Washita County, OK tornado warnings

How many tornado warnings does Washita County get?

From 2016 to 2025, the National Weather Service included Washita County in 32 tornado warnings, about 3.2 a year. Severe thunderstorm warnings were more common: 466 severe thunderstorm warnings, about 47 a year. Since the Weather Service started the tag in 2021, 12 severe thunderstorm warnings that included Washita 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 Washita County

57 tornadoes have been recorded in Washita County since 1950: 16 rated 0, 20 rated 1, 8 rated 2, 6 rated 3, 1 rated 4, 6 unrated on the F or EF scale. Along their full paths in Oklahoma, these tornadoes killed 2 people and injured 32. The most came in May (28) and June (9).

Strongest: F4 on May 25, 1962, 7.2 miles long in Oklahoma; F3 on April 28, 1950, 20.8 miles long in Oklahoma, 1 death.

Most recent tornadoes

Other storms in Washita County

Storm reports in Washita 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

• May 15, 2026 · Thunderstorm wind, 74 mph · Bessie, OK
• May 9, 2026 · Hail, 2.5 in · Burns Flat, OK
• Aug 24, 2025 · Thunderstorm wind, 58 mph · Bessie, OK
• Jul 8, 2025 · Thunderstorm wind, 59 mph · Clinton Sherman Airport, OK
• Jun 14, 2025 · Hail, 1.25 in · Burns Flat, OK
• Jun 2, 2025 · Hail, 1.25 in · Clinton Sherman Airport, OK