Tornadoes · United States · Oklahoma

Tornadoes in Blaine County, Oklahoma

50 tornadoes have crossed Blaine County since 1950, 57th of the 77 counties in Oklahoma with a tornado on record, an average of one every 1.5 years. They have killed 3 people and injured 14. 1 was rated F4 or EF4 and above.

The rating scale

Tracks are drawn in the color of the rating. The United States rated tornadoes on Ted Fujita’s F scale until 31 January 2007 and on the Enhanced Fujita scale after it. Both run from 0 to 5, and both rate the damage rather than measure the wind: the speeds are what that damage is taken to imply.

  1. F0 / EF040 to 72 mph on the F scale, 65 to 85 mph on the EF scale

    Light damage. Surface peeled off some roofs, gutters and siding damaged, branches broken, shallow-rooted trees pushed over.

  2. F1 / EF173 to 112 mph on the F scale, 86 to 110 mph on the EF scale

    Moderate damage. Roofs badly stripped, mobile homes overturned or badly damaged, exterior doors lost, windows broken.

  3. F2 / EF2113 to 157 mph on the F scale, 111 to 135 mph on the EF scale

    Considerable damage. Roofs torn off well-built houses, frame homes shifted on their foundations, mobile homes destroyed, large trees snapped or uprooted, cars lifted off the ground.

  4. F3 / EF3158 to 206 mph on the F scale, 136 to 165 mph on the EF scale

    Severe damage. Whole stories of well-built houses destroyed, large buildings badly damaged, trains overturned, trees debarked, heavy cars lifted and thrown.

  5. F4 / EF4207 to 260 mph on the F scale, 166 to 200 mph on the EF scale

    Devastating damage. Well-built houses leveled, structures with weak foundations moved some distance, cars thrown and large missiles generated.

  6. F5 / EF5261 to 318 mph on the F scale, over 200 mph on the EF scale

    Incredible damage. Strong frame houses swept off their foundations, car-sized missiles thrown more than 100 meters, steel-reinforced concrete badly damaged, high-rise buildings deformed.

  7. Unrated

    The survey recorded a tornado but could not put a number on it, most often because it crossed open country and damaged nothing a rating can be read from.

Now

Tornadoes
50
Deaths
3
Injuries
14
F4 and above
1
Worst on record
F4, June 10, 1967

The deadliest in Blaine County

  1. F1, Blaine County, OklahomaApril 20, 19841 killed, 7 injured
  2. EF3, Blaine, Major and Dewey counties, OklahomaMay 24, 20111 killed, 2 injured
  3. F3, Blaine County, OklahomaMay 4, 19611 killed

The strongest

  1. F4, Blaine County, OklahomaJune 10, 1967F4, 0.1 mi (0 km)
  2. F3, Blaine, Canadian and Kingfisher counties, OklahomaMay 3, 1999F3, 21.0 mi (34 km)
  3. EF3, Blaine, Major and Dewey counties, OklahomaMay 24, 2011EF3, 13.2 mi (21 km)
  4. F3, Blaine County, OklahomaMay 4, 1961F3, 9.5 mi (15 km)
  5. F2, Custer and Blaine counties, OklahomaJanuary 25, 1967F2, 25.5 mi (41 km)
  6. F2, Blaine, Kingfisher and Canadian counties, OklahomaMay 29, 2004F2, 19.7 mi (32 km)
  7. F2, Custer and Blaine counties, OklahomaMarch 25, 1959F2, 12.3 mi (20 km)
  8. F2, Blaine County, OklahomaOctober 4, 1998F2, 12.0 mi (19 km)
  9. F2, Blaine County, OklahomaMay 21, 1961F2, 9.4 mi (15 km)
  10. F2, Blaine County, OklahomaJune 10, 1967F2, 0.3 mi (0 km)

Every year with a tornado

The 28 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Blaine County. Each year links to every tornado in Oklahoma that year.

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
20244EF1
20231EF0
20172EF0
2011212EF3
20081EF0
20072EF1
20041F2
199924F3
199861F2
19972F0
19961F1
19901F1
19851F0
1984117F1
19831F0
19811F2
19701F1
19674F4
19662F1
19652F1
19632F1
196121F3
19602F1
19591F2
19581F1
19562F2
19531F1
19521F1

Every tornado that crossed Blaine County

50 tornadoes, newest first.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
November 18, 20245:36 AM CSTEF1Blaine1.7100$50,000
May 19, 20248:37 PM CDTEF1Blaine0.650$5,000
May 19, 20248:37 PM CDTEF1Blaine0.550$2,000
May 6, 20246:41 PM CDTEF1Blaine11.1300$40,000
May 19, 202312:35 PM CDTEF0Blaine0.110
May 18, 20175:05 PM CDTEF0Blaine3.450$12,000
May 18, 20174:33 PM CDTEF0Blaine0.250$5,000
May 24, 20113:20 PM CDTEF3Blaine13.288012
May 23, 20114:26 PM CDTEF0Blaine0.315
March 2, 20084:46 PM CSTEF0Blaine1.050
June 13, 20078:06 PM CDTEF0Blaine0.130
March 29, 20073:05 PM CDTEF1Blaine2.320$50,000
May 29, 20047:17 PM CDTF2Blaine19.71,760$2.5 million
May 3, 19998:29 PM CDTF3Blaine21.004$320,000
May 3, 19998:21 PM CDTF0Blaine0.10
October 4, 19985:50 PM CDTF2Blaine12.0200$50,000
October 4, 19985:38 PM CDTF0Blaine1.530
September 21, 19985:45 PM CDTF0Blaine0.550$10,000
July 23, 19984:30 PM CDTF0Blaine0.250$3,000
July 23, 19984:10 PM CDTF0Blaine0.130
June 13, 19984:45 PM CDTF0Blaine0.1301
August 18, 19977:42 PM CDTF0Blaine0.573
March 27, 199711:55 PM CSTF0Blaine0.110$550,000
May 31, 19967:00 AM CDTF1Blaine2.525
May 15, 19905:50 PM CDTF1Blaine0.120
May 13, 19855:50 PM CDTF0Blaine0.110
April 20, 19843:38 PM CSTF1Blaine12.51017$50,000 to $500,000
May 17, 19839:05 PM CDTF0Blaine0.150under $50
May 22, 198110:40 PM CDTF2Blaine0.110
September 3, 19707:30 PM CDTF1Blaine0.110$500 to $5,000
June 10, 19679:45 PM GMT-5F4Blaine0.110$500,000 to $5 million
June 10, 19679:30 PM GMT-5F2Blaine0.310$50,000 to $500,000
April 11, 196711:50 PM GMT-6F1Blaine1.510$5,000 to $50,000
January 25, 19676:40 PM GMT-6F2Custer25.5150$50,000 to $500,000
June 5, 19666:00 PM GMT-5F0Blaine0.110
April 11, 19669:45 PM GMT-6F1Blaine0.110$500 to $5,000
May 13, 19659:00 PM GMT-5F1Blaine0.110$50 to $500
May 6, 19658:00 PM GMT-5F1Blaine0.110$50 to $500
May 26, 19634:40 PM GMT-5F1Blaine1.010under $50
May 26, 19634:35 PM GMT-5F1Blaine8.6100under $50
May 21, 19615:15 PM GMT-5F2Blaine9.4100$500 to $5,000
May 4, 19616:40 PM GMT-5F3Blaine9.5101$5,000 to $50,000
April 28, 19608:00 PM GMT-5F0Blaine0.110
February 20, 19603:30 PM GMT-6F1Blaine8.750
March 25, 19597:05 PM GMT-6F2Custer12.377$5,000 to $50,000
July 6, 19585:15 PM GMT-5F1Blaine0.110under $50
July 22, 19564:23 PM GMT-5F0Blaine0.110
July 2, 19564:30 PM GMT-5F2Blaine0.110
June 5, 19534:30 PM GMT-5F1Blaine0.4100under $50
June 4, 19524:30 PM GMT-5F1Blaine0.110$500 to $5,000

Nearby

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What this means

Ratings are the survey's, read off the damage rather than measured; the rating scale is above. Tornado counts rise through the record as reporting improved, so a year in the 1950s is not comparable with one today except for the strongest tornadoes, which were always noticed.

Sources

NOAA Storm Prediction Center tornado database, 1950-2025, the official record kept by NOAA's Storm Prediction Center.