25 Small Towns in Oklahoma With the Fewest Tornadoes Since 1950
Ranked by tornadoes within 10 mi since 1950 among 86 towns of 2,500–10,000 people in Oklahoma. #1 is Cache, OK (13 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950).
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25Nowata, Oklahoma
29 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950
3,517 people · Nowata County · median home $89,900 · income $47,776 · Jan low 22°F · 9 in snow
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24Clinton, Oklahoma
29 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950
8,521 people · Custer County · median home $119,400 · income $58,207 · Jan low 25°F · 6 in snow
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23Calera, Oklahoma
28 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950
2,916 people · Bryan County · median home $157,600 · income $64,449 · Jan low 30°F · 2 in snow
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22Park Hill, Oklahoma
28 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950
3,193 people · Cherokee County · median home $174,400 · income $47,064 · Jan low 28°F · 4 in snow
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21Stilwell, Oklahoma
28 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950
3,700 people · Adair County · median home $101,600 · income $37,292 · Jan low 28°F · 5 in snow
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20Hominy, Oklahoma
27 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950
3,329 people · Osage County · median home $82,200 · income $37,193 · Jan low 25°F · 6 in snow
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19Sayre, Oklahoma
27 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950
4,809 people · Beckham County · median home $77,400 · income $41,227 · Jan low 26°F · 7 in snow
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18Poteau, Oklahoma
27 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950
8,807 people · Le Flore County · median home $157,400 · income $50,511 · Jan low 30°F · 1 in snow
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17Fairview, Oklahoma
26 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950
2,740 people · Major County · median home $131,300 · income $54,688 · Jan low 26°F · 9 in snow
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16Pawhuska, Oklahoma
26 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950
2,984 people · Osage County · median home $114,200 · income $46,298 · Jan low 25°F · 7 in snow
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15Bristow, Oklahoma
26 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950
4,248 people · Creek County · median home $117,500 · income $38,906 · Jan low 26°F · 7 in snow
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14Henryetta, Oklahoma
26 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950
5,640 people · Okmulgee County · median home $88,600 · income $45,259 · Jan low 30°F · 1 in snow
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13Dewey, Oklahoma
25 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950
3,372 people · Washington County · median home $119,000 · income $42,695 · Jan low 22°F · 8 in snow
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12Marietta, Oklahoma
24 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950
2,719 people · Love County · median home $113,600 · income $51,838 · Jan low 28°F · 4 in snow
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11Broken Bow, Oklahoma
24 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950
4,228 people · McCurtain County · median home $179,900 · income $39,895 · Jan low 28°F · 2 in snow
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10Perry, Oklahoma
23 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950
4,484 people · Noble County · median home $109,100 · income $53,587 · Jan low 25°F · 7 in snow
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9Cleveland, Oklahoma
20 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950
3,205 people · Pawnee County · median home $117,800 · income $55,357 · Jan low 28°F · 7 in snow
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8Mannford, Oklahoma
20 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950
3,262 people · Creek County · median home $165,300 · income $60,521 · Jan low 28°F · 8 in snow
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7Heavener, Oklahoma
19 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950
2,985 people · Le Flore County · median home $59,200 · income $34,408 · Jan low 28°F · 1 in snow
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6Hugo, Oklahoma
19 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950
5,166 people · Choctaw County · median home $96,300 · income $33,917 · Jan low 29°F · 1 in snow
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5Hinton, Oklahoma
18 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950
4,917 people · Caddo County · median home $170,800 · income $65,278 · Jan low 26°F · 5 in snow
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4Stigler, Oklahoma
17 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950
2,703 people · Haskell County · median home $163,900 · income $42,976 · Jan low 25°F · 3 in snow
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3Alva, Oklahoma
17 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950
5,028 people · Woods County · median home $133,600 · income $40,709 · Jan low 23°F · 11 in snow
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2Watonga, Oklahoma
16 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950
2,690 people · Blaine County · median home $89,700 · income $54,081 · Jan low 24°F · 7 in snow
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1Cache, Oklahoma
13 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950
2,930 people · Comanche County · median home $162,700 · income $65,536 · Jan low 31°F · 2 in snow
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- 25 Small Towns in New York With the Fewest Tornadoes Since 1950
- 25 Small Towns in Michigan With the Fewest Tornadoes Since 1950
- 25 Small Towns in Texas With the Fewest Tornadoes Since 1950
- 25 Small Towns in New Jersey With the Fewest Tornadoes Since 1950
- 25 Small Towns in Florida With the Fewest Tornadoes Since 1950
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- 25 Small Towns in Illinois With the Fewest Tornadoes Since 1950
- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–2024)
- U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census and 2025 Gazetteer (2020 / 2025)
- NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals (1991–2020)
- NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (1950–2026)
- FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations (this product uses the FEMA OpenFEMA API but is not endorsed by FEMA) (1953–2026)
- NCES Common Core of Data (2023–24)
- BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; USDA ERS county unemployment (BLS LAUS) (2000–2024)
- The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025)