KinwarnArdmore, OK tornado warnings
Ardmore was inside 8 tornado warnings, 149 severe thunderstorm warnings and 23 flash flood warnings from 2016 to 2025, about 0.8, 15 and 2.3 a year, counting warnings whose outline covered the center of Ardmore. The most recent tornado warning there was on June 8, 2025.
In the 12 months to October 19, 2026: 0 tornado warnings, 12 severe thunderstorm warnings, 4 flash flood warnings. 18th of 46 Oklahoma cities on Kinwarn for tornado warnings, 2016 to 2025.
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How many tornado warnings does Ardmore get?
From 2016 to 2025, the center of Ardmore was inside 8 tornado warnings, about 0.8 a year. Severe thunderstorm warnings were more common: 149 severe thunderstorm warnings, about 15 a year. Since the Weather Service started the tag in 2021, one severe thunderstorm warning that covered the center of Ardmore was 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 | 11 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 24 | 7 |
| 2024 | 3 | 22 | 4 |
| 2023 | 1 | 12 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 8 | 5 |
| 2018 | 0 | 14 | 3 |
| 2017 | 0 | 22 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 2015 | 3 | 13 | 11 |
| 2014 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| 2010 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2009 | 2 | 18 | 2 |
| 2008 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Flash flood warnings in Ardmore
The center of Ardmore was inside 23 flash flood warnings from 2016 to 2025, about 2.3 a year, counting warnings whose outline covered the center of Ardmore. The most recent flash flood warning there was on October 1, 2026. The most in one year was 11, in 2015. In the 12 months to October 19, 2026: 4 flash flood warnings. Since 2008, 2 flash flood warnings that covered the center of Ardmore were raised to a flash flood emergency for at least part of the warned area.
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. A flash flood emergency is the rare flash flood warning the National Weather Service issues when a threat to life and catastrophic damage is happening or about to happen.
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Tornadoes near Ardmore
36 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of the center of Ardmore since 1950, including 2 rated 4 or 5 on the F or EF scale. The most recent was on March 4, 2025 (EF1, 8.2 miles from the center). The strongest: EF4 on February 10, 2009, 2.8 miles away at its closest.
| Date | Rating | Closest | Path | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 2025 | EF1 | 8.2 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 |
| Mar 4, 2025 | EF0 | 8.2 mi | 1.2 mi | 0 |
| Apr 27, 2024 | EF2 | 1.9 mi | 11.3 mi | 0 |
| Apr 27, 2024 | EF0 | 2.1 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 |
| Apr 27, 2024 | EF4 | 6.8 mi | 26.8 mi | 1 |
| Apr 22, 2020 | EF0 | 9.3 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 |
| Apr 22, 2020 | EF2 | 9.8 mi | 4.7 mi | 0 |
| May 19, 2017 | unrated | 9 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 |
| May 10, 2010 | EF3 | 8.6 mi | 4.9 mi | 0 |
| May 10, 2010 | EF0 | 3.8 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 |
| Feb 10, 2009 | EF4 | 2.8 mi | 34.6 mi | 8 |
| May 6, 2001 | F0 | 8.8 mi | 1 mi | 0 |
The 12 most recent of 36. Closest is the distance from the center of Ardmore 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 Ardmore, through October 19, 2026. How Kinwarn counts · Oklahoma data (CSV)
Cite: Kinwarn. “Ardmore, OK tornado warnings.” kinwarn.com/oklahoma/ardmore. 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