Pontotoc County, OK tornado warnings

How many tornado warnings does Pontotoc County get?

From 2016 to 2025, the National Weather Service included Pontotoc County in 65 tornado warnings, about 6.5 a year. Since 2008, 2 tornado warnings that included Pontotoc County were raised to a tornado emergency for at least part of the warned area. Severe thunderstorm warnings were more common: 431 severe thunderstorm warnings, about 43 a year. Since the Weather Service started the tag in 2021, 15 severe thunderstorm warnings that included Pontotoc 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 Pontotoc County

73 tornadoes have been recorded in Pontotoc County since 1950: 21 rated 0, 29 rated 1, 14 rated 2, 7 rated 3, 1 rated 4, 1 unrated on the F or EF scale. Along their full paths in Oklahoma, these tornadoes killed 9 people and injured 128. The most came in May (26) and April (18).

Strongest: F4 on May 9, 1959, 6.2 miles long in Oklahoma, 7 deaths; EF3 on April 27, 2024, 9.9 miles long in Oklahoma, 1 death.

Most recent tornadoes

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

Other storms in Pontotoc County

Storm reports in Pontotoc County in the NOAA Storm Events Database through Jun 30, 2026. The largest hail reported in the county was 6 inches across.

Recent hail, wind and flash floods

• Jun 23, 2026 · Flash flood · Fittstown, OK
• Jun 21, 2026 · Thunderstorm wind, 70 mph · Byng, OK
• Jun 6, 2026 · Thunderstorm wind, 64 mph · Ada, OK
• Apr 28, 2026 · Hail, 1 in · Byng, OK
• Apr 25, 2026 · Hail, 1.75 in · Vanoss, OK
• Apr 24, 2026 · Hail, 1.75 in · Ada, OK