Tornadoes · United States · Oklahoma

Tornadoes in Okmulgee County, Oklahoma

59 tornadoes have crossed Okmulgee County since 1950, 1 of them surveyed so far this year and still preliminary, 43rd of the 77 counties in Oklahoma with a tornado on record, an average of one every 1.3 years. They have killed 13 people and injured 122. 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
59
Deaths
13
Injuries
122
F4 and above
1
Worst on record
F4, May 17, 1981

The deadliest in Okmulgee County

  1. F3, Okmulgee County, OklahomaApril 26, 19848 killed, 95 injured
  2. F3, Okmulgee County, OklahomaMay 5, 19602 killed, 15 injured
  3. EF3, Okmulgee County, OklahomaMarch 6, 20262 killed, 2 injured
  4. F2, Okmulgee County, OklahomaApril 23, 19531 killed, 4 injured

The strongest

  1. F4, Seminole, Okfuskee and Okmulgee counties, OklahomaMay 17, 1981F4, 33.6 mi (54 km)
  2. F3, Okmulgee, Wagoner and Muskogee counties, OklahomaDecember 5, 1975F3, 27.0 mi (43 km)
  3. F3, Okmulgee County, OklahomaApril 26, 1984F3, 22.0 mi (35 km)
  4. EF3, Okmulgee County, OklahomaMarch 6, 2026EF3, 6.8 mi (11 km)
  5. F3, Okmulgee County, OklahomaMay 5, 1960F3, 0.8 mi (1 km)
  6. F2, Okfuskee and Okmulgee counties, OklahomaOctober 4, 1998F2, 27.0 mi (43 km)
  7. EF2, Okmulgee County, OklahomaMay 10, 2010EF2, 12.0 mi (19 km)
  8. F2, Okmulgee and Creek counties, OklahomaMarch 13, 1990F2, 9.0 mi (14 km)
  9. F2, Okmulgee and Creek counties, OklahomaMay 26, 1997F2, 8.1 mi (13 km)
  10. EF2, Okmulgee County, OklahomaMay 13, 2010EF2, 6.0 mi (10 km)

Every year with a tornado

The 30 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Okmulgee County. Each year links to every tornado in Oklahoma that year.

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
2026122EF3
20255EF1
20244EF1
20211EF0
20194EF1
20161EF1
20141EF0
20112EF1
20103EF2
20082EF0
20061F1
20032F1
199824F2
19976F2
19952F0
19931F0
19913F1
19901F2
19891F1
19872F1
19842895F3
19822F2
198112F4
19751F3
19701F1
19671F0
19641F2
19601215F3
19572F0
1953214F2

Every tornado that crossed Okmulgee County

59 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, 20267:17 PM CSTEF3Okmulgee6.895022
March 29, 202512:33 AM CDTEF0Okmulgee2.3300$20,000
March 4, 20256:25 AM CSTEF0Okmulgee3.1250$10,000
March 4, 20256:22 AM CSTEF1Okmulgee2.7400$75,000
March 4, 20256:10 AM CSTEF1Okmulgee3.3350$40,000
March 4, 20256:06 AM CSTEF1Okmulgee1.8375$80,000
May 6, 202412:06 AM CDTEF1Okmulgee4.0350
April 27, 202412:14 AM CDTEF1Okmulgee8.91,100$75,000
April 27, 202412:01 AM CDTEF1Okmulgee11.31,400$2.0 million
April 26, 20246:18 AM CDTEF1Okmulgee6.9650$25,000
October 10, 202110:05 PM CDTEF0Okmulgee2.2300$10,000
May 22, 20196:03 PM CDTEF0Okmulgee0.275
May 22, 20195:32 PM CDTEF1Okfuskee7.7400$10,000
May 20, 201910:01 PM CDTEF1Okmulgee4.4450$25,000
April 30, 20192:03 PM CDTEF0Okmulgee2.5100$30,000
May 25, 20161:29 AM CDTEF1Okmulgee1.8350$5,000
May 27, 201412:38 PM CDTEF0Okmulgee0.350$5,000
April 22, 20117:19 PM CDTEF0Okmulgee0.5100
April 14, 20116:05 PM CDTEF1Okfuskee11.4100
May 13, 20104:52 AM CDTEF2Okmulgee6.0300$200,000
May 10, 20107:04 PM CDTEF2Okmulgee12.01,250$150,000
May 10, 20107:03 PM CDTEF0Okmulgee0.5100$1,000
June 5, 200811:35 PM CDTEF0Okmulgee4.4100$15,000
May 7, 20086:40 PM CDTEF0Okmulgee4.0200$35,000
May 10, 20061:40 AM CDTF1Okmulgee0.575$70,000
May 16, 20032:08 PM CDTF0Okmulgee1.025$20,000
May 16, 20031:40 PM CDTF1Okmulgee3.0100$100,000
October 4, 199811:17 PM CDTF1Okmulgee1.0100$10,000
October 4, 199810:37 PM CDTF2Okfuskee27.01,4104$510,000
June 16, 19979:40 PM CDTF0Okmulgee0.130
May 26, 19977:40 PM CDTF1Okmulgee4.073$40,000
May 26, 19977:24 PM CDTF1Okmulgee2.0100$40,000
May 26, 19977:19 PM CDTF1Okmulgee2.0100$200,000
May 26, 19977:08 PM CDTF0Okmulgee0.130
May 26, 19976:46 PM CDTF2Okmulgee8.1100$160,000
April 17, 199510:19 PM CDTF0Okmulgee0.130
April 17, 199510:00 PM CDTF0Okmulgee0.130
September 19, 19937:00 PM CDTF0Okmulgee0.130$500 to $5,000
May 16, 19916:20 PM CDTF1Okmulgee0.550$5,000 to $50,000
May 16, 19916:09 PM CDTF1Okmulgee7.060$50,000 to $500,000
April 2, 19915:12 PM CSTF0Okmulgee0.350
March 13, 19908:10 PM CSTF2Okmulgee9.0340$50,000 to $500,000
September 12, 19899:55 PM CDTF1Okmulgee0.223$50,000 to $500,000
March 23, 19878:00 AM CSTF1Okmulgee0.330$500 to $5,000
March 23, 19877:45 AM CSTF1Okmulgee0.330$500 to $5,000
June 18, 19846:00 PM CDTF1Okmulgee0.117$5,000 to $50,000
April 26, 198411:33 PM CSTF3Okmulgee22.01,760895$5 million to $50 million
June 11, 19825:00 PM CDTF2Okmulgee6.050$50,000 to $500,000
June 3, 19825:00 PM CDTF0Okmulgee0.110under $50
May 17, 19818:00 PM CDTF4Seminole33.66002$500,000 to $5 million
December 5, 19754:25 PM CSTF3Okmulgee27.050$50,000 to $500,000
September 22, 197012:00 PM CDTF1Okmulgee0.5100$5,000 to $50,000
April 9, 19677:00 PM GMT-6F0Okmulgee0.110$5,000 to $50,000
May 10, 19649:40 PM GMT-5F2Okmulgee0.110$500 to $5,000
May 5, 19607:16 PM GMT-5F3Okmulgee0.8150215$50,000 to $500,000
May 24, 195711:25 PM GMT-5F0Okmulgee10.810under $50
May 20, 19579:04 PM GMT-5F0Okmulgee0.110under $50
July 6, 19536:25 PM GMT-5F1Okmulgee1.0220$50 to $500
April 23, 19533:31 PM GMT-6F2Okmulgee1.530014$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.