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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.

Ice StormJanuary 30, 2002
Garfield · $25.0M damage
Ice StormJanuary 30, 2002
Alfalfa · $25.0M damage
Ice StormJanuary 30, 2002
Beckham · $25.0M damage
Ice StormJanuary 30, 2002
Dewey · $25.0M damage
Ice StormJanuary 30, 2002
Ellis · $25.0M damage
WildfireMarch 14, 2025
Logan · $23.0M damage
Tornado (EF2)April 27, 2024
Carter · 19 injured · $20.0M damage
WildfireFebruary 27, 2024
Beaver · $20.0M damage
Ice StormDecember 8, 2007
Osage · $20.0M damage
Ice StormDecember 8, 2007
Washington · $20.0M damage
Ice StormDecember 8, 2007
Pawnee · $20.0M damage
Ice StormDecember 8, 2007
Nowata · $20.0M damage
FloodJuly 1, 2007
Ottawa · $20.0M damage
HailNovember 18, 2003
Tulsa · $20.0M damage
WildfireMarch 14, 2025
Payne · $15.0M damage
Tornado (EF3)November 3, 2024
Oklahoma · 6 injured · $15.0M damage
Tornado (EF2)May 6, 2024
Washington · $15.0M damage
Ice StormDecember 9, 2007
Cherokee · $15.0M damage
Ice StormDecember 9, 2007
Muskogee · $15.0M damage
DroughtJanuary 1, 2006
Harper · $15.0M damage
Ice StormDecember 26, 2000
Garvin · $14.0M damage
Ice StormDecember 26, 2000
Grady · $13.5M damage
Winter StormJanuary 12, 2007
Muskogee · $10.5M damage
Tornado (EF1)March 4, 2025
Pontotoc · 1 injured · $10.0M damage
Ice StormDecember 9, 2007
Okfuskee · $10.0M damage
Ice StormDecember 9, 2007
Mcintosh · $10.0M damage
DroughtDecember 1, 2005
Logan · $10.0M damage
Tornado (F1)May 9, 2003
Oklahoma · 8 injured · $10.0M damage
Thunderstorm WindMay 27, 2001
Comanche · $10.0M damage
Tornado (F3)May 3, 1999
Logan · 13 injured · $10.0M damage
Tornado (F3)May 9, 2003
Oklahoma · 2 injured · $7.0M damage
Flash FloodJune 14, 2010
Oklahoma · 136 injured · $5.5M damage
Tornado (EF3)November 3, 2024
Stephens · 6 injured · $5.0M damage
Tornado (EF3)May 5, 2007
Beckham · 1 injured · $5.0M damage
Tornado (EF3)May 9, 2016
Murray · $4.0M damage
Tornado (EF3)May 9, 2016
Choctaw · 2 injured · $3.0M damage
Tornado (F3)March 12, 2006
Delaware · 8 injured · $3.0M damage
Tornado (F3)May 24, 1998
Grant · $2.0M damage
Tornado (F3)October 4, 1998
Pottawatomie · 1 injured · $1.5M damage
Tornado (EF3)November 3, 2024
Cleveland · $1.0M damage

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.