10, 1979F439.7 mi11 / 68Wilbarger County, TX → OK5.5 mi
May 27, 1978F10.3 mi0 / 0Tillman County, OK4.9 mi
Apr 19, 1977F20.8 mi0 / 0Tillman County, OK5.8 mi
Jun 18, 1973F00.2 mi0 / 29Tillman County, OK3.9 mi
Jun 18, 1973F33.3 mi0 / 29Tillman County, OK3.9 mi
Jun 18, 1973F10.5 mi0 / 0Tillman County, OK3.5 mi
May 22, 1973F13.6 mi0 / 0Tillman County, OK3.9 mi
Apr 9, 1967F10.5 mi0 / 0Tillman County, OK9.3 mi
Apr 7, 1965F16.8 mi0 / 0Tillman County, OK3.5 mi
Mar 3, 1963F18.0 mi0 / 0Tillman County, OK4.8 mi
May 20, 1962F00.1 mi0 / 0Tillman County, OK7.1 mi
May 16, 1961F00.1 mi0 / 0Tillman County, OK8.7 mi
May 16, 1961F00.1 mi0 / 0Tillman County, OK9.4 mi
May 5, 1960F00.1 mi0 / 0Tillman County, OK2.4 mi
Nov 17, 1958F365.8 mi0 / 4Cotton County, OK → TX3.1 mi
Jul 27, 1958F10.1 mi0 / 0Tillman County, OK6.9 mi
May 24, 1957F19.7 mi0 / 0Tillman County, OK → TX2.3 mi
May 9, 1957F00.1 mi0 / 0Tillman County, OK5.4 mi
Aug 5, 1955F10.1 mi0 / 0Tillman County, OK4.9 mi
Aug 30, 1954F10.1 mi0 / 0Tillman County, OK5.9 mi
May 1, 1954F20.1 mi0 / 0Tillman County, OK9.4 mi
Jun 29, 1952F20.1 mi0 / 1Tillman County, OK2.2 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 Frederick

The National Weather Service mapped the path of 2 tornadoes within 10 miles of Frederick in damage surveys (2 EF1). 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
Apr 30, 2024EF1110 mph6.3 mi1,200 yd0 / 002:32–03:12 UTCNWS Norman
Oct 12, 2021EF1–7.3 mi–0 / 000:41–00:58 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.