Osage County, OK tornado warnings

How many tornado warnings does Osage County get?

From 2016 to 2025, the National Weather Service included Osage County in 64 tornado warnings, about 6.4 a year. Since 2008, one tornado warning that included Osage County was raised to a tornado emergency for at least part of the warned area. Severe thunderstorm warnings were more common: 659 severe thunderstorm warnings, about 66 a year. Since the Weather Service started the tag in 2021, 11 severe thunderstorm warnings that included Osage 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 Osage County

122 tornadoes have been recorded in Osage County since 1950: 51 rated 0, 41 rated 1, 17 rated 2, 2 rated 3, 5 rated 4, 6 unrated on the F or EF scale. Along their full paths in Oklahoma, these tornadoes killed 19 people and injured 324. The most came in April (44) and May (40).

Strongest: F4 on June 8, 1974, 29 miles long in Oklahoma, 14 deaths; EF4 on May 6, 2024, 40.8 miles long in Oklahoma, 2 deaths.

Most recent tornadoes

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

Other storms in Osage County

Storm reports in Osage County in the NOAA Storm Events Database through Jun 30, 2026. The largest hail reported in the county was 4.5 inches across.

Recent hail, wind and flash floods

• Jun 13, 2026 · Thunderstorm wind, 67 mph · Gray Horse, OK
• May 8, 2026 · Hail, 2.75 in · Wynona, OK
• May 8, 2026 · Thunderstorm wind, 60 mph · Wynona, OK
• Apr 28, 2026 · Hail, 1 in · Skiatook Airport, OK
• Apr 26, 2026 · Hail, 1 in · Foraker, OK
• Apr 17, 2026 · Thunderstorm wind, 70 mph · Burbank, OK