Severe Weather History


Hazard archive · 1950 — present

Tornado in Texas County, Oklahoma

76

Recorded events

0

Direct deaths

1

Direct injuries

$2.0M

Property damage

Tornado in Texas County, Oklahoma: 76 recorded events between 1951 and 2023. The strongest on record measured F3. That places the county #131 nationally and #24 statewide for this hazard.

Decade by decade

Tornado in Texas County, Oklahoma: events per decade

Tornado in Texas County, Oklahoma: recorded events per decade
Tornado in Texas County, Oklahoma: recorded events per decade

Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.

The busiest decade for tornado in Texas County is the 1990s, when 19 of the county's 76 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 Texas County archive, tornado makes up 6.8% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #131 for this hazard and #24 within Oklahoma, putting it in the 95.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Seasonality

Events by month

0Jan
0Feb
1Mar
6Apr
27May
30Jun
5Jul
3Aug
3Sep
0Oct
1Nov
0Dec

Jun is the peak month for tornado in Texas County with 30 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

DateScalePath lengthMax widthOrigin
1982-03-18EF488.0 mi880 ydCrossed in
1993-05-05EF318.5 mi1,200 ydTouched down here
1993-05-05EF312.0 mi500 ydTouched down here
1977-05-18EF216.1 mi50 ydCrossed in
1975-11-19EF20.3 mi270 ydTouched down here
1969-06-07EF20.1 mi10 ydTouched down here
1967-07-03EF20.1 mi10 ydTouched down here
1961-06-03EF20.1 mi10 ydTouched down here
1951-05-14EF20.1 mi10 ydTouched down here
1951-05-14EF20.1 mi10 ydTouched down here
Source: NOAA SPC SVRGIS tornado tracks · path geometry intersected with county boundaries

Significant events

Deadliest on record

DateLocationScaleDeathsInjuriesDamage
Jul 4, 1967F201$25K
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events · dates UTC

Most recent

Latest recorded events

DateLocationMagnitudeDamage
Jun 28, 2023ADAMSEFU$0
May 29, 2018HARDESTYEF1$0
May 29, 2018GOODWELLEF0$0
Apr 16, 2016EVAEF0$0
Apr 16, 2016EVAEF0$0
Apr 16, 2016EVAEF0$0
Apr 16, 2016EVAEF1$0
Apr 16, 2016EVAEF0$0
Jun 12, 2011TYRONEEF1$20K
Jun 1, 2010EVAEF0$0
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events · dates UTC · recent entries may be preliminary

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What the reports say

Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain

Quick answers

Frequently asked

How many tornado events are on record in Texas County, Oklahoma?

76 tornado events are recorded in Texas County between 1951 and 2023, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest tornado recorded in Texas County?

The strongest tornado on record in Texas County measured F3.

Where does the tornado data for Texas 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 Texas County, Oklahoma.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/oklahoma/texas-county/tornado/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.


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