Tornadoes · United States · Oklahoma

Tornadoes in Okfuskee County, Oklahoma

63 tornadoes have crossed Okfuskee County since 1950, 1 of them surveyed so far this year and still preliminary, 39th of the 77 counties in Oklahoma with a tornado on record, an average of one every 1.2 years. They have killed 11 people and injured 209. 3 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
11
Injuries
209
F4 and above
3
Worst on record
F5, May 5, 1960

The deadliest in Okfuskee County

  1. F5 Prague–Sapulpa tornado, OklahomaMay 5, 19605 killed, 81 injured
  2. F4, Pottawatomie, Lincoln and Okfuskee counties, OklahomaOctober 5, 19704 killed, 84 injured
  3. EF3 Holdenville tornado, OklahomaApril 27, 20242 killed, 4 injured

The strongest

  1. F5 Prague–Sapulpa tornado, OklahomaMay 5, 1960F5, 71.8 mi (116 km)
  2. F4, Seminole, Okfuskee and Okmulgee counties, OklahomaMay 17, 1981F4, 33.6 mi (54 km)
  3. F4, Pottawatomie, Lincoln and Okfuskee counties, OklahomaOctober 5, 1970F4, 25.0 mi (40 km)
  4. EF3, Pottawatomie, Seminole and Okfuskee counties, OklahomaMay 10, 2010EF3, 37.2 mi (60 km)
  5. F3, Seminole and Okfuskee counties, OklahomaJune 8, 1974F3, 29.9 mi (48 km)
  6. EF3 Holdenville tornado, OklahomaApril 27, 2024EF3, 27.9 mi (45 km)
  7. F2, Pottawatomie, Seminole, Hughes and Okfuskee counties, OklahomaJanuary 22, 1957F2, 63.7 mi (102 km)
  8. F2, Pontotoc, Hughes, Okfuskee and Sequoyah counties, OklahomaMay 1, 1954F2, 39.2 mi (63 km)
  9. F2, Okfuskee and Okmulgee counties, OklahomaOctober 4, 1998F2, 27.0 mi (43 km)
  10. F2, Okfuskee and Seminole counties, OklahomaMay 1, 1954F2, 5.7 mi (9 km)

Every year with a tornado

The 36 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Okfuskee County. Each year links to every tornado in Oklahoma that year.

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
20261EF0
2024324EF3
20222EF1
20211EF1
20201EF1
20196EF1
20172EF0
20152EF1
20131EF1
20114EF1
2010528EF3
20091EF0
20053F0
20001F0
19992F1
199814F2
19972F0
19951F0
19941F0
19932F1
19861F1
19841F1
19822F2
198112F4
19801F0
19791F2
19741F3
19711F1
19703484F4
19661F0
19641F0
19631F0
19601581F5
19591F1
19572F2
195426F2

Every tornado that crossed Okfuskee County

63 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, 20266:38 PM CSTEF0Okfuskee5.0160
May 7, 20241:05 AM CDTEF1Okfuskee2.8200$15,000
April 27, 202410:36 PM CDTEF3Holdenville tornado27.91,76024$1.8 million
April 26, 20245:28 AM CDTEF1Okfuskee9.9500$20,000
May 4, 20227:44 PM CDTEF1Okfuskee0.4150$15,000
May 4, 20227:21 PM CDTEF1Seminole13.61,350$120,000
October 10, 20219:26 PM CDTEF1Okfuskee2.7300$150,000
March 19, 202010:25 AM CDTEF1Okfuskee2.7225$30,000
May 22, 20195:32 PM CDTEF1Okfuskee7.7400$10,000
May 22, 20195:23 PM CDTEF1Okfuskee6.0650$40,000
May 22, 20195:10 PM CDTEF1Okfuskee0.6125$10,000
May 22, 20194:47 PM CDTEF1Okfuskee0.875$25,000
May 22, 20194:41 PM CDTUnratedOkfuskee1.050
May 22, 20194:34 PM CDTUnratedOkfuskee0.5100
May 27, 20178:55 PM CDTUnratedOkfuskee0.6100
May 27, 20178:20 PM CDTEF0Okfuskee2.1100
November 5, 20152:22 PM CSTEF0Okfuskee2.5100$2,000
May 16, 201510:20 PM CDTEF1Okfuskee1.4110
May 19, 20137:17 PM CDTEF1Lincoln14.4700$50,000
April 22, 20116:03 PM CDTEF0Okfuskee0.5150
April 14, 20116:33 PM CDTEF0Okfuskee0.150
April 14, 20116:05 PM CDTEF1Okfuskee11.4100
April 14, 20115:38 PM CDTEF0Okfuskee0.250
May 19, 20109:05 PM CDTEF1Okfuskee10.0500$15,000
May 19, 20108:46 PM CDTEF1Okfuskee8.0500
May 10, 20107:17 PM CDTEF1Okfuskee15.5650$40,000
May 10, 20106:45 PM CDTEF1Okfuskee14.01,000$40,000
May 10, 20105:56 PM CDTEF3Pottawatomie37.22,20028$15,000
October 29, 200911:17 AM CDTEF0Okfuskee0.5150$20,000
March 21, 20054:12 PM CSTF0Okfuskee1.550$10,000
March 21, 20054:06 PM CSTF0Okfuskee0.340
March 21, 20053:59 PM CSTF0Okfuskee0.740
May 24, 200011:34 PM CDTF0Okfuskee0.250
September 10, 19996:47 PM CDTF1Okfuskee3.5150$80,000
June 1, 19995:18 AM CDTF0Okfuskee0.550
October 4, 199810:37 PM CDTF2Okfuskee27.01,4104$510,000
June 16, 19979:00 PM CDTF0Okfuskee0.130
May 26, 19976:47 PM CDTF0Okfuskee0.130
May 7, 19955:38 PM CDTF0Okfuskee0.130$5,000 to $50,000
May 6, 199411:00 PM CDTF0Okfuskee0.110
September 13, 19935:45 PM CDTF1Okfuskee25.073$5,000 to $50,000
March 30, 199312:30 AM CSTF1Okfuskee4.5100$50,000 to $500,000
May 14, 19866:26 PM CDTF1Okfuskee2.0150$5,000 to $50,000
May 5, 19846:00 AM CDTF1Okfuskee0.110$5,000 to $50,000
September 13, 19825:50 PM CDTF2Okfuskee1.050$500 to $5,000
June 9, 19826:45 PM CDTF0Okfuskee0.110under $50
May 17, 19818:00 PM CDTF4Seminole33.66002$500,000 to $5 million
March 23, 19806:00 PM CSTF0Okfuskee0.110
March 29, 19791:20 PM CSTF2Okfuskee2.030$5,000 to $50,000
June 8, 19747:05 PM CDTF3Seminole29.91,300$50,000 to $500,000
May 10, 19715:45 PM CDTF1Okfuskee6.5600$50,000 to $500,000
October 5, 19704:42 PM CDTF4Pottawatomie25.0150484$5 million to $50 million
June 11, 19706:30 PM CDTF2Okfuskee0.1100$5,000 to $50,000
May 29, 19706:50 PM CDTF0Okfuskee0.110$500 to $5,000
May 17, 196611:45 PM GMT-5F0Okfuskee0.110
May 10, 196411:35 PM GMT-5F0Okfuskee0.110
June 10, 19638:30 PM GMT-5F0Okfuskee0.110under $50
May 5, 19606:00 PM GMT-5F5Prague–Sapulpa tornado71.8800581$500,000 to $5 million
August 31, 19592:30 PM GMT-5F1Okfuskee2.0100$500 to $5,000
April 25, 195710:35 PM GMT-6F1Okfuskee11.1100$5,000 to $50,000
January 22, 19573:30 AM GMT-6F2Pottawatomie63.7440$5,000 to $50,000
May 1, 19548:05 PM GMT-5F2Okfuskee5.7220$5,000 to $50,000
May 1, 19547:00 PM GMT-5F2Pontotoc39.2106$500,000 to $5 million

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.