Choctaw, OK tornado warnings

Choctaw was inside 11 tornado warnings, 202 severe thunderstorm warnings and 38 flash flood warnings from 2016 to 2025, about 1.1, 20 and 3.8 a year, counting warnings whose outline covered the center of Choctaw. The most recent tornado warning there was on June 22, 2026.

In the 12 months to October 19, 2026: 3 tornado warnings, 17 severe thunderstorm warnings, 4 flash flood warnings. 7th of 46 Oklahoma cities on Kinwarn for tornado warnings, 2016 to 2025.

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How many tornado warnings does Choctaw get?

From 2016 to 2025, the center of Choctaw was inside 11 tornado warnings, about 1.1 a year. Severe thunderstorm warnings were more common: 202 severe thunderstorm warnings, about 20 a year. Since the Weather Service started the tag in 2021, 5 severe thunderstorm warnings that covered the center of Choctaw 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.

Warnings for Choctaw, OK by year
YearTornadoSevere thunderstormFlash flood
2026 to Oct 193154
20251307
20245223
20231221
20222125
20211136
20200200
20190256
20181195
20170223
20160172
20150169
20140102
20131246
20120161
20112171
20102123
20090120
20081172

Flash flood warnings in Choctaw

The center of Choctaw was inside 38 flash flood warnings from 2016 to 2025, about 3.8 a year, counting warnings whose outline covered the center of Choctaw. The most recent flash flood warning there was on October 14, 2026. The most in one year was 9, 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 Choctaw 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 Choctaw

45 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of the center of Choctaw since 1950, including 4 rated 4 or 5 on the F or EF scale. The most recent was on June 22, 2026 (EF1, 4.4 miles from the center). The strongest: F5 on May 3, 1999, 9.3 miles away at its closest.

DateRatingClosestPathDeaths
Jun 22, 2026 *EF14.4 mi3.4 mi0
Apr 3, 2026 *EF09.4 mi2.3 mi0
Nov 3, 2024unrated5.3 mi0.1 mi0
Nov 3, 2024EF34.5 mi25.1 mi0
Apr 27, 2024EF10.3 mi8.5 mi0
Apr 19, 2023EF09.6 mi2.6 mi0
Apr 23, 2022EF03.3 mi0.8 mi0
Apr 23, 2022EF04.2 mi0.6 mi0
Oct 13, 2021EF07.8 mi4.2 mi0
Oct 10, 2021EF06.2 mi3.3 mi0
May 21, 2019EF18.8 mi1.4 mi0
Oct 9, 2018EF14 mi10 mi0

The 12 most recent of 45. Closest is the distance from the center of Choctaw to the tornado’s path. Deaths are for the whole path. * From National Weather Service Storm Events reports; the rating can still change.

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About these numbers

Counts are National Weather Service warnings whose outline covered the center of Choctaw, through October 19, 2026. How Kinwarn counts · Oklahoma data (CSV)

Cite: Kinwarn. “Choctaw, OK tornado warnings.” kinwarn.com/oklahoma/choctaw. 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