Okmulgee County, OK tornado warnings

How many tornado warnings does Okmulgee County get?

From 2016 to 2025, the National Weather Service included Okmulgee County in 36 tornado warnings, about 3.6 a year. Severe thunderstorm warnings were more common: 349 severe thunderstorm warnings, about 35 a year. Since the Weather Service started the tag in 2021, 5 severe thunderstorm warnings that included Okmulgee 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 Okmulgee County

60 tornadoes have been recorded in Okmulgee County since 1950: 21 rated 0, 25 rated 1, 9 rated 2, 4 rated 3, 1 rated 4 on the F or EF scale. Along their full paths in Oklahoma, these tornadoes killed 13 people and injured 123. The most came in May (25) and April (12).

Strongest: F4 on May 17, 1981, 33.6 miles long in Oklahoma; F3 on April 26, 1984, 22 miles long in Oklahoma, 8 deaths.

Most recent tornadoes

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

Other storms in Okmulgee County

Storm reports in Okmulgee County in the NOAA Storm Events Database through Jun 30, 2026. The largest hail reported in the county was 4.25 inches across.

Recent hail, wind and flash floods

• Jun 21, 2026 · Thunderstorm wind, 75 mph · Henryetta Airport, OK
• Jun 6, 2026 · Flash flood · Blackstone Mine, OK
• May 8, 2026 · Hail, 1.25 in · Pumpkin Center, OK
• Oct 18, 2025 · Hail, 1 in · Hector, OK
• Oct 18, 2025 · Thunderstorm wind, 64 mph · Hector, OK
• Jul 12, 2025 · Flash flood · Hector, OK