Tulsa County, OK tornado warnings

How many tornado warnings does Tulsa County get?

From 2016 to 2025, the National Weather Service included Tulsa County in 40 tornado warnings, about 4 a year. Severe thunderstorm warnings were more common: 445 severe thunderstorm warnings, about 45 a year. Since the Weather Service started the tag in 2021, 9 severe thunderstorm warnings that included Tulsa 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 Tulsa County

104 tornadoes have been recorded in Tulsa County since 1950: 38 rated 0, 34 rated 1, 21 rated 2, 8 rated 3, 2 rated 4, 1 unrated on the F or EF scale. Along their full paths in Oklahoma, these tornadoes killed 30 people and injured 572. The most came in May (30) and April (23).

Strongest: F4 on June 8, 1974, 29 miles long in Oklahoma, 14 deaths; F4 on April 24, 1993, 5.5 miles long in Oklahoma, 7 deaths.

Most recent tornadoes

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

Other storms in Tulsa County

Storm reports in Tulsa 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 24, 2026 · Flash flood · Skiatook, OK
• Jun 23, 2026 · Flash flood · Garnett, OK
• Jun 21, 2026 · Thunderstorm wind, 70 mph · Tulsa Young Airport, OK
• Jun 6, 2026 · Flash flood · Sand Spgs, OK
• Jun 1, 2026 · Hail, 1 in · Tulsa, OK
• May 15, 2026 · Thunderstorm wind, 64 mph · Sand Spgs, OK