KinwarnTahlequah, OK tornado warnings
Tahlequah was inside 6 tornado warnings, 127 severe thunderstorm warnings and 23 flash flood warnings from 2016 to 2025, about 0.6, 13 and 2.3 a year, counting warnings whose outline covered the center of Tahlequah. The most recent tornado warning there was on June 25, 2026.
In the 12 months to October 19, 2026: 2 tornado warnings, 18 severe thunderstorm warnings, 3 flash flood warnings. 24th of 46 Oklahoma cities on Kinwarn for tornado warnings, 2016 to 2025.
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How many tornado warnings does Tahlequah get?
From 2016 to 2025, the center of Tahlequah was inside 6 tornado warnings, about 0.6 a year. Severe thunderstorm warnings were more common: 127 severe thunderstorm warnings, about 13 a year. Since the Weather Service started the tag in 2021, one severe thunderstorm warning that covered the center of Tahlequah 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 | 18 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 27 | 3 |
| 2024 | 1 | 17 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 10 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 8 | 2 |
| 2019 | 0 | 19 | 5 |
| 2018 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 18 | 4 |
| 2016 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 10 | 15 |
| 2014 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 9 | 3 |
| 2011 | 2 | 13 | 8 |
| 2010 | 0 | 9 | 4 |
| 2009 | 0 | 17 | 6 |
| 2008 | 7 | 27 | 10 |
Flash flood warnings in Tahlequah
The center of Tahlequah was inside 23 flash flood warnings from 2016 to 2025, about 2.3 a year, counting warnings whose outline covered the center of Tahlequah. The most recent flash flood warning there was on June 22, 2026. The most in one year was 15, in 2015. 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 Tahlequah
31 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of the center of Tahlequah since 1950. The most recent was on April 14, 2026 (EF1, 8.2 miles from the center). The strongest: F3 on May 5, 1971, 6.9 miles away at its closest.
| Date | Rating | Closest | Path | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 2026 * | EF1 | 8.2 mi | 18.7 mi | 0 |
| Apr 14, 2026 * | EF1 | 3.4 mi | 7.7 mi | 0 |
| Jun 18, 2025 | EF1 | 5.4 mi | 7.7 mi | 0 |
| Jun 17, 2025 | EF1 | 3.6 mi | 1.8 mi | 0 |
| Jun 17, 2025 | EF1 | 2.6 mi | 6.9 mi | 0 |
| Jun 7, 2025 | EF1 | 4.8 mi | 9.3 mi | 0 |
| May 19, 2025 | EF1 | 5.5 mi | 2.6 mi | 0 |
| May 2, 2022 | unrated | 2.9 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 |
| Jan 10, 2020 | EF1 | 5.4 mi | 5.8 mi | 0 |
| Nov 30, 2018 | EF2 | 7.3 mi | 47 mi | 0 |
| Jul 9, 2015 | EF1 | 7.3 mi | 5.5 mi | 0 |
| Apr 15, 2012 | EF1 | 8.1 mi | 14.5 mi | 0 |
The 12 most recent of 31. Closest is the distance from the center of Tahlequah 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 Tahlequah, through October 19, 2026. How Kinwarn counts · Oklahoma data (CSV)
Cite: Kinwarn. “Tahlequah, OK tornado warnings.” kinwarn.com/oklahoma/tahlequah. 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