Tornadoes · United States · Oklahoma

Tornadoes in Kiowa County, Oklahoma

95 tornadoes have crossed Kiowa County since 1950, 10th of the 77 counties in Oklahoma with a tornado on record, an average of 1.3 a year. They have killed 2 people and injured 9. 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
95
Deaths
2
Injuries
9
F4 and above
1
Worst on record
F4, May 1, 1954

The deadliest in Kiowa County

The strongest

Every year with a tornado

The 41 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Kiowa County. Each year links to every tornado in Oklahoma that year.

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
20243EF0
20231EF1
20221Unrated
20214EF1
20193EF2
20184EF0
20151EF3
20131EF0
20124EF1
20116EF0
20071EF1
20052F1
20033F1
200121F3
19992F0
19961F0
19953F0
19931F0
19891F0
19865F2
19853F0
19833F2
19824F3
19815F2
19801F0
19781F1
19771F2
19762F1
1975112F2
19731F2
197012F2
19681F0
19623F1
19595F1
19581F0
195731F2
19553F2
195422F4
19533F1
19521F1
1950111F3

Every tornado that crossed Kiowa County

95 tornadoes, newest first. 2 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
November 18, 20243:48 AM CSTUnratedKiowa2.430
November 18, 20243:44 AM CSTUnratedKiowa3.030
April 30, 20247:35 PM CDTEF0Kiowa0.5100
February 26, 20237:45 PM CSTEF1Kiowa7.5600$100,000
May 4, 20229:52 PM CDTUnratedKiowa0.220
October 12, 20218:26 PM CDTEF1Comanche8.4900$15,000
October 12, 20218:19 PM CDTEF1Tillman0.9300$5,000
October 10, 20216:13 PM CDTEF1Kiowa2.9200$30,000
October 10, 20215:59 PM CDTUnratedKiowa0.120
May 20, 20196:14 PM CDTUnratedKiowa0.530
May 7, 201912:27 AM CDTUnratedKiowa0.530
May 7, 201911:23 PM CDTEF2Kiowa3.7300$75,000
October 7, 20185:10 PM CDTEF0Kiowa0.110
October 7, 20184:22 PM CDTEF0Kiowa0.110
May 2, 20184:38 PM CDTUnratedKiowa1.230
May 2, 20184:25 PM CDTEF0Greer1.730
May 16, 20155:26 PM CDTEF3Hardeman to OK40.41,600
May 9, 20135:00 PM CDTEF0Kiowa0.110
April 13, 20127:52 PM CDTEF0Kiowa6.0500
April 13, 20127:28 PM CDTEF1Kiowa5.0500
April 13, 20127:27 PM CDTEF0Kiowa0.2100
April 13, 20127:25 PM CDTEF0Kiowa0.5300
November 7, 20114:24 PM CSTEF0Kiowa0.5100
November 7, 20114:19 PM CSTEF0Kiowa1.4100
November 7, 20113:52 PM CSTEF0Kiowa13.4500
November 7, 20113:38 PM CSTEF0Kiowa0.5100
November 7, 20113:15 PM CSTEF0Tillman6.0400
May 19, 20114:50 PM CDTEF0Kiowa0.220
August 18, 20074:46 PM CDTEF1Kiowa6.050$50,000
June 5, 20057:36 PM CDTF1Kiowa1.050$10,000
June 5, 20057:25 PM CDTF0Kiowa0.330
March 17, 20033:17 PM CSTF0Kiowa0.125
March 17, 20033:05 PM CSTF1Kiowa3.0300$20,000
March 17, 20032:57 PM CSTF1Kiowa1.5100$50,000
October 9, 20015:36 PM CDTF3Kiowa13.04401$610,000
October 9, 20014:52 PM CDTF0Kiowa1.050
May 31, 19998:51 PM CDTF0Kiowa2.0440
May 3, 19995:36 PM CDTF0Kiowa0.10
May 26, 19963:25 PM CDTF0Kiowa1.010
July 9, 19956:40 PM CDTF0Kiowa2.563
June 9, 19954:20 PM CDTF0Kiowa0.123
June 9, 19953:00 PM CDTF0Kiowa0.7100
May 7, 19939:48 PM CDTF0Kiowa0.870$500 to $5,000
October 29, 19894:46 PM CSTF0Kiowa0.130
October 1, 198610:07 PM CDTF0Kiowa0.130
May 14, 19864:09 PM CDTF2Kiowa3.0500$50,000 to $500,000
May 14, 19864:05 PM CDTF1Tillman1.173$50,000 to $500,000
April 26, 19867:37 PM CSTF0Kiowa0.110
April 26, 19867:10 PM CSTF1Kiowa7.0100$5,000 to $50,000
June 2, 19858:15 PM CDTF0Kiowa0.210
June 2, 19857:25 PM CDTF0Kiowa0.210
June 2, 19857:20 PM CDTF0Kiowa0.210
May 13, 19839:50 PM CDTF0Kiowa0.150under $50
May 13, 19838:45 PM CDTF2Kiowa0.150$5,000 to $50,000
May 13, 19838:20 PM CDTF0Kiowa0.150under $50
May 15, 19828:26 PM CDTF0Kiowa0.110under $50
May 15, 19828:20 PM CDTF1Kiowa7.050$5,000 to $50,000
May 15, 19828:20 PM CDTF1Kiowa7.050$5,000 to $50,000
May 11, 19826:55 PM CDTF3Kiowa7.0100$50,000 to $500,000
July 21, 19814:00 PM CDTF2Kiowa0.530$5,000 to $50,000
May 28, 19818:00 PM CDTF1Kiowa0.110
May 22, 19817:30 PM CDTF2Washita15.4100
April 12, 19816:30 PM CSTF1Kiowa1.010$5,000 to $50,000
April 11, 19817:00 PM CSTF0Kiowa0.110
June 16, 19807:23 PM CDTF0Kiowa0.5100
April 5, 19785:45 PM CSTF1Kiowa6.250$5,000 to $50,000
May 20, 19777:00 PM CDTF2Kiowa3.6100$5,000 to $50,000
June 23, 197612:55 AM CDTF1Kiowa0.330$50 to $500
April 17, 19763:50 AM CSTF1Kiowa5.230$5,000 to $50,000
February 22, 19751:00 AM CSTF2Kiowa4.57712$50,000 to $500,000
June 18, 19736:00 PM CDTF2Kiowa0.583$50 to $500
April 29, 197011:25 PM CDTF2Jackson170.52502$500,000 to $5 million
April 22, 19682:00 PM GMT-6F0Kiowa0.110
June 5, 19629:45 PM GMT-5F1Kiowa0.110
May 25, 19628:00 PM GMT-5F1Kiowa6.810$5,000 to $50,000
May 24, 196212:13 AM GMT-5F0Kiowa0.110
July 22, 19597:30 PM GMT-5F1Kiowa0.110
July 22, 19597:30 PM GMT-5F1Kiowa0.110
June 21, 19597:30 PM GMT-5F0Kiowa0.150$500 to $5,000
May 19, 19598:00 PM GMT-5F1Kiowa22.7880
March 20, 19591:45 PM GMT-6F0Kiowa0.110
June 11, 19586:30 PM GMT-5F0Kiowa1.033$500 to $5,000
May 22, 19578:00 AM GMT-5F1Kiowa0.110
May 22, 19577:15 AM GMT-5F2Kiowa14.710$5,000 to $50,000
April 2, 19576:30 PM GMT-6F2Jackson43.71501$5,000 to $50,000
June 17, 19559:40 PM GMT-5F0Kiowa0.550
June 14, 19559:30 PM GMT-5F2Kiowa17.6500$5,000 to $50,000
May 11, 195511:15 AM GMT-5F0Kiowa0.110
July 8, 19545:50 PM GMT-5F0Kiowa0.127
May 1, 19543:15 PM GMT-5F4Foard to OK68.64402$50,000 to $500,000
August 11, 19535:55 PM GMT-5F1Kiowa0.110$500 to $5,000
August 4, 19535:28 PM GMT-5F0Kiowa0.110$500 to $5,000
June 5, 19535:15 PM GMT-5F0Kiowa0.1250
May 23, 19525:30 AM GMT-5F1Kiowa16.9100$500 to $5,000
April 28, 19502:17 PM GMT-6F3Kiowa20.840011$50,000 to $500,000

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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.