KinwarnMcAlester, OK tornado warnings
McAlester was inside 8 tornado warnings, 104 severe thunderstorm warnings and 21 flash flood warnings from 2016 to 2025, about 0.8, 10 and 2.1 a year, counting warnings whose outline covered the center of McAlester. The most recent tornado warning there was on June 7, 2025.
In the 12 months to October 19, 2026: 0 tornado warnings, 7 severe thunderstorm warnings, 1 flash flood warning. 18th of 46 Oklahoma cities on Kinwarn for tornado warnings, 2016 to 2025.
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How many tornado warnings does McAlester get?
From 2016 to 2025, the center of McAlester was inside 8 tornado warnings, about 0.8 a year. Severe thunderstorm warnings were more common: 104 severe thunderstorm warnings, about 10 a year. Since the Weather Service started the tag in 2021, one severe thunderstorm warning that covered the center of McAlester was 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 | 7 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 13 | 2 |
| 2024 | 0 | 17 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 14 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| 2020 | 0 | 12 | 3 |
| 2019 | 1 | 8 | 4 |
| 2018 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 14 | 4 |
| 2016 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2015 | 1 | 11 | 16 |
| 2014 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 2013 | 1 | 8 | 3 |
| 2012 | 0 | 12 | 4 |
| 2011 | 1 | 13 | 4 |
| 2010 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| 2009 | 0 | 14 | 2 |
| 2008 | 3 | 12 | 5 |
Flash flood warnings in McAlester
The center of McAlester was inside 21 flash flood warnings from 2016 to 2025, about 2.1 a year, counting warnings whose outline covered the center of McAlester. The most recent flash flood warning there was on July 12, 2026. The most in one year was 16, in 2015. In the 12 months to October 19, 2026: 1 flash flood warning.
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.
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Tornadoes near McAlester
29 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of the center of McAlester since 1950. The most recent was on June 7, 2025 (EF1, 2.1 miles from the center). The strongest: F3 on April 27, 1966, 7.8 miles away at its closest.
| Date | Rating | Closest | Path | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 2025 | EF1 | 2.1 mi | 8.9 mi | 0 |
| Apr 26, 2024 | EF1 | 1.3 mi | 1.7 mi | 0 |
| May 18, 2017 | EF1 | 6.6 mi | 4.6 mi | 0 |
| May 10, 2015 | EF1 | 2.7 mi | 3.8 mi | 0 |
| Apr 14, 2011 | EF1 | 9.4 mi | 5.5 mi | 0 |
| May 10, 2008 | EF2 | 4.2 mi | 8.2 mi | 0 |
| May 10, 2008 | EF0 | 0.7 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 |
| May 20, 2001 | F0 | 3.7 mi | 0.3 mi | 0 |
| Aug 1, 1996 | F0 | 8.8 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 |
| Jun 6, 1996 | F0 | 2.3 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 |
| Apr 21, 1996 | F0 | 0.3 mi | 3 mi | 0 |
| Apr 21, 1996 | F1 | 7.6 mi | 5 mi | 0 |
The 12 most recent of 29. Closest is the distance from the center of McAlester 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 McAlester, through October 19, 2026. How Kinwarn counts · Oklahoma data (CSV)
Cite: Kinwarn. “McAlester, OK tornado warnings.” kinwarn.com/oklahoma/mcalester. 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