Oklahoma December Tornadoes (1950-Present)

Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall in the Mid-Atlantic and Southern New England; Fire Weather Concerns in the West

Heavy rain and isolated severe thunderstorms may continue to bring flash and urban flooding to the northern Mid-Atlantic and southern New England through tonight. Isolated dry thunderstorms will continue to bring a fire weather threat to the northwestern Great Basin through Friday. Read More >

December Tornadoes by Intensity
F?/EF?	F0/EF0	F1/EF1	F2/EF2	F3/EF3	F4/EF4	F5/EF5	Total
2	6	12	15	3	0	0	38
Unrated	Weak	Strong	Violent	Total
2	18	18	0	38

December Tornadoes by Intensity

F?/EF?

F0/EF0

F1/EF1

F2/EF2

F3/EF3

F4/EF4

F5/EF5

Total

Unrated

Weak

Strong

Violent

Total

Tornado Number	Date	Time (CST)	Length of Path (miles)	width of Path (yards)	F-Scale	Killed	Injured	County	Location
1	12/02/1953	1930	31	880	F1	0	2	Carter/ Murray	3.5 W Ardmore - 3.5 NE Sulphur [not continuous]
2	12/02/1953	2130	1.5	880	F1	0	1	Pottawatomie	Shawnee
3	12/18/1968	0830	1.8	300	F2	0	0	Caddo	2 NNE Apache
4	12/18/1968	1300	4	100	F2	0	0	Tulsa	Skiatook - 3 NE Skiatook
5	12/18/1968	1305	0.5	50	F1	0	0	Pittsburg	4 SW Indianola
6	12/14/1971	1800	7	150	F2	0	0	Love	6 N Marietta
7	12/14/1971	2030	10	200	F2	0	0	McCurtain	2 S Valliant - near Wright City
8	12/14/1971	2040	0.1	77	F2	0	0	Pittsburg	7 SE Lake Eufaula
9	12/14/1971	2130	0.1	10	F1	0	0	Le Flore	Near Kerr Dam
10	12/29/1972	2015	15	40	F2	0	0	McClain/ Cleveland	10 SW Purcell - 4 ESE Lexington
11	12/29/1972	2315	31	30	F2	0	0	Mayes/ Craig/ Delaware/ Ottawa	2 S Ketchum - 9 E Miami [not continuous]
12	12/05/1975	1625	27	50	F3	0	0	Okmulgee/ Muskogee/ Wagoner	3 N Okmulgee - .5 E Coweta
13	12/05/1975	1645	2	100	F2	0	0	Tulsa	Near Bixby
14	12/05/1975	1654	1.5	700	F3	0	38	Tulsa	NE Tulsa
15	12/05/1975	1840	2	350	F2	0	3	Latimer	Eastern Oklahoma State College
16	12/23/1982	2200	0.5	50	F1	0	0	Le Flore	Near Monroe
17	12/23/1982	2345	3	100	F2	0	1	McCurtain	Near Wright City
18	12/24/1982	0807	3	100	F2	0	7	Tulsa	Near Tulsa
19	12/24/1982	0940	0.5	50	F1	0	10	Craig	Near Ketchum
20	12/02/1999	1836-1840	4	30	F1	0	0	Logan	5 SW - 1 SW Seward
21	12/02/1999	1843-1901	12	100	F2	0	1	Logan	6 SW - 7 N Guthrie
22	12/02/1999	1930-1945	11	300	F1	0	0	Noble	5 SSE - 8 NE Perry
23	12/08/2008	2336	0.6	50	EF1	0	0	Wagoner	NE Broken Arrow
24	12/31/2010	0605-0627	21	500	EF3	4	10	Adair OK/ Washington AR/ Benton AR	0.5 N Westville OK - Cincinnati AR - 3 NW Tontitown AR [EF2 with no fatalities or injuries in Oklahoma]
25	12/14/2014	1709	0.2	50	EF0	0	0	Oklahoma	4 SW Arcadia
26	12/12/2015	1803-1806	3	250	EF1	0	0	Choctaw	2.5 SSE - 1.5 NE Fort Towson
27	12/12/2015	1917-1937	7	600	EF2	0	3	McCurtain	3 W Valliant - 4 ESE Rufe
28	12/26/2015	1357	0.1	20	EF0	0	0	McClain	7 NE Byars
29	12/28/2019	1528	0.2	20	EF0	0	0	Coal	1.5 W Lehigh
30	12/28/2019	1530-1532	1.2	160	EF0	0	0	Tulsa/ Wagoner	3.1 SSE - 3.1 SE Broken Arrow
31	12/12/2022	2121-2123	1.2	50	EF?	0	0	Beaver	1 SE - 2 E Balko
32	12/12/2022	2138-2139	0.7	50	EF0	0	0	Beaver	4 N Elmwood
33	12/13/2022	0013	0.2	40	EF?	0	0	Beckham	4 SSW Erick
34	12/13/2022	0424-0426	0.3	50	EF1	0	0	Stephens	2 NNW Duncan
35	12/13/2022	0451-0452	0.6	50	EF2	0	0	Grady	1 NNW Cox City
36	12/13/2022	0527-0533	5	300	EF2	0	0	McClain/ Cleveland	Wayne - 5 SE Lexington
37	12/13/2022	0546-0547	0.6	30	EF0	0	0	Pottawatomie	5 WSW Wanette
38	12/13/2022	0555-0600	4	100	EF1	0	0	Garvin	0.5 ENE - 4.5 NE Hennepin

12/02/1953

1930

880

Carter/ Murray

3.5 W Ardmore - 3.5 NE Sulphur [not continuous]

12/02/1953

2130

1.5

880

Pottawatomie

Shawnee

12/18/1968

0830

1.8

300

Caddo

2 NNE Apache

12/18/1968

1300

100

Tulsa

Skiatook - 3 NE Skiatook

12/18/1968

1305

0.5

Pittsburg

4 SW Indianola

12/14/1971

1800

150

Love

6 N Marietta

12/14/1971

2030

200

McCurtain

2 S Valliant - near Wright City

12/14/1971

2040

0.1

Pittsburg

7 SE Lake Eufaula

12/14/1971

2130

0.1

Le Flore

Near Kerr Dam

12/29/1972

2015

McClain/ Cleveland

10 SW Purcell - 4 ESE Lexington

12/29/1972

2315

Mayes/ Craig/ Delaware/ Ottawa

2 S Ketchum - 9 E Miami [not continuous]

12/05/1975

1625

Okmulgee/ Muskogee/ Wagoner

3 N Okmulgee - .5 E Coweta

12/05/1975

1645

100

Tulsa

Near Bixby

12/05/1975

1654

1.5

700

Tulsa

NE Tulsa

12/05/1975

1840

350

Latimer

Eastern Oklahoma State College

12/23/1982

2200

0.5

Le Flore

Near Monroe

12/23/1982

2345

100

McCurtain

Near Wright City

12/24/1982

0807

100

Tulsa

Near Tulsa

12/24/1982

0940

0.5

Craig

Near Ketchum

12/02/1999

1836-1840

Logan

5 SW - 1 SW Seward

12/02/1999

1843-1901

100

Logan

6 SW - 7 N Guthrie

12/02/1999

1930-1945

300

Noble

5 SSE - 8 NE Perry

12/08/2008

2336

0.6

EF1

Wagoner

NE Broken Arrow

12/31/2010

0605-0627

500

EF3

Adair OK/ Washington AR/ Benton AR

0.5 N Westville OK - Cincinnati AR - 3 NW Tontitown AR [EF2 with no fatalities or injuries in Oklahoma]

12/14/2014

1709

0.2

EF0

Oklahoma

4 SW Arcadia

12/12/2015

1803-1806

250

EF1

Choctaw

2.5 SSE - 1.5 NE Fort Towson

12/12/2015

1917-1937

600

EF2

McCurtain

3 W Valliant - 4 ESE Rufe

12/26/2015

1357

0.1

EF0

McClain

7 NE Byars

12/28/2019

1528

0.2

EF0

Coal

1.5 W Lehigh

12/28/2019

1530-1532

1.2

160

EF0

Tulsa/ Wagoner

3.1 SSE - 3.1 SE Broken Arrow

12/12/2022

2121-2123

1.2

EF?

Beaver

1 SE - 2 E Balko

12/12/2022

2138-2139

0.7

EF0

Beaver

4 N Elmwood

12/13/2022

0013

0.2

EF?

Beckham

4 SSW Erick

12/13/2022

0424-0426

0.3

EF1

Stephens

2 NNW Duncan

12/13/2022

0451-0452

0.6

EF2

Grady

1 NNW Cox City

12/13/2022

0527-0533

300

EF2

McClain/ Cleveland

Wayne - 5 SE Lexington

12/13/2022

0546-0547

0.6

EF0

Pottawatomie

5 WSW Wanette

12/13/2022

0555-0600

100

EF1

Garvin

0.5 ENE - 4.5 NE Hennepin