Tornadoes · United States · Oklahoma

Tornadoes in Bryan County, Oklahoma

39 tornadoes have crossed Bryan County since 1950, 67th of the 77 counties in Oklahoma with a tornado on record, an average of one every 1.9 years. They have killed 6 people and injured 34. 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
39
Deaths
6
Injuries
34
F4 and above
1
Worst on record
F4, April 2, 1957

The deadliest in Bryan County

  1. F4, Bryan County, OklahomaApril 2, 19573 killed, 3 injured
  2. EF3, Bryan and Atoka counties, OklahomaApril 30, 20192 killed, 16 injured
  3. EF3, Bryan and Atoka counties, OklahomaMay 25, 20151 killed, 1 injured

The strongest

  1. F4, Bryan County, OklahomaApril 2, 1957F4, 7.9 mi (13 km)
  2. F3, Marshall and Bryan counties, OklahomaMarch 12, 1971F3, 41.6 mi (67 km)
  3. EF3, Bryan and Atoka counties, OklahomaApril 30, 2019EF3, 27.6 mi (44 km)
  4. EF3, Bryan and Atoka counties, OklahomaMay 25, 2015EF3, 18.8 mi (30 km)
  5. F3, Marshall and Bryan counties, OklahomaApril 3, 1964F3, 16.7 mi (27 km)
  6. EF3, Bryan and Choctaw counties, OklahomaMay 9, 2016EF3, 13.8 mi (22 km)
  7. F3, Bryan County, OklahomaMay 23, 1981F3, 9.7 mi (16 km)
  8. F2, Bryan, Atoka and Pushmataha counties, OklahomaApril 28, 1956F2, 27.9 mi (45 km)
  9. F2, Marshall, Bryan and Johnston counties, OklahomaMay 9, 1951F2, 14.8 mi (24 km)
  10. F2, Bryan County, OklahomaJune 14, 1969F2, 12.8 mi (21 km)

Every year with a tornado

The 27 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Bryan County. Each year links to every tornado in Oklahoma that year.

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
20251Unrated
20222EF1
20202EF1
20191216EF3
201612EF3
2015211EF3
201011EF1
20011F0
19942F1
19923F2
19912F2
19871F1
198221F2
19812F3
19801F2
19742F2
19721F2
197114F3
197011F1
19691F2
196411F3
195912F2
1957233F4
19561F2
19552F1
195411F2
195111F2

Every tornado that crossed Bryan County

39 tornadoes, newest first.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
April 26, 20252:30 PM CDTUnratedBryan3.030
November 4, 20221:30 PM CDTEF1Bryan3.440$75,000
May 5, 20221:53 PM CDTEF0Bryan0.110
April 22, 20205:52 PM CDTEF1Bryan1.230$20,000
April 22, 20205:32 PM CDTEF1Bryan5.2500$100,000
April 30, 20199:07 PM CDTEF3Bryan27.61,400216$300,000
May 9, 20166:22 PM CDTEF3Bryan13.83,1002$3.0 million
May 25, 20152:42 PM CDTEF3Bryan18.870011
May 9, 20157:25 PM CDTEF1Bryan5.3200
September 8, 20102:05 PM CDTEF1Bryan0.1251
April 11, 20014:47 AM CDTF0Bryan0.325$10,000
April 26, 19946:35 PM CDTF0Bryan1.540$500 to $5,000
April 26, 19946:18 PM CDTF1Bryan8.540$50,000 to $500,000
September 21, 19924:55 PM CDTF0Bryan0.130
May 11, 19925:25 PM CDTF2Bryan1.0100$50,000 to $500,000
May 11, 19924:24 PM CDTF0Marshall2.050$500 to $5,000
March 21, 19917:52 PM CSTF0Bryan3.0100
March 21, 19916:02 PM CSTF2Bryan5.0150$50,000 to $500,000
February 14, 198710:25 PM CSTF1Bryan0.250$50,000 to $500,000
April 2, 19823:05 PM CSTF2Bryan0.510$5,000 to $50,000
April 2, 19822:25 PM CSTF2Bryan0.5301$500,000 to $5 million
May 23, 19818:00 PM CDTF1Bryan0.110
May 23, 19817:58 PM CDTF3Bryan9.7100$500,000 to $5 million
April 2, 19806:53 PM CSTF2Bryan4.060$5,000 to $50,000
August 26, 19747:20 PM CDTF1Bryan1.0100$500 to $5,000
May 25, 19748:30 PM CDTF2Bryan8.51,500$5,000 to $50,000
April 20, 19727:25 PM CSTF2Bryan8.950$5,000 to $50,000
March 12, 19714:45 PM CSTF3Marshall41.62504$50,000 to $500,000
October 8, 19709:30 AM CDTF1Bryan1.01001$5,000 to $50,000
June 14, 19694:00 AM GMT-5F2Bryan12.8100$5,000 to $50,000
April 3, 19646:35 AM GMT-6F3Marshall16.72001$50,000 to $500,000
October 4, 19598:25 AM GMT-5F2Bryan4.32002$5,000 to $50,000
May 24, 195711:40 AM GMT-5F1Bryan0.110$5,000 to $50,000
April 2, 19575:58 PM GMT-6F4Bryan7.920033$50,000 to $500,000
April 28, 195610:00 PM GMT-6F2Bryan27.9300$500 to $5,000
May 26, 19556:20 AM GMT-5F0Bryan4.550$5,000 to $50,000
April 23, 19552:30 AM GMT-6F1Bryan0.110$500 to $5,000
September 20, 19549:00 PM GMT-5F2Bryan4.5101$500 to $5,000
May 9, 19519:20 PM GMT-5F2Marshall14.81001$5,000 to $50,000

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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.