Tornado Warnings in Oklahoma
4,721 tornado warnings since 1986. An alert counts here when it covered any part of the state, so the counties below add up to more than the state. The archive of tornado warnings reaches back to 1986.
Tornado Warnings by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count since 1986. Tap one for its archive.
- Tornado Warnings
- 4,721
- Busiest year
- 2024283 tornado warnings
- Average year
- 115over 41 years on file
Over time
By year
Before October 2007 these were issued for whole counties, and a storm crossing three counties was often three warnings; since then one polygon follows the storm. The count changed with the practice, not only with the weather.
By month of the year
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Osage County234
- LeFlore County165
- Pittsburg County154
- Cleveland County143
- Cherokee County142
- Pottawatomie County137
- Atoka County136
- Oklahoma County134
- Carter County134
- Muskogee County134
- Mayes County132
- Pontotoc County131
- Delaware County130
- Tulsa County130
- Rogers County130
- Creek County129
- Lincoln County127
- McClain County126
- Wagoner County124
- Caddo County122
- Haskell County120
- McCurtain County119
- Johnston County118
- Adair County118
- Canadian County117
- Grady County117
- Tillman County116
- Latimer County116
- Okmulgee County115
- Garvin County114
- Sequoyah County114
- Woodward County112
- Pushmataha County108
- Garfield County107
- Grant County105
- Murray County103
- Stephens County102
- McIntosh County101
- Logan County100
- Okfuskee County99
37 more counties
- Beaver County98
- Kay County98
- Cotton County97
- Custer County96
- Ellis County96
- Washington County94
- Bryan County94
- Beckham County93
- Roger Mills County93
- Kiowa County92
- Seminole County92
- Washita County90
- Coal County90
- Comanche County88
- Noble County86
- Nowata County85
- Woods County85
- Hughes County85
- Payne County83
- Pawnee County83
- Craig County81
- Jefferson County79
- Major County79
- Greer County74
- Alfalfa County74
- Dewey County73
- Texas County72
- Kingfisher County72
- Marshall County71
- Jackson County69
- Harper County69
- Love County68
- Cimarron County66
- Blaine County63
- Harmon County59
- Ottawa County56
- Choctaw County45
The latest tornado warnings
The most recent on file, newest first.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 3, 4:47 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | AMA | Texas | 28 min |
| Jun 26, 8:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Noble, Payne | 30 min |
| Jun 25, 6:46 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Ellis | 17 min |
| Jun 25, 5:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Cherokee | 14 min |
| Jun 25, 5:18 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | AMA | Cimarron, Texas | 42 min |
| Jun 25, 4:53 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | AMA | Beaver | 39 min |
| Jun 25, 4:11 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | AMA | Beaver | 49 min |
| Jun 22, 3:18 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Creek, Okmulgee | 12 min |
| Jun 22, 3:14 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Hughes | 18 min |
| Jun 22, 2:48 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Pontotoc, Pottawatomie, Seminole | 27 min |
| Jun 22, 2:19 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Lincoln, Pottawatomie | 26 min |
| Jun 22, 2:08 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Lincoln, Oklahoma, Pottawatomie | 37 min |
Nearby
Sources
National Weather Service watches, warnings, advisories and statements from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's VTEC archive, which reconstructs tornado, severe thunderstorm, flash flood and marine warnings back to 1986 from the NWS text archive. Storm Prediction Center watches and mesoscale discussions from SPC's archive through the Mesonet. County centers from the US Census Bureau. Rebuilt daily.