Harmon County, OK Tornadoes (1875-Present)

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Harmon County, OK Tornadoes (1950-Present*)
#	Date	Time (CST)	Path Length (miles)	Path Width (yards)	F-Scale	Killed	Injured	County	Path
1	04/20/1952	1530	0.1	20	F1	0	0	Harmon/ Beckham/ Roger Mills/ Dewey	2 S Vinson; 4 E Erick; near Sayre; 10 NWW Leedey - near Vici [not continuous]
2	05/10/1953	0100	4	440	F1	0	0	Harmon	1 SE- ~2 ENE Vinson
3	05/10/1953	0115	0.1	17	F1	0	0	Harmon	22 SW Mangum
4	06/05/1953	1600	0.1	27	F0	0	0	Harmon	W of Vinson
5	06/01/1955	1730	12	400	F1	0	2	Harmon	Hollis
6	04/18/1957	2130	1.5	200	F1	0	0	Harmon	near Hollis
7	09/23/1958	1705	0.1	10	F?	0	0	Harmon	5 E Hollis
8	05/06/1965	1850	31	10	F2	0	2	Harmon/ Greer	8 W Hollis - 6 W Granite
9	05/06/1968	1715	5	10	F2	0	0	Harmon	4 SW- 1 NW Vinson
10	05/06/1968	1930	0.1	10	F1	0	0	Harmon	5 NE Hollis
11	04/17/1976	0140	24	50	F1	0	2	Harmon	1 E Hollis - NE corner of county
12	05/11/1982	2100	0.1	10	F0	0	0	Harmon	outskirts of Hollis
13	05/11/1982	2315	0.5	50	F1	0	0	Harmon	5 SE Hollis
14	05/11/1982	2357	0.1	10	F1	0	0	Harmon	8 NNE Gould
15	05/15/1982	1653	0.1	10	F0	0	0	Harmon	10 N Hollis
16	03/03/1983	1723	5	10	F0	0	0	Harmon	1 NW Hollis - 1 W Arnett
17	05/13/1983	1739	15	500	F2	0	0	Harmon	6 WNW- 11 NE Hollis
18	05/13/1983	1805	0.1	50	F0	0	0	Harmon	Just north of Shrewder
19	10/01/1986	1915	10	50	F1	0	0	Harmon	5 W- 5 NE McKnight
20	06/03/1995	1900	0.2	23	F0	0	0	Hardeman TX/ Harmon OK	15 SSW Gould OK/11 NW Goodlett TX
21	04/02/1999	1925-1950	8	150	F1	0	0	Harmon/ Greer	7 ENE Vinson - 2 WNW Bloomington
22	05/25/1999	1715	0.1	25	F0	0	0	Harmon	5 N Madge
23	05/25/1999	1731	0.2	25	F0	0	0	Harmon	6 E Vinson
24	04/15/2003	1823-1836	10	350	F2	0	0	Hardeman TX/ Jackson OK/ Harmon OK	2 N Williams TX - 9.5 S Gould OK [F1 in Oklahoma]
25	05/12/2010	1720-1725	3	50	EF0	0	0	Harmon	7 NW- 7 NNW Vinson
26	05/20/2019	1537-1538	0.5	50	EF?	0	0	Harmon	3 SW Hollis
27	05/20/2019	1545	0.2	30	EF?	0	0	Harmon	3 ENE Hollis
28	05/20/2019	1559	0.1	20	EF?	0	0	Harmon	2 NNE Gould
29	03/13/2021	2029	0.2	20	EF?	0	0	Harmon	6 S McQueen
30	05/31/2022	1654-1702	2.5	180	EF0	0	0	Collingsworth TX/ Harmon	1 WSW Dodson TX - Dodson (south side) - 2 SE Dodson TX in western Harmon County
31	05/31/2022	1732-1733	0.5	20	EF0	0	0	Harmon	1 SSW Hollis
32	05/31/2022	1755	0.3	20	EF?	0	0	Harmon	8 NE Hollis
33	02/26/2023	1908-1914	7.5	200	EF?	0	0	Harmon	4 NW McKnight - 2.5 SSE Vinson

Harmon County, OK Tornadoes (1950-Present*)

Date

Time
(CST)

Path
Length
(miles)

Path
Width
(yards)

F-Scale

Killed

Injured

County

Path

04/20/1952

1530

0.1

Harmon/ Beckham/ Roger Mills/ Dewey

2 S Vinson; 4 E Erick; near Sayre; 10 NWW Leedey - near Vici [not continuous]

05/10/1953

0100

440

Harmon

1 SE- ~2 ENE Vinson

05/10/1953

0115

0.1

Harmon

22 SW Mangum

06/05/1953

1600

0.1

Harmon

W of Vinson

06/01/1955

1730

400

Harmon

Hollis

04/18/1957

2130

1.5

200

Harmon

near Hollis

09/23/1958

1705

0.1

Harmon

5 E Hollis

05/06/1965

1850

Harmon/ Greer

8 W Hollis - 6 W Granite

05/06/1968

1715

Harmon

4 SW- 1 NW Vinson

05/06/1968

1930

0.1

Harmon

5 NE Hollis

04/17/1976

0140

Harmon

1 E Hollis - NE corner of county

05/11/1982

2100

0.1

Harmon

outskirts of Hollis

05/11/1982

2315

0.5

Harmon

5 SE Hollis

05/11/1982

2357

0.1

Harmon

8 NNE Gould

05/15/1982

1653

0.1

Harmon

10 N Hollis

03/03/1983

1723

Harmon

1 NW Hollis - 1 W Arnett

05/13/1983

1739

500

Harmon

6 WNW- 11 NE Hollis

05/13/1983

1805

0.1

Harmon

Just north of Shrewder

10/01/1986

1915

Harmon

5 W- 5 NE McKnight

06/03/1995

1900

0.2

Hardeman TX/ Harmon OK

15 SSW Gould OK/11 NW Goodlett TX

04/02/1999

1925-1950

150

Harmon/ Greer

7 ENE Vinson - 2 WNW Bloomington

05/25/1999

1715

0.1

Harmon

5 N Madge

05/25/1999

1731

0.2

Harmon

6 E Vinson

04/15/2003

1823-1836

350

Hardeman TX/ Jackson OK/ Harmon OK

2 N Williams TX - 9.5 S Gould OK [F1 in Oklahoma]

05/12/2010

1720-1725

EF0

Harmon

7 NW- 7 NNW Vinson

05/20/2019

1537-1538

0.5

EF?

Harmon

3 SW Hollis

05/20/2019

1545

0.2

EF?

Harmon

3 ENE Hollis

05/20/2019

1559

0.1

EF?

Harmon

2 NNE Gould

03/13/2021

2029

0.2

EF?

Harmon

6 S McQueen

05/31/2022

1654-1702

2.5

180

EF0

Collingsworth TX/ Harmon

1 WSW Dodson TX - Dodson (south side) - 2 SE Dodson TX in western Harmon County

05/31/2022

1732-1733

0.5

EF0

Harmon

1 SSW Hollis

05/31/2022

1755

0.3

EF?

Harmon

8 NE Hollis

02/26/2023

1908-1914

7.5

200

EF?

Harmon

4 NW McKnight - 2.5 SSE Vinson

Significant Tornadoes in Harmon County

	Date	Time (CST)	Path Length (miles)	Path Width (yards)	F-Scale	Killed	Injured	County	Path
	06/01/1955	1730	12	400	F1	0	2	Harmon	Hollis
This tornado initially touched down along the southern edge of Hollis and moved northeastward through the southeastern and northeastern sides of the town before dissipating 12 miles northeast of Hollis. Light damage occurred and two people were injured.
	05/06/1965	1850	31	10	F2	0	2	Harmon/ Greer	8 W Hollis - 6 W Granite
This tornado was first spotted about 8 miles west of Hollis in Harmon County at about 6:30 pm CST, and was last observed about 6 miles west of Granite in Greer County. The heaviest damaged observed was in the Ron and Metcalf communities north of Hollis, and to the Hollis water plant located 12 miles to the north of the town. At least 6 homes, 10 barns, a cotton gin, a store, a church, and school building were destroyed or damaged in the area. More damage occurred 6 miles west of Granite to farm homes and barns. The tornado knocked out the power to Granite, but dissipated before it reached the town. Another tornado was observed in open county 5 miles northeast of Granite. Two people were injured by the tornado. Hail to the size of golf balls was observed in Sentinel in Washita County, and was associated with the parent supercell thunderstorm. Several head of livestock were killed near Sentinel. The city of Cordell had hail to the size of quarters. An area of straight-line wind damage occurred in an area 3 miles wide and 20 miles long, and extended from a farm 5 miles northwest of Hollis in Harmon County to the town of Reed in Greer County.
	04/17/1976	0140	24	50	F1	0	2	Harmon	1 E Hollis - NE corner of county
A tornado touched down about 1 mile east of Hollis and moved to the northeast for 24 miles before lifting about one mile west of Mangum in Greer County. The first damage occurred when a mobile home was flipped on its side and 2 of the 6 occupants were injured. The next significant damage occurred 2 miles to the northeast of the mobile home where 2 barns and 1 outbuilding were damaged. The last significant damage occurred at a church, home, and an outbuilding in the rural community of Metcalf.

Date

Time
(CST)

Path
Length
(miles)

Path
Width
(yards)

F-Scale

Killed

Injured

County

Path

06/01/1955

1730

400

Harmon

Hollis

This tornado initially touched down along the southern edge of Hollis and moved northeastward through the southeastern and northeastern sides of the town before dissipating 12 miles northeast of Hollis. Light damage occurred and two people were injured.

05/06/1965

1850

Harmon/ Greer

8 W Hollis - 6 W Granite

This tornado was first spotted about 8 miles west of Hollis in Harmon County at about 6:30 pm CST, and was last observed about 6 miles west of Granite in Greer County. The heaviest damaged observed was in the Ron and Metcalf communities north of Hollis, and to the Hollis water plant located 12 miles to the north of the town. At least 6 homes, 10 barns, a cotton gin, a store, a church, and school building were destroyed or damaged in the area. More damage occurred 6 miles west of Granite to farm homes and barns. The tornado knocked out the power to Granite, but dissipated before it reached the town. Another tornado was observed in open county 5 miles northeast of Granite. Two people were injured by the tornado.

Hail to the size of golf balls was observed in Sentinel in Washita County, and was associated with the parent supercell thunderstorm. Several head of livestock were killed near Sentinel. The city of Cordell had hail to the size of quarters. An area of straight-line wind damage occurred in an area 3 miles wide and 20 miles long, and extended from a farm 5 miles northwest of Hollis in Harmon County to the town of Reed in Greer County.

04/17/1976

0140

Harmon

1 E Hollis - NE corner of county

A tornado touched down about 1 mile east of Hollis and moved to the northeast for 24 miles before lifting about one mile west of Mangum in Greer County. The first damage occurred when a mobile home was flipped on its side and 2 of the 6 occupants were injured. The next significant damage occurred 2 miles to the northeast of the mobile home where 2 barns and 1 outbuilding were damaged. The last significant damage occurred at a church, home, and an outbuilding in the rural community of Metcalf.

Historic data, especially before 1950, are likely incomplete.