Atoka County, OK tornado warnings

How many tornado warnings does Atoka County get?

From 2016 to 2025, the National Weather Service included Atoka County in 68 tornado warnings, about 6.8 a year. Severe thunderstorm warnings were more common: 305 severe thunderstorm warnings, about 31 a year. Since the Weather Service started the tag in 2021, 6 severe thunderstorm warnings that included Atoka County 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.

Tornado history of Atoka County

54 tornadoes have been recorded in Atoka County since 1950: 13 rated 0, 22 rated 1, 14 rated 2, 3 rated 3, 1 rated 4, 1 unrated on the F or EF scale. Along their full paths in Oklahoma, these tornadoes killed 6 people and injured 76. The most came in April (21) and May (15).

Strongest: F4 on April 27, 1966, 10.2 miles long in Oklahoma; EF3 on April 30, 2019, 27.6 miles long in Oklahoma, 2 deaths.

Most recent tornadoes

* From National Weather Service Storm Events reports; the rating can still change.

Other storms in Atoka County

Storm reports in Atoka County in the NOAA Storm Events Database through Jun 30, 2026. The largest hail reported in the county was 4.25 inches across.

Recent hail, wind and flash floods

• Jun 23, 2026 · Flash flood · Tushka, OK
• Jun 23, 2026 · Thunderstorm wind, 64 mph · Caney, OK
• Apr 24, 2026 · Hail, 1.75 in · Bentley, OK
• Apr 15, 2026 · Thunderstorm wind, 64 mph · Atoka, OK
• Mar 6, 2026 · Hail, 1.25 in · Atoka, OK
• Sep 21, 2025 · Thunderstorm wind, 66 mph · Lane, OK