High Wind in Oklahoma

Events

2,109

Deaths

0

Injuries

10

Damage

$3.2 million

• Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, February 26, 20231 death · 15 injured · $52 million · EF2 · 98 eventsA powerful storm system, with highly anomalous magnitudes of wind shear and moisture for late February, impacted the forecast area on the evening of the 26th.
• Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Oklahoma, November 2 to 3, 202419 injured · $67 million · EF3 · 64 eventsAn expansive (high-amplitude) longwave trough, in combination with unseasonable moisture/instability and wind shear, yielded a prolonged period of severe weather and flooding across the southern two-thirds of Oklahoma and portions of western-north Texas.
• Wildfire and Dust Storm in Oklahoma, March 14 to 31, 20251 death · 6 injured · $50 million · 72 kt wind · 117 eventsAn intense upper system produced a historic wildfire outbreak and synoptic windstorm across the WFO Norman Forecast Area on the 14th. As a note, the first, last and highest magnitude wind gusts are those included in this episode for a particular zone (county).
• Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, April 10 to 11, 20011 death · 5 injured · $3.2 million · F2 · 63 eventsSix tornadoes across southern Oklahoma and one tornado across western north Texas developed during the overnight hours of the 11th. The most notable tornado formed across Coal County in Oklahoma and resulted in one fatality and one injury as it destroyed a mobile home.
• Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, May 18, 2025$315,000 · EF3 · 45 eventsA deep upper-level trough continued to progress eastward across the Central and Southern Plains on the 18th, promoting another round of intense severe weather across the northwestern portion of the WFO Norman Forecast Area.
• Flash Flood and Hail in Oklahoma, June 5, 20082 injured · $758 million · 1.75 in hail · 77 eventsAn unusually strong storm system entered the northwest United States and moved southeast toward the Four Corners region. Surface low pressure developed over southeast Kansas and deepened rapidly.
• Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Oklahoma, June 21 to 22, 2026$2.1 million · EF2 · 109 eventsAn intense mesoscale convective system (MCS), later classified as a derecho, swept across much of Oklahoma and portions of western-north Texas during the late evening of the 21st and predawn hours of the 22nd.
• Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Oklahoma, May 19 to 20, 20242 injured · $1.1 million · EF2 · 80 eventsSignificant severe weather occurred across portions of western into central Oklahoma from the late afternoon of the 19th through early morning on the 20th. Aloft, a strong and compact upper wave moved across portions of Kansas during the afternoon.
• Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, March 3 to 4, 20254 injured · $12 million · EF1 · 73 eventsAn intense upper-level trough impacted the WFO Norman Forecast Area during the late evening of the 3rd through the 4th. Initial thunderstorm development occurred along an attendant cold front, moving west to east across the area early in the period.
• Flooding and Hail in Oklahoma, June 16 to 19, 2005$1.3 million · 2.75 in hail · 135 eventsSevere thunderstorms developed into a large cluster and squall line causing widespread wind damage across much of Oklahoma on June 16-17.
• Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Oklahoma, May 22 to 23, 2024$340,000 · EF2 · 62 eventsTwo primary rounds of severe convection occurred on the 23rd, with the first during the initial hours of the morning and the second during the early into late evening.
• Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, May 20, 2013$1.4 million · EF2 · 29 eventsSevere thunderstorms developed along a nearly stationary frontal boundary over central Oklahoma during the early afternoon hours of the 20th.
• High Wind and Drought in Oklahoma, January 1 to 31, 2006$16 million · 56 kt wind · 50 eventsDrought conditions persisted and expanded across the area into the first month of the new year. Drought levels ranged from severe to exceptional (D2-D4), with the driest conditions in southeast Oklahoma.
• Flash Flooding and Flooding in Oklahoma, August 10 to 11, 20042 injured · $3.1 million · 2 in hail · 48 eventsWind was measured by the Oklahoma mesonet.
• Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, April 15, 20031 injured · $1.3 million · F1 · 38 eventsA tornado was first reported by the Reydon Emergency Manager and viewed by several storm chasers. Shortly after forming, the tornado caused damage to several houses and downed power lines six to seven miles south-southeast of Reydon.
• Wildfire and High Wind in Oklahoma, February 27 to 29, 2024$20 million · 59 kt wind · 6 eventsA good growing season through spring/summer 2023 led to decent fuel loading, compared to the previous couple of years, before vegetation went into winter dormancy.
• Wildfire and High Wind in Oklahoma, November 27 to 30, 20054 injured · $2.1 million · 56 kt wind · 14 eventsA strong surface low pressure moved across the southern and central Plains causing strong sustained surface winds across the western half to two-thirds of Oklahoma with some high wind gusts.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, April 6, 20013 injured · $223,000 · 1.75 in hail · 61 eventsIn addition to hail and wind damage from severe thunderstorms, the intensity of the low pressure system which helped produce the severe weather, also resulted in very strong winds outside of thunderstorms.
• Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, May 24, 2004$123,000 · F1 · 72 eventsHail was reported at the intersection of 164th Street and Hiwasee Road.
• Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, June 6 to 7, 20251 injured · $296,000 · EF1 · 40 eventsA multi-modal episode of severe thunderstorms occurred from the late evening of the 6th through early morning of the 7th, primarily impacting areas along the north of Interstate 40.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, August 26 to 27, 2002$295,000 · 77 kt wind · 69 eventsA line of thunderstorms developed over portions of western Kansas and the Oklahoma and Texas panhandles during the late evening of the 26th and moved south southeastward through most of western and central Oklahoma during the overnight hours.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, May 12 to 13, 2009$3.5 million · 1.25 in hail · 17 eventsMoisture increasing south of a warm front moved northward into western Texas. Instability increased east of a dry line, where thunderstorms were able to develop despite a strong cap.
• Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Oklahoma, April 26, 2009EF2 · 43 eventsThunderstorms developed along and east of a dry line over the eastern Texas panhandle. The atmosphere was extremely unstable and wind shear was more than sufficient to support severe thunderstorms, including supercell thunderstorms.
• Tornado and Hail in Oklahoma, May 23 to 25, 2025$225,000 · EF1 · 50 eventsThe approximately 36-hour period, beginning during the initial hours of the 24th, featured three unique severe convective episodes across the WFO Norman Forecast Area.
• Tornado and Flash Flooding in Oklahoma, May 15 to 18, 20201 injured · $430,000 · EF1 · 27 eventsThunderstorms developed into eastern Oklahoma during the morning of the 15th. The strongest storms produced damaging wind and a tornado across northeastern Oklahoma.

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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.