KinwarnBartlesville, OK tornado warnings
Bartlesville was inside 4 tornado warnings, 121 severe thunderstorm warnings and 16 flash flood warnings from 2016 to 2025, about 0.4, 12 and 1.6 a year, counting warnings whose outline covered the center of Bartlesville. The most recent tornado warning there was on April 17, 2026.
In the 12 months to October 19, 2026: 2 tornado warnings, 15 severe thunderstorm warnings, 1 flash flood warning. 35th of 46 Oklahoma cities on Kinwarn for tornado warnings, 2016 to 2025.
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How many tornado warnings does Bartlesville get?
From 2016 to 2025, the center of Bartlesville was inside 4 tornado warnings, about 0.4 a year. Since 2008, one tornado warning that covered the center of Bartlesville was raised to a tornado emergency for at least part of the warned area. Severe thunderstorm warnings were more common: 121 severe thunderstorm warnings, about 12 a year. Since the Weather Service started the tag in 2021, one severe thunderstorm warning that covered the center of Bartlesville 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 | 2 | 15 | 1 |
| 2025 | 0 | 20 | 3 |
| 2024 | 3 | 10 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | 11 | 3 |
| 2020 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 | 11 | 7 |
| 2018 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1 | 16 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 10 | 2 |
| 2015 | 0 | 10 | 5 |
| 2014 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| 2011 | 3 | 11 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 14 | 3 |
| 2009 | 3 | 20 | 4 |
| 2008 | 2 | 12 | 5 |
Flash flood warnings in Bartlesville
The center of Bartlesville was inside 16 flash flood warnings from 2016 to 2025, about 1.6 a year, counting warnings whose outline covered the center of Bartlesville. The most recent flash flood warning there was on June 25, 2026. The most in one year was 7, in 2019. In the 12 months to October 19, 2026: 1 flash flood warning. Since 2008, one flash flood warning that covered the center of Bartlesville was 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 Bartlesville
25 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of the center of Bartlesville since 1950, including 1 rated 4 or 5 on the F or EF scale. The most recent was on May 6, 2024 (EF4, 0.1 miles from the center). The strongest: EF4 on May 6, 2024, 0.1 miles away at its closest.
| Date | Rating | Closest | Path | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 2024 | EF4 | 0.1 mi | 40.8 mi | 2 |
| Apr 1, 2024 | EF1 | 6.7 mi | 4.9 mi | 0 |
| Apr 30, 2012 | EF1 | 10 mi | 6.5 mi | 0 |
| Apr 14, 2011 | EF0 | 9.9 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 |
| Apr 14, 2011 | EF0 | 7.7 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 |
| Apr 14, 2011 | EF1 | 7.7 mi | 1.6 mi | 0 |
| Apr 23, 2008 | EF0 | 8.9 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 |
| Apr 19, 2003 | F2 | 5.5 mi | 20 mi | 0 |
| May 6, 1994 | F0 | 7.8 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 |
| Apr 10, 1994 | F1 | 3 mi | 1.5 mi | 0 |
| Jun 8, 1993 | F0 | 9.9 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 |
| Apr 26, 1991 | F2 | 9.9 mi | 6 mi | 1 |
The 12 most recent of 25. Closest is the distance from the center of Bartlesville 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 Bartlesville, through October 19, 2026. How Kinwarn counts · Oklahoma data (CSV)
Cite: Kinwarn. “Bartlesville, OK tornado warnings.” kinwarn.com/oklahoma/bartlesville. 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