Custer County, OK tornado warnings

How many tornado warnings does Custer County get?

From 2016 to 2025, the National Weather Service included Custer County in 41 tornado warnings, about 4.1 a year. Since 2008, one tornado warning that included Custer County was raised to a tornado emergency for at least part of the warned area. Severe thunderstorm warnings were more common: 445 severe thunderstorm warnings, about 45 a year. Since the Weather Service started the tag in 2021, 14 severe thunderstorm warnings that included Custer 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 Custer County

74 tornadoes have been recorded in Custer County since 1950: 32 rated 0, 23 rated 1, 10 rated 2, 4 rated 3, 1 rated 4, 4 unrated on the F or EF scale. Along their full paths in Oklahoma, these tornadoes killed 4 people and injured 19. The most came in May (28) and June (15).

Strongest: F4 on June 10, 1967, 8.7 miles long in Oklahoma, 4 deaths; F3 on October 9, 2001, 11.5 miles long in Oklahoma.

Most recent tornadoes

Other storms in Custer County

Storm reports in Custer County in the NOAA Storm Events Database through Jun 30, 2026. The largest hail reported in the county was 4.75 inches across.

Recent hail, wind and flash floods

• Jun 25, 2026 · Thunderstorm wind, 69 mph · Butler, OK
• Jun 21, 2026 · Thunderstorm wind, 61 mph · Weatherford, OK
• Jun 6, 2026 · Flash flood · Weatherford, OK
• Jun 6, 2026 · Thunderstorm wind, 60 mph · Weatherford, OK
• Apr 1, 2026 · Hail, 1 in · Weatherford, OK
• Jun 14, 2025 · Hail, 1.75 in · Thomas, OK