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Muskogee County, OK Tornadoes (1875-Present)

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Tornado Track Map for Muskogee County, OK
 
Muskogee County, OK Tornadoes Prior to 1950
# Date Time
(CST)		 Path
Length
(miles)		 Path
Width
(yards)		 F-Scale Killed Injured County Path
  05/25/1875             Muskogee Fort Gibson
  05/28/1924 1730   1760   9 37 Hughes/ McIntosh/ Muskogee W of Wetumka - near Checotah -near Warner
  05/07/1926 1400 43 200   0 30 Okfuskee/ Okmulgee/ Muskogee Near "Morse" (7 N Okemah) - 3 N Okmulgee - NE of Boynton
  06/11/1931 1900 8 100   1 2 Muskogee Fort Gibson
  06/17/1935 1430 1 500   0 5 Muskogee Muskogee
  05/08/1936 2015 8 100   1 26 Muskogee Near Webbers Falls
  04/12/1945 1650 3 440   13 113 Muskogee Muskogee
  03/25/1948 2030 120 1760   13 44 Hughes/ McIntosh/ Muskogee/ Sequoyah 5 W Dustin - near Porum - 5 S Webbers Falls - 4 S Vian - NE of Sallisaw - AR?
  03/25/1948 2145 2 200   0 2 Muskogee Near Boynton
  06/05/1949 1030 s 15   0 0 Muskogee Near Muskogee
  06/05/1949 1030 s 15   0 0 Muskogee Near Muskogee
  12/11/1949 1000 s 15   0 0 Muskogee 4 W Muskogee
Muskogee County, OK Tornadoes (1950-Present*)
# Date Time
(CST)		 Path
Length
(miles)		 Path
Width
(yards)		 F-Scale Killed Injured County Path
1 06/07/1951 2255 0.1 10 F2 0 1 Muskogee near McLain
2 11/19/1953 1100 0.1 10 F1 0 0 Muskogee Muskogee
3 03/24/1954 2125 1 10 F2 0 0 Muskogee Haskell
4 05/25/1954 1730 0.1 10 F2 0 0 Muskogee Near Porum
5 02/24/1956 2330 0.1 10 F1 0 0 Muskogee/ Cherokee near Fort Gibson - near 'Elm Grove'
6 11/20/1956 1035 4 150 F2 0 0 Muskogee near Braggs
7 01/21/1957 1855 6 400 F1 0 0 Muskogee near Warner
8 05/24/1957 2225 11 10 F0 0 0 Okmulgee/ Muskogee near Morris - near Boynton
9 03/25/1959 2130 0.1 10 F2 0 0 Muskogee 4 E Warner
10 05/05/1960 1820 5 100 F2 0 0 Muskogee W of Jamesville - S of Haskell
11 05/19/1960 1920 0.1 10 F? 0 0 Muskogee Boynton
12 08/08/1962 1700 0.1 10 F? 0 0 Muskogee 5 NE Porum
13 04/08/1965 0155 0.3 100 F2 0 0 Muskogee NE part of Muskogee
14 04/11/1965 0330 0.1 10 F2 0 0 Muskogee 2 S Keefeton
15 04/09/1967 2025 0.1 10 F0 0 0 Muskogee 10 SW Muskogee
16 05/05/1971 1743 37 600 F3 0 0 Muskogee/ Wagoner/ Cherokee 4 W Haskell - Haskell - Okay - Sequoyah State Park - 7 W Tahlequah
17 05/26/1973 1600 4 500 F4 5 25 Muskogee .25 WSW Keefeton- Keefeton- 3 ENE Keefeton
18 12/05/1975 1625 27 50 F3 0 0 Okmulgee/ Muskogee/ Wagoner 3 N Okmulgee - .5 E Coweta
19 05/19/1977 2130 0.1 10 F1 0 2 Muskogee 5 NW Porum
20 07/25/1977 1630 5 100 F2 0 0 Muskogee 12 SW Muskogee - near Davis Field Airport
21 04/11/1979 0400 0.1 10 F? 0 0 Muskogee 15 SW Muskogee
22 05/30/1980 1905 0.1 10 F0 0 0 Muskogee S of Muskogee
23 05/17/1981 2200 0.1 10 F2 0 0 Muskogee Greenleaf State Park
24 05/28/1981 1545 0.1 10 F1 0 0 Muskogee Near Greenleaf Lake
25 07/30/1983 1632 0.1 10 F0 0 0 Muskogee 4 N Muskogee
26 03/15/1984 1630 0.1 20 F0 0 0 Muskogee S of Fort Gibson
27 04/29/1984 0808 0.1 10 F0 0 0 Muskogee 5 S Warner
28 05/20/1989 0115 0.2 10 F0 0 0 Muskogee 2 NW Jamesville
29 05/11/1992 0220 0.2 30 F0 0 8 Muskogee 6 S Muskogee
30 04/17/1995 2130 0.1 30 F0 0 0 Muskogee 2 NE Council Hill
31 05/06/1998 1713 0.1 30 F0 0 0 Muskogee Near Boynton
32 05/06/1998 1721 0.1 30 F0 0 0 Muskogee 5 E Boynton
33 04/22/1999 1850-1853 1 50 F0 0 0 Muskogee 2 E - 3 E Muskogee
34 05/04/1999 0059 0.5 50 F0 0 0 Muskogee 1 S Boynton
35 05/11/1999 2000 0.5 50 F0 0 0 Muskogee .5 S Braggs
36 05/11/1999 2016 0.5 50 F0 0 0 Muskogee 4 S Braggs
37 06/01/1999 1716-1721 2 100 F1 0 0 Muskogee 2.2 WSW - 4 SW Fort Gibson
38 03/26/2000 1700 0.2 50 F0 0 0 Muskogee near Porum
39 05/01/2003 1655-1701 2 120 F1 0 0 Wagoner/ Muskogee 1 SSE - 3 SSE Okay (3 WNW Fort Gibson)
40 05/01/2003 1704-1709 1.7 80 F1 0 0 Muskogee 2.5 W - 3 SW Fort Gibson
41 05/06/2003 1611 0.2 50 F0 0 0 Muskogee 3 SE Keefeton
42 04/22/2004 1658-1700 0.8 80 F0 0 0 Muskogee 5 SW Haskell
43 04/22/2004 1702-1707 2 200 F0 0 0 Muskogee 4.2 SW - 2.8 SSW Haskell
44 07/09/2007 1515-1517 0.3 50 EF1 0 0 Muskogee 3 E Warner
45 03/27/2008 1732-1734 1 100 EF0 0 0 Muskogee/ McIntosh Near - 1 SE Council Hill
46 05/10/2010 1856-1858 2 400 EF1 0 0 Muskogee 3 SSW - 2.5 S Martin
47 05/10/2010 1906-1920 13 1250 EF1 0 3 Muskogee/ Sequoyah 4 E McLain - Brewer Bend Campground/Tenkiller Lake - 1.5 E Blackgum
48 05/24/2011 1942-2000 10 400 EF2 0 0 Muskogee/ Wagoner 5.5 SW - 2 SSW Red Bird
49 03/30/2013 2035-2037 1.1 200 EF0 0 0 Muskogee/ Wagoner 2 ESE - 2.5 E Wybark
50 05/29/2015 1251-1306 5 400 EF1 0 0 Muskogee 8.5 S - 4.5 SE Webbers Falls
51 04/26/2016 2234-2239 5 800 EF1 0 0 Muskogee 4 SSW Braggs - Greenleaf State Park - Camp Gruber - 3 ESE Beggs
52 05/18/2017 2135-2140 5 900 EF1 0 0 Muskogee 2 SE Keefeton - 5 SW Braggs
53 05/18/2017 2137-2139 2 400 EF1 0 0 Muskogee 3 WSW - 1.5 WNW Muskogee
54 05/18/2017 2140-2143 3 400 EF2 0 0 Muskogee Muskogee - 3 NNE Muskogee
55 05/18/2017 2141-2145 4 350 EF1 0 0 Muskogee 4 SW - 0.5 SW Braggs
56 05/18/2017 2145-2159 17 650 EF1 0 0 Muskogee/ Wagoner/ Cherokee 5 W Fort Gibson - 5 NNW Hulbert
57 11/30/2018 2128-2137 7 400 EF1 0 0 Muskogee/ Sequoyah 3.5 SSE Webbers Falls - 4.5 ENE Gore
58 04/30/2019 1329-1336 2.3 150 EF1 0 0 Muskogee/ Wagoner 2.6 NNW Haskell - 4 W Redbird
59 05/22/2019 1736 0.2 75 EF0 0 0 Muskogee 2 NE Haskell
60 10/20/2019 2212-2222 8.3 400 EF0 0 0 Muskogee 1.7 SE Boynton - 3.4 SSE Taft
61 05/15/2020 0838-0849 4.8 525 EF1 0 1 Muskogee 1.6 NNW - 4.7 ENE Keefeton
62 10/10/2021 2230-2247 13.7 900 EF1 0 0 Muskogee/ Sequoyah 3.3 ESE Warner - 1.5 NW Paradise Hill
 

Significant Tornadoes in Muskogee County

  Date Time
(CST)		 Length
of Path
(miles)		 Width
of Path
(yards)		 F-Scale Killed Injured County Location
  06/07/1951 2255 0.1 10 F2 0 1 Muskogee near McLain

This tornado touched near the town of McLain in Muskogee County where one home was demolished and none other homes were damaged. One person was injured within the short and narrow path of the tornado.
  05/26/1973 1600 4 500 F4 5 25 Muskogee .25 WSW Keefeton - Keefeton - 3 ENE Keefeton

This tornado touched down at 4:00 pm CST about 1/4 mile southwest of Keefeton in Muskogee County and moved to the east-northeast. It cut a damage swath 1/4 to 1/3 of a mile wide along a 4-mile path. Eight homes were destroyed while another 4 received major damage and 25 had minor damage. In addition, 4 mobile homes were destroyed and 1 had major damage, while 15 farm buildings were destroyed. About 75% of Keefeton was damaged or destroyed. A pickup truck was and carried or rolled for a half mile and all 4 members of one family were killed. Another person died from injuries received when his house was destroyed.
  05/19/1977 2130 0.1 10 F1 0 2 Muskogee 5 NW Porum

A tornado touched down briefly 5 miles northwest of Porum. Two of the 3 occupants in a mobile home were injured when the tornado destroyed the mobile home. The only other damage in the area was uprooted trees.
  05/11/1992 0220 0.2 30 F0 0 8 Muskogee 6 S Muskogee

Severe thunderstorms were common across large portions of western, east-central, and central Oklahoma during the afternoon and evening hours of May 10th, and the severe weather moved into eastern Oklahoma after midnight on May 11th.

This tornado touched down at Muskogee Davis Field south of Muskogee at 2:20 am CST. This F0 tornado touched down very briefly and caused minor injuries to 8 National Guard personnel on maneuvers at the airport. Two of the 8 injured were thrown 150 feet by the tornado. Two vehicles were damaged by flying objects, and 5 tents were also blown down.
  05/10/2010 1906-1920 13 1250 EF1 0 3 Muskogee/ Sequoyah 4 E McLain - Brewer Bend Campground/Tenkiller Lake - 1.5 E Blackgum

Severe thunderstorms developed along and ahead of a dry line over central Oklahoma during the afternoon hours. Very unstable air along with very strong low-level wind shear resulted in a number of supercell thunderstorms. These storms produced numerous tornadoes, very large hail, and damaging wind gusts as they moved eastward across eastern Oklahoma during the evening hours.

A tornado developed northwest of Webbers Falls, moved east-northeast, snapping or uprooting numerous trees. The tornado overturned several campers and recreational vehicles at Brewer Bend Campground where three people were injured. The estimated peak wind in the tornado based on this damage was 110 mph. The tornado continued into Sequoyah County.

In Sequoyah County, the tornado damaged docks on Tenkiller Lake, damaged several homes, snapped or uprooted numerous trees, and blew down power poles. The estimated peak wind in the tornado based on this damage was 110 mph.
  05/15/2020 0838-0849 4.8 525 EF1 0 1 Muskogee 1.6 NNW - 4.7 ENE Keefeton

Thunderstorms developed into eastern Oklahoma during the morning of May 15th. The strongest storms produced damaging wind and a tornado across northeastern Oklahoma. Very moist air across the region, combined with slow storm motion, resulted in locally heavy rainfall and flash flooding. The storms developed slowly southward during the day, with intensification noted as they moved into southeastern Oklahoma, which had become quite unstable by early afternoon. Damaging wind occurred with strongest storms.

This tornado developed along Elm Grove Road, west of S 25th Street E, where outbuildings were damaged, and trees were uprooted. It moved eastward damaging or destroying about sixteen homes, destroying a number of outbuildings, uprooting numerous trees, and snapping numerous power poles until it dissipated just east of the Muskogee Turnpike. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 100 to 110 mph.
 

Records taken from the Storm Prediction Center archive data, "Storm Data", and data from the National Weather Service office in Norman. Data modified as described in NOAA Tech Memo NWS SR-209 (Speheger, D., 2001: "Corrections to the Historic Tornado Database").

Historic data, especially before 1950, are likely incomplete.

 
 
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