Tornado History Map

Stephens County, Oklahoma tornado history

78 tornadoes recorded in or across Stephens County from 1951 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 Stephens County

The Storm Prediction Center records 78 tornadoes whose paths touched Stephens County, Oklahoma between 1951 and 2024. They killed 2 people and injured 33. The busiest month is May, with 25 tornadoes. The strongest was an F3 on 15 May 1977. The most recent was on 3 November 2024.

  • 78tornadoes
  • 2deaths
  • 33injuries
  • 896per 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 Stephens County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF02633%
F1 / EF12836%
F2 / EF21418%
F3 / EF379%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating34%

Stephens County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 16 in 1970s.1950s121960s111970s161980s31990s102000s62010s82020s12

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

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PeriodCount
1950s12
1960s11
1970s16
1980s3
1990s10
2000s6
2010s8
2020s12
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 25 in May.Jan0Feb3Mar7Apr23May25Jun12Jul1Aug0Sep2Oct0Nov4Dec1
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PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb3
Mar7
Apr23
May25
Jun12
Jul1
Aug0
Sep2
Oct0
Nov4
Dec1

Records for Stephens County

  • Deadliest and Strongest: Velma, Oklahoma tornado15 May 1977, F3, 1 death, 2 injuries, 0.8 miles long
  • Longest path: Texas tornado10 April 1979, F2, 1 death, 3 injuries, 74.1 miles long
  • Most recent: Oklahoma tornado3 November 2024, EF2, 4.9 miles long

Notable tornadoes in Stephens 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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