83
Recorded events
4
Direct deaths
75
Direct injuries
$259.6M
Property damage
Tornado in Jackson County, Oklahoma: 83 recorded events between 1951 and 2025. The strongest on record measured F3. That places the county #103 nationally and #16 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Tornado in Jackson County, Oklahoma: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for tornado in Jackson County is the 1980s, when 18 of the county's 83 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 Jackson County archive, tornado makes up 7.3% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #103 for this hazard and #16 within Oklahoma, putting it in the 96.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for tornado in Jackson County with 45 recorded events, while Jan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-11-07 | EF4 | 17.4 mi | 500 yd | Crossed in |
| 1954-05-01 | EF4 | 68.6 mi | 440 yd | Crossed in |
| 1982-05-11 | EF3 | 10.0 mi | 700 yd | Touched down here |
| 2015-05-16 | EF3 | 40.4 mi | 1,600 yd | Crossed in |
| 1982-05-11 | EF3 | 4.0 mi | 350 yd | Touched down here |
| 1977-05-20 | EF3 | 10.4 mi | 880 yd | Touched down here |
| 1960-06-07 | EF3 | 0.8 mi | 100 yd | Touched down here |
| 1975-02-22 | EF2 | 5.2 mi | 100 yd | Touched down here |
| 2024-05-23 | EF2 | 15.1 mi | 2,000 yd | Touched down here |
| 1983-05-12 | EF2 | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | Touched down here |
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 11, 1982 | F3 | 2 | 18 | $250K | |
| Feb 22, 1975 | F2 | 2 | 8 | $250K | |
| May 11, 1982 | F3 | 0 | 41 | $250.0M | |
| Feb 22, 1975 | F1 | 0 | 4 | $250K | |
| May 20, 1977 | F3 | 0 | 3 | $2.5M | |
| Apr 3, 1957 | F2 | 0 | 1 | $25K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 2025 | ELMER | EFU | $0 |
| Nov 18, 2024 | DUKE | EF0 | $0 |
| Nov 18, 2024 | ELDORADO | EF1 | $5K |
| May 24, 2024 | DUKE | EF0 | $10K |
| May 24, 2024 | DUKE | EF2 | $300K |
| Mar 14, 2021 | ELDORADO | EF0 | $0 |
| May 24, 2019 | BLAIR | EF0 | $20K |
| May 18, 2017 | DUKE | EF0 | $5K |
| May 18, 2017 | DUKE | EFU | $0 |
| May 16, 2015 | ELMER | EF3 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Jackson County
- Hail 607
- Thunderstorm Wind 406
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A resident of Blair recorded a video of a tornado just south of Blair. A mobile home, outbuildings and trees were reported to be damaged, although the specific locations are unknown and the tornado location is estimated.
The storm that produced the tornado that started in Hardeman County Texas continued to move northeast and produced another tornado near Duke, Oklahoma. The tornado blew the roof off a greenhouse approximately two miles northeast of Duke. Six power poles were also downed along with numerous trees damaged.
This tornado moved into Oklahoma from Wilbarger County Texas and continued to expand as it moved east-northeast across southern Jackson County. Despite the expansion of the tornado to an estimated 1000 yards wide, no significant damage is known to have occurred in this portion of Jackson County. The tornado crossed the Red River back into Wilbarger County before entering Jackson County again at 4:43 pm CST.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many tornado events are on record in Jackson County, Oklahoma?
83 tornado events are recorded in Jackson County between 1951 and 2025, causing 4 direct deaths.
What is the strongest tornado recorded in Jackson County?
The strongest tornado on record in Jackson County measured F3.
Where does the tornado data for Jackson 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 Jackson County, Oklahoma.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/oklahoma/jackson-county/tornado/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.