40
Recorded events
8
Direct deaths
52
Direct injuries
$8.9M
Property damage
Tornado in Hughes County, Oklahoma: 40 recorded events between 1950 and 2025. The strongest on record measured F4. That places the county #620 nationally and #66 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Tornado in Hughes County, Oklahoma: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for tornado in Hughes County is the 1950s, when 10 of the county's 40 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.
Within the Hughes County archive, tornado makes up 9.5% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #620 for this hazard and #66 within Oklahoma, putting it in the 78.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for tornado in Hughes County with 13 recorded events, while Nov is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.
Tornado tracks
Paths crossing this county
| Date | Scale | Path length | Max width | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950-04-28 | EF4 | 4.5 mi | 200 yd | Touched down here |
| 1957-09-14 | EF4 | 67.5 mi | 440 yd | Crossed in |
| 2024-04-27 | EF3 | 27.9 mi | 1,760 yd | Touched down here |
| 1961-02-17 | EF3 | 73.0 mi | 300 yd | Crossed in |
| 2001-05-20 | EF2 | 11.0 mi | 250 yd | Touched down here |
| 1998-06-08 | EF2 | 8.0 mi | 440 yd | Crossed in |
| 1998-06-08 | EF2 | 8.0 mi | 590 yd | Touched down here |
| 1995-05-07 | EF2 | 6.0 mi | 50 yd | Touched down here |
| 1983-05-13 | EF2 | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | Touched down here |
| 1982-03-15 | EF2 | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | Touched down here |
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 1950 | F4 | 5 | 32 | $250K | |
| Apr 28, 2024 | SPAULDING | EF3 | 2 | 4 | $1.5M |
| Apr 20, 2025 | SPAULDING | EF1 | 1 | 1 | $400K |
| May 2, 1954 | F2 | 0 | 6 | $2.5M | |
| Sep 15, 1950 | F2 | 0 | 6 | $250K | |
| Feb 18, 1961 | F3 | 0 | 2 | $2.5M | |
| Apr 28, 1966 | F2 | 0 | 1 | $25K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 2025 | ALLEN | EF0 | $2K |
| May 19, 2025 | ALLEN | EF1 | $30K |
| Apr 20, 2025 | SPAULDING | EF1 | $400K |
| Mar 4, 2025 | HORNTOWN | EF1 | $75K |
| Apr 28, 2024 | SPAULDING | EF3 | $1.5M |
| Apr 26, 2017 | HOLDENVILLE | EF0 | $5K |
| May 24, 2015 | HOLDENVILLE | EF0 | $0 |
| Apr 29, 2009 | YEAGER | EF0 | $0 |
| Mar 21, 2005 | HOLDENVILLE | F0 | $0 |
| May 20, 2001 | DUSTIN | F2 | $175K |
Other hazards here
More from Hughes County
- Hail 217
- Thunderstorm Wind 150
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Tornado began south of Spaulding, moving to the north into Spaulding and then northeast. EF1 damage was found in Spaulding at a manufactured home which suffered major damage along E138 Road where one man was killed and a woman injured. Several homes had at least minor damage, with several homes losing roofs, windows, and walls.
A damage survey conducted by National Severe Storms Laboratory meteorologists confirmed F2 damage approximately 6 miles southwest of Dustin, when 80 percent of a house roof was blown off. As the tornado moved east-northeast sporadic roof damage was sustained to other homes; an antenna was wrapped around a telephone pole; trees were damaged; farm buildings were destroyed; power poles were bent, and two feeders were bent up. The tornado then tracked into McIntosh County. See storm data from the National Weather Service Office in Tulsa for more information on the McIntosh County segment of this tornado. Eye witnesses described the tornado as multiple-vortex.
This tornado developed in Hughes County to the southeast of Allen and moved generally northeast. Tree damage was observed along the path with significant tree damage along County Roads 1480 and 3725. At least one home and one barn had roof damage.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many tornado events are on record in Hughes County, Oklahoma?
40 tornado events are recorded in Hughes County between 1950 and 2025, causing 8 direct deaths.
What is the strongest tornado recorded in Hughes County?
The strongest tornado on record in Hughes County measured F4.
Where does the tornado data for Hughes County come from?
All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.
Cite this page
“Tornado in Hughes County, Oklahoma.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/oklahoma/hughes-county/tornado/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.