Oklahoma Tornado Statistics for the Month of May

Active Spring Like Pattern Across the Eastern Half of the Country

The second storm will track across central and eastern portion of the country this weekend. Heavy wintry precipitation will affect the northern Plains to the upper peninsula of Michigan. Severe thunderstorms are expected along and ahead of the cold front, where very large hail, damaging winds and a few tornadoes are possible from the mid-Mississippi and Ohio Valleys to southern Plains. Read More >

May 1st		May 2nd		May 3rd		May 4th		May 5th		May 6th		May 7th
Year	Total	Year	Total	Year	Total	Year	Total	Year	Total	Year	Total	Year	Total
1954	13	2018	15	1999	60	1999	12	1960	19	2015	16	1995	11
2003	8	2022	9	2021	2	1960	12	2022	14	2024	13	2019	8
2008	6	1979	6	2018	1	1961	9	2007	10	1994	11	2008	6
2019	5	1984	5	1987	1	1959	7	1964	7	1998	6	1997	6
1964	3	2008	3	1969*	1	2003*	3	1993	6	1965	5	1961	6

May 8th		May 9th		May 10th		May 11th		May 12th		May 13th		May 14th
Year	Total	Year	Total	Year	Total	Year	Total	Year	Total	Year	Total	Year	Total
2003	11	2016	12	2010	56	1992	24	1983	6	1983	26	1986	8
2007	6	1959	11	2008	13	1982	18	2010	2	2010	11	1974	3
1993	6	2003	10	1964	8	2023	12	1985	2	1968	9	1983	2
1961	5	2015	6	1953	5	2017	4	1957	1	2009	4	1951	2
2015*	4	2006	3	2015	4	1999	4	Many Years	0	1981*	4	2003*	1

May 15th		May 16th		May 17th		May 18th		May 19th		May 20th		May 21st
Year	Total	Year	Total	Year	Total	Year	Total	Year	Total	Year	Total	Year	Total
2003	11	2015	20	1981	14	2017	30	2024	17	2019	25	2019	13
1990	7	2003	14	1983	5	2019	9	2010	15	2013	15	1961	10
1982	7	1986	11	1966	4	1960	5	1960	12	1977	14	2011	5
1991	5	2017	6	1959	3	1989	4	2015	10	2001	12	1977	2
1977	3	1991*	6	1995*	2	1965*	3	2017/2013	8	1957	11	1975	1

May 22nd		May 23rd		May 24th		May 25th		May 26th		May 27th		May 28th
Year	Total	Year	Total	Year	Total	Year	Total	Year	Total	Year	Total	Year	Total
2019	22	1981	12	2011	22	2019	13	1997	21	2017	6	1962	4
1981	12	2015	11	1998	16	1997	13	1963	11	1982	5	1982	3
2011	11	1960	5	1957	12	1955	12	1973	8	1955	4	1970	3
1957	11	2019	4	2008	10	2024	9	1955	8	2014	3	2018	2
2020	5	1952	4	1962	8	2015	7	1962	7	1990	3	2013*	2

May 29th		May 30th		May 31st		Month of May
Year	Total	Year	Total	Year	Total	Year	Total
2004	14	2013	12	2013	19	2019	105
2015	3	1982	8	2007	7	2010	91
2013	3	2021	7	1999	7	1999	90
2012	2	1976	4	2022	5	2015	83
1980*	2	2001*	3	2016	3	2013	63

Date Range	# of Consecutive Days	Total # of Tornadoes
May 23-30, 1962	8	28
May 20-26, 2019	7	80
May 19-24, 2011	6	44
May 3-8, 1961	6	27
May 4-8, 2007	5	22
May 16-20, 1960	5	21

Active Spring Like Pattern Across the Eastern Half of the Country

Oklahoma Tornado Statistics for the Month of May

Top 5 List of the Most Tornadoes That Occurred in Oklahoma on a Specific Calendar Day during the Month of May (1950-2024)

Most Consecutive Days That Tornadoes Occurred in Oklahoma during the Month of May (1950-2023)

Top 5 List of the Most Tornadoes That Occurred in Oklahoma on a
Specific Calendar Day during the Month of May (1950-2024)