Oklahoma Storm & Severe Weather History
Since 1996, Oklahoma has logged 63,159 severe-weather events — about 2,037 a year — with 406 direct deaths, 4,626 injuries and $7.9B in reported property damage.
By event type
Hail20,860—$638.6M
Thunderstorm Wind15,98719 d$1.1B
Drought6,621—$32.7M
Flash Flood3,28265 d$77.1M
Tornado2,509144 d$4.4B
Heat2,48492 d$10K
High Wind2,104—$3.2M
Excessive Heat2,08714 d—
Winter Storm1,3302 d$57.8M
Heavy Snow1,0641 d$7.0M
Flood1,02225 d$26.2M
Winter Weather8564 d$2.3M
Ice Storm6324 d$1.3B
Wildfire60313 d$181.6M
Cold/Wind Chill4557 d$100K
Lightning37713 d$25.2M
Events by year
19962026
Notable events (381)
Events with deaths, major damage, or a strong tornado — deadliest first.
Tornado (EF5)May 20, 2013
Cleveland · 24 killed · 207 injured · $2.0B damage
Tornado (F4)May 3, 1999
Oklahoma · 12 killed · 234 injured · $450.0M damage
Tornado (F5)May 3, 1999
Grady · 12 killed · 39 injured · $90.0M damage
Tornado (F5)May 3, 1999
Cleveland · 11 killed · 293 injured · $450.0M damage
Tornado (EF4)February 10, 2009
Carter · 8 killed · 46 injured · $3.0M damage
Tornado (EF3)May 31, 2013
Canadian · 8 killed · 26 injured · $300K damage
Flash FloodMay 31, 2013
Oklahoma · 7 killed ·
Tornado (EF5)May 24, 2011
Canadian · 7 killed · 112 injured ·
Tornado (EF4)May 10, 2008
Ottawa · 6 killed · 150 injured · $15.0M damage
Tornado (EF3)April 14, 2012
Woodward · 6 killed · 29 injured ·
HeatJuly 4, 2001
Oklahoma · 6 killed ·
Flash FloodMay 31, 2013
Oklahoma · 5 killed · $50K damage
HeatJuly 16, 2006
Oklahoma · 5 killed · 100 injured ·
HeatJuly 27, 1999
Cleveland · 5 killed ·
Flash FloodSeptember 26, 1996
Cherokee · 4 killed ·
Ice StormDecember 8, 2007
Tulsa · 3 killed · $101.0M damage
Thunderstorm WindSeptember 7, 2012
Nowata · 3 killed · $250K damage
Flash FloodAugust 18, 2007
Caddo · 3 killed · $10K damage
HeatJuly 17, 2006
Mcintosh · 3 killed ·
HeatJuly 30, 1999
Kay · 3 killed ·
HeatJuly 19, 1998
Oklahoma · 3 killed ·
HeatJuly 6, 1998
Tulsa · 3 killed ·
Tornado (EF4)May 6, 2024
Osage · 2 killed · 33 injured · $10.0M damage
Tornado (EF3)May 25, 2024
Mayes · 2 killed · 4 injured · $5.0M damage
Tornado (EF3)March 6, 2026
Okmulgee · 2 killed · 2 injured · $3.0M damage
Tornado (EF3)April 27, 2024
Hughes · 2 killed · 4 injured · $1.5M damage
Tornado (F3)June 1, 1999
Cherokee · 2 killed · 5 injured · $1.5M damage
Tornado (EF2)April 22, 2020
Marshall · 2 killed · 1 injured · $500K damage
Tornado (EF3)May 25, 2019
Canadian · 2 killed · 29 injured · $400K damage
Tornado (EF3)April 30, 2019
Bryan · 2 killed · 11 injured · $300K damage
Tornado (EF2)March 28, 2007
Beaver · 2 killed · $102K damage
Flash FloodApril 19, 2025
Cleveland · 2 killed · $100K damage
Tornado (EF2)March 5, 2026
Major · 2 killed · $50K damage
FloodNovember 8, 2024
Muskogee · 2 killed · $15K damage
Winter WeatherJanuary 3, 2008
Garvin · 2 killed · $15K damage
FloodApril 20, 2025
Tulsa · 2 killed ·
Flash FloodNovember 4, 2022
Adair · 2 killed · 2 injured ·
HeatJune 13, 2020
Tulsa · 2 killed ·
FloodMay 21, 2019
Tulsa · 2 killed ·
FloodOctober 7, 2018
Johnston · 2 killed ·
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Counts are every logged event since 1996; the "notable" list is filtered to events with fatalities, major damage or a strong tornado. Damage is the reporting office's estimate. A record of past weather is not a forecast. See About the Data.