Storms in Oklahoma in 1997
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Oklahoma in 1997, with each episode’s narrative and every event in it. From 1996 the record holds 48 kinds of event with each office’s narrative; before that, tornadoes, hail and thunderstorm wind only, and before 1955 tornadoes alone.
Oklahoma in 1997 on the map
Every episode with a place to put it, colored by kind of event.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The year
- Events
- 1,670
- Deaths
- 6
- Injuries
- 19
- Damage
- $15 million
- Episodes
- 266
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
By kind of event
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | 748 | 0 | 0 | $839,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 535 | 0 | 6 | $1.2 million |
| Heavy Snow | 124 | 1 | 0 | |
| Flash Flood | 122 | 1 | 6 | $2.2 million |
| Tornado | 59 | 0 | 6 | $2.7 million |
| Lightning | 29 | 1 | 0 | $6,000 |
| Winter Weather | 16 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 14 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 7 | 0 | 0 | $500 |
| Funnel Cloud | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Storm | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Rain | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
| Blizzard | 2 | 1 | 0 | $8.5 million |
| Strong Wind | 1 | 0 | 0 | $6,000 |
Every episode, month by month
January 1997
- Ice Storm in Oklahoma, January 6 to 8, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Oklahoma, January 8, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Oklahoma, January 8 to 9, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Oklahoma, January 11 to 12, 1997
- Winter Weather in Oklahoma, January 11 to 12, 1997
- Ice Storm in Oklahoma, January 12 to 15, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Oklahoma, January 14, 1997
- Ice Storm in Oklahoma, January 14 to 15, 1997
- Hail in Oklahoma, January 21, 1997
- Hail in Oklahoma, January 21, 1997
- Hail in Oklahoma, January 22, 1997
February 1997
- Heavy Snow in Oklahoma, February 6 to 7, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, February 20, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, February 20, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, February 20, 1997
- Flash Flood in Oklahoma, February 20, 1997
- Flash Flood in Oklahoma, February 20, 1997
- Heavy Rain in Oklahoma, February 20, 1997
- Heavy Rain in Oklahoma, February 20, 1997
- Flash Flood in Oklahoma, February 20, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, February 20, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, February 20, 1997
- Tornado in Oklahoma, February 20, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, February 20, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, February 20, 1997
- Flash Flood in Oklahoma, February 20, 1997
- Flash Flood in Oklahoma, February 20, 1997
- Flash Flood in Oklahoma, February 20, 1997
- Flash Flood in Oklahoma, February 20, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, February 20, 1997
- Flash Flood in Oklahoma, February 20, 1997
- High Wind in Oklahoma, February 21, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Oklahoma, February 22 to 23, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Oklahoma, February 25, 1997
March 1997
- Hail in Oklahoma, March 1, 1997
- Hail in Oklahoma, March 1, 1997
- Hail in Oklahoma, March 1, 1997
- Hail in Oklahoma, March 1, 1997
- Hail in Oklahoma, March 2, 1997
- Hail in Oklahoma, March 2, 1997
- Hail in Oklahoma, March 2, 1997
- Hail in Oklahoma, March 2, 1997
- Hail in Oklahoma, March 2, 1997
- Hail in Oklahoma, March 2, 1997
- Hail in Oklahoma, March 7, 1997
- Flood in Oklahoma, March 12, 1997
- Hail in Oklahoma, March 24, 1997
- Hail in Oklahoma, March 24, 1997
- Hail in Oklahoma, March 24, 1997
- Hail in Oklahoma, March 24, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, March 24, 1997
- Hail in Oklahoma, March 24, 1997
- Hail in Oklahoma, March 24, 1997
- Hail in Oklahoma, March 24, 1997
- Hail in Oklahoma, March 24, 1997
- Hail in Oklahoma, March 24, 1997
- Hail in Oklahoma, March 24, 1997
- Hail in Oklahoma, March 24, 1997
- Hail in Oklahoma, March 24, 1997
- Hail in Oklahoma, March 24, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, March 24, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, March 24, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, March 24, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, March 24 to 25, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, March 24, 1997
- Hail in Oklahoma, March 24, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, March 24, 1997
- Hail in Oklahoma, March 24, 1997
- Hail in Oklahoma, March 24, 1997
- Hail in Oklahoma, March 24, 1997
- Hail in Oklahoma, March 24, 1997
- Hail in Oklahoma, March 24, 1997
- Hail in Oklahoma, March 24, 1997
- Hail in Oklahoma, March 24, 1997
- Hail in Oklahoma, March 25, 1997
- Hail in Oklahoma, March 25, 1997
- Hail in Oklahoma, March 25, 1997
- Hail in Oklahoma, March 25, 1997
- Hail in Oklahoma, March 25, 1997
- Hail in Oklahoma, March 25, 1997
- Hail in Oklahoma, March 25, 1997
- Hail in Oklahoma, March 25, 1997
- Hail in Oklahoma, March 25, 1997
- Hail in Oklahoma, March 25, 1997
- Hail in Oklahoma, March 25, 1997
- Hail in Oklahoma, March 25, 1997
- Hail in Oklahoma, March 25, 1997
- Hail in Oklahoma, March 25, 1997
- Hail in Oklahoma, March 25, 1997
- Hail in Oklahoma, March 25, 1997
- Hail in Oklahoma, March 27, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, March 27, 1997
- Hail in Oklahoma, March 27, 1997
- Hail in Oklahoma, March 27, 1997
- Hail in Oklahoma, March 27, 1997
- Hail in Oklahoma, March 27, 1997
- Hail in Oklahoma, March 27, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, March 27, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, March 27, 1997
- Tornado in Oklahoma, March 27, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, March 29, 1997
- Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, March 29, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, March 29, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, March 29, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, March 29, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, March 29, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, March 29, 1997
- Hail in Oklahoma, March 29, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, March 29 to 30, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, March 29, 1997
- Hail in Oklahoma, March 29, 1997
- Hail in Oklahoma, March 29, 1997
- Hail in Oklahoma, March 29, 1997
- Hail in Oklahoma, March 29, 1997
- Hail in Oklahoma, March 29, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, March 29, 1997
April 1997
- Tornado and Hail in Oklahoma, April 4, 1997
- Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, April 4, 1997
- High Wind in Oklahoma, April 6, 1997
- Hail in Oklahoma, April 7, 1997
- Hail in Oklahoma, April 10, 1997
- Flash Flood in Oklahoma, April 11, 1997
- Flood in Oklahoma, April 11, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, April 11, 1997
- Hail in Oklahoma, April 16, 1997
- Hail in Oklahoma, April 20, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, April 20, 1997
- Funnel Cloud in Oklahoma, April 21, 1997
- Hail in Oklahoma, April 22, 1997
- Hail in Oklahoma, April 22, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Oklahoma, April 25, 1997
- High Wind in Oklahoma, April 29 to 30, 1997
May 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, May 1, 1997
- Hail and High Wind in Oklahoma, May 1, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, May 1 to 2, 1997
- Hail in Oklahoma, May 2, 1997
- Hail in Oklahoma, May 2, 1997
- High Wind in Oklahoma, May 2, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, May 6, 1997
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Oklahoma, May 7 to 8, 1997
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Oklahoma, May 7 to 8, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, May 8, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, May 8, 1997
- Hail in Oklahoma, May 8, 1997
- Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, May 13, 1997
- Hail in Oklahoma, May 16, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, May 18, 1997
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strikes in Oklahoma, May 19, 1997
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Oklahoma, May 23, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, May 24, 1997
- Hail and Lightning Strikes in Oklahoma, May 24 to 25, 1997
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, May 25, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, May 25, 1997
- Hail in Oklahoma, May 26, 1997
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Oklahoma, May 26, 1997
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, May 26 to 27, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, May 27, 1997
- Hail in Oklahoma, May 27, 1997
- Hail in Oklahoma, May 27, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, May 27, 1997
- Hail in Oklahoma, May 28, 1997
- Tornado and Hail in Oklahoma, May 29 to 30, 1997
- Hail in Oklahoma, May 29, 1997
June 1997
- Lightning Strikes in Oklahoma, June 2, 1997
- Flash Flood and Hail in Oklahoma, June 9, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, June 11, 1997
- Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, June 11, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, June 12, 1997
- Flash Flood and Hail in Oklahoma, June 12 to 13, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, June 13, 1997
- Hail and Lightning Strike in Oklahoma, June 13, 1997
- Hail in Oklahoma, June 13, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, June 14, 1997
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Oklahoma, June 14, 1997
- Hail in Oklahoma, June 15, 1997
- Tornado and Hail in Oklahoma, June 15, 1997
- Hail in Oklahoma, June 15, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, June 16, 1997
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Oklahoma, June 16, 1997
- Hail in Oklahoma, June 16, 1997
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Oklahoma, June 16 to 17, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, June 22, 1997
- Hail in Oklahoma, June 24, 1997
- Hail in Oklahoma, June 25, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, June 25, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, June 26, 1997
- Flash Flood and Hail in Oklahoma, June 27, 1997
- Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, June 27, 1997
- Flash Flood in Oklahoma, June 28, 1997
- Flash Flood in Oklahoma, June 28, 1997
- Flash Flood in Oklahoma, June 29, 1997
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Oklahoma, June 29 to 30, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, June 29, 1997
- Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, June 29, 1997
July 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, July 3, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, July 5, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, July 9, 1997
- Flash Flooding in Oklahoma, July 10, 1997
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Oklahoma, July 10, 1997
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, July 11, 1997
- Hail in Oklahoma, July 14, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, July 15, 1997
- Hail in Oklahoma, July 15, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, July 15, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, July 15, 1997
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Oklahoma, July 15, 1997
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Oklahoma, July 16, 1997
- Flash Flooding and Lightning Strike in Oklahoma, July 17, 1997
- Flash Flooding in Oklahoma, July 17, 1997
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Oklahoma, July 17 to 18, 1997
- Flash Flood and Hail in Oklahoma, July 17 to 18, 1997
- Flash Flood in Oklahoma, July 18, 1997
- Flash Flooding in Oklahoma, July 19, 1997
- Flash Flooding in Oklahoma, July 19, 1997
- Flash Flood and Hail in Oklahoma, July 20, 1997
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Oklahoma, July 21, 1997
- Flash Flood and Hail in Oklahoma, July 21, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, July 22, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, July 22, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, July 23, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, July 28, 1997
- Flash Flood in Oklahoma, July 29, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, July 29, 1997
August 1997
- Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, August 3, 1997
- Flash Flooding in Oklahoma, August 6 to 12, 1997
- Hail in Oklahoma, August 7, 1997
- Flash Flood in Oklahoma, August 9, 1997
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, August 10 to 11, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, August 13 to 14, 1997
- Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, August 16 to 17, 1997
- Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, August 17, 1997
- Hail in Oklahoma, August 17, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, August 17, 1997
- Flash Flood in Oklahoma, August 18, 1997
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Oklahoma, August 18 to 19, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Oklahoma, August 18, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, August 20, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, August 20, 1997
- Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, August 22, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, August 22, 1997
- Hail in Oklahoma, August 22, 1997
September 1997
- Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, September 2, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, September 8, 1997
- Tornadoes in Oklahoma, September 8, 1997
- Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, September 8, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, September 9, 1997
- Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, September 13, 1997
- Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, September 13, 1997
- Flash Flooding in Oklahoma, September 22 to 23, 1997
October 1997
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Oklahoma, October 8 to 9, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, October 8, 1997
- Flash Flood in Oklahoma, October 9, 1997
- Blizzard and Winter Storm in Oklahoma, October 25, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, October 25, 1997
- Hail in Oklahoma, October 25, 1997
- Hail in Oklahoma, October 30, 1997
- Flash Flood and Hail in Oklahoma, October 30 to 31, 1997
November 1997
December 1997
- Strong Wind in Oklahoma, December 9, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, December 9, 1997
- Ice Storm in Oklahoma, December 20 to 21, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Oklahoma, December 22 to 23, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Oklahoma, December 23 to 24, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Oklahoma, December 23 to 24, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Oklahoma, December 26, 1997
- High Wind in Oklahoma, December 28, 1997
More
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24.