Garvin County, OK tornado warnings

How many tornado warnings does Garvin County get?

From 2016 to 2025, the National Weather Service included Garvin County in 48 tornado warnings, about 4.8 a year. Since 2008, one tornado warning that included Garvin County was raised to a tornado emergency for at least part of the warned area. Severe thunderstorm warnings were more common: 476 severe thunderstorm warnings, about 48 a year. Since the Weather Service started the tag in 2021, 7 severe thunderstorm warnings that included Garvin 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 Garvin County

71 tornadoes have been recorded in Garvin County since 1950: 19 rated 0, 31 rated 1, 13 rated 2, 4 rated 3, 2 rated 4, 2 unrated on the F or EF scale. Along their full paths in Oklahoma, these tornadoes killed 6 people and injured 38. The most came in May (32) and April (14).

Strongest: F4 on April 19, 1972, 28.2 miles long in Oklahoma, 5 deaths; EF4 on May 9, 2016, 8.9 miles long in Oklahoma, 1 death.

Most recent tornadoes

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

Other storms in Garvin County

Storm reports in Garvin County in the NOAA Storm Events Database through Jun 30, 2026. The largest hail reported in the county was 5.25 inches across.

Recent hail, wind and flash floods

• Jun 23, 2026 · Flash flood · Pauls Valley, OK
• Apr 28, 2026 · Hail, 1.5 in · Stratford, OK
• Apr 25, 2026 · Hail, 1 in · Elmore City, OK
• Apr 24, 2026 · Hail, 1.75 in · Antioch, OK
• Apr 17, 2026 · Thunderstorm wind, 60 mph · Maysville, OK
• Jul 3, 2025 · Flash flood · Wynnewood, OK