Tornadoes · United States · Oklahoma

Tornadoes in Muskogee County, Oklahoma

67 tornadoes have crossed Muskogee County since 1950, 1 of them surveyed so far this year and still preliminary, 33rd of the 77 counties in Oklahoma with a tornado on record, an average of one every 1.1 years. They have killed 5 people and injured 40. 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
67
Deaths
5
Injuries
40
F4 and above
1
Worst on record
F4, May 26, 1973

The deadliest in Muskogee County

  1. F4, Muskogee County, OklahomaMay 26, 19735 killed, 25 injured

The strongest

  1. F4, Muskogee County, OklahomaMay 26, 1973F4, 3.6 mi (6 km)
  2. F3, Wagoner, Muskogee and Cherokee counties, OklahomaMay 5, 1971F3, 37.0 mi (60 km)
  3. F3, Okmulgee, Wagoner and Muskogee counties, OklahomaDecember 5, 1975F3, 27.0 mi (43 km)
  4. EF2, Wagoner and Muskogee counties, OklahomaMay 24, 2011EF2, 10.2 mi (16 km)
  5. F2, Muskogee County, OklahomaMay 5, 1960F2, 4.9 mi (8 km)
  6. F2, Muskogee County, OklahomaJuly 25, 1977F2, 4.5 mi (7 km)
  7. F2, Muskogee County, OklahomaNovember 20, 1956F2, 3.6 mi (6 km)
  8. EF2, Muskogee County, OklahomaMay 18, 2017EF2, 2.8 mi (5 km)
  9. F2, Muskogee County, OklahomaMarch 24, 1954F2, 1.0 mi (2 km)
  10. F2, Muskogee County, OklahomaApril 8, 1965F2, 0.3 mi (0 km)

Every year with a tornado

The 42 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Muskogee County. Each year links to every tornado in Oklahoma that year.

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
20261EF1
20251EF1
20243EF1
20211EF1
202011EF1
20193EF1
20181EF1
20175EF2
20161EF1
20151EF1
20131EF0
20111EF2
201023EF1
20081EF0
20071EF1
20042F0
20033F1
20001F0
19995F1
19982F0
19951F0
199218F0
19891F0
19842F0
19831F0
19812F2
19801F0
19791F0
197722F2
19751F3
19731525F4
19711F3
19671F0
19652F2
19621F0
19602F2
19591F2
19572F1
19562F2
19542F2
19531F1
195111F2

Every tornado that crossed Muskogee County

67 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
April 14, 202610:57 PM CDTEF1Muskogee14.31,000
May 19, 20256:22 PM CDTEF1Muskogee9.5900$85,000
November 4, 20242:42 PM CSTUnratedMuskogee0.175
November 4, 20242:34 PM CSTUnratedMuskogee0.275
April 27, 202412:28 AM CDTEF1Muskogee6.2800
October 10, 202111:30 PM CDTEF1Muskogee13.7900$65,000
May 15, 20209:38 AM CDTEF1Muskogee4.85251$350,000
October 20, 201911:12 PM CDTEF0Muskogee8.3400$2,000
May 22, 20196:36 PM CDTEF0Muskogee0.275
April 30, 20192:29 PM CDTEF1Wagoner2.3150$30,000
November 30, 20189:28 PM CSTEF1Muskogee7.1400$45,000
May 18, 201710:45 PM CDTEF1Muskogee16.6650
May 18, 201710:41 PM CDTEF1Muskogee3.7350$20,000
May 18, 201710:40 PM CDTEF2Muskogee2.8400$350,000
May 18, 201710:37 PM CDTEF1Muskogee2.0400$25,000
May 18, 201710:35 PM CDTEF1Muskogee5.3900$20,000
April 26, 201611:34 PM CDTEF1Muskogee5.1800$50,000
May 29, 20151:51 PM CDTEF1Muskogee5.0400$30,000
March 30, 20139:35 PM CDTEF0Muskogee1.1200$30,000
May 24, 20118:42 PM CDTEF2Wagoner10.2400$110,000
May 10, 20108:06 PM CDTEF1Muskogee13.01,2503$150,000
May 10, 20107:56 PM CDTEF1Muskogee2.0400$10,000
March 27, 20086:32 PM CDTEF0Muskogee0.1100$125,000
July 9, 20074:15 PM CDTEF1Muskogee0.350$100,000
April 22, 20046:02 PM CDTF0Muskogee2.0200
April 22, 20045:58 PM CDTF0Muskogee80.080
May 6, 20035:11 PM CDTF0Muskogee0.250
May 1, 20036:04 PM CDTF1Muskogee1.780$300,000
May 1, 20035:55 PM CDTF1Wagoner2.0120$170,000
March 26, 20005:00 PM CSTF0Muskogee0.250
June 1, 19996:16 PM CDTF1Muskogee2.3100$2.0 million
May 11, 19999:16 PM CDTF0Muskogee0.550$1,000
May 11, 19999:00 PM CDTF0Muskogee0.550$1,000
May 4, 19991:59 AM CDTF0Muskogee0.550
April 22, 19997:50 PM CDTF0Muskogee1.050$1,000
May 6, 19986:21 PM CDTF0Muskogee0.130
May 6, 19986:13 PM CDTF0Muskogee0.130
April 17, 199510:30 PM CDTF0Muskogee0.130
May 11, 19923:20 AM CDTF0Muskogee0.2308$500 to $5,000
May 20, 19892:15 AM CDTF0Muskogee0.210
April 29, 19849:08 AM CDTF0Muskogee0.110under $50
March 15, 19844:30 PM CSTF0Muskogee0.120under $50
July 30, 19835:32 PM CDTF0Muskogee0.110under $50
May 28, 19814:45 PM CDTF1Muskogee0.110
May 17, 198111:00 PM CDTF2Muskogee0.110
May 30, 19808:05 PM CDTF0Muskogee0.110
April 11, 19794:00 AM CSTF0Muskogee0.110
July 25, 19775:30 PM CDTF2Muskogee4.5100$5,000 to $50,000
May 19, 197710:30 PM CDTF1Muskogee0.1102$5,000 to $50,000
December 5, 19754:25 PM CSTF3Okmulgee27.050$50,000 to $500,000
May 26, 19735:00 PM CDTF4Muskogee3.6500525$50,000 to $500,000
May 5, 19716:43 PM CDTF3Wagoner37.0600$50,000 to $500,000
April 9, 19678:25 PM GMT-6F0Muskogee0.110
April 11, 19653:30 AM GMT-6F2Muskogee0.110$500 to $5,000
April 8, 19651:55 AM GMT-6F2Muskogee0.3100$5,000 to $50,000
August 8, 19626:00 PM GMT-5F0Muskogee0.110
May 19, 19608:20 PM GMT-5F1Muskogee0.110$500 to $5,000
May 5, 19607:20 PM GMT-5F2Muskogee4.9100$5,000 to $50,000
March 25, 19599:30 PM GMT-6F2Muskogee0.110$50 to $500
May 24, 195711:25 PM GMT-5F0Okmulgee10.810under $50
January 21, 19576:55 PM GMT-6F1Muskogee5.7400$5,000 to $50,000
November 20, 195610:35 AM GMT-6F2Muskogee3.6150$500 to $5,000
February 24, 195611:30 PM GMT-6F1Cherokee0.110$5,000 to $50,000
May 25, 19546:30 PM GMT-5F2Muskogee0.110$500 to $5,000
March 24, 19549:25 PM GMT-6F2Muskogee1.010$50,000 to $500,000
November 19, 195311:00 AM GMT-6F1Muskogee0.110$500 to $5,000
June 7, 195111:55 PM GMT-5F2Muskogee0.1101under $50

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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.