Tornadoes · United States · Oklahoma

Tornadoes in Logan County, Oklahoma

63 tornadoes have crossed Logan County since 1950, 40th of the 77 counties in Oklahoma with a tornado on record, an average of one every 1.2 years. They have killed 12 people and injured 247. 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
63
Deaths
12
Injuries
247
F4 and above
2
Worst on record
EF5, May 24, 2011

The deadliest in Logan County

  1. EF5 El Reno–Piedmont tornado, OklahomaMay 24, 20119 killed, 181 injured
  2. F4 Mulhall tornado, OklahomaMay 3, 19992 killed, 26 injured
  3. F3, Oklahoma, Logan and Lincoln counties, OklahomaMay 26, 19631 killed, 4 injured

The strongest

  1. EF5 El Reno–Piedmont tornado, OklahomaMay 24, 2011EF5, 63.1 mi (102 km)
  2. F4 Mulhall tornado, OklahomaMay 3, 1999F4, 35.0 mi (56 km)
  3. F3, Oklahoma, Logan and Lincoln counties, OklahomaMay 26, 1963F3, 34.3 mi (55 km)
  4. EF3, Oklahoma, Lincoln and Logan counties, OklahomaMay 19, 2013EF3, 20.8 mi (34 km)
  5. F3, Logan County, OklahomaMay 3, 1999F3, 13.0 mi (21 km)
  6. F3, Oklahoma and Logan counties, OklahomaMay 20, 1977F3, 9.9 mi (16 km)
  7. F2, Kingfisher and Logan counties, OklahomaAugust 31, 1979F2, 16.2 mi (26 km)
  8. F2, Logan County, OklahomaDecember 2, 1999F2, 12.0 mi (19 km)
  9. F2, Logan and Garfield counties, OklahomaMay 3, 1999F2, 8.0 mi (13 km)
  10. EF2, Oklahoma and Logan counties, OklahomaFebruary 10, 2009EF2, 5.7 mi (9 km)

Every year with a tornado

The 28 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Logan County. Each year links to every tornado in Oklahoma that year.

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
20251EF1
20197EF1
20161EF0
201324EF3
201119181EF5
20103EF0
20093EF2
20082EF0
20062F0
20042F1
19998240F4
19983F1
19971F1
19932F0
19871F1
19864F1
1985212F1
198421F1
19831F1
19821F0
19792F2
19773F3
196833F2
19641F0
1963114F3
19562F0
19521F2
195112F1

Every tornado that crossed Logan County

63 tornadoes, newest first.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
June 6, 20253:55 AM CDTEF1Kingfisher8.2300$20,000
August 26, 20198:55 PM CDTEF1Logan3.5500$150,000
August 26, 20198:12 PM CDTEF1Logan2.250$75,000
May 20, 20195:09 PM CDTEF0Logan0.350$1,000
May 20, 20194:55 PM CDTEF0Kingfisher1.420
May 20, 20194:08 PM CDTEF1Logan0.340$1,000
May 20, 20193:54 PM CDTUnratedLogan1.040
May 20, 20193:50 PM CDTEF1Logan6.070$3,000
April 26, 20168:49 PM CDTEF0Oklahoma3.7100$4,000
May 19, 20134:41 PM CDTEF3Oklahoma20.81,2004
January 29, 20136:48 AM CSTEF1Logan1.140$200,000
May 24, 20113:50 PM CDTEF5El Reno–Piedmont tornado63.11,7609181
May 19, 20106:04 PM CDTEF0Logan0.110
May 19, 20105:24 PM CDTEF0Logan1.620
May 10, 20104:46 PM CDTEF0Kingfisher6.730
April 18, 20098:05 PM CDTEF1Logan0.5150
February 10, 20093:24 PM CSTEF1Logan1.010
February 10, 20092:53 PM CSTEF2Oklahoma5.7250
May 24, 20086:03 PM CDTEF0Logan1.050
May 24, 20086:02 PM CDTEF0Logan1.0100
March 20, 20066:10 PM CSTF0Logan0.120
March 20, 20065:53 PM CSTF0Logan0.220
May 29, 200410:17 PM CDTF0Logan4.0100
May 29, 200410:01 PM CDTF1Logan0.350$50,000
December 2, 19996:43 PM CSTF2Logan12.01001$280,000
December 2, 19996:36 PM CSTF1Logan4.030$3,000
May 3, 199911:33 PM CDTF2Logan2.0440$50,000
May 3, 199910:50 PM CDTF3Logan13.088013$10 million
May 3, 199910:38 PM CDTF0Kingfisher3.1150$1,000
May 3, 199910:18 PM CDTF2Logan8.0440$40,000
May 3, 19999:25 PM CDTF4Mulhall tornado35.01,760226$13 million
May 3, 19999:10 PM CDTF1Logan1.0100$2,000
October 28, 19984:55 PM CSTF0Logan0.330
September 21, 19985:25 PM CDTF0Logan1.550$1,000
June 13, 19986:43 PM CDTF1Logan2.050
October 8, 19977:15 PM CDTF1Logan0.523$30,000
June 24, 19935:47 PM CDTF0Logan0.233
June 24, 19935:25 PM CDTF0Logan0.120
November 15, 19879:30 AM CSTF1Logan0.130$5,000 to $50,000
October 2, 19864:29 PM CDTF0Logan0.150
October 2, 198611:12 AM CDTF0Logan5.073
September 29, 19863:07 PM CDTF0Logan0.150
May 8, 19868:15 PM CDTF1Logan3.023$50,000 to $500,000
May 12, 19858:12 PM CDTF0Logan0.110
March 3, 19856:20 PM CSTF1Logan0.11012$50,000 to $500,000
April 26, 19846:05 PM CSTF1Logan30.010$50,000 to $500,000
April 26, 19845:53 PM CSTF0Logan39.0101$50,000 to $500,000
May 13, 198310:50 PM CDTF1Logan0.150under $50
May 16, 19822:50 PM CDTF0Logan0.110under $50
August 31, 19794:15 PM CDTF2Kingfisher16.2440$50,000 to $500,000
May 2, 19797:50 PM CDTF2Logan1.040$50,000 to $500,000
May 20, 19778:30 PM CDTF1Logan1.9100$5,000 to $50,000
May 20, 19778:20 PM CDTF2Logan1.9100$50,000 to $500,000
May 20, 19778:11 PM CDTF3Oklahoma9.9400$50,000 to $500,000
June 30, 196810:25 PM GMT-5F2Logan2.050$50 to $500
April 21, 19684:00 AM GMT-6F1Logan0.2100$5,000 to $50,000
April 16, 196810:15 PM GMT-6F2Logan0.3503$50,000 to $500,000
August 27, 196411:22 PM GMT-5F0Logan5.4200$500 to $5,000
May 26, 19634:45 PM GMT-5F3Oklahoma34.31014$500 to $5,000
June 8, 19565:00 PM GMT-5F0Logan1.0150
May 25, 195612:00 AM GMT-5F0Logan0.110
August 15, 19525:30 PM GMT-5F2Logan5.177$5,000 to $50,000
August 10, 19512:57 PM GMT-5F1Logan5.92002$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.