Tornadoes · United States · Oklahoma

Tornadoes in Kingfisher County, Oklahoma

83 tornadoes have crossed Kingfisher County since 1950, 18th of the 77 counties in Oklahoma with a tornado on record, an average of 1.1 a year. They have killed 10 people and injured 216. 2 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
83
Deaths
10
Injuries
216
F4 and above
2
Worst on record
EF5, May 24, 2011

The deadliest in Kingfisher County

  1. EF5 El Reno–Piedmont tornado, OklahomaMay 24, 20119 killed, 181 injured
  2. F4, Kingfisher County, OklahomaMay 3, 19991 killed, 11 injured

The strongest

  1. EF5 El Reno–Piedmont tornado, OklahomaMay 24, 2011EF5, 63.1 mi (102 km)
  2. F4, Kingfisher County, OklahomaMay 3, 1999F4, 15.0 mi (24 km)
  3. F3, Canadian and Kingfisher counties, OklahomaMay 3, 1999F3, 22.0 mi (35 km)
  4. F3, Blaine, Canadian and Kingfisher counties, OklahomaMay 3, 1999F3, 21.0 mi (34 km)
  5. F3, Kingfisher County, OklahomaJune 10, 1967F3, 16.7 mi (27 km)
  6. F3, Kingfisher County, OklahomaMay 13, 1983F3, 8.8 mi (14 km)
  7. F2, Caddo, Canadian and Kingfisher counties, OklahomaFebruary 19, 1951F2, 43.9 mi (71 km)
  8. F2, Blaine, Kingfisher and Canadian counties, OklahomaMay 29, 2004F2, 19.7 mi (32 km)
  9. F2, Kingfisher and Logan counties, OklahomaAugust 31, 1979F2, 16.2 mi (26 km)
  10. F2, Canadian and Kingfisher counties, OklahomaMay 3, 1999F2, 8.1 mi (13 km)

Every year with a tornado

The 37 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Kingfisher County. Each year links to every tornado in Oklahoma that year.

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
20251EF1
20242EF1
20222EF0
20211EF0
20198EF0
20131EF0
201119181EF5
201041EF1
20091EF0
20082EF2
20041F2
20032F0
199915115F4
19981F1
19941F1
19923F0
19914F1
19881F1
19833F3
198232F2
19811F0
19791F2
197312F1
197012F2
19682F1
196711F3
196522F2
19632F2
19621F1
19611F1
19602F2
19573F2
19551F1
195412F2
19521F1
195145F2
195013F2

Every tornado that crossed Kingfisher County

83 tornadoes, newest first.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
June 6, 20253:55 AM CDTEF1Kingfisher8.2300$20,000
September 5, 20242:30 PM CDTEF0Kingfisher0.110
May 6, 20246:41 PM CDTEF1Blaine11.1300$40,000
May 2, 20224:22 PM CDTEF0Kingfisher0.980
May 2, 20224:13 PM CDTEF0Kingfisher0.680
May 27, 20211:16 PM CDTEF0Kingfisher0.110
June 16, 20192:19 PM CDTEF0Kingfisher0.220
June 16, 20192:18 PM CDTEF0Kingfisher0.220
May 20, 20194:55 PM CDTEF0Kingfisher1.420
May 20, 20194:38 PM CDTEF0Kingfisher0.120
May 20, 20194:36 PM CDTEF0Kingfisher0.120
May 20, 20193:46 PM CDTUnratedKingfisher0.550
May 20, 20193:43 PM CDTUnratedKingfisher3.7150
May 20, 20193:31 PM CDTUnratedKingfisher0.540
May 31, 20135:35 PM CDTEF0Kingfisher1.050
May 24, 20113:50 PM CDTEF5El Reno–Piedmont tornado63.11,7609181
May 19, 20105:33 PM CDTEF1Kingfisher14.0751
May 19, 20105:08 PM CDTEF0Kingfisher0.110
May 19, 20104:41 PM CDTEF0Kingfisher0.150
May 10, 20104:46 PM CDTEF0Kingfisher6.730
August 26, 20096:10 PM CDTEF0Kingfisher0.540
May 24, 20082:45 PM CDTEF2Kingfisher3.0220
May 24, 20082:27 PM CDTEF1Kingfisher2.0150
May 29, 20047:17 PM CDTF2Blaine19.71,760$2.5 million
May 16, 20031:30 PM CDTF0Kingfisher0.320
May 16, 20031:08 PM CDTF0Kingfisher0.330
May 3, 199910:40 PM CDTF0Kingfisher0.550$4,000
May 3, 199910:38 PM CDTF0Kingfisher3.1150$1,000
May 3, 199910:03 PM CDTF3Canadian22.0350$180,000
May 3, 19999:57 PM CDTF2Kingfisher1.0150$30,000
May 3, 19999:50 PM CDTF0Kingfisher0.230
May 3, 19999:30 PM CDTF1Kingfisher4.0440$10,000
May 3, 19999:22 PM CDTF0Kingfisher0.850
May 3, 19999:10 PM CDTF4Kingfisher15.0880111$2.5 million
May 3, 19999:03 PM CDTF0Kingfisher0.10
May 3, 19998:58 PM CDTF1Canadian10.0150$10,000
May 3, 19998:55 PM CDTF0Kingfisher0.550
May 3, 19998:48 PM CDTF2Canadian8.1200$50,000
May 3, 19998:29 PM CDTF3Blaine21.004$320,000
May 3, 19997:00 PM CDTF0Canadian0.20
May 3, 19996:58 PM CDTF0Canadian4.1100$10,000
October 4, 19986:28 PM CDTF1Kingfisher7.0100$30,000
August 17, 19943:33 PM CDTF1Kingfisher2.040$5,000 to $50,000
June 18, 19925:37 PM CDTF0Kingfisher0.5100
May 11, 199212:25 PM CDTF0Kingfisher0.550
May 11, 199212:20 PM CDTF0Canadian6.073
July 12, 19918:02 PM CDTF0Kingfisher0.5100
April 12, 19917:13 PM CDTF1Kingfisher2.040
April 12, 19916:30 PM CDTF0Kingfisher0.120
April 12, 19914:45 PM CDTF0Kingfisher1.030
November 15, 198810:30 AM CSTF1Kingfisher3.050$50,000 to $500,000
May 13, 19838:06 PM CDTF1Kingfisher0.317$5,000 to $50,000
May 13, 19838:05 PM CDTF3Kingfisher8.8250$50,000 to $500,000
May 13, 19838:00 PM CDTF1Kingfisher2.0100$5,000 to $50,000
May 27, 19829:45 PM CDTF2Kingfisher0.5502$50,000 to $500,000
May 16, 198210:39 AM CDTF0Kingfisher0.110under $50
May 16, 19829:45 AM CDTF1Kingfisher0.550$5,000 to $50,000
October 5, 19817:45 PM CDTF0Kingfisher0.110
August 31, 19794:15 PM CDTF2Kingfisher16.2440$50,000 to $500,000
November 19, 19737:40 PM CSTF1Kingfisher5.9502$50,000 to $500,000
June 11, 19703:00 PM CDTF2Kingfisher0.1102
April 21, 19685:20 PM GMT-6F1Kingfisher0.110$50 to $500
April 16, 19687:45 PM GMT-6F0Kingfisher0.110
June 10, 196711:00 PM GMT-5F3Kingfisher16.7101$500,000 to $5 million
August 20, 19657:30 PM GMT-5F0Kingfisher0.4100$500 to $5,000
May 6, 19657:00 PM GMT-5F2Kingfisher0.1102
October 20, 19635:40 PM GMT-5F2Garfield5.910$5,000 to $50,000
July 28, 19633:30 PM GMT-5F1Kingfisher0.5400$5,000 to $50,000
July 9, 19624:55 PM GMT-5F1Kingfisher0.110$500 to $5,000
May 4, 19617:30 PM GMT-5F1Kingfisher9.010$5,000 to $50,000
May 27, 196010:35 PM GMT-5F2Kingfisher0.110$500 to $5,000
May 17, 196010:05 PM GMT-5F0Kingfisher0.110
May 15, 19576:30 PM GMT-5F1Kingfisher0.1500$500 to $5,000
May 15, 19576:10 PM GMT-5F0Kingfisher0.110under $50
April 22, 19579:00 PM GMT-6F2Kingfisher3.6200$50,000 to $500,000
May 25, 19558:00 PM GMT-5F1Kingfisher0.110$500 to $5,000
April 29, 19547:45 PM GMT-5F2Kingfisher4.61002$5,000 to $50,000
July 13, 19522:00 PM GMT-5F1Kingfisher1.010$50 to $500
July 15, 19515:20 PM GMT-5F2Kingfisher0.1100$50 to $500
July 15, 19515:20 PM GMT-5F0Kingfisher0.1100
July 15, 19515:20 PM GMT-5F0Kingfisher0.1100
February 19, 19516:30 PM GMT-6F2Caddo43.9205$5,000 to $50,000
May 7, 195012:00 AM GMT-5F2Kingfisher4.3103$5,000 to $50,000

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.