Garfield County, OK tornado warnings

How many tornado warnings does Garfield County get?

From 2016 to 2025, the National Weather Service included Garfield County in 34 tornado warnings, about 3.4 a year. Since 2008, one tornado warning that included Garfield County was raised to a tornado emergency for at least part of the warned area. Severe thunderstorm warnings were more common: 540 severe thunderstorm warnings, about 54 a year. Since the Weather Service started the tag in 2021, 10 severe thunderstorm warnings that included Garfield 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 Garfield County

79 tornadoes have been recorded in Garfield County since 1950: 35 rated 0, 21 rated 1, 14 rated 2, 6 rated 3, 3 rated 4 on the F or EF scale. Along their full paths in Oklahoma, these tornadoes killed 1 person and injured 48. The most came in April (30) and May (22).

Strongest: F4 on May 2, 1979, 20.6 miles long in Oklahoma, 1 death; F4 on April 26, 1991, 66 miles long in Oklahoma.

Most recent tornadoes

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

Other storms in Garfield County

Storm reports in Garfield County in the NOAA Storm Events Database through Jun 30, 2026. The largest hail reported in the county was 8 inches across.

Recent hail, wind and flash floods

• Jun 26, 2026 · Flash flood · Garber, OK
• Jun 26, 2026 · Hail, 1 in · Garber, OK
• Jun 26, 2026 · Thunderstorm wind, 96 mph · Breckinridge, OK
• Jun 21, 2026 · Thunderstorm wind, 60 mph · Woodring Airport, OK
• Jun 12, 2026 · Thunderstorm wind, 60 mph · Hillsdale, OK
• May 29, 2026 · Hail, 1 in · Drummond, OK