Tornado History

Cotton Tornado History

This county-level tornado history page focuses on Cotton, Oklahoma. The records below identify 43 tornadoes from 1951 through 2025, including a highest listed rating of F4 (Devastating damage). NOAA damage estimates in this group total at least $1.8M, with 7 deaths and 17 injuries recorded across the listed events.

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43recorded tornadoes
F4 (Devastating damage)highest rating
$1.8Mminimum property damage
August 28, 2025latest tornado
65.8 milongest listed path
880 ydwidest listed path

Historical Track Sketch

F4 May 24, 19571957F4 May 26, 19621962F3 May 1, 19541954F3 May 1, 19541954F3 August 30, 19591959F3 November 17, 19581958F2 June 2, 19731973F2 August 30, 19591959F2 May 4, 19601960F2 April 16, 19691969F2 April 10, 19791979F1 August 11, 19961996F1 April 17, 19951995EF1 April 27, 20242024F1 March 13, 1973F1 April 24, 2006F1 May 9, 1951F1 April 12, 1967EF1 May 2, 2018F1 May 4, 1960F1 April 19, 1976EF0 May 2, 2025EF0 June 15, 2023F0 May 8, 1965F0 October 21, 2000F0 September 2, 1979F0 June 27, 1983F0 May 16, 1968F0 March 22, 1985F0 March 28, 1988F0 April 17, 1995F0 April 17, 1995F0 July 23, 1995F0 July 23, 1995F0 April 23, 2003F0 October 6, 2004EF0 May 8, 2015EF0 May 8, 2015EF0 May 9, 2015EF0 August 28, 2025Unknown August 9, 1960Unknown April 27, 1962EFU May 10, 2017© OpenStreetMap contributors

Rating Breakdown

  • F4 (Devastating damage)2
  • F3 (Severe damage)4
  • F2 (Considerable damage)5
  • F1 (Moderate damage)8
  • EF1 (Moderate damage)2
  • F0 (Light damage)13
  • EF0 (Light damage)6
  • Unknown rating2
  • Unknown rating1

Most Active Years

  • 19955
  • 19603
  • 20153
  • 19542
  • 19592
  • 19622
  • 19732
  • 19792

Notable Tornado Records

The table highlights the strongest and most damaging records in this page's local dataset. Damage totals are NOAA-reported minimum estimates where available.

DateRatingAreaLengthWidthDeathsInjuriesMin. property damage
May 24, 1957F4Cotton, Oklahoma13 mi880 yd45$250K
May 26, 1962F4Cotton, Oklahoma10.1 mi400 yd01$250K
May 1, 1954F3Cotton, Oklahoma10.4 mi33 yd33$250K
May 1, 1954F3Cotton, Oklahoma8 mi300 yd00$250K
August 30, 1959F3Cotton, Oklahoma2 mi100 yd01$250K
November 17, 1958F3Cotton, Oklahoma65.8 mi50 yd04N/A
June 2, 1973F2Cotton, Oklahoma1.3 mi100 yd02$250K
August 30, 1959F2Cotton, Oklahoma0 mi33 yd00$25K
May 4, 1960F2Cotton, Oklahoma4.9 mi150 yd00$25K
April 16, 1969F2Cotton, Oklahoma24.2 mi33 yd01$25K
April 10, 1979F2Cotton, Oklahoma19.2 mi33 yd00N/A
August 11, 1996F1Cotton, Oklahoma0.1 mi50 yd00$100K

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Source And Limits

Data source: NOAA/NCEI. TornadoTrace summarizes historical records for screening and research. Coordinates, damage estimates, narratives, and event details can be approximate, incomplete, revised, or missing. Do not use this page as legal, insurance, engineering, real estate, emergency management, or safety advice.