KinwarnElk City, OK tornado warnings
Elk City was inside 4 tornado warnings, 147 severe thunderstorm warnings and 7 flash flood warnings from 2016 to 2025, about 0.4, 15 and 0.7 a year, counting warnings whose outline covered the center of Elk City. The most recent tornado warning there was on June 7, 2025.
In the 12 months to October 19, 2026: 0 tornado warnings, 17 severe thunderstorm warnings, 3 flash flood warnings. 35th of 46 Oklahoma cities on Kinwarn for tornado warnings, 2016 to 2025.
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How many tornado warnings does Elk City get?
From 2016 to 2025, the center of Elk City was inside 4 tornado warnings, about 0.4 a year. Severe thunderstorm warnings were more common: 147 severe thunderstorm warnings, about 15 a year. Since the Weather Service started the tag in 2021, 5 severe thunderstorm warnings that covered the center of Elk City 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.
| Year | Tornado | Severe thunderstorm | Flash flood |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 to Oct 19 | 0 | 17 | 3 |
| 2025 | 1 | 21 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 22 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 | 14 | 2 |
| 2018 | 0 | 20 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 13 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 18 | 2 |
| 2015 | 2 | 11 | 4 |
| 2014 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 2011 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 2010 | 1 | 9 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 13 | 0 |
| 2008 | 1 | 15 | 0 |
Flash flood warnings in Elk City
The center of Elk City was inside 7 flash flood warnings from 2016 to 2025, about 0.7 a year, counting warnings whose outline covered the center of Elk City. The most recent flash flood warning there was on October 14, 2026. The most in one year was 4, in 2015. In the 12 months to October 19, 2026: 3 flash flood warnings. Since 2008, one flash flood warning that covered the center of Elk City was 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 Elk City
26 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of the center of Elk City since 1950. The most recent was on May 16, 2017 (EF2, 2.8 miles from the center). The strongest: F3 on May 16, 1977, 9.5 miles away at its closest.
| Date | Rating | Closest | Path | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 2017 | EF2 | 2.8 mi | 18 mi | 1 |
| May 16, 2015 | EF0 | 4 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 |
| May 9, 2015 | EF0 | 8.2 mi | 2 mi | 0 |
| Apr 17, 2002 | F1 | 9.6 mi | 0.3 mi | 0 |
| Oct 9, 2001 | F1 | 8.6 mi | 3 mi | 0 |
| Oct 9, 2001 | F3 | 3.9 mi | 11.5 mi | 0 |
| Mar 29, 1993 | F0 | 2.4 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 |
| Sep 21, 1992 | F0 | 2.2 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 |
| Jun 12, 1989 | F0 | 7.6 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 |
| Jun 6, 1989 | F0 | 5.6 mi | 2.9 mi | 0 |
| Mar 27, 1989 | F0 | 6.2 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 |
| Oct 1, 1986 | F0 | 8.4 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 |
The 12 most recent of 26. Closest is the distance from the center of Elk City to the tornado’s path. Deaths are for the whole path.
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About these numbers
Counts are National Weather Service warnings whose outline covered the center of Elk City, through October 19, 2026. How Kinwarn counts · Oklahoma data (CSV)
Cite: Kinwarn. “Elk City, OK tornado warnings.” kinwarn.com/oklahoma/elk-city. 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