Broken Arrow, Oklahoma tornadoes

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65confirmed tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Broken Arrow since NOAA records began in 1950. Most recent: November 20, 2025, EF0.

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Every tornado path within 10 miles

Tornado paths, 1950 to 2025
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The record

At a glance

Total65within 10 miles, 1950 to 2025
Per year0.9average since 1950
Peak monthMay20 of 65
StrongestF4Apr 24, 1993
Deaths14whole paths, see note
Injuries369whole paths, see note

Deaths and injuries are NOAA's totals for each tornado's whole path, which can run well beyond Broken Arrow.

Seasons

When tornadoes hit here

By month

200 Jan: 0Feb: 0Mar: 4Apr: 18May: 20Jun: 6Jul: 3Aug: 4Sep: 1Oct: 2Nov: 4Dec: 3JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

May is the peak month, with 20 of 65 tornadoes.

By time of day

100 12 AM: 2: 1: 13 AM: 2: 1: 06 AM: 0: 0: 19 AM: 0: 1: 012 PM: 1: 2: 13 PM: 8: 5: 66 PM: 3: 8: 59 PM: 6: 1: 1012 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM

Most often around 11:00 PM. Times as recorded by NOAA, mostly Central Standard Time.

By year, 1950 to 2025

60 1950: 1: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 0: 3: 0: 11960: 2: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 0: 0: 01970: 0: 0: 0: 1: 3: 1: 1: 0: 0: 11980: 0: 4: 1: 1: 1: 1: 2: 0: 0: 21990: 0: 1: 1: 4: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 12000: 1: 0: 0: 0: 3: 0: 0: 0: 2: 02010: 3: 0: 0: 3: 0: 2: 3: 2: 0: 62020: 0: 3: 1: 0: 0: 119501960197019801990200020102020

The line is the five-year average. Tornadoes before about 1953 were under-reported, and better radar since the 1990s finds more weak ones.

By rating

EF0
23
EF1
19
EF2
14
EF3
7
EF4
1
Unknown
1

Ratings before February 2007 use the original F scale; the numbers line up with today's EF scale. Unknown means NOAA could not assign a rating.

The record

Notable tornadoes

Deadliest

F4, April 24, 1993

7 deaths, 100 injuries Strongest

F4, April 24, 1993

5.5 mile path Longest path

63.6 miles, F3

June 8, 1974, whole path Widest

2,200 yards, EF1

May 25, 2019
Every tornado

All 65 tornadoes, newest first

DateRatingPath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
Nov 20, 2025EF00.4 mi40 yd00
Jul 28, 2022EF14 mi800 yd00
Nov 10, 2021EF00.3 mi80 yd00
Nov 10, 2021EF00.4 mi100 yd00
Oct 10, 2021EF13.4 mi700 yd00
Dec 28, 2019EF01.2 mi160 yd00
May 25, 2019EF01.8 mi400 yd00
May 25, 2019EF112.3 mi2,200 yd00
May 22, 2019EFU1.8 mi75 yd00
May 20, 2019EF00.5 mi100 yd00
May 18, 2019EF03.7 mi350 yd00
Aug 6, 2017EF12.9 mi400 yd00
Aug 6, 2017EF26.9 mi550 yd030
Apr 26, 2016EF11 mi150 yd00
Apr 26, 2016EF12.7 mi350 yd00
Apr 26, 2016EF13.8 mi600 yd00
May 16, 2015EF216 mi1,000 yd00
Mar 25, 2015EF02.3 mi600 yd00
May 30, 2013EF25.6 mi450 yd00
Apr 17, 2013EF12.1 mi400 yd00
Apr 17, 2013EF01.3 mi250 yd00
May 13, 2010EF25.1 mi550 yd02
May 13, 2010EF114.1 mi500 yd00
May 13, 2010EF222.7 mi500 yd00
Dec 8, 2008EF10.6 mi50 yd00
Nearby

Broken Arrow and its county

Broken Arrow spans 2 counties, each with its own record since 1950: Tulsa County (100 tornadoes) and Wagoner County (64). A county's record counts every tornado inside its borders, while this page counts every path within 10 miles of the city, so the two overlap without matching.

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Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025. City point and population: US Census Bureau, 2024. Each path is a straight line between NOAA's start and end points.