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Tornadoes in Creek County, Oklahoma

78 tornadoes have crossed Creek County since 1950, 2 of them surveyed so far this year and still preliminary, 22nd of the 77 counties in Oklahoma with a tornado on record, an average of 1.0 a year. They have killed 30 people and injured 482. 5 were rated F4 or EF4 and above, 1 at the top of the scale.

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
78
Deaths
30
Injuries
482
F4 and above
5
Worst on record
F5, May 5, 1960

The deadliest in Creek County

The strongest

Every year with a tornado

The 34 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Creek County. Each year links to every tornado in Oklahoma that year.

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
20262EF1
20242EF1
20211Unrated
20201EF0
20195EF1
20162EF1
20151EF0
20133EF1
20105EF2
20081EF0
20046F3
20032F1
1999713F3
19974F2
199521F0
19941F0
19931F1
19902F2
19842497F4
198143F3
1976121F1
1974314150F4
19731F2
19701F0
19691F1
19663F1
19641F2
19631F1
19611F1
19603581F5
195913F3
19574F2
19561568F3
1954265F4

Every tornado that crossed Creek County

78 tornadoes, newest first. The 2 at the top are this year's, from the surveying office rather than SPC's published database, and their ratings are marked as preliminary.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
March 6, 20265:18 PM CSTEF1Creek6.2270
April 14, 20269:52 PM CDTEF1Creek1.7225
November 3, 20243:46 AM CSTEF0Creek4.6400$25,000
May 6, 202412:06 AM CDTEF1Okmulgee4.0350
October 10, 20219:42 PM CDTUnratedCreek1.0100
March 19, 20201:53 AM CDTEF0Creek0.675$35,000
May 25, 201912:27 AM CDTEF1Tulsa12.32,200$1.1 million
May 25, 201912:21 AM CDTEF1Creek12.51,400$760,000
May 25, 201912:14 AM CDTEF1Creek10.71,000$250,000
May 25, 201912:04 AM CDTEF1Creek2.6200$40,000
May 21, 20196:08 AM CDTEF1Creek1.675
May 24, 20165:28 PM CDTEF1Creek8.0900$750,000
April 26, 201610:00 PM CDTEF1Creek5.6550$20,000
May 6, 20152:58 AM CDTEF0Creek1.5100
May 30, 20134:01 PM CDTEF0Creek0.150
May 19, 20137:17 PM CDTEF1Lincoln14.4700$50,000
May 19, 20136:47 PM CDTEF0Creek0.250
May 19, 20107:37 PM CDTEF1Creek5.0600$15,000
May 19, 20107:09 PM CDTEF0Creek0.150
May 13, 20104:45 AM CDTEF1Tulsa14.1500$125,000
May 13, 20104:43 AM CDTEF2Tulsa22.7500$750,000
May 13, 20104:19 AM CDTEF1Creek20.01,000$75,000
May 2, 20081:45 AM CDTEF0Creek7.0250$20,000
May 29, 200412:33 AM CDTF0Creek0.175$10,000
May 29, 200412:12 AM CDTF1Creek5.4200$30,000
May 29, 200411:33 PM CDTF1Creek4.6425$150,000
May 29, 200411:18 PM CDTF3Creek7.5700$350,000
April 21, 20046:29 PM CDTF1Creek1.0600$50,000
April 20, 20047:08 PM CDTF0Creek0.4200
May 9, 200312:25 AM CDTF1Creek2.0300$30,000
April 19, 20033:55 PM CDTF0Creek2.050
October 31, 19995:00 PM CSTF0Creek0.550$1,000
October 31, 19994:35 PM CSTF0Creek0.550$1,000
October 31, 19994:23 PM CSTF0Creek0.550
October 31, 19994:15 PM CSTF0Creek0.550$2,000
May 3, 199912:08 AM CDTF1Tulsa7.0150$8.5 million
May 3, 199911:58 PM CDTF0Creek2.050$40,000
May 3, 199910:10 PM CDTF3Lincoln16.045013$60 million
May 26, 19976:46 PM CDTF2Okmulgee8.1100$160,000
May 26, 19976:38 PM CDTF1Creek5.0150
May 26, 19976:35 PM CDTF0Creek0.130
May 26, 19976:30 PM CDTF1Creek0.173
June 9, 19957:30 AM CDTF0Creek0.130
June 9, 19957:25 AM CDTF0Creek0.1301$5,000 to $50,000
May 6, 199410:16 PM CDTF0Creek0.130
June 9, 19935:00 PM CDTF1Tulsa3.050$50,000 to $500,000
May 15, 19909:45 PM CDTF1Creek1.073$50,000 to $500,000
March 13, 19908:10 PM CSTF2Okmulgee9.0340$50,000 to $500,000
April 29, 198410:20 AM CDTF4Creek27.0200160$5 million to $50 million
April 26, 198410:05 PM CSTF4Pawnee22.0880337$500,000 to $5 million
June 15, 19811:05 AM CDTF2Creek3.31003$50,000 to $500,000
May 23, 19814:00 PM CDTF1Creek0.110
April 19, 19818:30 PM CSTF3Creek3.0100$500 to $5,000
April 19, 19818:20 PM CSTF2Creek3.6600$500,000 to $5 million
May 30, 19767:30 PM CDTF1Creek0.13321$5,000 to $50,000
June 8, 19748:30 PM CDTF2Creek14.4100$50,000 to $500,000
June 8, 19746:35 PM CDTF2Creek4.3100$5,000 to $50,000
June 8, 19744:55 PM CDTF4Creek29.040014150$500,000 to $5 million
June 4, 19737:30 PM CDTF2Creek1.533$5,000 to $50,000
June 11, 19706:11 PM CDTF0Creek2.050
June 23, 19697:00 PM GMT-5F1Creek0.110
May 17, 19669:23 PM GMT-5F0Creek0.110
May 17, 19669:07 PM GMT-5F0Creek0.110
May 15, 19669:50 PM GMT-5F1Creek0.110
April 12, 19645:15 PM GMT-6F2Creek0.250$500 to $5,000
May 26, 19632:50 AM GMT-5F1Creek0.110$5,000 to $50,000
May 25, 19616:40 PM GMT-5F1Creek13.810$5,000 to $50,000
May 16, 19609:15 PM GMT-5F0Creek0.110
May 5, 19606:00 PM GMT-5F5Prague–Sapulpa tornado71.8800581$500,000 to $5 million
May 5, 19604:00 PM GMT-5F3Cleveland101.9400$50,000 to $500,000
March 31, 19596:10 PM GMT-6F3Creek3.81003$50,000 to $500,000
July 1, 19574:00 AM GMT-5F2Creek0.110under $50
May 20, 19578:00 PM GMT-5F0Creek0.110
April 25, 195710:00 PM GMT-6F0Creek0.110under $50
April 22, 195711:04 PM GMT-6F0Creek0.110under $50
April 2, 19569:33 PM GMT-6F3Lincoln42.6300568$500,000 to $5 million
May 1, 19547:00 PM GMT-5F4Pottawatomie59.21065$500,000 to $5 million
March 24, 19549:15 PM GMT-6F1Creek3.6200$500 to $5,000

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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.