Storm History: Cotton County, Oklahoma

Events

811

Deaths

8

Injuries

32

Damage

$13 million

Episodes

525

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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• Tornado, May 24, 19574 deaths · 5 injured · $250,000 · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 1, 19543 deaths · 3 injured · $500,000 · F4 · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, December 15, 20081 death · 2 injured · 1 event here

• Drought, August 1, 2000$8.3 million · 1 event here
• Wildfire, November 27, 2005$650,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 25, 20003 injured · $642,000 · F2 · 4 events here
• Tornado, May 1, 19543 deaths · 3 injured · $500,000 · F4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, August 30, 19591 injured · $275,000 · F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 24, 19574 deaths · 5 injured · $250,000 · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 26, 19621 injured · $250,000 · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 2, 19732 injured · $250,000 · F2 · 2 events here
• Ice Storm, December 26, 2000$200,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 11, 1996$100,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 12, 2007$98,000 · 1 event here
• Wildfire, September 4, 2023$95,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 22, 2016$80,000 · 76 kt wind · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 1, 2025$75,000 · EF0 · 3 events here
• Hail, May 13, 2004$60,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 29, 1994$55,000 · 1.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Tornado, April 17, 1995$50,000 · F2 · 7 events here
• Hail, June 4, 2020$50,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 15, 2023$50,000 · EF2 · 6 events here
• Hail, July 12, 2000$40,000 · 61 kt wind · 3 events here

• Hail, May 1, 19805.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 19, 20034.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 22, 19844.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 22, 20204 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 22, 20253.5 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, March 29, 20253 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 30, 2017$20,000 · 3 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, April 13, 20023 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, April 14, 19983 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 19, 19673 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 26, 20262.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, April 10, 2016$2,000 · 2.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, May 11, 20162.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 4, 20122.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 14, 20112.75 in hail · 1 event here

• Tornado, May 5, 1960F5 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 24, 19574 deaths · 5 injured · $250,000 · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 1, 19543 deaths · 3 injured · $500,000 · F4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 4, 1960$25,000 · F4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 26, 19621 injured · $250,000 · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 10, 1979F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 10, 2009EF4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 27, 2024$30,000 · EF4 · 6 events here
• Tornado, November 17, 19584 injured · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 30, 19591 injured · $275,000 · F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 21, 1961F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 18, 1973F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 23, 1981F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 13, 1983F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 21, 1991F3 · 1 event here

Every tornado in Cotton County, with its track

• Excessive Heat, June 17, 20261 event here
• Hail, June 11, 20262.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Excessive Heat, June 8, 20261 event here
• Hail, April 26, 20262.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, April 17, 2026EF1 · 2 events here
• Drought, April 1, 20261 event here
• Tornado, March 10, 2026EF0 · 1 event here
• Drought, March 1, 20261 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20261 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20261 event here
• Drought, December 23, 20251 event here
• Tornado, August 28, 2025EF0 · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 15, 20252 events here
• Heat, August 7, 20253 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 24, 20253 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 18, 20252 events here
• Tornado, June 3, 2025$10,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 23, 2025EF1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 22, 20253.5 in hail · 6 events here
• Tornado, May 1, 2025$75,000 · EF0 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, April 29, 20251.25 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, April 1, 20252.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 29, 20253 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 18, 202565 kt wind · 1 event here
• Wildfire, March 14, 202572 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 3, 2025EF1 · 2 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 18, 20252 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 20251 event here
• Tornado, November 2, 2024$5,000 · EF3 · 3 events here
• Drought, November 1, 20241 event here
• Heat, September 20, 20241 event here
• Drought, September 10, 20241 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20241 event here
• Drought, August 27, 20241 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 23, 20242 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 17, 20244 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 11, 20245 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 6, 20242 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 1, 20241 event here
• Heat, July 29, 20243 events here
• Heat, July 14, 20243 events here
• Hail, July 4, 20241.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Heat, July 1, 20243 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 1, 20241 event here
• Heat, June 29, 20242 events here
• Heat, June 23, 20241 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 23, 20244 events here
• Hail, May 28, 20242.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 9, 20241.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 30, 2024$5,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 27, 2024$30,000 · EF4 · 6 events here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 12, 20241 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 29, 20231 event here
• Drought, October 17, 20231 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20231 event here
• Hail, September 19, 20232.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, September 12, 20231 event here
• Hail, September 8, 202361 kt wind · 2 events here
• Drought, September 5, 20231 event here
• Wildfire, September 4, 2023$95,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20231 event here
• Drought, August 29, 20231 event here
• Heat, August 17, 20232 events here
• Heat, August 13, 20231 event here
• Heat, August 8, 20231 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 8, 20231 event here
• Heat, August 1, 20232 events here
• Heat, July 17, 20231 event here
• Hail, July 13, 2023$5,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 12, 20231 event here
• Heat, July 11, 20231 event here
• Hail, July 3, 20231 in hail · 1 event here
• Heat, June 24, 20235 events here
• Heat, June 19, 20232 events here
• Tornado, June 15, 2023$50,000 · EF2 · 6 events here
• Tornado, May 11, 2023EF1 · 2 events here
• Hail, May 6, 20231.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Wildfire, March 31, 202367 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, March 23, 20231.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 26, 2023EF2 · 2 events here
• Drought, February 1, 20231 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20231 event here
• Tornado, December 13, 2022EF2 · 1 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20221 event here
• Drought, November 16, 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
• Drought, July 16, 20221 event here
• Drought, July 1, 20221 event here
• Flash Flood, June 8, 20222.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, June 1, 20221 event here
• Drought, May 16, 20221 event here
• Drought, May 1, 20221 event here
• High Wind, April 5, 202264 kt wind · 2 events here
• Drought, April 1, 20221 event here
• Drought, March 1, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, February 23, 20221 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20221 event here
• High Wind, January 14, 202262 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20221 event here
• Drought, December 16, 20211 event here
• Drought, September 15, 20211 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 16, 20211 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 14, 20211 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 14, 20211 event here
• Ice Storm, October 26, 20201 event here
• Hail, August 30, 2020$5,000 · 1 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, July 30, 20201.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, June 21, 202060 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 4, 2020$50,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 22, 20204 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 21, 2020EF1 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, March 18, 202060 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20191 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20191 event here
• Tornado, June 18, 2019EF1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 28, 20192.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 30, 2019EF3 · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 1, 201962 kt wind · 2 events here
• Drought, September 1, 20181 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 18, 201850 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20181 event here
• Drought, July 1, 20181 event here
• Flood, June 24, 20181 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 22, 201857 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 7, 20181.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 19, 2018EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 2, 2018$2,000 · EF2 · 2 events here
• Drought, March 1, 20181 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20181 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20181 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20171 event here
• Flash Flood, June 30, 2017$20,000 · 3 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 22, 20171.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 19, 20171.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 18, 2017EF1 · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 16, 2017EF2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 10, 2017EF0 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 22, 2016$80,000 · 76 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, May 11, 20162.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 10, 2016$2,000 · 2.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Ice Storm, November 27, 20151 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20151 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20151 event here
• Tornado, May 26, 2015EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 9, 2015EF1 · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 8, 2015EF0 · 2 events here
• Drought, May 1, 20151 event here
• Drought, April 1, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, March 4, 20151 event here
• Drought, March 1, 20151 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20151 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20151 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 27, 20141 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20141 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20141 event here
• Hail, October 12, 2014$10,000 · 1.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20141 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20141 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20141 event here
• Hail, July 23, 20142.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 17, 20141 event here
• Drought, July 1, 20141 event here
• Flood, June 7, 20142 in hail · 2 events here
• Drought, June 1, 20141 event here
• Tornado, May 7, 2014EF0 · 3 events here
• Drought, May 1, 20141 event here
• Drought, April 1, 20141 event here
• Drought, March 1, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, February 2, 20142 events here
• Drought, February 1, 20141 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20141 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20131 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20131 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20131 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20131 event here
• Hail, August 15, 20132.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20131 event here
• Drought, July 1, 20131 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 8, 201358 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, June 1, 20131 event here
• Tornado, May 29, 2013$40,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Drought, May 1, 20131 event here
• Tornado, April 17, 2013EF1 · 3 events here
• Drought, April 1, 20131 event here
• Hail, March 30, 20132.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, March 1, 20131 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20131 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20131 event here
• Blizzard, December 25, 20121 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20121 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20121 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20121 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20121 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20121 event here
• Drought, July 1, 20121 event here
• Drought, June 1, 20121 event here
• Hail, May 30, 20121.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 4, 20122.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Drought, March 1, 20121 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20121 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20121 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20111 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20111 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20111 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20111 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20111 event here
• Drought, July 1, 20111 event here
• Hail, June 20, 20111.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 14, 20112.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, June 1, 20111 event here
• Tornado, May 19, 2011$15,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Drought, May 1, 20111 event here
• Tornado, April 22, 2011EF1 · 9 events here
• High Wind, April 15, 201168 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, April 1, 20111 event here
• Drought, March 1, 20111 event here
• Drought, February 22, 20111 event here
• Winter Storm, February 1, 20111 event here
• Winter Storm, January 31, 20111 event here
• Hail, April 2, 20101.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, March 19, 20103 injured · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 11, 20101 event here
• Ice Storm, January 28, 20101 event here
• Blizzard, December 24, 20091 event here
• Hail, October 6, 20091 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 20, 20092.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 10, 20091 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 3, 200965 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 6, 20091.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, April 1, 20091 event here
• Drought, March 1, 20091 event here
• Tornado, February 10, 2009EF4 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 9, 200956 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20091 event here
• Winter Weather, December 15, 20081 death · 2 injured · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 18, 20081 event here
• Hail, April 7, 20081.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 2, 2008EF0 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 15, 20084 injured · $10,000 · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, December 9, 20071 event here
• Tornado, August 18, 2007EF1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 26, 2007$40,000 · 2 events here
• Heavy Rain, June 1, 20071 event here
• Hail, April 24, 20071.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, March 30, 200752 kt wind · 4 events here
• Winter Storm, January 12, 2007$98,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20071 event here

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Tornadoes in Cotton CountyEvery warning in Cotton County since 1986Every county in Oklahoma

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.