Storm History: Cherokee County, Oklahoma

Events

927

Deaths

9

Injuries

20

Damage

$30 million

Episodes

587

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.

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• Flash Flood, September 26, 19964 deaths · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 1, 19992 deaths · 5 injured · $1.5 million · F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 29, 20251 death · 1 injured · $30,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 20021 death · 1 injured · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 31, 20081 death · EF1 · 3 events here

• Ice Storm, December 8, 2007$15 million · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, January 26, 20091 injured · $4.0 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 1, 19992 deaths · 5 injured · $1.5 million · F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, November 30, 20185 injured · $1.5 million · EF2 · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, January 12, 2007$1.0 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 20, 20191 injured · $800,000 · EF2 · 3 events here
• Tornado, April 17, 1995$555,000 · F2 · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, June 20, 2000$500,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, March 3, 2004$479,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 4, 1995$304,000 · F1 · 6 events here
• Flash Flood, July 2, 2004$282,000 · 61 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 11, 1966$250,000 · F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 15, 1984$250,000 · F1 · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, May 11, 20161 injured · $250,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, October 26, 1995$200,000 · F0 · 3 events here
• Tornado, April 26, 2016$150,000 · EF1 · 3 events here
• Tornado, April 14, 2026$150,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, October 4, 19981 injured · $149,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 22, 2011$145,000 · EF3 · 6 events here
• Tornado, June 17, 2025$130,000 · EF1 · 4 events here

• Hail, May 15, 2022$25,000 · 4.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Flood, May 22, 19994 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 1, 20023.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, October 2, 2014$65,000 · 3 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 8, 20262.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 4, 2020$20,000 · 2.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, May 29, 20161 injured · $70,000 · 2.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, September 7, 2012$5,000 · 2.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 12, 2009$15,000 · 2.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 1, 20082.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, April 24, 20062.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 29, 19952.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, October 16, 19932.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, September 9, 19922.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, April 16, 19902.75 in hail · 2 events here

• Tornado, May 5, 1960$25,000 · F5 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 11, 1992F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 24, 1993$500 · F4 · 5 events here
• Tornado, May 10, 2008$20,000 · EF4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 1, 19992 deaths · 5 injured · $1.5 million · F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 10, 1964$25,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 11, 1966$250,000 · F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 21, 1991F3 · 3 events here
• Tornado, April 12, 1991F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 2, 1992F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 7, 1995$5,000 · F3 · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 26, 1997$100 · F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 3, 1999$41,000 · F3 · 5 events here
• Tornado, March 12, 2006$50,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 22, 2011$145,000 · EF3 · 6 events here

Every tornado in Cherokee County, with its track

• Flash Flood, June 25, 20261 in hail · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, June 11, 202661 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, June 8, 202661 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, June 1, 20261 event here
• Hail, May 8, 20262.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, May 1, 20261 event here
• Tornado, April 28, 2026EF1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 14, 2026$150,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Drought, April 1, 20261 event here
• Wildfire, March 15, 20261 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 10, 202661 kt wind · 2 events here
• Wildfire, March 1, 20261 event here
• Drought, March 1, 20261 event here
• Wildfire, February 19, 20261 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20261 event here
• Winter Storm, January 23, 20261 event here
• Drought, January 6, 20261 event here
• Tornado, June 17, 2025$130,000 · EF1 · 4 events here
• Tornado, June 7, 2025$10,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 6, 2025EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 19, 2025$75,000 · EF3 · 6 events here
• Hail, May 17, 20252 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 30, 2025EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 18, 20250.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 29, 20251 death · 1 injured · $30,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Wildfire, March 13, 20251 event here
• Winter Storm, January 9, 20251 event here
• Tornado, November 4, 2024$80,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 3, 2024EF0 · 1 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20241 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20241 event here
• Flash Flood, August 16, 2024$2,000 · 2 in hail · 2 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 13, 20241 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 29, 20241 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 28, 20241 event here
• Hail, May 17, 20240.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 8, 2024$10,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 2, 2024$25,000 · 1 in hail · 4 events here
• Tornado, April 27, 2024EF3 · 5 events here
• Tornado, March 14, 2024$45,000 · EF0 · 4 events here
• Wildfire, March 1, 20241 event here
• Wildfire, February 19, 20241 event here
• Hail, January 11, 20240.88 in hail · 2 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 19, 20231 event here
• Flash Flood, August 13, 202370 kt wind · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 11, 20232 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 1, 20231 event here
• Flood, July 14, 202365 kt wind · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 12, 20231 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 28, 20231 event here
• Tornado, June 17, 2023$91,000 · EF1 · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, June 9, 20231 in hail · 1 event here
• Wildfire, April 7, 20231 event here
• Flash Flood, March 23, 20231.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 26, 202369 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, February 15, 2023$50,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, January 30, 20231 event here
• Winter Storm, January 24, 20231 event here
• Tornado, January 2, 2023EF1 · 2 events here
• Drought, January 1, 20231 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20221 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20221 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20221 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20221 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20221 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 24, 20221 event here
• Drought, July 19, 20221 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 19, 20221 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 6, 20221 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 12, 20221 event here
• Flash Flood, June 8, 202261 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 15, 2022$25,000 · 4.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 4, 2022EF1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 2, 2022EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 15, 2022$75,000 · 2 in hail · 1 event here
• Wildfire, April 10, 20221 event here
• Wildfire, March 20, 20221 event here
• Hail, March 6, 20221 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 23, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, February 2, 20221 event here
• Flood, December 18, 20211 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 24, 20211 event here
• Tornado, April 28, 2021EF1 · 1 event here
• Wildfire, April 1, 20211 event here
• Wildfire, March 29, 20211 event here
• Wildfire, March 5, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, February 16, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, February 14, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, December 13, 20201 event here
• Hail, November 14, 202060 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 11, 2020$25,000 · 2 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, May 27, 20201 event here
• Tornado, May 15, 2020$20,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 4, 2020$20,000 · 2.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, April 28, 2020EF1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 19, 2020EF1 · 1 event here
• Wildfire, March 4, 20201 event here
• Flood, January 11, 20201 event here
• Tornado, January 10, 2020$65,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Flood, November 7, 20191 event here
• Tornado, October 20, 2019EF1 · 3 events here
• Flood, October 6, 20191 event here
• Hail, October 5, 2019$5,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 26, 20191.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 10, 20191 event here
• Flash Flood, June 22, 201974 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flood, June 7, 20191 event here
• Flash Flood, May 29, 201961 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 20, 20191 injured · $800,000 · EF2 · 3 events here
• Flood, May 1, 20191 event here
• Flash Flood, February 7, 2019$25,000 · 65 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, November 30, 20185 injured · $1.5 million · EF2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, October 7, 2018EF0 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 30, 2018$4,000 · 61 kt wind · 3 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 19, 20181 event here
• Flood, March 27, 20181 event here
• Flash Flood, February 23, 2018$25,000 · 2 events here
• Flood, February 23, 20181 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20181 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20181 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20171 event here
• Drought, November 15, 20171 event here
• Hail, October 21, 20171 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 17, 2017$2,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 18, 2017$2,000 · EF2 · 6 events here
• Tornado, May 10, 2017EF1 · 1 event here
• Flood, May 1, 20171 event here
• Flood, April 29, 20172 events here
• Tornado, April 28, 2017EF2 · 4 events here
• Flood, April 26, 20171 event here
• Flood, April 21, 20171 event here
• Flash Flood, April 21, 20171 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, April 1, 20171 event here
• Wildfire, March 20, 20171 event here
• Hail, March 9, 2017$5,000 · 2.5 in hail · 5 events here
• Drought, March 1, 20171 event here
• Wildfire, March 1, 20171 event here
• Wildfire, February 8, 20171 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20171 event here
• Winter Storm, January 6, 20171 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20171 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20161 event here
• Flash Flood, July 14, 2016$110,000 · 1.5 in hail · 6 events here
• Flash Flood, May 29, 20161 injured · $70,000 · 2.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, May 11, 20161 injured · $250,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 26, 2016$150,000 · EF1 · 3 events here
• Wildfire, February 15, 20161 event here
• Flood, December 27, 20152 events here
• Flash Flood, December 26, 20151 in hail · 12 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 7, 20151 event here
• Tornado, July 9, 2015EF1 · 3 events here
• Tornado, July 7, 2015EF1 · 1 event here
• Flood, June 19, 20151 event here
• Flash Flood, June 17, 20151 event here
• Tornado, May 25, 2015$20,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Flood, May 24, 20151 event here
• Tornado, May 23, 2015EF0 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 16, 2015EF2 · 2 events here
• Hail, April 9, 20151.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 25, 2015$15,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 15, 20151 event here
• Wildfire, January 18, 20151 event here
• Hail, October 2, 2014$65,000 · 3 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, August 18, 201470 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 23, 20141 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 13, 20141.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, April 3, 20142.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, March 27, 2014$4,000 · 1.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, March 2, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, February 2, 20141 event here
• Ice Storm, December 20, 20131 event here
• Ice Storm, December 5, 20131 event here
• Flash Flood, October 30, 20131 event here
• Tornado, July 23, 2013EF1 · 2 events here
• Excessive Heat, June 26, 20131 event here
• Flash Flood, June 1, 201370 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 31, 2013$2,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Flood, May 10, 20131 event here
• Tornado, April 17, 2013$5,000 · EF2 · 2 events here
• Drought, March 1, 20131 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20131 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20131 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20121 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 11, 2012$30,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20121 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20121 event here
• Hail, September 7, 2012$5,000 · 2.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20121 event here
• Hail, August 16, 201270 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 8, 2012$50,000 · 70 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20121 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 1, 20121 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 28, 20121 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 201265 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, July 1, 20121 event here
• Tornado, April 15, 2012$30,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 19, 2012EF0 · 2 events here
• Hail, March 8, 20121.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Wildfire, March 5, 20121 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 28, 201261 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20111 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20111 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20111 event here
• Flash Flood, August 12, 2011$15,000 · 1 in hail · 4 events here
• Tornado, August 10, 2011EF2 · 2 events here
• Drought, August 1, 20111 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 1, 20111 event here
• Wildfire, July 27, 2011$15,000 · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 9, 20111 event here
• Drought, July 1, 20111 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 29, 20111 event here
• Flood, May 24, 20111 event here
• Tornado, May 23, 2011$5,000 · EF0 · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 22, 2011$145,000 · EF3 · 6 events here
• Tornado, April 26, 2011$25,000 · EF0 · 2 events here
• Flood, April 25, 2011$50,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, April 24, 20111 event here
• Flood, April 24, 20111 event here
• Tornado, April 24, 2011$15,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 22, 2011EF1 · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, February 8, 20111 event here
• Winter Storm, February 4, 20111 event here
• Blizzard, February 1, 20111 event here
• Winter Storm, January 19, 20111 event here
• Tornado, December 31, 2010EF2 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 9, 2010$50,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 1, 201061 kt wind · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 12, 20101 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 19, 20101 event here
• Hail, May 26, 20101 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 19, 2010EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 13, 2010$10,000 · EF2 · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, March 20, 20101 event here
• Winter Storm, January 28, 20101 event here
• Winter Storm, December 24, 20091 event here
• Flood, October 9, 20091 event here
• Flood, October 9, 20091 event here
• Flash Flood, October 8, 20091 event here
• Flash Flood, September 21, 20091.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 9, 20091 event here
• Flash Flood, August 19, 20092 in hail · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 11, 20091 event here
• Hail, June 12, 2009$15,000 · 2.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 15, 200961 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 13, 20091 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, May 1, 2009$50,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, April 18, 2009$10,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 9, 2009$50,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Hail, March 27, 20091.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, January 26, 20091 injured · $4.0 million · 1 event here

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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.