Tornado in Oklahoma
Every tornado event the National Weather Service has filed in Oklahoma, year by year, with the most significant episodes. A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
The most significant on the map
The most significant tornado episodes in Oklahoma.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The record
- Events
- 5,054
- Deaths
- 364
- Injuries
- 5,501
- Damage
- $6.0 billion
Every year
The most significant
Ranked by deaths, injuries, damage and size together.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, May 3, 1999A record outbreak of tornadoes struck Oklahoma from late afternoon of May 3, 1999, through early morning of May 4, 1999. To date, 58 tornadoes have been recorded across portions of western and central Oklahoma.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, May 5, 1960
- Tornadoes in Oklahoma, May 25, 1955
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, May 20 to 21, 2013A tornado outbreak occurred during the afternoon and evening hours of the 20th. Several tornadoes occurred from central Oklahoma down through south central Oklahoma near the Red River.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, June 8, 1974
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, May 24, 2011A tornado outbreak occurred over parts of northern and central Oklahoma during the day on the 24th, with violent tornadoes devastating several communities.
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Oklahoma, May 31, 2013A tornado outbreak occurred during the late afternoon and early evening hours of the 31st. A stalled front and deeply mixed dryline served as a focus for thunderstorm development. The front/dryline triple point was where the most intense supercells initiated.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, April 26, 1984
- Tornadoes in Oklahoma, May 5, 1961
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, May 10, 2008Elevated severe thunderstorms containing large hail developed north of a warm front that was moving slowly northward across eastern Oklahoma and west central Arkansas during the morning and early afternoon of the 10th.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, April 24, 1993
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, February 10, 2009Thunderstorms developed early in the afternoon, from near the Lawton area, northeast toward the Oklahoma metro area.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, January 22, 1957
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, May 10, 2010A significant outbreak of severe thunderstorms and tornadoes affected a large part of northern, central, and southern Oklahoma. Tornadoes were most numerous across central and southern Oklahoma, with significant damage occurring over many areas.
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, April 2, 1956
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, April 10, 1979
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, October 5, 1970
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Oklahoma, April 27 to 28, 2024A widespread, long-duration and historic severe weather and tornado outbreak occurred from the late morning through late evening on the 27th.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, May 9, 1959
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, March 26, 1976
- Tornadoes in Oklahoma, May 1, 1954
- Tornadoes in Oklahoma, April 28, 1950
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, April 19, 1981
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, May 8, 2003Two tornadic supercells produced four tornadoes during the afternoon hours of May 8, 2003. One supercell produced three tornadoes that affected Moore, southern Oklahoma City, Midwest City, and Choctaw.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, November 19, 1973
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24.