Tornadoes · United States · Oklahoma
Tornadoes in Pushmataha County, Oklahoma
50 tornadoes have crossed Pushmataha County since 1950, 1 of them surveyed so far this year and still preliminary, 56th of the 77 counties in Oklahoma with a tornado on record, an average of one every 1.5 years. They have killed 0 people and injured 9. 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
- 50
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 9
- F4 and above
- 1
- Worst on record
- F4, May 4, 1960
The strongest
- F4, Choctaw and Pushmataha counties, OklahomaMay 4, 1960
- F3, Pushmataha County, OklahomaNovember 22, 1983
- F3, Pushmataha County, OklahomaApril 3, 1956
- F2, Bryan, Atoka and Pushmataha counties, OklahomaApril 28, 1956
- F2, Atoka and Pushmataha counties, OklahomaMay 11, 1992
- EF2, Pushmataha and Latimer counties, OklahomaMay 25, 2015
- F2, Latimer, Pushmataha and LeFlore counties, OklahomaMay 28, 1962
- F2, Pushmataha County, OklahomaApril 23, 2000
- F2, Pushmataha County, OklahomaApril 23, 2000
- EF2, Pushmataha County, OklahomaApril 14, 2011
Every year with a tornado
The 27 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Pushmataha County. Each year links to every tornado in Oklahoma that year.
Every tornado that crossed Pushmataha County
50 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.
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 2026 | 3:07 PM CDT | EF1 | Pushmataha | 0.8 | 100 | |||
| April 28, 2020 | 9:02 PM CDT | EF1 | Pushmataha | 5.2 | 550 | $5,000 | ||
| April 26, 2016 | 12:03 AM CDT | EF1 | Pushmataha | 1.5 | 500 | $125,000 | ||
| May 25, 2015 | 4:52 PM CDT | EF2 | Pushmataha | 13.3 | 1,000 | $45,000 | ||
| May 10, 2015 | 6:18 PM CDT | EF0 | Pushmataha | 1.7 | 100 | |||
| April 19, 2011 | 6:07 PM CDT | EF1 | Pushmataha | 3.5 | 100 | |||
| April 19, 2011 | 5:58 PM CDT | EF0 | Pushmataha | 0.1 | 50 | |||
| April 14, 2011 | 8:58 PM CDT | EF1 | Atoka | 14.3 | 1,100 | $50,000 | ||
| April 14, 2011 | 8:50 PM CDT | EF1 | Pushmataha | 1.0 | 75 | |||
| April 14, 2011 | 8:35 PM CDT | EF2 | Pushmataha | 7.0 | 1,000 | |||
| April 14, 2011 | 8:12 PM CDT | EF0 | Pushmataha | 0.1 | 50 | |||
| April 14, 2011 | 8:12 PM CDT | EF1 | Pushmataha | 3.0 | 400 | $10,000 | ||
| April 14, 2011 | 8:04 PM CDT | EF0 | Atoka | 7.0 | 125 | |||
| October 29, 2009 | 2:14 PM CDT | EF1 | Pushmataha | 0.5 | 75 | |||
| April 9, 2009 | 6:42 PM CDT | EF1 | Pushmataha | 7.7 | 200 | |||
| May 10, 2008 | 6:35 PM CDT | EF1 | Pushmataha | 0.5 | 100 | |||
| May 10, 2008 | 6:30 PM CDT | EF1 | Pushmataha | 1.5 | 200 | |||
| May 10, 2008 | 6:05 PM CDT | EF2 | Pushmataha | 3.5 | 100 | $75,000 | ||
| March 13, 2008 | 10:36 PM CDT | EF0 | Pushmataha | 0.1 | 50 | |||
| September 21, 2006 | 8:28 PM CDT | F0 | Pushmataha | 1.0 | 100 | $20,000 | ||
| September 21, 2006 | 8:25 PM CDT | F0 | Pushmataha | 0.4 | 50 | $10,000 | ||
| May 1, 2003 | 6:14 PM CDT | F1 | Pushmataha | 0.5 | 75 | $3,000 | ||
| April 16, 2002 | 9:15 PM CDT | F0 | Pushmataha | 0.3 | 25 | |||
| April 23, 2000 | 3:37 PM CDT | F2 | Pushmataha | 9.0 | 170 | $30,000 | ||
| April 23, 2000 | 3:11 PM CDT | F2 | Pushmataha | 9.0 | 150 | $250,000 | ||
| March 26, 2000 | 7:55 PM CST | F0 | Pushmataha | 0.2 | 50 | $1,000 | ||
| May 4, 1999 | 10:50 AM CDT | F1 | Pushmataha | 1.0 | 50 | $1,000 | ||
| April 4, 1997 | 8:40 PM CST | F0 | Pushmataha | 0.5 | 50 | $100,000 | ||
| April 26, 1994 | 4:02 PM CDT | F1 | Pushmataha | 12.0 | 80 | $500 to $5,000 | ||
| April 26, 1994 | 3:25 PM CDT | F1 | Atoka | 9.0 | 80 | $500 to $5,000 | ||
| April 25, 1994 | 6:58 PM CDT | F1 | Latimer | 4.7 | 220 | $5,000 to $50,000 | ||
| May 11, 1992 | 5:15 PM CDT | F2 | Atoka | 16.0 | 100 | $5,000 to $50,000 | ||
| November 25, 1988 | 4:56 PM CST | F1 | Pushmataha | 1.5 | 70 | $5,000 to $50,000 | ||
| November 22, 1983 | 4:00 PM CST | F3 | Pushmataha | 3.0 | 100 | 3 | $500,000 to $5 million | |
| November 22, 1983 | 3:35 PM CST | F2 | Pushmataha | 2.0 | 100 | $50,000 to $500,000 | ||
| June 11, 1982 | 4:00 PM CDT | F1 | Atoka | 20.0 | 50 | $5,000 to $50,000 | ||
| June 3, 1982 | 8:37 PM CDT | F1 | Atoka | 3.0 | 50 | under $50 | ||
| May 28, 1982 | 3:14 AM CDT | F2 | Pushmataha | 6.0 | 100 | $500,000 to $5 million | ||
| May 14, 1982 | 7:45 PM CDT | F1 | Pushmataha | 2.0 | 50 | $50,000 to $500,000 | ||
| September 13, 1981 | 5:10 PM CDT | F0 | Pushmataha | 0.1 | 10 | |||
| May 13, 1981 | 6:30 PM CDT | F1 | Pushmataha | 0.1 | 10 | under $50 | ||
| June 11, 1970 | 12:00 AM CDT | F2 | Pushmataha | 0.1 | 10 | $50,000 to $500,000 | ||
| May 13, 1968 | 3:30 PM GMT-5 | F1 | Pushmataha | 0.1 | 10 | $500 to $5,000 | ||
| May 28, 1962 | 12:50 AM GMT-5 | F2 | Latimer | 9.3 | 200 | $5,000 to $50,000 | ||
| May 4, 1960 | 10:16 PM GMT-5 | F4 | Choctaw | 30.8 | 150 | 3 | $50,000 to $500,000 | |
| August 27, 1959 | 2:20 AM GMT-5 | F1 | Pushmataha | 0.1 | 100 | $500 to $5,000 | ||
| April 28, 1956 | 10:00 PM GMT-6 | F2 | Bryan | 27.9 | 300 | $500 to $5,000 | ||
| April 3, 1956 | 12:05 AM GMT-6 | F3 | Pushmataha | 2.0 | 100 | 3 | $5,000 to $50,000 | |
| April 12, 1955 | 2:30 AM GMT-6 | F2 | Pushmataha | 6.1 | 10 | |||
| April 28, 1953 | 5:15 PM GMT-5 | F1 | Pushmataha | 0.1 | 100 | $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.