Tornadoes · United States · Oklahoma

Tornadoes in Rogers County, Oklahoma

84 tornadoes have crossed Rogers County since 1950, 3 of them surveyed so far this year and still preliminary, 16th of the 77 counties in Oklahoma with a tornado on record, an average of 1.1 a year. They have killed 12 people and injured 362. 2 were 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
84
Deaths
12
Injuries
362
F4 and above
2
Worst on record
F4, April 24, 1993

The deadliest in Rogers County

  1. F4, Tulsa and Rogers counties, OklahomaApril 24, 19937 killed, 100 injured
  2. F3, Tulsa, Rogers and Craig counties, OklahomaJune 8, 19742 killed, 80 injured
  3. EF3 Claremore–Pryor tornado, OklahomaMay 25, 20242 killed, 23 injured
  4. F2, Rogers and Tulsa counties, OklahomaJune 27, 19831 killed

The strongest

  1. F4, Tulsa and Rogers counties, OklahomaApril 24, 1993F4, 5.5 mi (9 km)
  2. F4, Rogers County, OklahomaApril 26, 1991F4, 4.0 mi (6 km)
  3. F3, Tulsa, Rogers and Craig counties, OklahomaJune 8, 1974F3, 63.6 mi (102 km)
  4. F3, Tulsa, Wagoner, Rogers and Mayes counties, OklahomaJune 8, 1974F3, 48.9 mi (79 km)
  5. EF3 Claremore–Pryor tornado, OklahomaMay 25, 2024EF3, 23.9 mi (38 km)
  6. F3, Rogers and Nowata counties, OklahomaMay 9, 1959F3, 23.4 mi (38 km)
  7. F3, Rogers County, OklahomaApril 24, 1993F3, 8.0 mi (13 km)
  8. F3, Rogers and Tulsa counties, OklahomaJuly 2, 1992F3, 4.0 mi (6 km)
  9. F3, Rogers County, OklahomaMay 4, 1960F3, 0.1 mi (0 km)
  10. F2, Washington and Rogers counties, OklahomaMarch 26, 1961F2, 49.6 mi (80 km)

Every year with a tornado

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

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
20263EF2
20251EF1
20244223EF3
20232EF1
20211EF0
20194EF2
20181EF1
20174EF1
201627EF2
20153EF2
201362EF1
201032EF2
200812EF1
20051F0
20001F0
19994F1
199611F2
19951F0
199327130F4
199241F3
1991425F4
199018F2
198911F1
19881F1
198611F2
19851F1
198321F2
19821F2
19791F2
19761F1
197422122F3
19721F1
19711F1
19701F0
196732F2
196612F2
19641F0
1961126F2
196046F3
19592F3
19572F1
19521F1
195111F1

Every tornado that crossed Rogers County

84 tornadoes, newest first. The 3 at the top are this year's, from the surveying office rather than SPC's published database, and their ratings are marked as preliminary.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
March 6, 20266:55 PM CSTEF2Rogers4.7150
March 6, 20268:24 PM CSTUnratedRogers1.4150
March 6, 20268:29 PM CSTEF1Rogers6.6350
April 2, 20256:37 AM CDTEF1Tulsa10.7600$575,000
November 4, 202412:49 PM CSTEF1Rogers9.6400
May 25, 202411:19 PM CDTEF3Claremore–Pryor tornado23.92,000223$45 million
May 21, 20245:39 PM CDTEF1Rogers1.0100$10,000
May 21, 20245:27 PM CDTEF1Rogers5.3500$100,000
June 17, 202312:56 AM CDTEF1Rogers5.2800$10,000
June 17, 202312:40 AM CDTEF1Rogers10.91,000$75,000
November 10, 20217:29 PM CSTEF0Rogers0.380
May 22, 20197:25 PM CDTUnratedRogers to KS1.875
May 18, 201911:58 AM CDTEF1Rogers10.1400$40,000
April 30, 20192:51 PM CDTUnratedRogers0.150
April 30, 20192:44 PM CDTEF2Washington9.81,300$125,000
August 19, 20183:34 PM CDTEF1Mayes8.4350$35,000
August 6, 20172:11 AM CDTEF1Rogers0.9400$5,000
August 6, 20171:32 AM CDTEF1Rogers4.5200$15,000
May 11, 20172:27 PM CDTEF1Rogers3.1350
May 11, 20172:01 PM CDTEF1Rogers1.5300$500,000
March 30, 20168:00 PM CDTEF2Rogers6.4550$1.0 million
March 30, 20167:13 PM CDTEF2Tulsa20.08007$2.8 million
May 16, 201511:52 PM CDTEF1Rogers3.3300$30,000
May 16, 201511:43 PM CDTEF2Rogers9.81,500$1.0 million
May 16, 201511:26 PM CDTEF2Wagoner16.01,000$2.0 million
May 31, 20138:27 PM CDTEF1Nowata to MO, IL4.83502$75,000
May 31, 20138:21 PM CDTEF1Nowata3.5320
May 20, 20134:33 PM CDTEF1Washington6.0500$30,000
April 17, 201312:33 AM CDTEF1Rogers1.9180$80,000
April 17, 201312:29 AM CDTEF1Rogers1.8140$100,000
April 17, 201312:28 AM CDTEF0Rogers0.9125$40,000
May 13, 20105:17 AM CDTEF2Rogers8.71,0002$350,000
May 13, 20105:09 AM CDTEF0Rogers3.1700$10,000
May 13, 20105:05 AM CDTEF2Rogers6.0450$750,000
May 2, 20083:03 AM CDTEF1Rogers9.05002$55,000
April 21, 20057:48 PM CDTF0Rogers0.130
March 7, 200010:37 PM CSTF0Rogers0.250$10,000
November 22, 19997:47 PM CSTF1Rogers3.00$150,000
August 26, 19994:30 PM CDTF1Rogers0.550$10,000
April 22, 19996:47 PM CDTF1Mayes3.0200$3,000
March 8, 19996:18 PM CSTF1Rogers2.550$30,000
May 26, 19967:38 PM CDTF2Rogers30.08801$290,000
June 9, 199512:03 AM CDTF0Rogers0.130
April 24, 19936:57 PM CDTF3Rogers8.025030$5 million to $50 million
April 24, 19936:50 PM CDTF4Tulsa5.52507100$5 million to $50 million
September 8, 19929:00 PM CDTF0Rogers0.130
September 8, 19928:12 PM CDTF0Rogers0.130
September 8, 19927:30 PM CDTF0Rogers0.130
July 2, 19926:20 PM CDTF3Rogers4.01001$50,000 to $500,000
May 16, 19919:25 PM CDTF0Rogers0.327
May 16, 19918:36 PM CDTF2Rogers4.0100$50,000 to $500,000
April 26, 199110:10 PM CDTF1Rogers2.0303$50,000 to $500,000
April 26, 19919:45 PM CDTF4Rogers4.01,30022$5 million to $50 million
May 15, 199011:30 PM CDTF2Rogers4.0738$50,000 to $500,000
May 18, 198912:20 PM CDTF1Rogers3.21001$50,000 to $500,000
March 24, 19883:45 PM CSTF1Rogers1.030$5,000 to $50,000
September 29, 19868:15 AM CDTF2Rogers2.01001$50,000 to $500,000
February 22, 19852:15 AM CSTF1Rogers0.110$50,000 to $500,000
June 27, 198311:15 PM CDTF2Rogers5.01001$5,000 to $50,000
April 29, 19838:30 PM CDTF2Rogers1.5100$50,000 to $500,000
April 2, 19822:45 PM CSTF2Rogers1.050$50,000 to $500,000
March 18, 19791:10 PM CSTF2Tulsa2.633$50,000 to $500,000
March 4, 197612:10 PM CSTF1Tulsa13.930$5,000 to $50,000
June 8, 19746:50 PM CDTF3Tulsa63.6100280$5 million to $50 million
June 8, 19746:50 PM CDTF3Tulsa48.910042$5 million to $50 million
April 12, 19729:30 PM CSTF1Rogers0.130$500 to $5,000
May 18, 19717:30 PM CDTF1Rogers7.7100$500 to $5,000
September 3, 197011:15 PM CDTF0Rogers0.110
April 9, 19676:52 PM GMT-6F0Rogers0.110
April 9, 19676:28 PM GMT-6F0Rogers13.310
January 25, 196710:20 PM GMT-6F2Rogers35.8102$5,000 to $50,000
May 11, 19668:30 PM GMT-5F2Rogers8.4502$50,000 to $500,000
May 10, 196412:45 AM GMT-5F0Rogers0.110
March 26, 19615:00 PM GMT-6F2Washington49.61026under $50
May 19, 19608:00 PM GMT-5F1Rogers4.550$5,000 to $50,000
May 18, 19606:00 PM GMT-5F1Rogers0.510$5,000 to $50,000
May 5, 19608:30 PM GMT-5F1Rogers0.1106$500 to $5,000
May 4, 19607:58 PM GMT-5F3Rogers0.110$5,000 to $50,000
May 9, 19597:00 PM GMT-5F3Rogers23.450$50,000 to $500,000
May 9, 19596:40 PM GMT-5F2Rogers19.1300$5,000 to $50,000
May 20, 195711:30 PM GMT-5F1Rogers0.110
April 25, 195711:12 PM GMT-6F1Rogers0.150$500 to $5,000
July 13, 19524:00 PM GMT-5F1Rogers0.110$500 to $5,000
June 7, 19517:15 PM GMT-5F1Rogers5.7331$5,000 to $50,000

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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.