KinwarnMidwest City, OK tornado warnings
Midwest City was inside 9 tornado warnings, 215 severe thunderstorm warnings and 53 flash flood warnings from 2016 to 2025, about 0.9, 22 and 5.3 a year, counting warnings whose outline covered the center of Midwest City. The most recent tornado warning there was on April 3, 2026.
In the 12 months to October 19, 2026: 3 tornado warnings, 19 severe thunderstorm warnings, 6 flash flood warnings. 14th of 46 Oklahoma cities on Kinwarn for tornado warnings, 2016 to 2025.
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How many tornado warnings does Midwest City get?
From 2016 to 2025, the center of Midwest City was inside 9 tornado warnings, about 0.9 a year. Since 2008, one tornado warning that covered the center of Midwest City was raised to a tornado emergency for at least part of the warned area. Severe thunderstorm warnings were more common: 215 severe thunderstorm warnings, about 22 a year. Since the Weather Service started the tag in 2021, 7 severe thunderstorm warnings that covered the center of Midwest 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 | 3 | 16 | 6 |
| 2025 | 2 | 36 | 11 |
| 2024 | 4 | 23 | 5 |
| 2023 | 1 | 25 | 4 |
| 2022 | 1 | 15 | 4 |
| 2021 | 1 | 14 | 7 |
| 2020 | 0 | 20 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 23 | 8 |
| 2018 | 0 | 19 | 6 |
| 2017 | 0 | 21 | 4 |
| 2016 | 0 | 19 | 3 |
| 2015 | 1 | 21 | 8 |
| 2014 | 0 | 11 | 2 |
| 2013 | 2 | 30 | 7 |
| 2012 | 0 | 18 | 1 |
| 2011 | 2 | 18 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 13 | 4 |
| 2009 | 1 | 15 | 0 |
| 2008 | 1 | 20 | 3 |
Flash flood warnings in Midwest City
The center of Midwest City was inside 53 flash flood warnings from 2016 to 2025, about 5.3 a year, counting warnings whose outline covered the center of Midwest City. The most recent flash flood warning there was on October 14, 2026. The most in one year was 11, 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 Midwest City 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 Midwest City
84 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of the center of Midwest City since 1950, including 5 rated 4 or 5 on the F or EF scale. The most recent was on June 22, 2026 (EF1, 6.7 miles from the center). The strongest: F5 on May 3, 1999, 3.2 miles away at its closest.
| Date | Rating | Closest | Path | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 2026 * | EF1 | 6.7 mi | 4.6 mi | 0 |
| Apr 3, 2026 * | EF0 | 3.7 mi | 2.3 mi | 0 |
| Nov 3, 2024 | EF3 | 5.2 mi | 2.4 mi | 0 |
| Nov 3, 2024 | unrated | 1 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 |
| Nov 3, 2024 | EF3 | 8.5 mi | 25.1 mi | 0 |
| May 6, 2024 | EF1 | 8.8 mi | 2.2 mi | 0 |
| May 6, 2024 | EF1 | 4.5 mi | 1.1 mi | 0 |
| Apr 27, 2024 | EF1 | 3 mi | 8.5 mi | 0 |
| Apr 19, 2023 | EF0 | 4 mi | 2.6 mi | 0 |
| Apr 23, 2022 | EF0 | 9.1 mi | 0.8 mi | 0 |
| Oct 13, 2021 | EF1 | 8 mi | 3.3 mi | 0 |
| Oct 13, 2021 | EF0 | 5.3 mi | 4.2 mi | 0 |
The 12 most recent of 84. Closest is the distance from the center of Midwest City to the tornado’s path. Deaths are for the whole path. * From National Weather Service Storm Events reports; the rating can still change.
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About these numbers
Counts are National Weather Service warnings whose outline covered the center of Midwest City, through October 19, 2026. How Kinwarn counts · Oklahoma data (CSV)
Cite: Kinwarn. “Midwest City, OK tornado warnings.” kinwarn.com/oklahoma/midwest-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