NWS Norman, Oklahoma - Tornado Data and Links

Local and State Tornado Information

County-by-county listing of tornadoes since 1950 for portions of Oklahoma and North Texas.
Comprehensive list of tornadoes in Oklahoma City since 1890.
Tornado Data for the state of Oklahoma including monthly/annual statistics, annual lists, and other Oklahoma tornado data.

Significant Tornadoes and Tornado Outbreaks
in the NWS Norman County Warning Area

The Woodward, Oklahoma Tornado - April 9, 1947. The deadliest Oklahoma tornado.
The Red River Tornado Outbreak - April 10, 1979. This outbreak included a tornado which devastated parts of Wichita Falls, Texas, and was the most costly tornado until the May 3, 1999 Bridge Creek/Moore/OKC Area tornado.
Oklahoma City Area Tornadoes of June 13, 1998 The Oklahoma City metropolitan area had not seen any tornadoes since October 1992 when a supercell thunderstorm dropped three tornadoes in Canadian County and four more tornadoes over the northern Oklahoma City metro area.
The October 4, 1998 Tornado Outbreak Twenty-eight tornadoes occurred in central and eastern Oklahoma, including an F2 tornado which damaged parts of Moore. It was the largest autumnal outbreak of tornadoes ever recorded in Oklahoma.
The May 3, 1999 Tornado Outbreak This outbreak included nearly 60 tornadoes in central Oklahoma. It was the largest tornado outbreak ever recorded in Oklahoma. The first F5 tornado ever to hit a the Oklahoma City metro area killed 36 people and the damage total was estimated at $1 billion. Two F4 tornadoes also ravaged parts of Kingfisher and Logan counties.
The October 9, 2001 Outbreak Nineteen tornadoes hit parts of western Oklahoma. Three F3 tornadoes occurred, including a tornado that damaged the southern and eastern sections of Cordell, Oklahoma.
Oklahoma City Area Tornadoes of May 8, 2003 The central United States experienced a record-breaking week of tornadoes from May 4 through May 10, 2003, when nearly 400 tornadoes occurred in 19 states and caused 42 deaths during the seven days. Included in this total were the tornadoes which hit the southern Oklahoma City metropolitan area on May 8, 2003 including an F4 tornado which tore through parts of Moore, Oklahoma City and Choctaw.
Oklahoma City Area Tornadoes of May 9, 2003 Once day after an F4 tornado struck the southern Oklahoma City metropolitan area, a single supercell thunderstorm produced ten tornadoes in central Oklahoma, including one F3 and two F1 tornadoes in the northern Oklahoma City metropolitan area.