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es reported in Cleveland County,
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. Cleveland County is located in
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and experiences tornadoes frequently. The city of
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is located within the county and has been impacted by four violent tornadoes in recent history; they struck in
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. It is one of two places on earth with the most tornadoes per square mile. According to the
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, since reliable records began in 1950, 120 tornadoes have impacted the county, causing at least $2.77 billion (
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not adjusted for inflation) in damages. Tornadoes before February 1, 2007, are rated on the
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while tornadoes after February 1, 2007, are rated on the
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. The most recent tornado in Cleveland County was an EF1 tornado on May 6, 2024.


Tornadoes


Before 2000

*April 25, 1893: Two tornadoes caused damage in
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and
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, with the second tornado killing 31 people and injuring “many” others. The
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identified this as a “significant” tornado and one of the “five strong/violent” that day in Oklahoma, suggesting the wide tornado was at least equivalent to F2 intensity and possibly F4 or F5 intensity as it “swept away at least 30 homes”. *June 9, 1937: A tornado impacted
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and Cleveland County, specifically
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, killing four people and injuring seven others. The
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noted this may have been a
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. *February 2, 1951: A tornado rated F0 caused $250 (1951 USD) in damage. *April 5, 1951: A tornado rated F2 caused $25,000 (1951 USD) in damage through Moore, Oklahoma. *March 13, 1953: A strong F2 tornado, during the
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, moved through rural areas northwest of Etowah and south of
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, destroying trees and badly demolishing a farmstead. There were no casualties although there was $2,500 (1953 USD) in damage. *May 26, 1955: A tornado rated F1 during the
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caused $250 (1955 USD) in damage along a path through the county. *April 28, 1956: A long-track F1 tornado impacted Grady County and McClain County before entering Cleveland County, causing $250 (1956 USD) in damage to
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. *September 14, 1957: A short lived F4 tornado that impacted the southern portions of Cleveland County, causing $250,000 (1957 USD) in damage. *April 28, 1960: Four F2 tornadoes impacted the county during the
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, causing $500,000 (1960 USD) in damage. The first and third tornado impacted Moore, Oklahoma damaging or destroying dozens of structures, while the second tornado destroyed an oil drilling rig in the eastern portion of the county. The fourth tornado was nearly half a mile wide and it killed three people, injured one other person, and caused $25,000 (1960 USD) in damage. *May 4, 1960: An F2 tornado during the
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impacted
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and caused $2,500 (1960 USD) in damage. *May 5, 1960: Three F3 tornadoes impacted the southern and eastern portions of the county during the
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, causing $750,000 (1960 USD) in damage. *May 19, 1960: An extremely brief and small F2 tornado impacted the city of
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, causing $25,000 (1960 USD) in damage. The National Weather Service's storm event details on this tornado mention the path length was less than 1 mile and the tornado had a width of . *May 6, 1961: An extremely brief F0 tornado impacted the city of
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during the
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. *May 7, 1961: An extremely brief F0 tornado impacted the city of
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during the
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. *April 27, 1962: A brief F0 tornado impacted the city of
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, causing $25,000 (1962 USD) in damage. *September 11, 1963: A brief F1 tornado touched down near
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, causing $2,500 (1963 USD) in damage. *April 3, 1964: An extremely brief F0 tornado impacted
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. *August 31, 1965: An extremely brief F0 tornado impacted
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. *May 17, 1966: An extremely brief F0 tornado impacted
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, causing $2,500 (1966 USD) in damage. *July 23, 1966: A brief F0 tornado occurred near
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which was observed by oil rig workers. *October 5, 1970: A strong F2 tornado occurred south of Slaughterville, causing $25,000 (1970 USD) in damage and leaving one person injured. *June 4, 1973: An extremely brief F0 tornado impacted
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, causing $2,500 (1973 USD) in damage. *November 19, 1973: Two F3 tornadoes touch down in the county. The first tornado impacts downtown
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, with winds up to , killing three people, injuring 28 others, and causing $2.5 million (1973 USD) in damage. The second tornado impacts northern Moore and the southern portions of
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, causing an additional $2.5 million (1973 USD) in damage. *February 18, 1974: An extremely brief “horseshoe-shaped” F0 tornado occurred and was photographed south of Slaughterville. *August 1, 1974: A brief F1 tornado impacts the city of
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, causing $250,000 (1974 USD) in damage along its path. *March 10, 1977: A F1 tornado impacts downtown
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, causing $250,000 (1977 USD) in damage as it destroyed two trailers, two outbuildings, and a barn. Five homes, two apartment buildings, and a school were also damaged by the tornado. *May 21, 1977: A brief F0 tornado impacts the north side of
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, causing $2,500 (1977 USD) in damage as it damaged outbuildings and homes. *April 10, 1979: Two short-lived F2 tornadoes, during the
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, occur south of
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, with the first tornado causing $2,500 (1979 USD) in damage and the second tornado causing $25,000 (1979 USD) in damage. *August 19, 1979: An extremely brief F0 tornado touched down near
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, causing $2,500 (1979 USD) in damage as it destroyed a nearly completed barn. *May 17, 1981: Two short-lived F1 tornadoes touch down in the county, with the first tornado impacting the south portion of
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, close to the
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campus and the second tornado impacting south of
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, causing $30 (1981 USD) in damage. *June 30, 1981: An extremely brief F1 tornado touched down in
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, causing $250,000 (1981 USD) in damage as it damaged a city block. A mechanic shop sustained $50,000 in damage and one mechanic was injured by this wide tornado that had a path of . Despite the rating being an F1 tornado, the
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notes this tornado as a “significant tornado in Cleveland County”, meaning the rating may be at least an F2 on the
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. *May 13, 1983: An extremely brief F0 tornado occurred north of Lexington. *November 18, 1983: An extremely brief F1 tornado impacted
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just east of the
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campus, causing an estimated $4,500 (1983 USD) in damage as it overturned two cars and uprooted large trees. *March 28, 1988: An extremely brief F1 tornado impacted
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, causing $250,000 (1988 USD) in damage. *September 23, 1988: A F1 tornado occurred in Cleveland County causing damage along a path of . Numerous outbuildings were destroyed and several homes were damaged. One two-story home had its roof completely removed by the tornado and it was shifted off its foundation. *May 2, 1991: A brief F1 tornado impacted
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, causing an estimated $350,000 (1991 USD) in damage. * March 24, 1996: An F0 tornado occurs in Cleveland County, causing minimal damage. *May 3, 1999: Two tornadoes, during the
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, impact Cleveland County. The first tornado, the
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was rated F5 as it caused significant damage across multiple counties in Oklahoma with winds peaking at , the fastest ever recorded on Earth. In Cleveland County, the tornado was F5 intensity as it caused catastrophic damage to
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. The tornado killed 36 people, injured 583 others, and caused $1 billion in damage (1999 USD), with Moore sustaining $450 million of that damage. The second tornado was a short-lived F0 tornado that caused $1,000 (1999 USD) in damage in the eastern portions of Cleveland County. *May 4, 1999: An F0 tornado, during the
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, touched down east of
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and caused $1,000 (1999 USD) in damage.


2000–present

*May 8, 2003: Two tornadoes impact Cleveland County. The first tornado was rated F0 and it caused $500,000 (2003 USD) in damage to the eastern side of
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. The second tornado, the Moore—Oklahoma City tornado was rated F4 and caused $370 million (2003 USD) in damage across Cleveland County and
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. F3 damage occurred in Cleveland County with the F4 damage occurring in Oklahoma County. *June 9, 2004: A brief F0 tornado touched down near
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and caused $5,000 (2004 USD) in damage. *May 7, 2008: An EF0 tornado, during the tornado outbreak sequence of May 7–15, 2008, impacted McClain County and Cleveland County south of
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, causing $25,000 (2008 USD) in damage. *May 13, 2009: A brief EF0 tornado occurred near
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, where it damaged trees and caused an unknown amount of damage to a boat dock and small structures. *June 12, 2009: A low-end EF1 tornado impacted the eastern portion of
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, damaging numerous trees and a few homes sustained an unknown amount of roof damage. *May 10, 2010: Seven tornadoes, during the
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, impacted Cleveland County. The first tornado, the Moore–Choctaw tornado, was a EF4 tornado that impacted
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and
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at EF3 intensity, before continuing into
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at EF4 intensity. The second tornado was an EF1 tornado that caused damage in Moore. The third tornado caused minor roof and tree damage at EF1 intensity just east of Moore. The fourth tornado, the Norman–Little Axe, Oklahoma tornado, was a EF4 tornado that impacted the southern portion of
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before moving into Pottawatomie County. The tornado touched down a few hundred yards away from the
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located on the
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campus. The fifth tornado was an
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that impacted the southern portion of Norman, near the University of Oklahoma campus at EF1 intensity. The sixth tornado impacted the eastern portion of Cleveland County at EF2 intensity, before moving into Pottawatomie County one minute before the Norman–Little Axe EF4 moved into Pottawatomie County. The seventh tornado caused only tree damage at EF0 intensity in the southeastern portion of Cleveland County. *May 24, 2011: The Chickasha–Blanchard–Newcastle tornado was an EF4 tornado that impacted Grady County, McClain County, and the western portion of Cleveland County. The tornado was dissipating as it entered Cleveland County to the east of
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, so only some minor EF0 damage to trees, barns, and outbuildings occurred in the county. *April 13, 2012: A wide EF1 tornado, during the
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, impacted downtown
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, injuring 20 people, causing minor damage to buildings and damage to numerous trees and power lines. *May 19, 2013: The Lake Thunderbird–Bethel Acres-Shawnee tornado was an EF4 tornado that impacted the eastern portion of the county near
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, significantly damaging numerous homes at EF3 intensity. The tornado then moved into Pottawatomie County and grew to EF4 intensity as it continued damaging or destroying homes and mobile homes. *May 20, 2013: The
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was an EF5 tornado that caused catastrophic damage to the city of
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. This tornado damaged or destroyed hundreds of structures, killed 24 people, and injured 212 others along a path. This tornado caused an estimated $2 billion (2013 USD) in damage. *May 29, 2013: An extremely brief EF1 tornado, during the tornado outbreak of May 26–31, 2013, that caused $40,000 (2013 USD) in damage a single home in
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. *May 31, 2013: A brief EF1 tornado, during the tornado outbreak of May 26–31, 2013, impacted the area around South Lakes Park causing $100,000 (2013 USD) in damage to several homes, trees, and power lines. *March 25, 2015: An EF2 tornado impacted southern portions of
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and portions of
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, injuring seven people. The tornado had a discontinuous path of where numerous homes and business sustained minor to moderate damage. This tornado caused $50 million (2015 USD) in damage. *May 5, 2015: Two tornadoes, an EF0 and an EF1, impacted the county during the
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. The first tornado caused only damage to trees and fences. The second tornado impacted the northern portions of
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and southern portions of
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, damaging numerous homes, trees, and power lines. HVAC equipment was damaged and light poles were downed at the Norman Healthplex hospital. *May 19, 2015: An EF0 tornado occurred northeast of Lexington and procured no known damage. *May 9, 2016: An EFU tornado occurred near
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. *October 21, 2017: A short-lived EF0 that impacted the southern portion of
Norman Norman or Normans may refer to: Ethnic and cultural identity * The Normans, a people partly descended from Norse Vikings who settled in the territory of Normandy in France in the 9th and 10th centuries ** People or things connected with the Norma ...
near the
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, causing tree damage and $2,000 (2017 USD) in damage to fences. *May 2, 2018: Two tornadoes, an EF1 and an EF0, impacted the county during a
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. The EF1 tornado impacted
Norman Norman or Normans may refer to: Ethnic and cultural identity * The Normans, a people partly descended from Norse Vikings who settled in the territory of Normandy in France in the 9th and 10th centuries ** People or things connected with the Norma ...
, causing mostly tree damage and $10,000 (2018 USD) in damage to a home and an outbuilding that experienced significant roof damage. The EF0 tornado caused only tree damage north of Lexington. *October 9, 2018: Two short-lived tornadoes, an EF0 and an EF1, impacted the county east of Norman and Moore and caused $95,000 (2018 USD) in damage. A few structures sustained damage with one sustaining significant roof damage and numerous trees were damaged or snapped. *May 21, 2019: Four tornadoes impacted the county during the
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, with two EF0s and two EF1s that caused $10,000 (2019 USD) in damage. The first tornado, an EF0, impacted
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and the other three tornadoes impacted east of
Norman Norman or Normans may refer to: Ethnic and cultural identity * The Normans, a people partly descended from Norse Vikings who settled in the territory of Normandy in France in the 9th and 10th centuries ** People or things connected with the Norma ...
with all four tornadoes causing mostly tree damage with damage to a barn and an outbuilding. *May 25, 2019: An extremely brief EF0 tornado during the tornado outbreak sequence of May 2019 damaged a few structures, causing $10,000 (2019 USD) in damage and the tornado damaged multiple trees east of
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. *May 4, 2020: A brief EF1 tornado east of Lexington damaged multiple trees and the roof of a mobile home, causing $20,000 (2020 USD) in damage. *July 11, 2020: An extremely brief EF0 tornado damaged numerous trees and the roof of a home. This tornado was embedded within the large area of damaging winds and NWS meteorologists observed a narrow path of enhanced damage with evidence of a convergence and rotation to determine this was a tornado. *October 26, 2021: An EF1 tornado that damaged the roofs of two barns, damaged the soffit to a carport at a home and damaged trees along a path, which started in
Norman Norman or Normans may refer to: Ethnic and cultural identity * The Normans, a people partly descended from Norse Vikings who settled in the territory of Normandy in France in the 9th and 10th centuries ** People or things connected with the Norma ...
. $25,000 (2021 USD) in damage occurred from this tornado. *December 13, 2022: An EF2 tornado, during the Tornado outbreak of December 12–15, 2022, impacted the town of Wayne in McClain County before briefly crossing into Cleveland County. *February 26, 2023: An EF2 tornado impacted
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injuring 12 people during the February 2023 derecho and tornado outbreak. The tornado would cause $50.2 million (2023 USD) in damage. Another tornado touched down on the NE edge of the county, it would be rated EF1. *April 19, 2023: An EF0 tornado occurred in the northern portion of the county, before moving into
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, where it impacts
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. A second tornado, an EF2 occurred north of Etowah. *April 27, 2024: An EF1 tornado formed east of
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in
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, causing minor damage to
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, before lifting 7 minutes later. Part of the Tornado outbreak sequence of April 25–28, 2024. *May 6, 2024: An EF1 tornado touched down east of
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in far northern Cleveland County, causing minor damage to southern
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across its 5-mile path. Part of the
Tornado outbreak of May 6–9, 2024 A tornado is a violently rotating column of air that is in contact with the surface of Earth and a cumulonimbus cloud or, in rare cases, the base of a cumulus cloud. It is often referred to as a twister, whirlwind or cyclone, although the ...
.


See also

* List of Rhode Island tornadoes * List of Connecticut tornadoes *
Tornado outbreak of May 18–21, 2013 A significant and destructive tornado outbreak that affected parts of the Midwestern United States and lower Great Plains in mid-May 2013. This event occurred just days after a deadly outbreak struck Texas and surrounding southern states on Ma ...


References

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Tornadoes A tornado is a violently rotating column of air that is in contact with the surface of Earth and a cumulonimbus cloud or, in rare cases, the base of a cumulus cloud. It is often referred to as a twister, whirlwind or cyclone, although the ...