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Tornado history in Oklahoma

Oklahoma has 141 county-level tornado declarations across 62 counties. Okmulgee County leads with 5 declarations. Total tracked FEMA obligations for tornado events in this state: $169.0M.

This page shows every Oklahoma county in Oklahoma that has at least one FEMA tornado declaration on record, ranked by how many times that hazard type triggered federal aid. Counties near the top of this list have recurring exposure to tornado events — useful context for anyone evaluating property risk, insurance needs, or emergency planning in the area.

For the full national view of tornado declarations across all states, see the tornado disaster type page. For all hazard types in Oklahoma, see the Oklahoma state page.

Tornado in Oklahoma

Counties ranked by tornado declaration count

#CountyDeclarationsTracked aid
1Okmulgee County5$2.4M
2Pottawatomie County5$20.0M
3Cotton County4$2.1M
4Latimer County4$261K
5Le Flore County4$591K
6Lincoln County4$1.5M
7McClain County4$3.7M
8Osage County4$7.3M
9Ottawa County4$42K
10Tulsa County4$109K
11Canadian County3$7.7M
12Carter County3$1.8M
13Cleveland County3$42.7M
14Coal County3$312K
15Craig County3$1.1M
16Creek County3$0
17Murray County3$7.6M
18Nowata County3$181K
19Okfuskee County3$3.2M
20Pittsburg County3$1.0M
21Seminole County3$1.4M
22Tillman County3$98K
23Wagoner County3$0
24Washington County3$1.3M
25Washita County3$426K
26Alfalfa County2$0
27Atoka County2$63K
28Beckham County2$680K
29Caddo County2$250K
30Grady County2$9.7M
31Haskell County2$279K
32Hughes County2$1.7M
33Johnston County2$540K
34Kingfisher County2$479K
35Logan County2$3.3M
36Noble County2$2K
37Oklahoma County2$32.0M
38Pawnee County2$0
39Payne County2$973K
40Pontotoc County2$3.2M
41Roger Mills County2$0
42Rogers County2$0
43Cherokee County1$87K
44Comanche County1$0
45Custer County1$0
46Delaware County1$0
47Ellis County1$0
48Garfield County1$0
49Grant County1$0
50Harmon County1$0
51Jackson County1$0
52Jefferson County1$0
53Kay County1$745K
54Kiowa County1$0
55Love County1$7.4M
56Major County1$0
57Mayes County1$0
58McIntosh County1$333K
59Muskogee County1$366K
60Pushmataha County1$92K
61Stephens County1$0
62Woodward County1$0