Comanche County, OK tornado warnings

How many tornado warnings does Comanche County get?

From 2016 to 2025, the National Weather Service included Comanche County in 37 tornado warnings, about 3.7 a year. Severe thunderstorm warnings were more common: 615 severe thunderstorm warnings, about 62 a year. Since the Weather Service started the tag in 2021, 22 severe thunderstorm warnings that included Comanche 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 Comanche County

67 tornadoes have been recorded in Comanche County since 1950: 29 rated 0, 22 rated 1, 10 rated 2, 1 rated 3, 1 rated 4, 4 unrated on the F or EF scale. Along their full paths in Oklahoma, these tornadoes killed 7 people and injured 123. The most came in May (31) and April (12).

Strongest: F4 on May 24, 1957, 21.6 miles long in Oklahoma, 4 deaths; F3 on April 10, 1979, 4.5 miles long in Oklahoma, 3 deaths.

Most recent tornadoes

Other storms in Comanche County

Storm reports in Comanche County in the NOAA Storm Events Database through Jun 30, 2026. The largest hail reported in the county was 4.5 inches across.

Recent hail, wind and flash floods

• Jun 11, 2026 · Thunderstorm wind, 90 mph · Pumpkin Center, OK
• May 9, 2026 · Hail, 1.75 in · Lake Ellsworth Dam, OK
• May 9, 2026 · Thunderstorm wind, 70 mph · Sterling, OK
• May 8, 2026 · Hail, 2.75 in · Chattanooga, OK
• Apr 26, 2026 · Hail, 2.75 in · Pumpkin Center, OK
• Apr 14, 2026 · Thunderstorm wind, 75 mph · Cache, OK