Tornadoes · United States · Oklahoma

Tornadoes in Roger Mills County, Oklahoma

58 tornadoes have crossed Roger Mills County since 1950, 44th of the 77 counties in Oklahoma with a tornado on record, an average of one every 1.3 years. They have killed 3 people and injured 31. 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
58
Deaths
3
Injuries
31
F4 and above
1
Worst on record
F4, May 25, 1955

The deadliest in Roger Mills County

  1. F4, Collingsworth, Wheeler and Roger Mills counties, Texas and OklahomaMay 25, 19552 killed, 18 injured
  2. EF2, Roger Mills County, OklahomaFebruary 26, 20231 killed, 3 injured

The strongest

  1. F4, Collingsworth, Wheeler and Roger Mills counties, Texas and OklahomaMay 25, 1955F4, 45.1 mi (73 km)
  2. F3, Beckham and Roger Mills counties, OklahomaMay 16, 1977F3, 18.2 mi (29 km)
  3. EF3, Roger Mills County, OklahomaMay 5, 2007EF3, 5.2 mi (8 km)
  4. F2, Roger Mills, Ellis and Dewey counties, OklahomaApril 29, 1954F2, 33.3 mi (54 km)
  5. F2, Roger Mills County, OklahomaMay 4, 1961F2, 23.5 mi (38 km)
  6. F2, Wheeler and Roger Mills counties, Texas and OklahomaMay 15, 2003F2, 15.5 mi (25 km)
  7. EF2, Ellis and Roger Mills counties, OklahomaJune 17, 2025EF2, 14.3 mi (23 km)
  8. F2, Roger Mills County, OklahomaMay 28, 1980F2, 13.2 mi (21 km)
  9. F2, Roger Mills County, OklahomaMay 5, 1964F2, 11.6 mi (19 km)
  10. EF2, Roger Mills and Ellis counties, OklahomaApril 26, 2009EF2, 10.3 mi (17 km)

Every year with a tornado

The 31 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Roger Mills County. Each year links to every tornado in Oklahoma that year.

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
20252EF2
20245EF1
2023213EF2
20211Unrated
20172EF2
20161EF1
20152EF1
20101EF2
20092EF2
20077EF3
20034F2
20011F1
19951F2
19891F0
19871F0
19841F0
19831F0
19822F2
198021F2
19772F3
197327F1
196812F2
19652F0
19642F2
19611F2
19591F2
19561F1
19551218F4
19541F2
19531F0
19524F1

Every tornado that crossed Roger Mills County

58 tornadoes, newest first. 3 of them touched down in a neighboring state and ran in, so the record files them under that state rather than Oklahoma.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
June 17, 20258:16 PM CDTUnratedRoger Mills0.130
June 17, 20258:06 PM CDTEF2Ellis14.31,200$105,000
May 19, 20246:43 PM CDTEF0Roger Mills1.930$10,000
May 19, 20246:27 PM CDTEF0Roger Mills0.530$5,000
May 19, 20246:19 PM CDTEF0Roger Mills0.230$5,000
April 27, 202410:18 AM CDTEF0Roger Mills0.110
April 27, 202410:11 AM CDTEF1Roger Mills0.750$5,000
June 15, 20236:47 PM CDTUnratedRoger Mills1.050
February 26, 20237:13 PM CSTEF2Roger Mills7.050013$250,000
October 26, 20218:55 PM CDTUnratedRoger Mills0.250
May 16, 20176:45 PM CDTEF1Roger Mills0.850$1,000
May 16, 20176:18 PM CDTEF2Roger Mills10.3150$40,000
May 16, 20169:35 PM CDTEF1Hemphill to OK0.650
May 16, 20154:49 PM CDTEF1Roger Mills3.5100
May 9, 20158:24 PM CDTEF0Roger Mills2.0100
March 8, 20105:20 PM CSTEF2Roger Mills9.5100$1.0 million
April 26, 20094:34 PM CDTEF2Roger Mills10.3300
April 26, 20094:25 PM CDTEF0Roger Mills3.5100
May 5, 20079:34 PM CDTEF1Roger Mills0.8100$5,000
May 5, 20079:05 PM CDTEF1Roger Mills7.5500$5,000
May 5, 20078:32 PM CDTEF1Roger Mills8.5300
May 5, 20078:16 PM CDTEF0Roger Mills5.0200$10,000
May 5, 20078:12 PM CDTEF3Roger Mills5.2150$150,000
May 5, 20078:03 PM CDTEF0Roger Mills0.340
May 5, 20077:40 PM CDTEF0Roger Mills0.8100
May 15, 200310:53 PM CDTF2Wheeler to OK15.51,760$270,000
April 15, 20036:48 PM CDTF1Roger Mills0.150$10,000
April 15, 20036:41 PM CDTF0Roger Mills0.550
April 15, 20036:00 PM CDTF1Roger Mills10.0440$50,000
October 9, 20013:12 PM CDTF1Beckham3.050$20,000
June 8, 19959:18 PM CDTF2Roger Mills5.0300$50,000 to $500,000
June 6, 19898:59 PM CDTF0Roger Mills15.020
March 22, 19879:10 PM CSTF0Roger Mills0.210
April 20, 19841:55 PM CSTF0Roger Mills0.110under $50
June 13, 19834:19 PM CDTF0Roger Mills0.110under $50
May 27, 19825:45 PM CDTF2Roger Mills0.550$50,000 to $500,000
May 11, 19826:10 PM CDTF1Roger Mills11.0150$5,000 to $50,000
May 28, 198010:15 PM CDTF1Roger Mills0.110$500 to $5,000
May 28, 19809:45 PM CDTF2Roger Mills13.22001$500,000 to $5 million
May 16, 19776:45 PM CDTF0Roger Mills0.110
May 16, 19776:24 PM CDTF3Beckham18.21,320$50,000 to $500,000
November 20, 197312:01 AM CSTF1Roger Mills0.5307$50,000 to $500,000
October 10, 19738:30 AM CDTF1Beckham35.810$50,000 to $500,000
June 9, 19689:00 PM GMT-5F2Roger Mills0.1102$5,000 to $50,000
September 20, 19656:00 PM GMT-5F0Roger Mills5.110
May 24, 19654:50 PM GMT-5F0Roger Mills0.110
May 5, 196411:20 PM GMT-5F2Roger Mills11.6440$5,000 to $50,000
May 5, 196410:00 PM GMT-5F2Roger Mills3.6440under $50
May 4, 19614:00 PM GMT-5F2Roger Mills23.5200$5,000 to $50,000
May 25, 19599:30 PM GMT-5F2Roger Mills3.8440$500 to $5,000
April 8, 19567:45 PM GMT-6F1Roger Mills0.110under $50
May 25, 19554:17 PM GMT-5F4Collingsworth to OK45.11,100218$50,000 to $500,000
April 29, 19544:00 PM GMT-5F2Roger Mills33.310$5,000 to $50,000
June 6, 195311:00 PM GMT-5F0Roger Mills0.110$50 to $500
June 15, 19521:50 AM GMT-5F1Roger Mills0.110$500 to $5,000
June 1, 19521:49 AM GMT-5F1Roger Mills0.110$500 to $5,000
April 20, 19523:30 PM GMT-6F1Harmon0.120$5,000 to $50,000
April 8, 19524:45 PM GMT-6F0Beckham45.9100$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.