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Marshall County, Oklahoma severe weather history spans 399 recorded events between 1953 and 2026. The dominant hazard is hail, accounting for 53.9% of all recorded events. It ranks #1,261 nationally and #76 in Oklahoma.
399
Recorded events
6
Direct deaths
35
Direct injuries
$19.0M
Property damage
The record
What the Marshall County, Oklahoma severe weather history record shows
Across the archive, Marshall County, Oklahoma severe weather history averages 5.5 recorded events a year. The busiest stretch on record is the 1990s, with 112 events logged in that decade alone. Roughly 93 events fall before 1990 and 306 from 1990 onward — a gap that reflects the expansion of NOAA reporting practice as much as the weather itself.
The deadliest hazard in the Marshall County, Oklahoma record is tornado, responsible for 4 direct deaths. The costliest is thunderstorm wind, with $11.0M in reported property damage. In total, 6 distinct hazard types appear in this county archive, each listed with its own dated record below.
By hazard type
Every hazard type recorded in Marshall County
| Hazard | Events | Deaths | Damage | Max | Span |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | 215 | 0 | $5K | 2.75 | 1957–2026 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 130 | 1 | $11.0M | 90 | 1957–2026 |
| Tornado | 37 | 4 | $8.0M | F4 | 1953–2025 |
| Flash Flood | 14 | 0 | $50K | 0 | 1999–2025 |
| Lightning | 2 | 1 | $1K | 0 | 2003–2025 |
| Flood | 1 | 0 | $0 | 0 | 2023–2023 |
Decade by decade
Marshall County, Oklahoma severe weather history by decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
Tornado tracks
Paths crossing this county
44 mapped tornado paths intersect this county: 40 touched down inside it and 4 crossed in from a neighbouring county. This comes from path geometry, not county-tagged reports.
| Date | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Path length | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957-04-02 | EF4 | 2 | 6 | 5.2 mi | Touched down here |
| 1953-03-13 | EF3 | 2 | 11 | 45.3 mi | Crossed in |
| 1971-03-12 | EF3 | 0 | 4 | 41.6 mi | Touched down here |
| 1964-04-03 | EF3 | 0 | 1 | 16.7 mi | Touched down here |
| 1959-03-31 | EF3 | 0 | 10 | 13.2 mi | Touched down here |
| 2020-04-22 | EF2 | 2 | 1 | 4.3 mi | Touched down here |
| 2022-03-21 | EF2 | 1 | 11 | 5.1 mi | Crossed in |
| 2025-04-19 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 mi | Touched down here |
| 2003-05-08 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 mi | Touched down here |
| 1992-05-11 | EF2 | 0 | 13 | 2.0 mi | Touched down here |
Significant events
Deadliest events on record in Marshall County
| Date | Type | Location | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 1957 | Tornado | 2 | 6 | $2.5M | |
| Apr 22, 2020 | Tornado | OAKLAND | 2 | 1 | $500K |
| Jul 26, 2025 | Lightning | MCBRIDE | 1 | 1 | $0 |
| Feb 9, 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | KINGSTON | 1 | 0 | $10.0M |
| May 11, 1992 | Tornado | 0 | 13 | $2.5M | |
| Apr 1, 1959 | Tornado | 0 | 10 | $250K | |
| Jun 4, 2003 | Lightning | KINGSTON | 0 | 2 | $1K |
| Jun 10, 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | KINGSTON | 0 | 1 | $12K |
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
The Madill tornado initially developed near State Highway 99C and west of Breezy Hill Road. The tornado moved east-northeast along and just north of Highway 99C and then crossed US-377 and moved through the southern portion of the city of Madill. The tornado turned east-southeast and dissipated about 2 miles southeast of the center of Madill. EF2 damage was noted to houses and industrial buildings in the south part of Madill and to power poles along the path.||Heavy damage occurred at J and I Manufacturing just southwest of Madill and the Oklahoma Steel and Wire on the southeast side of Madill. One person was ejected from his car and killed near the intersection of Highway 377 and Highway 99C when his car was hit by the tornado. And a truck driver from Mississippi who was making a delivery at Oklahoma Steel and Wire was outside of his truck, struck by falling debris and killed at the plant. One person was airlifted to a hospital in Plano Texas in critical condition, and an unknown number of people suffered minor injuries that did not require transport.
Eight boathouses were sunk, and forty boats were damaged at Catfish Bay Marina on Lake Texoma. Nearly one-third of a 300 boat-slip and several nearby cabins were also heavily damaged. One man was killed when the boat he was on capsized and sank.
One person was killed and another critically injured when they were struck by lightning while playing horseshoes on Lake Texoma's North Island. The location is approximate, and the event time is estimated based on fire/ambulance dispatch times provided by emergency management.
Context
Risk, population and federal disasters
Relatively Low
FEMA NRI risk rating
15,792
Population (ACS)
$165K
Median home value
18
Federal declarations
| Declared | Incident | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 2021 | Severe Ice Storm | SEVERE WINTER STORMS | DR |
| Feb 17, 2021 | Severe Ice Storm | SEVERE WINTER STORM | EM |
| Apr 5, 2020 | Biological | COVID-19 PANDEMIC | DR |
| Mar 13, 2020 | Biological | COVID-19 | EM |
| May 26, 2015 | Severe Storm | SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING | DR |
| Feb 2, 2011 | Severe Storm | SEVERE WINTER STORM | EM |
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many severe weather events have been recorded in Marshall County, Oklahoma?
399 events are on record between 1953 and 2026, causing 6 direct deaths and $19.0M in property damage.
What is the most common severe weather hazard in Marshall County?
Hail, with 215 recorded events — 53.9% of everything in the archive for this county.
How many tornadoes have crossed Marshall County?
44 mapped tornado paths intersect the county boundary; 40 of them touched down inside it. This is derived from path geometry, not county-tagged reports.
How many federal disaster declarations cover Marshall County?
18 federal disaster declarations from FEMA include Marshall County, each tied to a specific incident period.
How risky is Marshall County compared with the rest of the country?
FEMA's National Risk Index rates Marshall County as relatively low risk, placing it in the 49 percentile of its state for expected annual loss.
Where does the Marshall County, Oklahoma severe weather history data come from?
Every figure is drawn from United States federal public-domain records: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events for the event archive, NOAA SPC SVRGIS for mapped tornado paths, FEMA for disaster declarations and risk ratings, and the U.S. Census for population context. Dates are shown in UTC and recent entries may still be revised by NOAA.
Nearby
Neighbouring counties
- Major County 595
- Mayes County 831
- McIntosh County 674
- Murray County 468
- McCurtain County 1,037
- Muskogee County 916
Cite this page
“Marshall County, Oklahoma.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/oklahoma/marshall-county/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.