Tornadoes · United States · Oklahoma

Tornadoes in Mayes County, Oklahoma

91 tornadoes have crossed Mayes County since 1950, 1 of them surveyed so far this year and still preliminary, 12th of the 77 counties in Oklahoma with a tornado on record, an average of 1.2 a year. They have killed 3 people and injured 89. 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
91
Deaths
3
Injuries
89
F4 and above
0
Worst on record
EF3, May 25, 2024

The deadliest in Mayes County

  1. EF3 Claremore–Pryor tornado, OklahomaMay 25, 20242 killed, 23 injured
  2. EF2, Mayes and Cherokee counties, OklahomaAugust 10, 20111 killed, 2 injured

The strongest

  1. F3, Tulsa, Wagoner, Rogers and Mayes counties, OklahomaJune 8, 1974F3, 48.9 mi (79 km)
  2. F3, Mayes, Craig, Delaware and Ottawa counties, OklahomaApril 7, 1980F3, 24.8 mi (40 km)
  3. EF3 Claremore–Pryor tornado, OklahomaMay 25, 2024EF3, 23.9 mi (38 km)
  4. F3, Mayes and Delaware counties, OklahomaMay 9, 1959F3, 23.2 mi (37 km)
  5. F3, Mayes and Delaware counties, OklahomaMay 20, 1957F3, 20.4 mi (33 km)
  6. F2, Rogers, Mayes and Craig counties, OklahomaJanuary 25, 1967F2, 35.8 mi (58 km)
  7. F2, Delaware, Mayes and Ottawa counties, OklahomaDecember 29, 1972F2, 31.2 mi (50 km)
  8. F2, Mayes County, OklahomaMay 5, 1971F2, 17.0 mi (27 km)
  9. EF2, Rogers and Mayes counties, OklahomaMay 13, 2010EF2, 8.7 mi (14 km)
  10. F2, Mayes County, OklahomaMay 15, 1990F2, 8.0 mi (13 km)

Every year with a tornado

The 43 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Mayes County. Each year links to every tornado in Oklahoma that year.

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
20261EF1
20253EF1
20243223EF3
20232EF1
20201Unrated
20198EF1
20182EF1
20176EF1
20161EF0
20154EF1
20141EF0
201362EF1
2011312EF2
201012EF2
200832EF1
20042F1
20002F0
19991F1
19951F0
199321F2
19923F0
19901F2
19892F0
19861F2
198513F1
19821F2
19811F1
198014F3
1974242F3
19733F1
19723F2
19712F2
19701F1
196722F2
19651F0
19641F0
196221F1
19611F2
19602F2
195923F3
195732F3
19541F2
19501F1

Every tornado that crossed Mayes County

91 tornadoes, newest first. The 1 at the top is this year's, from the surveying office rather than SPC's published database, and its rating is marked as preliminary.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
March 6, 20268:29 PM CSTEF1Rogers6.6350
June 17, 202512:42 AM CDTEF1Mayes8.2750
June 17, 202512:36 AM CDTEF1Mayes4.3350$300,000
June 6, 20255:56 AM CDTEF1Mayes4.8300$75,000
May 25, 202412:25 AM CDTEF1Mayes2.4300$3.8 million
May 25, 202412:07 AM CDTEF1Mayes6.12,000$1.0 million
May 25, 202411:19 PM CDTEF3Claremore–Pryor tornado23.92,000223$45 million
June 18, 20231:09 AM CDTEF1Mayes4.1300
January 2, 20235:32 PM CSTEF0Mayes5.3700$50,000
January 10, 202011:55 AM CSTUnratedMayes1.050
May 26, 20191:44 AM CDTEF0Mayes3.2300
May 22, 20198:52 PM CDTEF1Mayes5.3400
May 22, 20198:44 PM CDTUnratedMayes0.2100
May 22, 20198:09 PM CDTEF1Mayes3.1650$25,000
May 20, 201910:35 PM CDTEF1Mayes3.61,100$10,000
May 18, 201912:32 PM CDTEF0Mayes2.1100$3,000
May 18, 201911:58 AM CDTEF1Rogers10.1400$40,000
April 30, 20193:51 PM CDTUnratedMayes0.150
August 19, 20183:45 PM CDTEF1Mayes5.2200$30,000
August 19, 20183:34 PM CDTEF1Mayes8.4350$35,000
August 6, 20172:11 AM CDTEF1Rogers0.9400$5,000
May 18, 201711:01 PM CDTEF1Cherokee5.8800
May 18, 201710:48 PM CDTEF1Wagoner12.7650$200,000
April 25, 201711:46 PM CDTEF1Mayes10.2400$25,000
April 25, 201711:34 PM CDTEF1Mayes4.1600$40,000
April 25, 201711:33 PM CDTEF1Mayes6.4550$75,000
April 26, 201611:35 PM CDTEF0Mayes4.7750$20,000
May 29, 20152:27 PM CDTEF1Mayes9.51,500$60,000
May 16, 201512:10 AM CDTEF1Mayes4.5600$75,000
May 16, 201512:00 AM CDTEF1Mayes2.3450$10,000
March 25, 20157:02 PM CDTEF0Mayes0.150
June 28, 20143:22 PM CDTEF0Mayes4.3400$50,000
May 30, 20137:24 PM CDTEF1Mayes2.1200
May 30, 20137:08 PM CDTEF0Mayes0.6100
May 30, 20136:54 PM CDTEF0Mayes0.150
May 30, 20136:49 PM CDTEF0Mayes0.150
April 18, 20131:07 AM CDTEF1Mayes3.53502$750,000
April 17, 201312:48 AM CDTEF1Mayes6.5100$30,000
August 10, 20113:32 AM CDTEF2Mayes5.040012
May 20, 20119:37 AM CDTEF1Mayes1.5100$35,000
May 11, 20116:11 PM CDTEF0Mayes0.550$10,000
May 13, 20105:17 AM CDTEF2Rogers8.71,0002$350,000
May 10, 20085:25 PM CDTEF0Mayes0.150
May 2, 20083:03 AM CDTEF1Rogers9.05002$55,000
May 2, 20083:03 AM CDTEF1Mayes0.5100$20,000
May 30, 20041:51 AM CDTF1Mayes7.2600$30,000
April 22, 20044:55 PM CDTF1Mayes6.460$50,000
May 24, 20008:57 PM CDTF0Mayes0.250
May 24, 20008:42 PM CDTF0Mayes0.250
April 22, 19996:47 PM CDTF1Mayes3.0200$3,000
October 26, 19956:40 PM CDTF0Mayes0.130
April 24, 19938:17 PM CDTF0Mayes0.110
April 24, 19937:46 PM CDTF2Mayes4.51501$500,000 to $5 million
September 8, 19929:30 PM CDTF0Mayes0.130
September 8, 19928:20 PM CDTF0Mayes0.130
September 8, 19927:52 PM CDTF0Mayes0.130
May 15, 199011:40 PM CDTF2Mayes8.0123$50,000 to $500,000
May 18, 198912:50 PM CDTF0Mayes0.310
May 18, 198912:40 PM CDTF0Mayes0.310
April 7, 19865:44 PM CSTF2Mayes5.0100$50,000 to $500,000
April 30, 19852:45 PM CDTF1Mayes0.1103$50,000 to $500,000
April 2, 19823:00 PM CSTF2Mayes0.510$5,000 to $50,000
July 21, 19817:30 PM CDTF1Mayes0.510$5,000 to $50,000
April 7, 19804:50 PM CSTF3Mayes24.84404$500,000 to $5 million
June 8, 19746:50 PM CDTF3Tulsa48.910042$5 million to $50 million
May 9, 19744:30 PM CDTF1Mayes0.5150$500 to $5,000
November 23, 197310:30 PM CSTF1Mayes1.040$5,000 to $50,000
June 2, 19738:00 PM CDTF1Mayes0.5100$5,000 to $50,000
May 26, 19734:30 PM CDTF1Mayes10.560$5,000 to $50,000
December 29, 197211:15 PM CSTF2Delaware31.230$50,000 to $500,000
June 27, 19727:45 PM CDTF1Mayes0.110
June 26, 19728:30 PM CDTF1Mayes0.110$5,000 to $50,000
May 23, 19715:00 PM CDTF1Mayes0.110$5,000 to $50,000
May 5, 19716:08 PM CDTF2Mayes17.0200$5,000 to $50,000
May 9, 19709:15 PM CDTF1Mayes2.010$500 to $5,000
September 18, 19675:10 PM GMT-5F0Mayes0.5200$50 to $500
January 25, 196710:20 PM GMT-6F2Rogers35.8102$5,000 to $50,000
May 18, 196510:45 PM GMT-5F0Mayes0.110
April 20, 19645:00 PM GMT-6F0Mayes0.110
June 1, 19628:50 PM GMT-5F0Mayes0.110
May 23, 19629:20 PM GMT-5F1Mayes0.3671$5,000 to $50,000
May 8, 19613:00 AM GMT-5F2Mayes0.110$500 to $5,000
May 19, 19608:30 PM GMT-5F1Mayes0.110
May 5, 196010:00 PM GMT-5F2Mayes6.410$50,000 to $500,000
May 9, 19596:28 PM GMT-5F1Mayes0.110$50 to $500
May 9, 19596:25 PM GMT-5F3Mayes23.28803$50,000 to $500,000
August 14, 19576:30 PM GMT-5F0Mayes0.110
June 12, 19578:40 AM GMT-5F1Mayes8.4101$5,000 to $50,000
May 20, 195712:10 AM GMT-5F3Mayes20.42001$500 to $5,000
March 24, 195410:18 PM GMT-6F2Mayes5.650$5,000 to $50,000
May 29, 19503:48 PM GMT-5F1Mayes1.033$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.