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.
HeatJuly 23, 2003
Oklahoma · 1 killed ·
HeatJuly 20, 2003
Oklahoma · 1 killed ·
HeatJuly 7, 2003
Carter · 1 killed ·
LightningApril 19, 2003
Bryan · 1 killed ·
LightningJuly 6, 2002
Cherokee · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
HeatJuly 16, 2001
Pawnee · 1 killed ·
HeatJuly 4, 2001
Comanche · 1 killed ·
HeatJuly 4, 2001
Payne · 1 killed ·
HeatSeptember 2, 2000
Oklahoma · 1 killed ·
HeatAugust 29, 2000
Cleveland · 1 killed ·
HeatAugust 28, 2000
Oklahoma · 1 killed ·
Extreme Cold/Wind ChillJanuary 30, 2000
Oklahoma · 1 killed ·
Extreme Cold/Wind ChillJanuary 28, 2000
Logan · 1 killed ·
LightningApril 24, 1999
Sequoyah · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
Flash FloodOctober 31, 1998
Woods · 1 killed ·
HeatSeptember 4, 1998
Oklahoma · 1 killed ·
LightningAugust 9, 1998
Wagoner · 1 killed ·
HeatAugust 5, 1998
Carter · 1 killed ·
HeatAugust 3, 1998
Oklahoma · 1 killed ·
HeatAugust 2, 1998
Oklahoma · 1 killed ·
HeatJuly 30, 1998
Oklahoma · 1 killed ·
HeatJuly 21, 1998
Logan · 1 killed ·
HeatJuly 20, 1998
Stephens · 1 killed ·
HeatJuly 17, 1998
Jackson · 1 killed ·
HeatJuly 11, 1998
Seminole · 1 killed ·
HeatJuly 10, 1998
Logan · 1 killed ·
HeatJuly 9, 1998
Oklahoma · 1 killed ·
HeatJuly 6, 1998
Choctaw · 1 killed ·
HeatJuly 6, 1998
Okmulgee · 1 killed ·
HeatJune 29, 1998
Oklahoma · 1 killed ·
HeatJune 26, 1998
Tulsa · 1 killed ·
HeatJune 21, 1998
Oklahoma · 1 killed ·
Heavy SnowDecember 23, 1997
Beaver · 1 killed ·
LightningAugust 18, 1997
Cimarron · 1 killed ·
LightningJuly 21, 1997
Rogers · 1 killed ·
FloodApril 11, 1997
Kay · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
FloodMarch 12, 1997
Pushmataha · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillNovember 25, 1996
Oklahoma · 1 killed ·
Flash FloodNovember 7, 1996
Pushmataha · 1 killed ·
LightningJuly 8, 1996
Texas · 1 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.