Tornadoes · United States · Oklahoma

Tornadoes in Jackson County, Oklahoma

80 tornadoes have crossed Jackson County since 1950, 19th of the 77 counties in Oklahoma with a tornado on record, an average of 1.1 a year. They have killed 4 people and injured 77. 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
80
Deaths
4
Injuries
77
F4 and above
1
Worst on record
EF4, November 7, 2011

The deadliest in Jackson County

  1. F3, Jackson County, OklahomaMay 11, 19822 killed, 18 injured
  2. F2, Jackson County, OklahomaFebruary 22, 19752 killed, 8 injured

The strongest

  1. EF4, Tillman, Wilbarger and Jackson counties, Texas and OklahomaNovember 7, 2011EF4, 17.4 mi (28 km)
  2. EF3, Hardeman, Jackson, Wilbarger, Tillman and Kiowa counties, Texas and OklahomaMay 16, 2015EF3, 40.4 mi (65 km)
  3. F3, Jackson County, OklahomaMay 20, 1977F3, 10.4 mi (17 km)
  4. F3, Jackson County, OklahomaMay 11, 1982F3, 10.0 mi (16 km)
  5. F3, Jackson County, OklahomaMay 11, 1982F3, 4.0 mi (6 km)
  6. F3, Jackson County, OklahomaJune 7, 1960F3, 0.8 mi (1 km)
  7. F2, Jackson, Kiowa, Caddo and Grady counties, OklahomaApril 29, 1970F2, 170.5 mi (274 km)
  8. F2, Jackson and Kiowa counties, OklahomaApril 2, 1957F2, 43.7 mi (70 km)
  9. EF2, Jackson County, OklahomaMay 23, 2024EF2, 15.1 mi (24 km)
  10. F2, Jackson County, OklahomaNovember 17, 1958F2, 14.8 mi (24 km)

Every year with a tornado

The 38 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Jackson County. Each year links to every tornado in Oklahoma that year.

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
20251Unrated
20244EF2
20211EF0
20191EF0
20172EF0
20151EF3
20131EF0
20123EF0
20111EF4
20032F2
20011F0
19993F1
19961F0
19952F1
19921F0
19862F1
19851F0
19832F2
19829259F3
19811F1
19803F2
197713F3
19762F1
19752212F2
19721F1
197042F2
19691F2
19651F0
19627F2
19611F2
19602F3
19591F0
19582F2
195731F2
19561F1
19554F1
19523F0
19511F1

Every tornado that crossed Jackson County

80 tornadoes, newest first. 3 of them touched down in a neighboring state and ran in, so the record files them under that state rather than Oklahoma.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
June 18, 20256:10 PM CDTUnratedJackson1.020
November 18, 20243:09 AM CSTEF0Jackson7.550
November 18, 20242:48 AM CSTEF1Harmon3.450$10,000
May 23, 20247:25 PM CDTEF0Jackson0.940$10,000
May 23, 20247:04 PM CDTEF2Jackson15.12,000$300,000
March 13, 20218:15 PM CSTEF0Jackson0.230
May 24, 20196:35 PM CDTEF0Jackson0.520$20,000
May 18, 20172:11 PM CDTEF0Jackson1.275$5,000
May 18, 20172:02 PM CDTUnratedJackson0.750
May 16, 20155:26 PM CDTEF3Hardeman to OK40.41,600
May 9, 20136:21 PM CDTEF0Jackson0.120
April 13, 20126:30 PM CDTEF0Jackson2.0400
April 13, 20126:14 PM CDTEF0Jackson0.525
April 13, 20126:10 PM CDTEF0Jackson0.525
November 7, 20112:38 PM CSTEF4Tillman to OK17.4500
April 15, 20037:53 PM CDTF1Jackson4.050$10,000
April 15, 20037:23 PM CDTF2Harmon to OK9.0350$100,000
May 19, 20012:23 PM CDTF0Jackson0.525
May 31, 19998:37 PM CDTF0Jackson0.250
May 31, 19998:24 PM CDTF1Jackson2.5100$10,000
May 25, 19997:35 PM CDTF0Jackson1.550
May 14, 19968:40 PM CDTF0Jackson0.110
June 3, 199510:41 PM CDTF0Jackson0.130
June 3, 19959:15 PM CDTF1Jackson0.130$50,000 to $500,000
April 28, 19928:25 PM CDTF0Jackson0.530
May 14, 19863:42 PM CDTF1Jackson6.0300$50,000 to $500,000
May 14, 19863:29 PM CDTF1Jackson6.0300
May 13, 19858:20 AM CDTF0Jackson0.110
May 13, 198310:14 PM CDTF0Jackson0.150under $50
May 12, 19839:30 PM CDTF2Jackson0.150under $50
May 15, 19827:11 PM CDTF0Jackson0.110under $50
May 11, 19826:02 PM CDTF3Jackson10.0700218$50,000 to $500,000
May 11, 19826:01 PM CDTF0Jackson0.110under $50
May 11, 19825:50 PM CDTF3Jackson4.035041$50 million to $500 million
May 11, 19825:38 PM CDTF0Jackson0.110under $50
May 11, 19825:35 PM CDTF0Jackson0.110under $50
May 11, 19825:14 PM CDTF0Jackson0.110under $50
May 11, 19825:03 PM CDTF2Jackson5.7150$50 to $500
May 11, 19825:00 PM CDTF0Jackson0.110under $50
August 15, 19814:00 PM CDTF1Jackson0.110$5,000 to $50,000
May 29, 19808:28 PM CDTF2Jackson0.110$500,000 to $5 million
May 29, 19803:00 PM CDTF0Jackson0.110
March 31, 19809:00 PM CSTF2Jackson0.210$500 to $5,000
May 20, 19773:20 PM CDTF3Jackson10.48803$500,000 to $5 million
May 29, 19766:29 PM CDTF1Jackson0.330
May 29, 19766:29 PM CDTF1Jackson0.330
February 22, 197512:30 AM CSTF1Jackson6.2604$50,000 to $500,000
February 22, 197512:30 AM CSTF2Jackson5.210028$50,000 to $500,000
April 26, 197211:03 PM CSTF1Jackson12.817
May 28, 19707:30 PM CDTF0Jackson0.110
May 28, 19707:05 PM CDTF0Jackson0.110
May 28, 19706:45 PM CDTF0Jackson0.110
April 29, 197011:25 PM CDTF2Jackson170.52502$500,000 to $5 million
July 25, 19696:30 PM GMT-5F2Jackson0.840$5,000 to $50,000
May 9, 19652:30 PM GMT-5F0Jackson0.110$50 to $500
July 20, 19625:00 PM GMT-5F2Jackson0.110$50 to $500
July 14, 19626:15 PM GMT-5F2Jackson0.110$500 to $5,000
May 26, 19626:02 PM GMT-5F0Jackson0.110
May 24, 19626:25 PM GMT-5F0Jackson0.110
May 24, 19626:25 PM GMT-5F0Jackson0.110
May 24, 19626:16 PM GMT-5F2Jackson0.110$5,000 to $50,000
May 24, 19626:15 PM GMT-5F2Jackson0.110$500 to $5,000
April 23, 19614:15 PM GMT-6F2Jackson0.110$5,000 to $50,000
June 7, 19607:00 PM GMT-5F3Jackson0.8100$5,000 to $50,000
May 18, 19607:43 PM GMT-5F0Jackson0.110
March 25, 19591:00 PM GMT-6F0Jackson0.110
November 17, 19589:30 AM GMT-6F2Jackson1.010
November 17, 19586:15 AM GMT-6F2Jackson14.8100
April 22, 19576:00 PM GMT-6F2Jackson0.110$500 to $5,000
April 2, 19577:05 PM GMT-6F0Jackson8.8100$5,000 to $50,000
April 2, 19576:30 PM GMT-6F2Jackson43.71501$5,000 to $50,000
July 2, 19564:30 PM GMT-5F1Jackson1.050$50 to $500
May 25, 195512:00 AM GMT-5F1Jackson6.2300$5,000 to $50,000
May 25, 19556:00 AM GMT-5F0Jackson0.110$50 to $500
May 11, 19554:00 PM GMT-5F0Jackson0.110
May 8, 195510:00 PM GMT-5F1Jackson16.310$500 to $5,000
April 20, 19524:00 PM GMT-6F0Jackson1.5440$50 to $500
April 20, 19524:00 PM GMT-6F0Jackson1.5440
April 20, 19524:00 PM GMT-6F0Jackson1.5440
April 24, 19516:03 PM GMT-6F1Jackson2.510$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.