Tornadoes · United States · Oklahoma

Tornadoes in Custer County, Oklahoma

74 tornadoes have crossed Custer County since 1950, 27th of the 77 counties in Oklahoma with a tornado on record, an average of one every 1.0 years. They have killed 4 people and injured 19. 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
74
Deaths
4
Injuries
19
F4 and above
1
Worst on record
F4, June 10, 1967

The deadliest in Custer County

  1. F4, Custer County, OklahomaJune 10, 19674 killed, 1 injured

The strongest

  1. F4, Custer County, OklahomaJune 10, 1967F4, 8.7 mi (14 km)
  2. F3, Beckham, Washita and Custer counties, OklahomaOctober 9, 2001F3, 11.5 mi (19 km)
  3. F3, Custer County, OklahomaMay 22, 1981F3, 10.3 mi (17 km)
  4. F3, Custer County, OklahomaJune 7, 1971F3, 1.5 mi (2 km)
  5. F3, Custer County, OklahomaMay 25, 1962F3, 1.5 mi (2 km)
  6. F2, Custer and Blaine counties, OklahomaJanuary 25, 1967F2, 25.5 mi (41 km)
  7. F2, Custer and Blaine counties, OklahomaMarch 25, 1959F2, 12.3 mi (20 km)
  8. F2, Custer County, OklahomaMay 22, 1981F2, 10.4 mi (17 km)
  9. EF2, Roger Mills and Custer counties, OklahomaMarch 8, 2010EF2, 9.5 mi (15 km)
  10. F2, Custer County, OklahomaMay 25, 1959F2, 8.8 mi (14 km)

Every year with a tornado

The 35 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Custer County. Each year links to every tornado in Oklahoma that year.

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
20251EF0
20245EF2
20212EF1
20195EF2
20171Unrated
20153EF0
20103EF2
20081EF0
20044F0
20014F3
19992F0
199412F1
19931F0
19922F0
19861F0
19852F2
19833F1
19821F0
1981412F3
19791F0
19772F2
19751F1
19711F3
1967541F4
19652F0
196224F3
19612F1
19601F1
19593F2
19571F0
19551F1
19542F1
19531F1
19511F0
19502F1

Every tornado that crossed Custer County

74 tornadoes, newest first.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
June 14, 20256:40 PM CDTEF0Custer0.450
May 19, 20248:13 PM CDTEF1Custer2.830
May 19, 20248:05 PM CDTEF1Custer5.0440$200,000
May 19, 20247:39 PM CDTEF1Custer6.7400$150,000
May 19, 20247:28 PM CDTEF2Custer6.71,760$250,000
May 19, 20246:58 PM CDTUnratedCuster0.5100
October 12, 20218:01 PM CDTUnratedCuster0.220
October 12, 20217:55 PM CDTEF1Custer9.6400
June 15, 20199:42 PM CDTEF1Custer1.5400$50,000
June 15, 20199:16 PM CDTEF0Custer1.3300$2,000
June 15, 20199:06 PM CDTEF2Custer6.3500$80,000
June 15, 20198:40 PM CDTEF1Dewey3.1100$4,000
May 7, 20198:32 PM CDTUnratedCuster2.050
May 18, 20174:20 PM CDTUnratedCuster0.230
May 26, 20156:32 PM CDTEF0Custer0.130
April 9, 20159:08 PM CDTEF0Custer0.230
April 8, 20158:58 PM CDTEF0Custer0.230
May 12, 20108:21 PM CDTEF1Washita10.450
March 8, 20106:16 PM CSTEF0Custer0.110
March 8, 20105:20 PM CSTEF2Roger Mills9.5100$1.0 million
September 11, 20088:35 PM CDTEF0Custer0.540
May 29, 20046:29 PM CDTF0Custer6.0200$1,000
March 27, 20043:54 PM CSTF0Custer0.110
March 27, 20043:30 PM CSTF0Custer0.320
March 27, 20043:00 PM CSTF0Custer0.530
October 9, 20015:57 PM CDTF0Custer0.550
October 9, 20015:42 PM CDTF0Custer0.125
October 9, 20015:15 PM CDTF0Custer0.125
October 9, 20014:30 PM CDTF3Beckham11.5600$60,000
April 2, 19999:55 PM CSTF0Custer1.110$10,000
April 2, 19997:07 PM CSTF0Custer0.30
June 6, 19949:29 PM CDTF1Custer5.51502$50,000 to $500,000
March 30, 199312:10 PM CSTF0Custer0.110
September 5, 19928:23 PM CDTF0Custer0.130
March 8, 19926:15 PM CSTF0Custer0.2100$500 to $5,000
May 16, 19869:10 PM CDTF0Custer0.550
April 22, 19854:04 PM CSTF0Custer5.050
April 22, 19853:37 PM CSTF2Custer8.0250$500,000 to $5 million
June 10, 19837:20 PM CDTF1Beckham28.040$5,000 to $50,000
May 13, 19836:40 PM CDTF1Custer9.0150$50,000 to $500,000
May 13, 19836:35 PM CDTF0Custer0.150under $50
May 11, 19828:42 PM CDTF0Custer0.110under $50
May 22, 19818:55 PM CDTF3Custer10.326712$5 million to $50 million
May 22, 19818:00 PM CDTF1Custer0.110
May 22, 19817:30 PM CDTF2Custer10.4200$500,000 to $5 million
May 22, 19817:15 PM CDTF1Custer0.110
June 21, 19799:30 PM CDTF0Custer0.110
April 18, 19773:30 PM CSTF1Custer2.0100
March 2, 19772:00 PM CSTF2Custer7.4440$50,000 to $500,000
March 27, 19753:30 AM CDTF1Beckham20.4150$50,000 to $500,000
June 7, 19717:00 PM CDTF3Custer1.550$50,000 to $500,000
June 10, 196710:30 PM GMT-5F0Custer0.110
June 10, 19677:30 PM GMT-5F1Custer0.110$50 to $500
June 10, 19676:09 PM GMT-5F0Custer0.110
June 10, 19676:04 PM GMT-5F4Custer8.730041$50,000 to $500,000
January 25, 19676:40 PM GMT-6F2Custer25.5150$50,000 to $500,000
June 1, 19657:55 PM GMT-5F0Custer0.110
April 9, 19654:10 PM GMT-6F0Custer0.110
June 5, 19627:20 PM GMT-5F1Custer0.110$500 to $5,000
May 25, 19628:19 PM GMT-5F3Custer1.5104$50,000 to $500,000
September 23, 19618:00 PM GMT-5F1Custer3.050$5,000 to $50,000
May 21, 19614:45 PM GMT-5F0Custer0.110
May 28, 196010:30 PM GMT-5F1Custer0.110$50 to $500
May 25, 195912:05 AM GMT-5F2Custer8.8150$5,000 to $50,000
May 4, 19595:00 PM GMT-5F2Custer0.110$5,000 to $50,000
March 25, 19597:05 PM GMT-6F2Custer12.377$5,000 to $50,000
September 20, 19576:30 PM GMT-5F0Custer0.110under $50
May 30, 195512:59 AM GMT-5F1Custer4.3300$500 to $5,000
May 25, 19546:45 PM GMT-5F0Custer0.110
April 26, 19544:30 PM GMT-5F1Custer0.110under $50
May 10, 19532:20 AM GMT-5F1Custer0.110$50 to $500
April 24, 19515:30 PM GMT-6F0Custer0.110
May 22, 19501:39 PM GMT-5F1Custer1.5100
May 4, 195010:30 PM GMT-5F1Custer0.110$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.