KinwarnWoodward, OK tornado warnings
Woodward was inside 3 tornado warnings, 128 severe thunderstorm warnings and 3 flash flood warnings from 2016 to 2025, about 0.3, 13 and 0.3 a year, counting warnings whose outline covered the center of Woodward. The most recent tornado warning there was on July 7, 2023.
In the 12 months to October 19, 2026: 0 tornado warnings, 17 severe thunderstorm warnings, 0 flash flood warnings. 39th of 46 Oklahoma cities on Kinwarn for tornado warnings, 2016 to 2025.
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How many tornado warnings does Woodward get?
From 2016 to 2025, the center of Woodward was inside 3 tornado warnings, about 0.3 a year. Severe thunderstorm warnings were more common: 128 severe thunderstorm warnings, about 13 a year. Since the Weather Service started the tag in 2021, 4 severe thunderstorm warnings that covered the center of Woodward 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.
| Year | Tornado | Severe thunderstorm | Flash flood |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 to Oct 19 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 18 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1 | 16 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 | 20 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1 | 16 | 0 |
| 2015 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 2012 | 4 | 16 | 0 |
| 2011 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 2010 | 2 | 11 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
Flash flood warnings in Woodward
The center of Woodward was inside 3 flash flood warnings from 2016 to 2025, about 0.3 a year, counting warnings whose outline covered the center of Woodward. The most recent flash flood warning there was on July 13, 2022. The most in one year was 1, in 2022. In the 12 months to October 19, 2026: 0 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 Woodward
23 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of the center of Woodward since 1950. The most recent was on July 7, 2023 (EF1, 4.3 miles from the center). The strongest: EF3 on April 14, 2012, 2.2 miles away at its closest.
| Date | Rating | Closest | Path | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 7, 2023 | EF1 | 4.3 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 |
| May 23, 2016 | EF0 | 5.7 mi | 2.7 mi | 0 |
| Apr 14, 2012 | EF0 | 9.6 mi | 4 mi | 0 |
| Apr 14, 2012 | EF3 | 2.2 mi | 34 mi | 6 |
| Apr 9, 2012 | EF0 | 2.4 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 |
| Apr 9, 2012 | EF1 | 5 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 |
| Apr 9, 2012 | EF0 | 5.7 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 |
| May 24, 2010 | EF0 | 7.7 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 |
| Jun 5, 2001 | F0 | 4 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 |
| Apr 30, 1993 | F0 | 8.7 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 |
| Apr 9, 1992 | F0 | 7.7 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 |
| May 26, 1991 | F1 | 4.2 mi | 2 mi | 0 |
The 12 most recent of 23. Closest is the distance from the center of Woodward to the tornado’s path. Deaths are for the whole path.
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About these numbers
Counts are National Weather Service warnings whose outline covered the center of Woodward, through October 19, 2026. How Kinwarn counts · Oklahoma data (CSV)
Cite: Kinwarn. “Woodward, OK tornado warnings.” kinwarn.com/oklahoma/woodward. 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