KinwarnLawton, OK tornado warnings
Lawton was inside 3 tornado warnings, 169 severe thunderstorm warnings and 45 flash flood warnings from 2016 to 2025, about 0.3, 17 and 4.5 a year, counting warnings whose outline covered the center of Lawton. The most recent tornado warning there was on November 3, 2024.
In the 12 months to October 19, 2026: 0 tornado warnings, 19 severe thunderstorm warnings, 6 flash flood warnings. 39th of 46 Oklahoma cities on Kinwarn for tornado warnings, 2016 to 2025.
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How many tornado warnings does Lawton get?
From 2016 to 2025, the center of Lawton was inside 3 tornado warnings, about 0.3 a year. Severe thunderstorm warnings were more common: 169 severe thunderstorm warnings, about 17 a year. Since the Weather Service started the tag in 2021, 6 severe thunderstorm warnings that covered the center of Lawton 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 | 19 | 6 |
| 2025 | 0 | 17 | 10 |
| 2024 | 1 | 21 | 3 |
| 2023 | 1 | 25 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 11 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 9 | 3 |
| 2020 | 0 | 20 | 5 |
| 2019 | 0 | 15 | 3 |
| 2018 | 0 | 17 | 2 |
| 2017 | 0 | 17 | 7 |
| 2016 | 0 | 17 | 9 |
| 2015 | 0 | 14 | 9 |
| 2014 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2013 | 2 | 14 | 3 |
| 2012 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 2011 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 16 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
Flash flood warnings in Lawton
The center of Lawton was inside 45 flash flood warnings from 2016 to 2025, about 4.5 a year, counting warnings whose outline covered the center of Lawton. The most recent flash flood warning there was on October 15, 2026. The most in one year was 10, in 2025. In the 12 months to October 19, 2026: 6 flash flood warnings. Since 2008, 2 flash flood warnings that covered the center of Lawton were 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 Lawton
28 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of the center of Lawton since 1950, including 1 rated 4 or 5 on the F or EF scale. The most recent was on May 27, 2014 (EF0, 8.4 miles from the center). The strongest: F4 on May 24, 1957, 3.5 miles away at its closest.
| Date | Rating | Closest | Path | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 2014 | EF0 | 8.4 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 |
| Apr 17, 2013 | EF0 | 5.1 mi | 3.4 mi | 0 |
| Jun 23, 1992 | F0 | 9 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 |
| Feb 14, 1987 | F2 | 9 mi | 3.5 mi | 0 |
| May 13, 1983 | F0 | 3 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 |
| May 20, 1982 | F0 | 1.5 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 |
| May 20, 1982 | F1 | 2.6 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 |
| May 16, 1982 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 4 mi | 0 |
| Sep 8, 1980 | F1 | 5.5 mi | 2.5 mi | 0 |
| Apr 10, 1979 | F1 | 9.2 mi | 7.1 mi | 0 |
| Apr 10, 1979 | F3 | 2.1 mi | 4.5 mi | 3 |
| Sep 5, 1978 | F0 | 1.9 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 |
The 12 most recent of 28. Closest is the distance from the center of Lawton 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 Lawton, through October 19, 2026. How Kinwarn counts · Oklahoma data (CSV)
Cite: Kinwarn. “Lawton, OK tornado warnings.” kinwarn.com/oklahoma/lawton. 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