Storm History: Harper County, Oklahoma
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Harper 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
- 893
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 16
- Damage
- $222 million
- Episodes
- 577
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | 291 | 0 | 0 | $172,000 |
| Tornado | 222 | 0 | 8 | $1.4 million |
| Drought | 122 | 0 | 4 | $173 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 76 | 0 | 0 | $47,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 25 | 0 | 0 | $35,000 |
| Flash Flood | 25 | 0 | 3 | $1.3 million |
| Flood | 19 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 19 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 16 | 0 | 0 | $16 million |
| Winter Storm | 16 | 0 | 0 | $105,000 |
| Heat | 14 | 0 | 0 | $10,000 |
| Ice Storm | 11 | 0 | 0 | $29 million |
| Wildfire | 11 | 1 | 0 | $549,000 |
| Winter Weather | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 4 | 0 | 1 | $400,000 |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dense Fog | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Rain | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Funnel Cloud | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Drought, June 1, 2006
- Ice Storm, January 30, 2002
- High Wind, January 1, 2006
- Drought, August 1, 2000
- Drought, March 1, 2006
- Ice Storm, January 13, 2017
- Drought, April 1, 2006
- Drought, August 1, 2006
- Flash Flood, March 4, 2004
- Drought, September 1, 2006
- Drought, July 1, 2006
- Drought, January 1, 2007
- Drought, February 1, 2006
- Tornado, June 8, 1995
- Drought, May 1, 2006
- Wildfire, March 20, 2024
- Blizzard, March 27, 2009
- Tornado, June 17, 2023
- Tornado, May 15, 1991
- Drought, March 1, 2007
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, April 26, 1991
- Tornado, May 13, 1983
- Tornado, March 13, 1990
- Tornado, March 26, 1991
- Tornado, May 15, 1991
- Tornado, May 26, 1991
- Tornado, May 24, 1998
- Tornado, April 17, 2002
- Tornado, May 5, 2007
- Tornado, May 23, 2008
- Tornado, April 14, 2012
- Tornado, May 23, 2019
- Tornado, May 18, 2025
- Tornado, May 24, 1958
- Tornado, April 12, 1960
Every episode, newest first
- Heat, June 28, 2026
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2026
- Tornado, June 21, 2026
- Hail, June 16, 2026
- Excessive Heat, June 8, 2026
- Drought, June 1, 2026
- Drought, May 1, 2026
- Drought, April 1, 2026
- Drought, March 31, 2026
- Tornado, March 10, 2026
- Hail, March 4, 2026
- Wildfire, February 17, 2026
- Hail, September 17, 2025
- Tornado, September 8, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 17, 2025
- Excessive Heat, August 15, 2025
- Heat, August 7, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 3, 2025
- Excessive Heat, July 24, 2025
- Excessive Heat, July 18, 2025
- Tornado, June 6, 2025
- Tornado, May 18, 2025
- Tornado, April 24, 2025
- Drought, April 1, 2025
- Drought, March 18, 2025
- Tornado, March 3, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 18, 2025
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 12, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 25, 2024
- Excessive Heat, August 23, 2024
- Excessive Heat, August 17, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 14, 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
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 16, 2024
- Excessive Heat, July 15, 2024
- Heat, July 14, 2024
- Heat, July 1, 2024
- Heat, June 23, 2024
- Excessive Heat, June 23, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 2024
- Drought, June 1, 2024
- Drought, May 7, 2024
- Drought, May 1, 2024
- Drought, April 30, 2024
- Wildfire, March 20, 2024
- Wildfire, February 27, 2024
- Wildfire, February 26, 2024
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 12, 2024
- Winter Storm, January 8, 2024
- Heavy Snow, November 25, 2023
- Frost/Freeze, October 16, 2023
- Flash Flood, August 13, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 5, 2023
- Heat, July 11, 2023
- Tornado, June 17, 2023
- Drought, June 1, 2023
- Drought, May 16, 2023
- Drought, May 1, 2023
- Drought, April 1, 2023
- Drought, March 1, 2023
- Drought, February 14, 2023
- Drought, February 1, 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
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 2022
- Drought, July 1, 2022
- Wildfire, June 24, 2022
- Drought, June 15, 2022
- Drought, June 1, 2022
- Drought, May 16, 2022
- Hail, May 14, 2022
- Hail, May 12, 2022
- Drought, May 1, 2022
- Wildfire, April 7, 2022
- Drought, April 1, 2022
- Drought, March 1, 2022
- Drought, February 1, 2022
- Drought, January 1, 2022
- Wildfire, December 15, 2021
- Drought, December 1, 2021
- Drought, November 1, 2021
- Drought, October 16, 2021
- Tornado, October 12, 2021
- Drought, October 1, 2021
- Hail, September 17, 2021
- Drought, September 1, 2021
- Drought, August 1, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 2021
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 14, 2021
- Heavy Snow, February 14, 2021
- Heavy Snow, December 13, 2020
- Heavy Snow, December 2, 2020
- Hail, November 24, 2020
- Tornado, July 11, 2020
- Flood, June 21, 2020
- High Wind, June 9, 2020
- Winter Storm, January 28, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 2019
- Hail, June 1, 2019
- Tornado, May 23, 2019
- Tornado, April 17, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 13, 2019
- Heavy Snow, November 12, 2018
- Drought, July 1, 2018
- Flood, June 24, 2018
- Hail, June 12, 2018
- Drought, June 1, 2018
- Tornado, May 29, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 18, 2018
- Funnel Cloud, May 1, 2018
- Drought, May 1, 2018
- Drought, April 1, 2018
- Wildfire, March 14, 2018
- Drought, March 1, 2018
- Drought, February 1, 2018
- Drought, January 1, 2018
- Drought, December 1, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 6, 2017
- Flash Flood, July 3, 2017
- Tornado, May 18, 2017
- Drought, April 1, 2017
- Wildfire, March 6, 2017
- Drought, March 1, 2017
- Ice Storm, January 13, 2017
- Drought, January 1, 2017
- Drought, December 1, 2016
- Hail, September 9, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 15, 2016
- Flash Flood, June 13, 2016
- Flash Flood, May 26, 2016
- Tornado, May 23, 2016
- Drought, April 12, 2016
- Wildfire, February 18, 2016
- Tornado, November 16, 2015
- Drought, May 1, 2015
- Tornado, April 18, 2015
- Hail, April 12, 2015
- Drought, April 1, 2015
- Drought, March 1, 2015
- Heavy Snow, February 27, 2015
- Drought, February 1, 2015
- Drought, January 1, 2015
- Drought, December 1, 2014
- Heavy Snow, November 16, 2014
- Drought, November 1, 2014
- Drought, October 1, 2014
- Drought, September 1, 2014
- Drought, August 1, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 28, 2014
- Flash Flood, June 22, 2014
- Hail, June 6, 2014
- Drought, June 1, 2014
- Hail, May 11, 2014
- Drought, May 1, 2014
- Drought, April 1, 2014
- Heavy Snow, March 2, 2014
- Drought, March 1, 2014
- High Wind, February 20, 2014
- Heavy Snow, February 4, 2014
- Drought, February 1, 2014
- Winter Weather, January 4, 2014
- Drought, January 1, 2014
- Ice Storm, December 20, 2013
- Drought, December 1, 2013
- Drought, November 1, 2013
- Drought, October 1, 2013
- Drought, September 1, 2013
- Hail, August 6, 2013
- Drought, August 1, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 2013
- Drought, July 1, 2013
- Hail, June 27, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 8, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 3, 2013
- Drought, June 1, 2013
- Hail, May 28, 2013
- Hail, May 7, 2013
- Drought, May 1, 2013
- Drought, April 1, 2013
- Drought, March 1, 2013
- Blizzard, February 25, 2013
- Heavy Snow, February 12, 2013
- Drought, February 1, 2013
- Drought, January 1, 2013
- Drought, December 1, 2012
- Drought, November 1, 2012
- Drought, October 1, 2012
- Drought, September 1, 2012
- Wildfire, August 3, 2012
- Drought, August 1, 2012
- Drought, July 1, 2012
- Hail, June 2, 2012
- Drought, June 1, 2012
- Hail, May 30, 2012
- Drought, May 1, 2012
- Flash Flood, April 29, 2012
- Tornado, April 14, 2012
- Tornado, April 9, 2012
- Drought, March 1, 2012
- Drought, February 1, 2012
- Drought, January 1, 2012
- Drought, December 1, 2011
- Drought, November 1, 2011
- Drought, October 1, 2011
- Tornado, September 17, 2011
- Drought, September 1, 2011
- Drought, August 1, 2011
- Drought, July 1, 2011
- Hail, June 15, 2011
- Hail, June 8, 2011
- Drought, June 1, 2011
- Drought, May 1, 2011
- High Wind, April 15, 2011
- Drought, April 1, 2011
- Drought, March 1, 2011
- Winter Storm, February 8, 2011
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2011
- Winter Storm, January 31, 2011
- Winter Weather, January 19, 2011
- Winter Weather, January 9, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 14, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 7, 2010
- Drought, August 1, 2010
- Hail, July 24, 2010
- Hail, June 13, 2010
- Winter Storm, March 19, 2010
- Ice Storm, January 28, 2010
- Hail, August 19, 2009
- Hail, August 10, 2009
- Drought, August 1, 2009
- Hail, June 15, 2009
- Hail, May 15, 2009
- Tornado, April 26, 2009
- Drought, April 1, 2009
- Blizzard, March 27, 2009
- Drought, March 17, 2009
- Winter Storm, January 26, 2009
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Harper CountyEvery warning in Harper 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.