Tornadoes · United States · Oklahoma

Tornadoes in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma

89 tornadoes have crossed Pittsburg County since 1950, 1 of them surveyed so far this year and still preliminary, 14th of the 77 counties in Oklahoma with a tornado on record, an average of 1.2 a year. They have killed 1 person and injured 48. 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
89
Deaths
1
Injuries
48
F4 and above
1
Worst on record
F4, May 11, 1992

The deadliest in Pittsburg County

  1. F2, Pittsburg County, OklahomaJune 11, 19701 killed, 14 injured

The strongest

  1. F4, Pittsburg County, OklahomaMay 11, 1992F4, 10.0 mi (16 km)
  2. EF3, Pittsburg County, OklahomaMay 19, 2025EF3, 16.0 mi (26 km)
  3. F3, Pittsburg County, OklahomaApril 27, 1966F3, 8.0 mi (13 km)
  4. F3, Pittsburg County, OklahomaMay 26, 1997F3, 5.0 mi (8 km)
  5. F2, Pittsburg and McIntosh counties, OklahomaMay 1, 1954F2, 37.2 mi (60 km)
  6. EF2, Pittsburg and Latimer counties, OklahomaMay 10, 2008EF2, 19.0 mi (31 km)
  7. F2, Pittsburg County, OklahomaApril 2, 1957F2, 11.7 mi (19 km)
  8. EF2, Pittsburg County, OklahomaApril 30, 2019EF2, 10.0 mi (16 km)
  9. F2, Coal and Pittsburg counties, OklahomaMay 11, 1992F2, 10.0 mi (16 km)
  10. EF2, Pittsburg County, OklahomaMay 10, 2008EF2, 8.2 mi (13 km)

Every year with a tornado

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

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
20261EF1
202541EF3
20243EF1
20222EF1
20211EF1
201911EF2
20172EF1
20151EF1
20141EF0
20113EF1
200844EF2
20031F0
20013F0
200025F1
19993F1
19989F1
199721F3
199649F1
19951F0
19943F2
19931F0
199253F4
19911F1
19841F1
19831F2
19751F1
197432F1
197332F1
19721F1
19711F2
19702114F2
19691F1
19682F1
19661F3
19643F1
19601F2
19592F1
19581F0
19571F2
19552F2
195416F2
19531F1
19502F2

Every tornado that crossed Pittsburg County

89 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 24, 20265:04 PM CDTEF1Pittsburg2.30
June 7, 20255:52 AM CDTEF1Pittsburg8.92,000$100,000
May 19, 20256:31 PM CDTEF1Pittsburg0.3100
May 19, 20256:14 PM CDTEF1Pittsburg11.11,500$150,000
May 19, 20255:44 PM CDTEF3Pittsburg16.03,0001$500,000
May 22, 20249:37 AM CDTEF1Haskell2.9300$25,000
April 28, 20245:23 PM CDTUnratedPittsburg2.0100
April 26, 20247:22 AM CDTEF1Pittsburg1.7250$50,000
May 5, 20222:09 AM CDTEF1Pittsburg2.4450$30,000
March 30, 20224:39 AM CDTEF0Pittsburg0.6100$75,000
April 28, 202110:57 AM CDTEF1Pittsburg7.4300$25,000
April 30, 201910:41 PM CDTEF2Pittsburg10.01,3001$1.5 million
May 18, 20179:56 PM CDTEF1Pittsburg4.61,000$15,000
May 18, 20179:46 PM CDTEF1Pittsburg8.21,000$30,000
May 10, 20159:01 AM CDTEF1Pittsburg3.8240$35,000
June 23, 20147:59 PM CDTEF0Pittsburg0.550
April 24, 20115:05 PM CDTEF0Pittsburg0.5100$15,000
April 14, 20118:58 PM CDTEF1Atoka14.31,100$50,000
April 14, 20117:14 PM CDTEF1Pittsburg5.5300
May 10, 20085:42 PM CDTEF2Pittsburg19.05804$1.2 million
May 10, 20085:25 PM CDTEF0Pittsburg0.575
May 10, 20085:21 PM CDTEF0Pittsburg0.150
May 10, 20085:03 PM CDTEF2Pittsburg8.2200$500,000
April 19, 20037:25 PM CDTF0Pittsburg1.050$50,000
May 30, 20019:10 PM CDTF0Pittsburg0.225
May 30, 20017:56 PM CDTF0Pittsburg0.225
May 20, 20016:58 PM CDTF0Pittsburg0.3100
April 23, 20002:22 PM CDTF1Pittsburg2.01205$250,000
March 26, 20006:43 PM CSTF0Pittsburg0.250
June 1, 19997:30 PM CDTF0Pittsburg0.50
June 1, 19997:22 PM CDTF0Pittsburg0.50
May 4, 199910:50 AM CDTF1Pushmataha1.050$1,000
June 8, 19989:51 PM CDTF0Pittsburg0.530
June 8, 19989:40 PM CDTF1Pittsburg1.050$30,000
June 8, 19989:31 PM CDTF0Pittsburg0.530
June 8, 19989:10 PM CDTF0Pittsburg12.0200
June 8, 19988:55 PM CDTF0Pittsburg2.0100
June 8, 19988:43 PM CDTF0Pittsburg8.0200
June 8, 19988:28 PM CDTF0Pittsburg9.0200
May 6, 19988:32 PM CDTF0Pittsburg0.330$2,000
May 6, 19988:27 PM CDTF0Pittsburg0.130
May 26, 19979:32 PM CDTF1Pittsburg4.350$40,000
May 26, 19978:29 PM CDTF3Pittsburg5.04401$100,000
August 1, 19964:05 PM CDTF0Pittsburg0.125
June 6, 19967:54 PM CDTF0Pittsburg0.125
April 21, 19969:30 PM CDTF1Pittsburg5.0100$100,000
April 21, 19969:15 PM CDTF0Pittsburg3.01009$750,000
May 24, 19955:40 PM CDTF0Pittsburg0.130$500 to $5,000
May 6, 199412:53 AM CDTF0Pittsburg0.130
April 26, 19943:46 PM CDTF1Pittsburg3.073$50 to $500
April 2, 19947:42 PM CSTF2Pittsburg0.373$5,000 to $50,000
April 24, 199311:15 PM CDTF0Pittsburg0.110
May 11, 19925:00 PM CDTF1Pittsburg0.2100
May 11, 19924:45 PM CDTF1Pittsburg9.0300
May 11, 19924:00 PM CDTF4Pittsburg10.04003$50,000 to $500,000
May 11, 19923:40 PM CDTF2Coal10.0300$50,000 to $500,000
May 11, 19923:20 PM CDTF1Pittsburg10.0100$5,000 to $50,000
March 21, 19916:00 PM CSTF1Pittsburg1.530$5,000 to $50,000
April 29, 19849:00 AM CDTF1Pittsburg0.110$50,000 to $500,000
May 14, 19832:00 AM CDTF2Pittsburg0.150$50,000 to $500,000
January 9, 197510:30 PM CSTF1Pittsburg12.4300$50,000 to $500,000
November 3, 19748:00 PM CSTF1Pittsburg4.1500$50,000 to $500,000
June 8, 197411:24 PM CDTF1Pittsburg1.067
April 11, 19746:50 AM CDTF0Pittsburg11.93332$5,000 to $50,000
June 16, 19736:30 PM CDTF1Pittsburg30.91002$5,000 to $50,000
May 26, 19739:10 PM CDTF1Pittsburg15.580$5,000 to $50,000
May 6, 19737:00 PM CDTF0Pittsburg5.240$5,000 to $50,000
April 15, 19725:30 AM CSTF1Pittsburg4.950
December 14, 19718:40 PM CSTF2Pittsburg0.177$50,000 to $500,000
October 26, 19705:15 PM CSTF1Pittsburg0.110$5,000 to $50,000
June 11, 19709:00 PM CDTF2Pittsburg5.2440114$500,000 to $5 million
April 4, 19696:38 PM GMT-6F1Pittsburg0.110$500 to $5,000
December 18, 19681:05 PM GMT-6F1Pittsburg0.550$5,000 to $50,000
May 13, 19685:05 PM GMT-5F1Pittsburg0.3200$500 to $5,000
April 27, 19668:05 PM GMT-5F3Pittsburg8.0400$50,000 to $500,000
May 27, 19648:30 PM GMT-5F0Pittsburg11.3400
April 23, 196411:25 PM GMT-6F0Pittsburg0.110
April 23, 196411:25 PM GMT-6F1Pittsburg0.110
May 5, 19607:07 PM GMT-5F2Pittsburg4.1500$5,000 to $50,000
May 9, 19597:00 PM GMT-5F1Pittsburg0.110$50 to $500
March 31, 19598:00 PM GMT-6F1Pittsburg2.050$500 to $5,000
February 26, 19582:00 PM GMT-6F0Pittsburg0.110$500 to $5,000
April 2, 19579:05 PM GMT-6F2Pittsburg11.7440$5,000 to $50,000
April 26, 19552:30 AM GMT-5F1Pittsburg0.1100$500 to $5,000
February 28, 19559:30 PM GMT-6F2Pittsburg2.010$5,000 to $50,000
May 1, 19548:20 PM GMT-5F2Pittsburg37.2106$5,000 to $50,000
May 11, 19534:00 PM GMT-5F1Pittsburg0.110
September 16, 19502:30 AM GMT-5F0Pittsburg0.110$50 to $500
March 27, 19503:00 AM GMT-6F2Pittsburg0.177$500 to $5,000

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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.