KinwarnNorman, OK tornado warnings
Norman was inside 14 tornado warnings, 178 severe thunderstorm warnings and 36 flash flood warnings from 2016 to 2025, about 1.4, 18 and 3.6 a year, counting warnings whose outline covered the center of Norman. The most recent tornado warning there was on June 3, 2025.
In the 12 months to October 19, 2026: 0 tornado warnings, 23 severe thunderstorm warnings, 6 flash flood warnings. 3rd of 46 Oklahoma cities on Kinwarn for tornado warnings, 2016 to 2025.
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How many tornado warnings does Norman get?
From 2016 to 2025, the center of Norman was inside 14 tornado warnings, about 1.4 a year. Severe thunderstorm warnings were more common: 178 severe thunderstorm warnings, about 18 a year. Since the Weather Service started the tag in 2021, 8 severe thunderstorm warnings that covered the center of Norman 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 | 23 | 6 |
| 2025 | 1 | 22 | 7 |
| 2024 | 2 | 19 | 4 |
| 2023 | 6 | 27 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 12 | 4 |
| 2021 | 2 | 8 | 4 |
| 2020 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 | 16 | 3 |
| 2018 | 1 | 14 | 6 |
| 2017 | 1 | 28 | 3 |
| 2016 | 1 | 16 | 3 |
| 2015 | 1 | 17 | 10 |
| 2014 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 2013 | 4 | 25 | 4 |
| 2012 | 1 | 10 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| 2010 | 3 | 13 | 0 |
| 2009 | 3 | 16 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | 24 | 2 |
Flash flood warnings in Norman
The center of Norman was inside 36 flash flood warnings from 2016 to 2025, about 3.6 a year, counting warnings whose outline covered the center of Norman. The most recent flash flood warning there was on October 15, 2026. The most in one year was 10, in 2015. In the 12 months to October 19, 2026: 6 flash flood warnings. Since 2008, one flash flood warning that covered the center of Norman was 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 Norman
69 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of the center of Norman since 1950, including 4 rated 4 or 5 on the F or EF scale. The most recent was on January 8, 2026 (EF0, 6.6 miles from the center). The strongest: EF5 on May 20, 2013, 7.6 miles away at its closest.
| Date | Rating | Closest | Path | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 8, 2026 * | EF0 | 6.6 mi | 1.8 mi | 0 |
| Nov 3, 2024 | EF0 | 8.6 mi | 1.1 mi | 0 |
| Apr 27, 2024 | EF2 | 9.4 mi | 4.9 mi | 0 |
| Apr 27, 2024 | EF1 | 4.9 mi | 3.5 mi | 0 |
| May 11, 2023 | EF1 | 6 mi | 2.3 mi | 0 |
| May 11, 2023 | EF0 | 5.1 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 |
| Apr 19, 2023 | EF1 | 9.4 mi | 2.1 mi | 0 |
| Apr 19, 2023 | EF2 | 9.3 mi | 5.4 mi | 0 |
| Apr 19, 2023 | EF0 | 2.8 mi | 0.4 mi | 0 |
| Apr 19, 2023 | EF0 | 9 mi | 1 mi | 0 |
| Feb 26, 2023 | EF2 | 0.2 mi | 26.1 mi | 0 |
| Oct 26, 2021 | EF1 | 3.2 mi | 6.6 mi | 0 |
The 12 most recent of 69. Closest is the distance from the center of Norman 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 Norman, through October 19, 2026. How Kinwarn counts · Oklahoma data (CSV)
Cite: Kinwarn. “Norman, OK tornado warnings.” kinwarn.com/oklahoma/norman. 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