KinwarnPonca City, OK tornado warnings
Ponca City was inside 3 tornado warnings, 156 severe thunderstorm warnings and 24 flash flood warnings from 2016 to 2025, about 0.3, 16 and 2.4 a year, counting warnings whose outline covered the center of Ponca City. The most recent tornado warning there was on April 17, 2026.
In the 12 months to October 19, 2026: 1 tornado warning, 24 severe thunderstorm warnings, 3 flash flood warnings. 39th of 46 Oklahoma cities on Kinwarn for tornado warnings, 2016 to 2025.
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How many tornado warnings does Ponca City get?
From 2016 to 2025, the center of Ponca City was inside 3 tornado warnings, about 0.3 a year. Severe thunderstorm warnings were more common: 156 severe thunderstorm warnings, about 16 a year. Since the Weather Service started the tag in 2021, 3 severe thunderstorm warnings that covered the center of Ponca 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 | 1 | 24 | 3 |
| 2025 | 1 | 23 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 | 21 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 15 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 | 23 | 12 |
| 2018 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 22 | 6 |
| 2015 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 2014 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 2012 | 1 | 12 | 3 |
| 2011 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | 18 | 2 |
| 2008 | 0 | 24 | 1 |
Flash flood warnings in Ponca City
The center of Ponca City was inside 24 flash flood warnings from 2016 to 2025, about 2.4 a year, counting warnings whose outline covered the center of Ponca City. The most recent flash flood warning there was on June 25, 2026. The most in one year was 12, in 2019. In the 12 months to October 19, 2026: 3 flash flood warnings.
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 Ponca City
33 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of the center of Ponca City since 1950, including 1 rated 4 or 5 on the F or EF scale. The most recent was on April 17, 2026 (EF1, 7.9 miles from the center). The strongest: F4 on April 2, 1956, 8.7 miles away at its closest.
| Date | Rating | Closest | Path | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 17, 2026 * | EF1 | 7.9 mi | 0.3 mi | 0 |
| Apr 17, 2026 * | EF1 | 7.9 mi | 6.9 mi | 0 |
| Apr 17, 2026 * | EF1 | 6.2 mi | 2.9 mi | 0 |
| Apr 17, 2026 * | EF1 | 2.4 mi | 5.6 mi | 0 |
| Apr 17, 2026 * | EF0 | 2.4 mi | 5.1 mi | 0 |
| May 6, 2024 | EF0 | 1.8 mi | 0.7 mi | 0 |
| May 6, 2024 | EF1 | 8.9 mi | 8 mi | 0 |
| Jun 4, 2005 | F0 | 8.7 mi | 1 mi | 0 |
| Sep 25, 1996 | F0 | 3.3 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 |
| May 6, 1994 | F0 | 6.9 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 |
| Jun 8, 1993 | F3 | 7.6 mi | 11.5 mi | 0 |
| Apr 27, 1983 | F1 | 6.2 mi | 12 mi | 0 |
The 12 most recent of 33. Closest is the distance from the center of Ponca 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 Ponca City, through October 19, 2026. How Kinwarn counts · Oklahoma data (CSV)
Cite: Kinwarn. “Ponca City, OK tornado warnings.” kinwarn.com/oklahoma/ponca-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