Storm History: Garfield County, Oklahoma
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Garfield County, Oklahoma: floods, hail, damaging wind, tornadoes, winter storms, heat and the rest, with the most serious on record. Events filed by forecast zone count for every county the zone covers.
The record
- Events
- 1,574
- Deaths
- 5
- Injuries
- 29
- Damage
- $55 million
- Episodes
- 802
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.
Every year
By kind of event
Counted under the kind that heads each episode.
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado | 553 | 0 | 26 | $16 million |
| Hail | 460 | 0 | 0 | $3.9 million |
| Flash Flood | 130 | 0 | 0 | $1.4 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 119 | 0 | 0 | $524,000 |
| Drought | 105 | 0 | 0 | $8.3 million |
| Heat | 36 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 36 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Snow | 28 | 0 | 0 | $45,000 |
| Winter Storm | 19 | 2 | 0 | $5,000 |
| High Wind | 18 | 0 | 0 | $6,000 |
| Ice Storm | 18 | 1 | 0 | $25 million |
| Winter Weather | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wildfire | 8 | 1 | 2 | $71,000 |
| Flood | 6 | 0 | 0 | $4,000 |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 4 | 1 | 1 | $10,000 |
| Dense Fog | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 2 | 0 | 0 | $50,000 |
| Funnel Cloud | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Rain | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Ice Storm, January 30, 2002
- Drought, August 1, 2000
- Tornado, August 17, 1994
- Tornado, April 26, 1991
- Tornado, April 8, 1956
- Hail, June 1, 2007
- Tornado, April 21, 1999
- Flash Flood, July 19, 1997
- Tornado, May 2, 1979
- Hail, August 30, 1993
- Tornado, April 2, 1994
- Hail, June 29, 1994
- Hail, June 9, 2011
- Tornado, June 5, 1966
- Tornado, April 12, 1991
- Tornado, April 22, 1964
- Tornado, April 2, 1956
- Tornado, April 26, 1970
- Tornado, June 3, 1985
- Hail, September 11, 1999
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, April 19, 2003
- Hail, June 14, 1992
- Tornado, May 11, 2017
- Hail, April 8, 2011
- Flash Flood, May 26, 2008
- Flash Flood, June 19, 2007
- Tornado, May 27, 2017
- Hail, April 28, 2020
- Flash Flood, May 22, 2025
- Hail, June 3, 2008
- Hail, June 19, 1998
- Hail, June 12, 2009
- Hail, May 26, 1985
- Hail, September 26, 2012
- Hail, June 4, 1989
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, May 3, 1999
- Tornado, April 2, 1956
- Tornado, June 10, 1967
- Tornado, May 24, 1973
- Tornado, June 8, 1974
- Tornado, May 2, 1979
- Tornado, May 17, 1981
- Tornado, April 26, 1984
- Tornado, April 26, 1991
- Tornado, May 10, 2010
- Tornado, May 9, 2016
- Tornado, April 27, 2024
- Tornado, April 23, 2026
- Tornado, April 8, 1956
- Tornado, November 17, 1958
Every episode, newest first
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2026
- Tornado, June 21, 2026
- Excessive Heat, June 17, 2026
- Excessive Heat, June 13, 2026
- Hail, June 13, 2026
- Excessive Heat, June 8, 2026
- Drought, June 1, 2026
- Hail, May 29, 2026
- Drought, May 1, 2026
- Tornado, April 23, 2026
- Tornado, April 17, 2026
- Drought, April 1, 2026
- Drought, March 3, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 23, 2026
- Flash Flood, September 20, 2025
- Tornado, September 8, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 19, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 18, 2025
- Excessive Heat, August 15, 2025
- Heat, August 7, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 25, 2025
- Hail, July 24, 2025
- Excessive Heat, July 24, 2025
- Excessive Heat, July 18, 2025
- Tornado, July 12, 2025
- Hail, July 8, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 2025
- Tornado, June 17, 2025
- Tornado, June 6, 2025
- Flash Flood, May 22, 2025
- Flash Flood, April 29, 2025
- Tornado, April 24, 2025
- Hail, April 1, 2025
- Wildfire, March 14, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 18, 2025
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 12, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 2025
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 5, 2025
- Flash Flood, November 8, 2024
- Drought, November 1, 2024
- Heat, September 20, 2024
- Drought, September 10, 2024
- Drought, September 1, 2024
- Drought, August 27, 2024
- Excessive Heat, August 23, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 18, 2024
- Excessive Heat, August 17, 2024
- Hail, August 15, 2024
- Excessive Heat, August 11, 2024
- Excessive Heat, August 6, 2024
- Excessive Heat, August 1, 2024
- Excessive Heat, July 30, 2024
- Heat, July 29, 2024
- Excessive Heat, July 15, 2024
- Heat, July 14, 2024
- Heat, July 1, 2024
- Excessive Heat, June 29, 2024
- Hail, June 29, 2024
- Heat, June 23, 2024
- Excessive Heat, June 23, 2024
- Tornado, May 25, 2024
- Tornado, May 19, 2024
- Tornado, May 6, 2024
- Drought, May 1, 2024
- Tornado, April 30, 2024
- Tornado, April 27, 2024
- Wildfire, March 28, 2024
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 19, 2024
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 13, 2024
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 12, 2024
- Frost/Freeze, October 29, 2023
- Excessive Heat, August 22, 2023
- Heat, August 22, 2023
- Excessive Heat, August 17, 2023
- Flash Flood, August 13, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 8, 2023
- Excessive Heat, August 8, 2023
- Heat, August 1, 2023
- Heat, July 31, 2023
- Heat, July 25, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2023
- Heat, July 17, 2023
- Excessive Heat, July 17, 2023
- Excessive Heat, July 12, 2023
- Heat, July 11, 2023
- Hail, July 3, 2023
- Drought, July 1, 2023
- Drought, June 27, 2023
- Hail, June 27, 2023
- Heat, June 24, 2023
- Drought, June 20, 2023
- Heat, June 19, 2023
- Tornado, June 17, 2023
- Hail, June 10, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 1, 2023
- Drought, June 1, 2023
- Drought, May 16, 2023
- Drought, May 1, 2023
- Drought, April 1, 2023
- Wildfire, March 31, 2023
- Drought, March 1, 2023
- Tornado, February 26, 2023
- Drought, February 14, 2023
- Drought, February 1, 2023
- Heavy Snow, January 24, 2023
- Drought, January 1, 2023
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 22, 2022
- Drought, December 1, 2022
- Drought, November 16, 2022
- Drought, November 1, 2022
- Drought, October 1, 2022
- Drought, September 1, 2022
- Drought, August 1, 2022
- Drought, July 16, 2022
- Hail, July 2, 2022
- Drought, July 1, 2022
- Drought, June 15, 2022
- Drought, June 1, 2022
- Hail, May 18, 2022
- Drought, May 16, 2022
- Tornado, May 2, 2022
- Drought, May 1, 2022
- Hail, April 10, 2022
- Drought, April 1, 2022
- Drought, March 1, 2022
- Heavy Snow, February 17, 2022
- Heavy Snow, February 2, 2022
- Drought, February 1, 2022
- Drought, January 1, 2022
- Drought, December 16, 2021
- Wildfire, December 10, 2021
- High Wind, October 28, 2021
- Tornado, October 12, 2021
- Drought, September 15, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 3, 2021
- Hail, August 8, 2021
- Flash Flood, July 7, 2021
- Hail, March 16, 2021
- Heavy Snow, February 16, 2021
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 14, 2021
- Heavy Snow, February 14, 2021
- Heavy Snow, January 1, 2021
- Heavy Snow, December 13, 2020
- Ice Storm, October 26, 2020
- Hail, July 30, 2020
- Tornado, July 11, 2020
- Flash Flood, July 10, 2020
- Drought, July 1, 2020
- Drought, June 1, 2020
- Hail, May 21, 2020
- Hail, April 28, 2020
- Tornado, April 22, 2020
- Tornado, April 21, 2020
- Tornado, January 10, 2020
- High Wind, November 26, 2019
- Hail, September 25, 2019
- Flash Flood, September 12, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 12, 2019
- Flash Flood, July 3, 2019
- Flash Flood, June 6, 2019
- Flash Flood, June 5, 2019
- Tornado, May 25, 2019
- Tornado, May 24, 2019
- Tornado, May 22, 2019
- Tornado, May 20, 2019
- Tornado, May 7, 2019
- Tornado, May 5, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 13, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 2018
- Tornado, June 24, 2018
- Hail, June 22, 2018
- Flash Flood, June 7, 2018
- Drought, June 1, 2018
- Hail, May 30, 2018
- Tornado, May 29, 2018
- Tornado, May 2, 2018
- Drought, May 1, 2018
- Drought, April 1, 2018
- Hail, March 19, 2018
- Drought, March 1, 2018
- Ice Storm, February 20, 2018
- Drought, February 1, 2018
- Drought, January 1, 2018
- Hail, August 16, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 9, 2017
- Hail, July 7, 2017
- Flash Flood, July 3, 2017
- Tornado, May 27, 2017
- Tornado, May 19, 2017
- Tornado, May 18, 2017
- Tornado, May 11, 2017
- Hail, May 2, 2017
- Drought, April 1, 2017
- Drought, March 1, 2017
- Drought, February 1, 2017
- Ice Storm, January 13, 2017
- Drought, January 1, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 25, 2016
- High Wind, December 25, 2016
- Drought, December 1, 2016
- Flash Flood, October 4, 2016
- Hail, September 9, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 24, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 2016
- Flash Flood, July 28, 2016
- Hail, July 13, 2016
- Tornado, May 25, 2016
- Tornado, May 9, 2016
- Tornado, April 29, 2016
- Tornado, April 26, 2016
- Ice Storm, December 27, 2015
- Ice Storm, November 27, 2015
- Flash Flood, July 6, 2015
- Tornado, May 26, 2015
- Tornado, May 23, 2015
- Tornado, May 6, 2015
- Drought, May 1, 2015
- Drought, April 1, 2015
- Winter Storm, March 4, 2015
- Drought, March 1, 2015
- Heavy Snow, February 27, 2015
- Heavy Snow, February 22, 2015
- Drought, February 1, 2015
- Drought, January 1, 2015
- Drought, December 1, 2014
- Drought, November 1, 2014
- Drought, October 1, 2014
- Hail, September 1, 2014
- Drought, September 1, 2014
- Hail, August 18, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 16, 2014
- Drought, August 1, 2014
- Drought, July 1, 2014
- Hail, June 11, 2014
- Drought, June 1, 2014
- Drought, May 1, 2014
- Drought, April 1, 2014
- Drought, March 1, 2014
- High Wind, February 20, 2014
- Winter Weather, January 4, 2014
- Ice Storm, December 20, 2013
- Winter Storm, December 5, 2013
- Drought, July 1, 2013
- Hail, June 27, 2013
- Hail, June 16, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 5, 2013
- Drought, June 1, 2013
- Hail, May 18, 2013
- Drought, May 1, 2013
- Winter Weather, April 9, 2013
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Garfield CountyEvery warning in Garfield County since 1986Every county in Oklahoma
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.