Storm History: Hughes County, Oklahoma
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Hughes 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
- 638
- Deaths
- 9
- Injuries
- 52
- Damage
- $32 million
- Episodes
- 441
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 | 205 | 0 | 0 | $298,000 |
| Tornado | 159 | 8 | 52 | $9.4 million |
| Drought | 62 | 0 | 0 | $8.3 million |
| Excessive Heat | 40 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flash Flood | 37 | 0 | 0 | $164,000 |
| Heat | 35 | 0 | 0 | |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 21 | 0 | 0 | $113,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 14 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Storm | 13 | 0 | 0 | $472,000 |
| Wildfire | 10 | 1 | 0 | $1.1 million |
| Ice Storm | 9 | 0 | 0 | $11 million |
| Dense Fog | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 6 | 0 | 0 | $300,000 |
| High Wind | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dust Storm | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Drought, August 1, 2000
- Ice Storm, January 28, 2010
- Ice Storm, December 26, 2000
- Tornado, May 1, 1954
- Tornado, February 17, 1961
- Tornado, April 27, 2024
- Wildfire, December 27, 2005
- Winter Storm, January 12, 2007
- Tornado, April 19, 2025
- Flood, April 23, 1999
- Tornado, April 28, 1950
- Tornado, September 15, 1950
- Tornado, April 25, 1957
- Tornado, October 10, 1969
- Tornado, June 6, 1974
- Tornado, March 15, 1982
- Wildfire, March 12, 2024
- Tornado, June 21, 2026
- Tornado, May 20, 2001
- Hail, September 24, 1993
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Flash Flood, March 14, 2024
- Hail, May 13, 2003
- Hail, May 7, 1994
- Hail, June 14, 1992
- Hail, October 22, 2011
- Flash Flood, June 16, 1997
- Hail, April 28, 2020
- Hail, September 6, 1992
- Hail, September 23, 2023
- Hail, May 15, 2022
- Flash Flood, April 28, 2021
- Hail, September 26, 2012
- Hail, June 2, 1995
- Hail, June 11, 2003
- Hail, March 10, 2006
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, April 2, 1982
- Tornado, April 28, 1950
- Tornado, April 27, 2024
- Tornado, May 1, 1954
- Tornado, January 22, 1957
- Tornado, September 14, 1957
- Tornado, May 9, 1959
- Tornado, April 27, 1966
- Tornado, April 26, 1984
- Tornado, May 11, 1992
- Tornado, April 24, 1993
- Tornado, May 26, 1959
- Tornado, February 17, 1961
- Tornado, May 21, 1961
- Tornado, May 26, 1963
Every episode, newest first
- Tornado, June 21, 2026
- Tornado, April 28, 2026
- Drought, April 1, 2026
- Wildfire, March 26, 2026
- Wildfire, March 19, 2026
- Drought, March 1, 2026
- Wildfire, February 9, 2026
- Drought, February 1, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 23, 2026
- Drought, January 20, 2026
- Wildfire, January 12, 2026
- Excessive Heat, August 15, 2025
- Heat, August 7, 2025
- Excessive Heat, July 24, 2025
- Excessive Heat, July 18, 2025
- Tornado, June 14, 2025
- Tornado, May 23, 2025
- Tornado, May 19, 2025
- Flash Flood, April 29, 2025
- Tornado, April 19, 2025
- Hail, April 5, 2025
- Hail, April 4, 2025
- Wildfire, March 25, 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
- Heavy Snow, January 9, 2025
- Tornado, November 2, 2024
- Drought, November 1, 2024
- Heat, September 20, 2024
- Excessive Heat, August 23, 2024
- Excessive Heat, August 17, 2024
- Excessive Heat, August 11, 2024
- Excessive Heat, August 6, 2024
- Excessive Heat, August 1, 2024
- Heat, July 29, 2024
- Heat, July 14, 2024
- Heat, July 1, 2024
- Excessive Heat, July 1, 2024
- Excessive Heat, June 29, 2024
- Heat, June 29, 2024
- Excessive Heat, June 23, 2024
- Tornado, April 27, 2024
- Flash Flood, March 14, 2024
- Wildfire, March 12, 2024
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 19, 2024
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 12, 2024
- Hail, January 11, 2024
- Frost/Freeze, October 29, 2023
- Heat, September 23, 2023
- Hail, September 23, 2023
- Heat, September 7, 2023
- Excessive Heat, September 5, 2023
- Excessive Heat, August 22, 2023
- Heat, August 22, 2023
- Heat, August 17, 2023
- Excessive Heat, August 17, 2023
- Excessive Heat, August 13, 2023
- Heat, August 8, 2023
- Excessive Heat, August 8, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 6, 2023
- Excessive Heat, August 1, 2023
- Heat, August 1, 2023
- Heat, July 31, 2023
- Heat, July 25, 2023
- Heat, July 17, 2023
- Excessive Heat, July 17, 2023
- Excessive Heat, July 12, 2023
- Heat, July 11, 2023
- Excessive Heat, June 24, 2023
- Heat, June 24, 2023
- Heat, June 19, 2023
- Tornado, February 26, 2023
- Hail, February 15, 2023
- Drought, February 1, 2023
- Heavy Snow, January 24, 2023
- Drought, January 1, 2023
- 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
- Drought, July 1, 2022
- Flash Flood, June 8, 2022
- Hail, May 15, 2022
- Tornado, May 2, 2022
- Drought, April 1, 2022
- Drought, March 1, 2022
- Winter Storm, February 23, 2022
- Drought, February 1, 2022
- Tornado, October 12, 2021
- Drought, October 1, 2021
- Drought, September 15, 2021
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2021
- Flash Flood, April 28, 2021
- Heavy Snow, February 16, 2021
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 14, 2021
- Heavy Snow, February 14, 2021
- Flash Flood, June 19, 2020
- Hail, April 28, 2020
- Tornado, October 20, 2019
- Hail, October 10, 2019
- Tornado, June 18, 2019
- Drought, February 1, 2018
- Drought, January 1, 2018
- Drought, December 1, 2017
- Flash Flood, July 2, 2017
- Hail, June 15, 2017
- Tornado, May 18, 2017
- Tornado, April 25, 2017
- Flash Flood, April 20, 2017
- Tornado, March 26, 2017
- Wildfire, March 23, 2017
- Wildfire, March 21, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 28, 2017
- Drought, January 1, 2017
- Drought, December 1, 2016
- Drought, November 1, 2016
- Drought, October 1, 2016
- Drought, September 13, 2016
- Tornado, April 26, 2016
- Hail, March 23, 2016
- Hail, March 2, 2016
- Flash Flood, August 21, 2015
- Flash Flood, July 6, 2015
- Tornado, May 25, 2015
- Tornado, May 23, 2015
- Tornado, May 19, 2015
- Flash Flood, May 10, 2015
- Tornado, May 9, 2015
- Tornado, May 8, 2015
- Tornado, March 25, 2015
- Heavy Snow, February 27, 2015
- Heavy Snow, February 22, 2015
- Flood, June 7, 2014
- Drought, June 1, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 2, 2014
- Winter Storm, December 5, 2013
- Drought, September 1, 2013
- Hail, July 14, 2013
- Drought, April 1, 2013
- Hail, March 30, 2013
- Drought, March 1, 2013
- Drought, February 1, 2013
- Drought, January 1, 2013
- Drought, December 1, 2012
- Drought, November 1, 2012
- Drought, October 1, 2012
- Hail, September 26, 2012
- Drought, September 1, 2012
- Drought, August 1, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 26, 2012
- Drought, July 1, 2012
- Tornado, May 29, 2012
- Drought, November 1, 2011
- Hail, October 22, 2011
- Hail, October 17, 2011
- Drought, October 1, 2011
- Drought, September 1, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 9, 2011
- Drought, August 1, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2011
- Drought, July 1, 2011
- Drought, June 1, 2011
- Hail, May 12, 2011
- Hail, April 25, 2011
- Hail, April 24, 2011
- Tornado, April 14, 2011
- Hail, April 10, 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 Storm, March 19, 2010
- Heavy Snow, February 11, 2010
- Ice Storm, January 28, 2010
- Hail, October 8, 2009
- Flash Flood, September 21, 2009
- Hail, September 8, 2009
- Hail, July 8, 2009
- Hail, June 10, 2009
- Tornado, April 29, 2009
- Hail, April 9, 2009
- Hail, April 4, 2009
- Hail, March 30, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 24, 2009
- Winter Storm, January 26, 2009
- Hail, May 13, 2008
- Tornado, May 10, 2008
- Tornado, May 7, 2008
- Hail, May 1, 2008
- Flash Flood, April 9, 2008
- Hail, April 3, 2008
- Hail, March 27, 2008
- Heavy Snow, March 6, 2008
- Heavy Snow, March 3, 2008
- Hail, January 7, 2008
- Heavy Snow, December 26, 2007
- Ice Storm, December 9, 2007
- Flash Flood, July 9, 2007
- Winter Storm, January 12, 2007
- Drought, January 1, 2007
- Drought, December 1, 2006
- Blizzard, November 29, 2006
- Drought, November 1, 2006
- Drought, October 1, 2006
- Drought, September 1, 2006
- Heat, August 1, 2006
- Drought, August 1, 2006
- Heat, July 16, 2006
- Drought, July 1, 2006
- Drought, June 1, 2006
- Tornado, May 9, 2006
- Drought, May 1, 2006
- Drought, April 1, 2006
- Tornado, March 30, 2006
- Hail, March 11, 2006
- Hail, March 10, 2006
- Hail, March 8, 2006
- Drought, March 1, 2006
- Drought, February 1, 2006
- High Wind, January 1, 2006
- Wildfire, December 27, 2005
- Drought, December 1, 2005
- Wildfire, November 27, 2005
- Flood, June 13, 2005
- Tornado, June 4, 2005
- Hail, April 21, 2005
- Hail, April 5, 2005
- Tornado, March 21, 2005
- Flood, January 3, 2005
- Winter Weather, December 22, 2004
- Hail, June 2, 2004
- Tornado, April 21, 2004
- Hail, April 9, 2004
- Flood, March 4, 2004
- Dense Fog, January 13, 2004
- Hail, August 3, 2003
- Hail, June 11, 2003
- Flash Flood, June 10, 2003
- Hail, May 23, 2003
- Hail, May 19, 2003
- Hail, May 13, 2003
- Hail, May 10, 2003
- Hail, May 6, 2003
- Hail, May 4, 2003
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Hughes CountyEvery warning in Hughes 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.