# Tornadoes in Oklahoma since 1950: 4,484, #3 in the US (Map + Data) | InstaMaps

> Oklahoma has 4,484 tornadoes (6.1% of the US), #3 by count and #6 per person. From NOAA Storm Prediction Center Severe Weather Database. Map to embed, CSV download.

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# Tornadoes in Oklahoma since 1950

Oklahoma has recorded **4,484 tornadoes since 1950**: 6.1% of the US total of 73,424\. That ranks **#3 by count** and **#6 per person** (109.49 per 100,000 residents) of 51.

## Key takeaways

* Oklahoma has recorded 4,484 tornadoes since 1950, 6.1% of the US total of 73,424.
* That ranks #3 of 51 by count and #6 per person (109.49 per 100,000 residents).
* Texas has the most, with 9,610.
* Oklahoma’s busiest year was 2024, with 151 tornadoes; it averages 59 a year.
* 61 were rated F4/EF4 or stronger.
* Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center Severe Weather Database, 1950–2025.

#6

national rank (per capita)

4,484

tornadoes

109.49

per 100k residents

The map shows 4,000 of the 4,484, spread evenly; the counts and the CSV have them all.

## The data

Source: [NOAA Storm Prediction Center Severe Weather Database](https://www.spc.noaa.gov/wcm/), 1950–2025\. Each tornado at its touchdown point, in the state NOAA records for it. The rating is F-scale before February 2007 and EF-scale after. The 2025 figures can still be revised.

Licence: U.S. government data: no copyright, free to reuse

[Oklahoma: 4,484 rows (CSV)](/downloads/tornadoes/oklahoma.csv)[All of the US (CSV)](/downloads/tornadoes/us.csv)

## Put this map on your website — free

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## Oklahoma tornado history, 1950–2025

### By decade

1950s537

1960s574

1970s424

1980s483

1990s680

2000s476

2010s824

2020s486

### By strength

| F0/EF0  | 1,785 |
| ------- | ----- |
| F1/EF1  | 1,531 |
| F2/EF2  | 727   |
| F3/EF3  | 207   |
| F4/EF4  | 53    |
| F5/EF5  | 8     |
| Unrated | 173   |

F-scale before February 2007, Enhanced Fujita (EF) after. Busiest year: 2024 (151).

### The strongest: every F4/EF4 and F5/EF5 in Oklahoma, newest first

2024-05-06 · EF42024-04-27 · EF42016-05-09 · EF42013-05-20 · EF52013-05-19 · EF42011-05-24 · EF52011-05-24 · EF42011-05-24 · EF42010-05-10 · EF42010-05-10 · EF42008-05-10 · EF42003-05-08 · F41999-05-03 · F51999-05-03 · F41999-05-03 · F41993-04-24 · F41992-05-11 · F41991-04-26 · F41991-04-26 · F41991-04-26 · F41984-04-29 · F41984-04-26 · F41982-04-02 · F51981-05-22 · F41981-05-17 · F41979-05-02 · F41978-04-30 · F41977-05-18 · F41976-04-17 · F41976-03-26 · F41976-03-26 · F51974-06-08 · F41973-05-26 · F41973-05-24 · F41972-04-19 · F41970-10-05 · F41967-06-10 · F41967-06-10 · F41966-04-27 · F41965-03-16 · F4

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