Creek County, OK tornado warnings

How many tornado warnings does Creek County get?

From 2016 to 2025, the National Weather Service included Creek County in 32 tornado warnings, about 3.2 a year. Severe thunderstorm warnings were more common: 367 severe thunderstorm warnings, about 37 a year. Since the Weather Service started the tag in 2021, 3 severe thunderstorm warnings that included Creek 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 Creek County

78 tornadoes have been recorded in Creek County since 1950: 26 rated 0, 30 rated 1, 10 rated 2, 6 rated 3, 4 rated 4, 1 rated 5, 1 unrated on the F or EF scale. Along their full paths in Oklahoma, these tornadoes killed 30 people and injured 482. The most came in May (43) and April (13).

Strongest: F5 on May 5, 1960, 71.8 miles long in Oklahoma, 5 deaths; F4 on June 8, 1974, 29 miles long in Oklahoma, 14 deaths.

Most recent tornadoes

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

Other storms in Creek County

Storm reports in Creek 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 21, 2026 · Thunderstorm wind, 70 mph · Jenks, OK
• Jun 13, 2026 · Thunderstorm wind, 64 mph · Oilton, OK
• Jun 6, 2026 · Flash flood · Sapulpa, OK
• Apr 14, 2026 · Thunderstorm wind, 81 mph · Hilton, OK
• Mar 1, 2026 · Hail, 1 in · Sapulpa, OK
• Nov 19, 2025 · Hail, 3 in · Shamrock, OK