Tornado History

Pawnee Tornado History

This county-level tornado history page focuses on Pawnee, Oklahoma. The records below identify 31 tornadoes from 1954 through 2016, including a highest listed rating of F4 (Devastating damage). NOAA damage estimates in this group total at least $58.5M, with 4 deaths and 64 injuries recorded across the listed events.

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31recorded tornadoes
F4 (Devastating damage)highest rating
$58.5Mminimum property damage
April 26, 2016latest tornado
45.6 milongest listed path
1700 ydwidest listed path

Historical Track Sketch

F4 April 29, 19841984F4 April 29, 19841984F4 April 26, 19841984F4 April 26, 19841984F4 April 26, 19911991F2 May 1, 19541954F2 April 2, 19561956F2 April 27, 19831983F1 October 4, 19981998EF1 April 26, 20162016EF1 May 1, 20082008F1 March 31, 19591959F1 July 2, 19761976F1 November 22, 19631963F1 March 17, 1977F1 June 21, 1990EF0 February 10, 2009EF0 March 24, 2009F0 April 26, 1971F0 May 20, 1957F0 April 26, 1984F0 April 12, 1955F0 May 22, 1957F0 August 21, 1979F0 June 21, 1990F0 June 21, 1990F0 June 18, 1992F0 April 19, 2003F0 May 26, 2004EF0 May 1, 2008EF0 March 25, 2015© OpenStreetMap contributors

Rating Breakdown

  • F4 (Devastating damage)5
  • F2 (Considerable damage)3
  • F1 (Moderate damage)6
  • EF1 (Moderate damage)2
  • F0 (Light damage)11
  • EF0 (Light damage)4

Most Active Years

  • 19845
  • 19903
  • 19572
  • 20082
  • 20092
  • 19541
  • 19551
  • 19561

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
April 29, 1984F4Pawnee, Oklahoma3 mi200 yd05$25.0M
April 29, 1984F4Pawnee, Oklahoma3 mi200 yd015$25.0M
April 26, 1984F4Pawnee, Oklahoma15 mi880 yd337$2.5M
April 26, 1991F4Pawnee, Oklahoma11 mi1700 yd15$2.5M
April 26, 1984F4Pawnee, Oklahoma2 mi880 yd00$2.5M
May 1, 1954F2Pawnee, Oklahoma5.9 mi33 yd00$25K
April 2, 1956F2Pawnee, Oklahoma3.4 mi100 yd01$25K
April 27, 1983F2Pawnee, Oklahoma0.5 mi50 yd00$25K
October 4, 1998F1Pawnee, Oklahoma0.4 mi125 yd00$800K
April 26, 2016EF1Pawnee, Oklahoma5.4 mi800 yd00$50K
May 1, 2008EF1Pawnee, Oklahoma3 mi300 yd00$20K
March 31, 1959F1Pawnee, Oklahoma0 mi33 yd01$250

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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.