Tornado History Map

Tulsa County, Oklahoma tornado history

109 tornadoes recorded in or across Tulsa County from 1950 to 2025, 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 Tulsa County

The Storm Prediction Center records 109 tornadoes whose paths touched Tulsa County, Oklahoma between 1950 and 2025. They killed 31 people and injured 632. The busiest month is May, with 34 tornadoes. The strongest was an F4 on 8 June 1974. The most recent was on 20 November 2025.

  • 109tornadoes
  • 31deaths
  • 632injuries
  • 1,912per 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 Tulsa County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF03936%
F1 / EF13330%
F2 / EF22220%
F3 / EF31110%
F4 / EF433%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating1<1%

Tulsa County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 27 in 2010s.1950s121960s101970s131980s151990s202000s62010s272020s6

The 2020s only run to 2025, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1950s12
1960s10
1970s13
1980s15
1990s20
2000s6
2010s27
2020s6
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 34 in May.Jan0Feb1Mar9Apr25May34Jun13Jul8Aug4Sep1Oct4Nov5Dec5
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PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb1
Mar9
Apr25
May34
Jun13
Jul8
Aug4
Sep1
Oct4
Nov5
Dec5

Records for Tulsa County

Notable tornadoes in Tulsa 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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