Cherokee County, OK tornado warnings

How many tornado warnings does Cherokee County get?

From 2016 to 2025, the National Weather Service included Cherokee County in 48 tornado warnings, about 4.8 a year. Since 2008, one tornado warning that included Cherokee County was raised to a tornado emergency for at least part of the warned area. Severe thunderstorm warnings were more common: 378 severe thunderstorm warnings, about 38 a year. Since the Weather Service started the tag in 2021, 6 severe thunderstorm warnings that included Cherokee 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 Cherokee County

51 tornadoes have been recorded in Cherokee County since 1950: 9 rated 0, 30 rated 1, 7 rated 2, 4 rated 3, 1 unrated on the F or EF scale. Along their full paths in Oklahoma, these tornadoes killed 3 people and injured 21. The most came in May (16) and April (13).

Strongest: F3 on June 1, 1999, 2 miles long in Oklahoma, 2 deaths; F3 on May 5, 1971, 37 miles long in Oklahoma.

Most recent tornadoes

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

Other storms in Cherokee County

Storm reports in Cherokee 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 25, 2026 · Thunderstorm wind, 83 mph · Tahlequah, OK
• Jun 11, 2026 · Flash flood · Peggs, OK
• Jun 11, 2026 · Thunderstorm wind, 64 mph · Moodys, OK
• May 8, 2026 · Thunderstorm wind, 60 mph · Cookson, OK
• Aug 16, 2024 · Hail, 1 in · Tahlequah, OK
• May 8, 2024 · Hail, 1.25 in · Peggs, OK