KinwarnAltus, OK tornado warnings
Altus was inside 2 tornado warnings, 175 severe thunderstorm warnings and 15 flash flood warnings from 2016 to 2025, about 0.2, 18 and 1.5 a year, counting warnings whose outline covered the center of Altus. The most recent tornado warning there was on May 23, 2024.
In the 12 months to October 19, 2026: 0 tornado warnings, 20 severe thunderstorm warnings, 0 flash flood warnings. 45th of 46 Oklahoma cities on Kinwarn for tornado warnings, 2016 to 2025.
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How many tornado warnings does Altus get?
From 2016 to 2025, the center of Altus was inside 2 tornado warnings, about 0.2 a year. Severe thunderstorm warnings were more common: 175 severe thunderstorm warnings, about 18 a year. Since the Weather Service started the tag in 2021, 8 severe thunderstorm warnings that covered the center of Altus were tagged destructive (winds of 80 mph or more, or hail 2.75 inches or larger) for at least part of the warned area.
The table runs from 2008, the first full year the National Weather Service drew an outline around every warning.
| Year | Tornado | Severe thunderstorm | Flash flood |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 to Oct 19 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 18 | 2 |
| 2024 | 2 | 25 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0 | 18 | 2 |
| 2019 | 0 | 18 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 11 | 3 |
| 2017 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 23 | 4 |
| 2015 | 0 | 17 | 5 |
| 2014 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 2011 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
Flash flood warnings in Altus
The center of Altus was inside 15 flash flood warnings from 2016 to 2025, about 1.5 a year, counting warnings whose outline covered the center of Altus. The most recent flash flood warning there was on April 30, 2025. The most in one year was 5, in 2015. In the 12 months to October 19, 2026: 0 flash flood warnings.
A flash flood warning means a flash flood is happening or about to happen. If you are in an area that floods, move to high ground now, and do not drive or walk into floodwater.
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Tornadoes near Altus
42 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of the center of Altus since 1950. The most recent was on May 23, 2024 (EF2, 9.5 miles from the center). The strongest: F3 on May 11, 1982, 3.7 miles away at its closest.
| Date | Rating | Closest | Path | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 2024 | EF2 | 9.5 mi | 15.1 mi | 0 |
| May 24, 2019 | EF0 | 7.6 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 |
| Apr 13, 2012 | EF0 | 7.1 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 |
| Apr 13, 2012 | EF0 | 6.4 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 |
| May 19, 2001 | F0 | 5.2 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 |
| May 31, 1999 | F1 | 6 mi | 2.5 mi | 0 |
| May 31, 1999 | F0 | 2.7 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 |
| May 25, 1999 | F0 | 0.8 mi | 1.5 mi | 0 |
| Jun 3, 1995 | F1 | 5.2 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 |
| Jun 3, 1995 | F0 | 9.1 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 |
| Apr 28, 1992 | F0 | 9.9 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 |
| May 14, 1986 | F1 | 7.1 mi | 6 mi | 0 |
The 12 most recent of 42. Closest is the distance from the center of Altus to the tornado’s path. Deaths are for the whole path.
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About these numbers
Counts are National Weather Service warnings whose outline covered the center of Altus, through October 19, 2026. How Kinwarn counts · Oklahoma data (CSV)
Cite: Kinwarn. “Altus, OK tornado warnings.” kinwarn.com/oklahoma/altus. National Weather Service data through October 19, 2026.
Sources: IEM warning archive · NWS 2007 outlines · SPC tornado database · Census places · NWS tornado alerts · NWS destructive tag · NWS flood alerts · NWS flash flood tags