61
Recorded events
2
Direct deaths
11
Direct injuries
$5.5M
Property damage
Tornado in McIntosh County, Oklahoma: 61 recorded events between 1954 and 2025. The strongest on record measured F3. That places the county #235 nationally and #39 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Tornado in McIntosh County, Oklahoma: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for tornado in McIntosh County is the 2010s, when 18 of the county's 61 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 McIntosh County archive, tornado makes up 9.1% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #235 for this hazard and #39 within Oklahoma, putting it in the 91.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for tornado in McIntosh County with 30 recorded events, while Feb 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-06-01 | EF3 | 4.5 mi | 350 yd | Touched down here |
| 1997-05-26 | EF3 | 5.0 mi | 440 yd | Touched down here |
| 1961-03-26 | EF3 | 21.4 mi | 200 yd | Touched down here |
| 1960-05-05 | EF2 | 11.7 mi | 200 yd | Crossed in |
| 2017-05-18 | EF2 | 13.7 mi | 850 yd | Touched down here |
| 2010-05-10 | EF2 | 1.8 mi | 300 yd | Touched down here |
| 2010-05-10 | EF2 | 1.3 mi | 200 yd | Touched down here |
| 2010-05-10 | EF2 | 13.0 mi | 800 yd | Touched down here |
| 2001-05-20 | EF2 | 11.0 mi | 250 yd | Crossed in |
| 1999-03-08 | EF2 | 1.2 mi | 200 yd | Touched down here |
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 1960 | F2 | 2 | 6 | $250K | |
| Mar 9, 1999 | BURNEY | F2 | 0 | 4 | $90K |
| Mar 27, 1961 | F3 | 0 | 1 | $25K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 6, 2025 | ONAPA | EF1 | $0 |
| Mar 4, 2025 | CHECOTAH | EF0 | $50K |
| Mar 4, 2025 | EUFAULA MUNI ARPT | EF1 | $20K |
| Apr 28, 2024 | WELLS | EFU | $0 |
| Mar 14, 2024 | BURNEY | EF0 | $10K |
| Jan 2, 2023 | TEXANNA | EF1 | $100K |
| May 28, 2021 | HANNA | EF1 | $25K |
| May 26, 2019 | RENTIESVILLE | EF0 | $0 |
| May 19, 2017 | CHECOTAH | EF1 | $125K |
| May 19, 2017 | FAME | EF1 | $25K |
Other hazards here
More from McIntosh County
- Hail 319
- Thunderstorm Wind 238
- Flash Flood 52
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
The F3 tornado described here was the second of two tornadoes to touch down in the Checotah area on the evening of June 1. Both tornadoes were spawned from the same parent thunderstorm. Even though this tornado had a stronger F-rating than the first, it caused less widespread damage since it travelled through a less densely populated area. The second tornado touched down on the southeast side of Checotah near I-40 and Grapevine Road at 650 PM CDT. The tornado travelled southeast for 4.5 miles and then lifted at 706 PM CDT.Damage assessments in Checotah combined the effects of the first and second tornadoes. For details of the damage assessment, see the third paragraph of the narrative for the Tornado entry immediately preceding this entry. This tornado, the second of the two, was rated an F3 based based on the near-complete destruction of a farm house 3 to 4 miles southeast of Checotah.
An apparent anticyclonic tornado destroyed the fire department, severely damaged several mobile homes, damaged homes, snapped or uprooted numerous trees, and blew down power poles. The estimated peak wind in the tornado based on this damage was 105 mph.
This tornado developed south of Highway 9 and west of the Indian Nation Turnpike where it snapped and uprooted trees. As the tornado moved east-northeast, it crossed the Indian Nation Turnpike where it snapped trees. A large outbuilding was destroyed, a home was damaged, numerous trees were snapped or uprooted, and a metal high-voltage truss tower was blown down as it crossed Highway 9. The tornado continued to move east-northeast snapping and uprooting trees, and then curved to the northeast before dissipating after it crossed the N 4090 Road. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 110 to 120 mph.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many tornado events are on record in McIntosh County, Oklahoma?
61 tornado events are recorded in McIntosh County between 1954 and 2025, causing 2 direct deaths.
What is the strongest tornado recorded in McIntosh County?
The strongest tornado on record in McIntosh County measured F3.
Where does the tornado data for McIntosh 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 McIntosh County, Oklahoma.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/oklahoma/mcintosh-county/tornado/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.