Tornadoes · United States · Oklahoma

Tornadoes in Texas County, Oklahoma

76 tornadoes have crossed Texas County since 1950, 24th of the 77 counties in Oklahoma with a tornado on record, an average of 1.0 a year. They have killed 0 people and injured 1. None was rated F4 or 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
76
Deaths
0
Injuries
1
F4 and above
0
Worst on record
F3, May 5, 1993

The strongest

  1. F3, Texas and Stevens counties, Oklahoma and KansasMay 5, 1993F3, 18.5 mi (30 km)
  2. F3, Texas County, OklahomaMay 5, 1993F3, 12.0 mi (19 km)
  3. F2, Texas County, OklahomaNovember 19, 1975F2, 0.3 mi (0 km)
  4. F2, Texas County, OklahomaJune 7, 1969F2, 0.1 mi (0 km)
  5. F2, Texas County, OklahomaJuly 3, 1967F2, 0.1 mi (0 km)
  6. F2, Texas County, OklahomaJune 3, 1961F2, 0.1 mi (0 km)
  7. F2, Texas County, OklahomaJune 5, 1951F2, 0.1 mi (0 km)
  8. F2, Texas County, OklahomaMay 14, 1951F2, 0.1 mi (0 km)
  9. F2, Texas County, OklahomaMay 14, 1951F2, 0.1 mi (0 km)

Every year with a tornado

The 34 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Texas County. Each year links to every tornado in Oklahoma that year.

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
20231Unrated
20182EF1
20165EF1
20111EF1
20102EF0
20077EF1
20062F1
20036F1
20022F0
19993F0
19966F0
19951F0
19936F3
19921F0
19911F0
19901F1
19871F0
19831F0
19822F1
19811F0
19802F1
19752F2
19731F0
19721F1
19711F0
19691F2
19681F0
196731F2
19631F1
19622F1
19612F2
19583F1
19561F1
19513F2

Every tornado that crossed Texas County

76 tornadoes, newest first.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
June 27, 20237:28 PM CDTUnratedTexas0.125
May 28, 20188:21 PM CDTEF1Texas2.0200
May 28, 20187:41 PM CDTEF0Texas0.350
April 15, 20168:19 PM CDTEF0Texas0.825
April 15, 20168:16 PM CDTEF0Texas1.050
April 15, 20168:02 PM CDTEF0Texas0.950
April 15, 20167:56 PM CDTEF1Texas1.160
April 15, 20167:50 PM CDTEF0Texas1.150
June 11, 20117:11 PM CDTEF1Texas2.150$20,000
May 31, 20108:51 PM CDTEF0Texas1.725
May 18, 20107:44 PM CDTEF0Texas0.625
June 19, 20079:38 PM CDTEF0Texas2.250
May 31, 20078:24 PM CDTEF0Texas0.175
May 31, 20078:06 PM CDTEF1Texas5.3300$18,000
May 31, 20077:58 PM CDTEF0Texas0.5150
May 31, 20077:49 PM CDTEF0Texas0.175
May 31, 20077:42 PM CDTEF0Texas0.150
March 23, 20075:11 PM CDTEF0Texas1.4440
June 21, 20066:46 PM CDTF1Texas2.0300$700,000
June 21, 20066:24 PM CDTF0Texas0.250
May 15, 20038:45 PM CDTF0Texas1.040
May 15, 20038:33 PM CDTF1Texas2.030$30,000
May 15, 20037:45 PM CDTF0Texas0.3100$20,000
May 15, 20037:35 PM CDTF0Texas0.520$10,000
May 15, 20037:20 PM CDTF0Texas0.530
May 15, 20036:46 PM CDTF0Texas0.150
May 16, 20027:40 PM CDTF0Texas0.125
May 16, 20027:00 PM CDTF0Texas0.125
June 29, 19995:35 PM CDTF0Texas0.10
June 29, 19994:44 PM CDTF0Texas0.10
June 4, 19999:37 PM CDTF0Texas0.10
September 18, 19968:07 PM CDTF0Texas0.550
September 18, 19968:01 PM CDTF0Texas0.550
June 5, 19965:47 PM CDTF0Texas2.025
May 26, 19963:16 PM CDTF0Texas1.0100$10,000
May 26, 19963:16 PM CDTF0Texas1.075$10,000
May 26, 19962:53 PM CDTF0Texas0.550$10,000
May 30, 19957:16 PM CDTF0Texas0.550
May 5, 19937:54 PM CDTF3Texas to KS18.51,200$5,000 to $50,000
May 5, 19937:50 PM CDTF0Texas2.0150
May 5, 19937:47 PM CDTF0Texas0.5100
May 5, 19937:10 PM CDTF1Texas2.0273
May 5, 19936:55 PM CDTF0Texas1.0150
May 5, 19936:38 PM CDTF3Texas12.0500$50,000 to $500,000
June 26, 19928:45 PM CDTF0Texas0.210
May 23, 19916:20 PM CDTF0Texas0.170
April 25, 19901:50 AM CDTF1Texas2.050
May 26, 198711:05 PM CDTF0Texas0.130
June 13, 19834:30 PM CDTF0Texas0.110under $50
August 15, 19826:00 PM CDTF1Texas0.110$5,000 to $50,000
May 30, 19826:45 PM CDTF0Texas0.110under $50
June 2, 19816:00 PM CDTF0Texas0.110
August 5, 19805:40 PM CDTF1Seward to KS13.6100$500 to $5,000
August 5, 19805:00 PM CDTF1Texas0.6100$5,000 to $50,000
November 19, 19753:00 AM CSTF2Texas0.3270$50,000 to $500,000
July 10, 19755:15 PM CDTF1Texas2.060$5,000 to $50,000
May 1, 197310:00 AM CDTF0Texas1.0150
July 17, 19723:15 PM CDTF1Texas0.120
June 9, 197110:35 PM CDTF0Texas0.110
June 7, 196911:10 PM GMT-5F2Texas0.110$500 to $5,000
June 9, 19687:15 PM GMT-5F0Texas0.110
July 3, 19677:00 PM GMT-5F2Texas0.1101$5,000 to $50,000
June 14, 196710:45 PM GMT-5F0Texas0.3150$50 to $500
June 14, 196710:24 PM GMT-5F0Texas0.110
June 15, 196312:30 AM GMT-5F1Texas0.110$50 to $500
June 8, 19627:30 PM GMT-5F1Texas0.110
June 6, 19627:00 PM GMT-5F0Texas0.110
June 7, 19619:00 PM GMT-5F0Texas0.110
June 3, 19616:45 PM GMT-5F2Texas0.110
September 7, 19585:00 PM GMT-5F1Texas3.6100under $50
July 22, 19587:30 PM GMT-5F1Texas0.110
July 1, 19586:00 PM GMT-5F1Texas4.9440$500 to $5,000
June 23, 19569:00 PM GMT-5F1Texas2.050$50,000 to $500,000
June 5, 19517:00 PM GMT-5F2Texas0.110$500 to $5,000
May 14, 19517:00 PM GMT-5F2Texas0.110$500 to $5,000
May 14, 19517:00 PM GMT-5F2Texas0.110

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.