National Storms

McLoud, OK tornado history

49 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of the center of McLoud, OK from 1950 through 2025, according to the NOAA Storm Prediction Center, ranking 33rd of 127 Oklahoma cities with a tornado on record. 9 were rated F3/EF3 or stronger by the National Weather Service. The most recent was on November 2, 2024 (EF3, 25.1-mile path); the strongest, on May 19, 2013, was rated EF4. The deadliest, on April 2, 1956, killed 5 along its path. SPC also logged 3 preliminary tornado reports within 10 miles of the center of McLoud, OK in 2026.

49tornadoes since 1950
172016–2025
F4/EF4strongest rating
10deaths
401injuries
Nov 2, 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: 51960s: 41970s: 51980s: 41990s: 42000s: 42010s: 82020s: 151950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020smax 15
Tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of McLoud, 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 McLoud, OK

DateRatingPath lengthDeaths / injuriesStarted inClosest to center
Apr 3, 2026Prelim. report––Pottawatomie County, OK8.4 mi
Apr 3, 2026Prelim. report––Pottawatomie County, OK3.0 mi
Jan 8, 2026Prelim. report––Pottawatomie County, OK6.6 mi
Nov 2, 2024EF325.1 mi0 / 7Oklahoma County, OK5.9 mi
Apr 27, 2024EF18.5 mi0 / 0Oklahoma County, OK9.9 mi
Apr 25, 2024EF02.4 mi0 / 0Pottawatomie County, OK8.7 mi
Apr 25, 2024EF11.9 mi0 / 0Cleveland County, OK3.0 mi
Apr 25, 2024EF02.4 mi0 / 0Pottawatomie County, OK3.5 mi
Apr 25, 2024EF00.5 mi0 / 0Cleveland County, OK7.8 mi
Apr 19, 2023EF215.0 mi0 / 0Pottawatomie County, OK8.4 mi
Apr 19, 2023EF11.9 mi0 / 0Pottawatomie County, OK6.8 mi
Apr 19, 2023EF26.3 mi0 / 0Pottawatomie County, OK5.9 mi
Feb 26, 2023EF16.0 mi0 / 0Cleveland County, OK1.3 mi
Feb 26, 2023EF226.1 mi0 / 12McClain County, OK6.2 mi
Apr 23, 2022EF00.6 mi0 / 0Oklahoma County, OK9.8 mi
Apr 23, 2022EF00.8 mi0 / 0Oklahoma County, OK7.0 mi
Oct 10, 2021EF01.6 mi0 / 0Pottawatomie County, OK3.4 mi
Oct 10, 2021EF03.3 mi0 / 0Oklahoma County, OK9.4 mi
May 20, 2019EF22.6 mi0 / 0Pottawatomie County, OK4.8 mi
May 20, 2019EF11.4 mi0 / 0Cleveland County, OK7.8 mi
May 19, 2013EF02.0 mi0 / 0Pottawatomie County, OK6.0 mi
May 19, 2013EF423.0 mi2 / 10Cleveland County, OK3.2 mi
Apr 13, 2012EF00.2 mi0 / 0Pottawatomie County, OK6.4 mi
May 24, 2011EF22.0 mi0 / 32Pottawatomie County, OK1.7 mi
May 10, 2010EF36.5 mi0 / 3Pottawatomie County, OK4.8 mi
May 10, 2010EF424.0 mi2 / 49Cleveland County, OK4.8 mi
May 6, 2007EF00.1 mi0 / 0Pottawatomie County, OK3.3 mi
Apr 10, 2005F15.0 mi0 / 0Oklahoma County, OK6.7 mi
May 8, 2003F417.3 mi0 / 134Cleveland County, OK9.0 mi
Apr 15, 2003F13.2 mi0 / 0Oklahoma County, OK9.0 mi
May 3, 1999F218.0 mi1 / 10Pottawatomie County, OK6.7 mi
May 3, 1999F19.0 mi0 / 0Cleveland County, OK7.8 mi
Oct 4, 1998F13.0 mi0 / 0Pottawatomie County, OK9.3 mi
Mar 13, 1990F219.0 mi0 / 1Cleveland County, OK0.7 mi
Sep 29, 1986F25.0 mi0 / 0Oklahoma County, OK6.5 mi
Sep 29, 1986F14.0 mi0 / 0Lincoln County, OK9.7 mi
May 12, 1985F10.1 mi0 / 3Lincoln County, OK4.9 mi
May 23, 1981F10.1 mi0 / 0Pottawatomie County, OK3.0 mi
Jun 29, 1976F00.1 mi0 / 0Pottawatomie County, OK0.9 mi
Jun 29, 1976F01.5 mi0 / 0Pottawatomie County, OK7.4 mi
Jun 8, 1974F22.0 mi0 / 0Pottawatomie County, OK6.2 mi
Jun 8, 1974F39.0 mi0 / 0Oklahoma County, OK8.5 mi
Apr 20, 1974F363.6 mi0 / 3Grady County, OK9.2 mi
Jun 11, 1967F00.5 mi0 / 0Pottawatomie County, OK7.1 mi
Apr 14, 1965F00.1 mi0 / 0Pottawatomie County, OK9.9 mi
May 25, 1962F00.1 mi0 / 0Pottawatomie County, OK2.9 mi
Feb 17, 1961F26.6 mi0 / 1Pottawatomie County, OK5.0 mi
Sep 14, 1957F20.5 mi0 / 3Pottawatomie County, OK7.5 mi
Apr 2, 1956F342.6 mi5 / 68Lincoln County, OK8.5 mi
May 25, 1955F00.1 mi0 / 0Pottawatomie County, OK8.3 mi
Apr 26, 1955F10.1 mi0 / 0Pottawatomie County, OK9.8 mi
May 1, 1954F459.2 mi0 / 65Pottawatomie County, OK6.2 mi

More: Pottawatomie County tornadoes · Oklahoma tornado history · McLoud hail history · Oklahoma damaging wind

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 McLoud

The National Weather Service mapped the path of 23 tornadoes within 10 miles of McLoud in damage surveys (1 EF3, 4 EF2, 9 EF1, 9 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
Jun 21, 2026EF190 mph3.6 mi75 yd0 / 007:12–07:16 UTCNWS Norman
Apr 3, 2026EF1–3.5 mi–0 / 002:57–03:03 UTCNWS Norman
Apr 3, 2026EF080 mph4.6 mi–0 / 002:47–02:51 UTCNWS Norman
Jan 8, 2026EF195 mph3.9 mi–0 / 013:52–13:57 UTCNWS Norman
Jan 8, 2026EF190 mph2.6 mi–0 / 014:06–14:09 UTCNWS Norman
Nov 2, 2024EF3145 mph25.1 mi1,000 yd0 / 707:57–08:28 UTCNWS Norman
Apr 27, 2024EF195 mph8.5 mi150 yd0 / 002:45–02:56 UTCNWS Norman
Apr 25, 2024EF0–0.5 mi30 yd0 / 009:49–09:50 UTCNWS Norman
Apr 25, 2024EF080 mph2.4 mi50 yd0 / 010:05–10:08 UTCNWS Norman
Apr 25, 2024EF080 mph2.4 mi40 yd0 / 009:52–09:55 UTCNWS Norman
Apr 25, 2024EF195 mph1.8 mi75 yd0 / 009:53–09:56 UTCNWS Norman
Apr 19, 2023EF186 mph1.9 mi400 yd0 / 002:21–02:28 UTCNWS Norman
Apr 19, 2023EF2122 mph5.3 mi700 yd0 / 002:13–02:23 UTCNWS Norman
Apr 19, 2023EF2130 mph15.1 mi2,300 yd0 / 002:39–03:16 UTCNWS Norman
Feb 26, 2023EF195 mph6.0 mi100 yd0 / 003:42–03:48 UTCNWS Norman
Feb 26, 2023EF2130 mph26.6 mi700 yd0 / 1203:13–03:38 UTCNWS Norman
Apr 23, 2022EF0–0.8 mi75 yd0 / 001:20–01:22 UTCNWS Norman
Apr 23, 2022EF075 mph0.6 mi20 yd0 / 001:25–01:27 UTCNWS Norman
Oct 10, 2021EF0–1.5 mi–0 / 001:43–01:45 UTCNWS Norman
Oct 10, 2021EF075 mph3.3 mi–0 / 001:21–01:26 UTCNWS Norman
May 20, 2019EF1–1.4 mi–0 / 009:22–09:24 UTCNWS Norman
May 20, 2019EF2–2.6 mi–0 / 009:33–09:42 UTCNWS Norman
May 19, 2013EF0–2.1 mi–0 / 023:40–23:43 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.