Tornado History

Tulsa Tornado History

This county-level tornado history page focuses on Tulsa, Oklahoma. The records below identify 90 tornadoes from 1950 through 2025, including a highest listed rating of F4 (Devastating damage). NOAA damage estimates in this group total at least $424.2M, with 9 deaths and 302 injuries recorded across the listed events.

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90recorded tornadoes
F4 (Devastating damage)highest rating
$424.2Mminimum property damage
November 20, 2025latest tornado
19.5 milongest listed path
2200 ydwidest listed path

Historical Track Sketch

F4 June 8, 19741974F3 April 19, 19811981F3 June 8, 19741974F3 June 8, 19741974F3 December 5, 19751975F3 April 19, 19811981F3 April 19, 19811981F3 July 2, 19921992EF2 August 6, 20172017F2 May 30, 19761976F2 December 24, 19821982F2 April 26, 19841984F2 April 13, 19861986EF2 March 25, 20152015EF2 March 30, 2016EF2 May 13, 2010F2 March 18, 1979F2 July 1, 1957F2 May 9, 1959F2 May 11, 1966F2 December 18, 1968F2 June 8, 1974F2 June 27, 1983F2 August 20, 1958F2 May 26, 1973F2 December 5, 1975F1 November 13, 1985EF1 April 2, 2025F1 May 20, 1957F1 July 20, 1981F1 April 26, 1984F1 June 14, 1985F1 April 1, 2006EF1 April 17, 2013EF1 May 25, 2019EF1 August 6, 2017EF1 April 26, 2016EF1 May 21, 2019F1 March 8, 1999F1 February 25, 2000EF1 May 13, 2010EF1 April 26, 2016EF1 April 29, 2025EF1 May 30, 2013EF1 July 28, 2022F1 March 4, 1976EF1 April 26, 2016EF1 May 25, 2019F1 April 3, 1950F1 April 19, 1957F1 April 16, 1960F1 May 31, 1971F1 August 7, 1955F1 April 2, 1956EF1 May 21, 2019EF0 March 25, 2015EF0 May 25, 2019EF0 May 7, 2008EF0 April 17, 2013F0 May 11, 1992EF0 November 10, 2021EF0 May 18, 2019F0 October 24, 1991EF0 May 20, 2019EF0 December 28, 2019F0 March 7, 2000F0 July 1, 1957F0 April 22, 1957F0 October 3, 1983F0 April 18, 1959F0 September 26, 1986F0 June 2, 1989F0 May 15, 1990F0 May 16, 1991F0 May 16, 1991F0 June 18, 1996F0 October 4, 1998F0 November 22, 1999F0 November 22, 1999F0 March 26, 2000© OpenStreetMap contributors

Rating Breakdown

  • F4 (Devastating damage)1
  • F3 (Severe damage)7
  • F2 (Considerable damage)14
  • EF2 (Considerable damage)4
  • F1 (Moderate damage)15
  • EF1 (Moderate damage)14
  • F0 (Light damage)17
  • EF0 (Light damage)13
  • Unknown rating4
  • Unknown rating1

Most Active Years

  • 201911
  • 19575
  • 19605
  • 19744
  • 19814
  • 20134
  • 20164
  • 19913

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
June 8, 1974F4Tulsa, Oklahoma3.8 mi100 yd00$250K
April 19, 1981F3Tulsa, Oklahoma4.9 mi200 yd07$250.0M
June 8, 1974F3Tulsa, Oklahoma12.8 mi100 yd270$25.0M
June 8, 1974F3Tulsa, Oklahoma19.5 mi100 yd035$25.0M
December 5, 1975F3Tulsa, Oklahoma1.5 mi700 yd038$25.0M
April 19, 1981F3Tulsa, Oklahoma9.9 mi880 yd549$2.5M
April 19, 1981F3Tulsa, Oklahoma0.5 mi7 yd01$2.5M
July 2, 1992F3Tulsa, Oklahoma1 mi100 yd01$250K
August 6, 2017EF2Tulsa, Oklahoma6.9 mi550 yd030$50.0M
May 30, 1976F2Tulsa, Oklahoma1.3 mi880 yd00$2.5M
December 24, 1982F2Tulsa, Oklahoma3 mi100 yd07$2.5M
April 26, 1984F2Tulsa, Oklahoma3 mi500 yd01$2.5M

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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.