Tornadoes · United States · Oklahoma

Tornadoes in Greer County, Oklahoma

46 tornadoes have crossed Greer County since 1950, 61st of the 77 counties in Oklahoma with a tornado on record, an average of one every 1.7 years. They have killed 0 people and injured 3. None was rated F4 or 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
46
Deaths
0
Injuries
3
F4 and above
0
Worst on record
F3, May 22, 1972

The strongest

  1. F3, Greer County, OklahomaMay 22, 1972F3, 9.5 mi (15 km)
  2. F2, Harmon and Greer counties, OklahomaMay 6, 1965F2, 31.3 mi (50 km)
  3. EF2, Greer County, OklahomaMay 20, 2019EF2, 11.0 mi (18 km)
  4. F2, Greer County, OklahomaMarch 13, 1973F2, 4.5 mi (7 km)
  5. F2, Greer County, OklahomaMay 12, 1983F2, 0.1 mi (0 km)
  6. F2, Greer County, OklahomaApril 7, 1965F2, 0.1 mi (0 km)
  7. F2, Greer County, OklahomaJune 20, 1964F2, 0.1 mi (0 km)
  8. F2, Greer County, OklahomaApril 22, 1957F2, 0.1 mi (0 km)

Every year with a tornado

The 26 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Greer County. Each year links to every tornado in Oklahoma that year.

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
20244EF0
20231EF1
20211EF1
20193EF2
20181EF0
20123EF0
20061F0
19996F1
19981F0
19956F0
19921F0
19891F1
19861F1
19831F2
19731F2
19721F3
19691F0
19681F1
196522F2
196411F2
19621F0
19571F2
19551F0
19542F1
19532F1
19511F0

Every tornado that crossed Greer County

46 tornadoes, newest first.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
November 18, 20243:35 AM CSTUnratedGreer1.430
November 18, 20243:23 AM CSTEF0Greer4.475$5,000
November 18, 20243:11 AM CSTUnratedHarmon2.730
November 18, 20243:09 AM CSTEF0Jackson7.550
February 26, 20237:23 PM CSTEF1Greer11.075$50,000
March 13, 20218:49 PM CSTEF1Greer0.750$15,000
May 25, 20197:04 PM CDTUnratedGreer0.330
May 20, 20195:38 PM CDTUnratedGreer0.240
May 20, 20195:12 PM CDTEF2Greer11.01,200$300,000
May 2, 20184:25 PM CDTEF0Greer1.730
March 18, 20127:27 PM CDTEF0Greer1.475
March 18, 20127:10 PM CDTEF0Greer0.150
March 18, 20126:50 PM CDTEF0Greer3.9150
April 28, 20066:02 PM CDTF0Greer0.440
May 31, 19998:24 PM CDTF1Jackson2.5100$10,000
May 31, 19997:57 PM CDTF0Greer1.0200
May 25, 19997:04 PM CDTF0Greer0.20
May 25, 19996:51 PM CDTF0Greer0.10
April 2, 19998:13 PM CSTF1Greer6.050$50,000
April 2, 19997:25 PM CSTF1Greer7.5150$40,000
August 10, 19983:30 PM CDTF0Greer0.350$1,000
June 9, 19952:53 PM CDTF0Greer0.123
June 9, 19952:39 PM CDTF0Greer0.150
June 9, 19952:38 PM CDTF0Greer0.130
June 9, 19952:36 PM CDTF0Greer0.123
June 9, 19952:15 PM CDTF0Greer0.120
May 7, 19953:56 PM CDTF0Greer0.273
April 28, 19928:20 PM CDTF0Greer0.530
March 27, 19891:18 PM CSTF1Greer12.010
March 17, 19865:55 PM CSTF1Beckham34.0100$50,000 to $500,000
May 12, 19839:15 PM CDTF2Greer0.150$500 to $5,000
March 13, 197311:53 AM CSTF2Greer4.5100$5,000 to $50,000
May 22, 19728:30 PM CDTF3Greer9.5100
May 13, 196910:00 PM GMT-5F0Greer0.110
May 6, 19688:44 PM GMT-5F1Greer0.110
May 6, 19657:50 PM GMT-5F2Harmon31.3102$50,000 to $500,000
April 7, 19657:15 PM GMT-6F2Greer0.110$5,000 to $50,000
June 20, 19648:00 PM GMT-5F2Greer0.1101under $50
May 26, 19627:00 PM GMT-5F0Greer0.110
April 22, 19576:30 PM GMT-6F2Greer0.110$500 to $5,000
June 1, 19557:30 PM GMT-5F0Greer6.2200$500 to $5,000
May 23, 195410:00 PM GMT-5F1Greer0.110$500 to $5,000
April 27, 19547:30 PM GMT-5F0Greer0.110$500 to $5,000
May 10, 19532:15 AM GMT-5F1Greer0.117$500 to $5,000
May 10, 19532:15 AM GMT-5F1Greer0.117$500 to $5,000
June 6, 195110:30 PM GMT-5F0Greer0.233$50 to $500

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.