KinwarnSand Springs, OK tornado warnings
Sand Springs was inside 9 tornado warnings, 139 severe thunderstorm warnings and 24 flash flood warnings from 2016 to 2025, about 0.9, 14 and 2.4 a year, counting warnings whose outline covered the center of Sand Springs. The most recent tornado warning there was on March 6, 2026.
In the 12 months to October 19, 2026: 2 tornado warnings, 9 severe thunderstorm warnings, 4 flash flood warnings. 14th of 46 Oklahoma cities on Kinwarn for tornado warnings, 2016 to 2025.
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How many tornado warnings does Sand Springs get?
From 2016 to 2025, the center of Sand Springs was inside 9 tornado warnings, about 0.9 a year. Severe thunderstorm warnings were more common: 139 severe thunderstorm warnings, about 14 a year. Since the Weather Service started the tag in 2021, one severe thunderstorm warning that covered the center of Sand Springs was 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 | 2 | 9 | 4 |
| 2025 | 0 | 18 | 5 |
| 2024 | 2 | 17 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 11 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 2020 | 2 | 11 | 1 |
| 2019 | 3 | 20 | 9 |
| 2018 | 0 | 20 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 20 | 1 |
| 2016 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| 2015 | 4 | 7 | 10 |
| 2014 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 7 | 4 |
| 2011 | 0 | 16 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 11 | 5 |
| 2009 | 0 | 22 | 5 |
| 2008 | 1 | 20 | 11 |
Flash flood warnings in Sand Springs
The center of Sand Springs was inside 24 flash flood warnings from 2016 to 2025, about 2.4 a year, counting warnings whose outline covered the center of Sand Springs. The most recent flash flood warning there was on July 11, 2026. The most in one year was 11, in 2008. In the 12 months to October 19, 2026: 4 flash flood warnings. Since 2008, 2 flash flood warnings that covered the center of Sand Springs were 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 Sand Springs
32 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of the center of Sand Springs since 1950, including 2 rated 4 or 5 on the F or EF scale. The most recent was on April 14, 2026 (EF1, 8.2 miles from the center). The strongest: F5 on May 5, 1960, 6.9 miles away at its closest.
| Date | Rating | Closest | Path | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 2026 * | EF1 | 8.2 mi | 1.7 mi | 0 |
| Mar 6, 2026 * | EF1 | 6.7 mi | 6 mi | 0 |
| Nov 4, 2024 | EF1 | 9.3 mi | 2.2 mi | 0 |
| Nov 10, 2021 | EF0 | 8.7 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 |
| May 25, 2019 | EF1 | 8.2 mi | 12.5 mi | 0 |
| May 25, 2019 | EF1 | 10 mi | 12.3 mi | 0 |
| May 21, 2019 | EF1 | 6.6 mi | 1.6 mi | 0 |
| May 21, 2019 | EF0 | 9.1 mi | 0.4 mi | 0 |
| May 21, 2019 | EF1 | 9.3 mi | 2.3 mi | 0 |
| Apr 26, 2016 | EF1 | 9.1 mi | 5.6 mi | 0 |
| Apr 26, 2016 | EF1 | 8.5 mi | 7 mi | 0 |
| Apr 26, 2016 | EF1 | 7.7 mi | 3.8 mi | 0 |
The 12 most recent of 32. Closest is the distance from the center of Sand Springs 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 Sand Springs, through October 19, 2026. How Kinwarn counts · Oklahoma data (CSV)
Cite: Kinwarn. “Sand Springs, OK tornado warnings.” kinwarn.com/oklahoma/sand-springs. 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