Tornado History Map

Lincoln County, Oklahoma tornado history

96 tornadoes recorded in or across Lincoln County from 1950 to 2024, coloured by rating on the map.

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Years1950 to 2025
Rating (F or EF scale)

Shows tornadoes that started in, or crossed, the chosen state. To see how many have passed near you, search a town or ZIP code, or tap the map.

Key
  • F0 / EF0 Light damage
  • F1 / EF1 Moderate damage
  • F2 / EF2 Considerable damage
  • F3 / EF3 Severe damage
  • F4 / EF4 Devastating damage
  • F5 / EF5 Incredible damage
  • Unknown Not rated (2007 onwards)

How to read the lines. Each line is one tornado, drawn from where it started to where it ended, coloured and sized by its rating. A dot means the record has no end point. Tap a line for its details, or tap anywhere else to see how many tornadoes have passed nearby. Weaker tornadoes appear as you zoom in. Ratings use the Fujita (F) scale before 1 February 2007 and the Enhanced Fujita (EF) scale from then on.

Tornadoes in Lincoln County

The Storm Prediction Center records 96 tornadoes whose paths touched Lincoln County, Oklahoma between 1950 and 2024. They killed 16 people and injured 362. The busiest month is May, with 35 tornadoes. The strongest was an F5 on 5 May 1960. The most recent was on 3 November 2024.

  • 96tornadoes
  • 16deaths
  • 362injuries
  • 1,008per 10,000 sq mi of land

A tornado that crossed several counties counts in each one, so county counts add up to more than the state's.

How strong were the tornadoes in Lincoln County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF03031%
F1 / EF13536%
F2 / EF21819%
F3 / EF31010%
F4 / EF422%
F5 / EF511%
Unknown rating00%

Lincoln County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 15 in 1970s.1950s101960s121970s151980s131990s112000s142010s102020s11

The 2020s only run to 2024, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1950s10
1960s12
1970s15
1980s13
1990s11
2000s14
2010s10
2020s11
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 35 in May.Jan1Feb2Mar3Apr18May35Jun20Jul1Aug1Sep3Oct8Nov4Dec0
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PeriodCount
Jan1
Feb2
Mar3
Apr18
May35
Jun20
Jul1
Aug1
Sep3
Oct8
Nov4
Dec0

Records for Lincoln County

Notable tornadoes in Lincoln County

Many of these tornadoes killed or injured people. The numbers are the official record's, and they may be revised.

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