Heavy rainfall and flooding concerns remain for today across Central Texas and the Hill Country, with scattered thunderstorms expected this afternoon and evening. Tropical Storm Chantal has formed and will bring heavy rainfall and flooding concerns to portions of the coastal Carolinas. Life-threatening surf and rip currents are expected from the Southeast to Mid-Atlantic. Read More >
| SPC ID # |
Date | Time (CST) |
Path Length (miles) |
Path Width (yards) |
F-Scale | Killed | Injured | County | Path |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/26/1944 | 1835 | 660 | 0 | 3 | Beckham | Near Elk City | |||
| 10/09/1949 | 2315 | 16 | 440 | 0 | 0 | Beckham/ Washita | Elk City - near Canute - near Foss | ||
| 51-24 | 05/19/1951 | 2012 | n/a | 220 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Beckham | Near Elk City |
| 61-70 | 06/02/1961 | 1825 | n/a | n/a | F0 | 0 | 0 | Beckham | 4 W Elk City |
| 75-8 | 03/27/1975 | 230 | 20 | 150 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Beckham/ Washita/ Custer | 10 SW- 10 NE Elk City |
| 80-9 | 04/24/1980 | 1900 | 0.3 | 50 | F1 | 0 | 1 | Beckham | N part of Elk City |
| 82-50 | 05/16/1982 | 645 | 0.5 | 50 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Beckham | Near Elk City |
| 83-57 | 06/10/1983 | 1820 | 28 | 40 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Beckham/ Custer | 7 NW Elk City - near Clinton (* probably not continuous) |
| 83-63 | 06/13/1983 | 1556 | 0.1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Beckham | 1.5 N Elk City |
| 84-24 | 04/29/1984 | 740 | 12 | 100 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Beckham | 12 SW- 4 SE Elk City |
| 89-2 | 03/27/1989 | 1412 | 0.2 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Beckham | 7 S Elk City |
| 89-13 | 06/06/1989 | 2056 | 3 | 30 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Beckham | 3 NE Elk City |
| 89-16 | 06/12/1989 | 1357 | 0.1 | 20 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Beckham | 8 S Elk City |
| 93-2 | 03/29/1993 | 1612 | 0.1 | 25 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Beckham | 2 W Elk City |
| 10/09/2001 | 1530 | 11.5 | 600 | F3 | 0 | 0 | Beckham/ Washita/ Custer | NE side of Elk City - 2.5 W Foss Reservoir Dam | |
| 04/16/2002 | 2115 | 0.3 | 50 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Beckham | 7 NNE Elk City | |
| 05/09/2015 | 1924 | 2 | 100 | EF0 | 0 | 0 | Beckham/ Roger Mills | 6.5 N Elk City - 1 SSW Carpenter | |
| 05/16/2015 | 1647 | 0.2 | 30 | EF0 | 0 | 0 | Beckham | 2 NE Elk City | |
| 05/16/2017 | 1746-1818 | 18 | 1000 | EF2 | 1 | 10 | Beckham/ Washita | 3 NW Carter - Elk City (S side) - 3 WSW Canute |
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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