Storm History: Payne County, Oklahoma
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Payne 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
- 1,143
- Deaths
- 6
- Injuries
- 75
- Damage
- $36 million
- Episodes
- 661
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 | 371 | 3 | 62 | $10 million |
| Hail | 325 | 0 | 1 | $586,000 |
| Flash Flood | 86 | 0 | 0 | $1.3 million |
| Drought | 81 | 0 | 0 | $8.3 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 67 | 0 | 0 | $86,000 |
| Excessive Heat | 52 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 38 | 2 | 0 | |
| Winter Storm | 20 | 0 | 2 | $15,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 17 | 0 | 0 | $10,000 |
| Ice Storm | 14 | 0 | 0 | $102,000 |
| Flood | 14 | 0 | 0 | $90,000 |
| Winter Weather | 10 | 1 | 0 | |
| Dense Fog | 9 | 0 | 10 | $50,000 |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wildfire | 8 | 0 | 0 | $15 million |
| High Wind | 7 | 0 | 0 | $100 |
| Lightning | 6 | 0 | 0 | $25,000 |
| Blizzard | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Wildfire, March 14, 2025
- Drought, August 1, 2000
- Tornado, April 30, 1970
- Tornado, June 13, 1975
- Tornado, May 15, 1990
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2026
- Tornado, April 26, 1984
- Hail, June 2, 2004
- Tornado, April 8, 1956
- Tornado, June 23, 1969
- Tornado, March 3, 1985
- Tornado, April 26, 1991
- Hail, July 14, 1994
- Tornado, May 3, 1999
- Ice Storm, December 26, 2000
- Flash Flood, July 17, 1997
- Tornado, June 17, 2023
- Flood, April 23, 1999
- Hail, January 20, 2010
- Flash Flood, May 24, 2016
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, May 3, 1999
- Tornado, May 24, 2011
- Tornado, May 1, 1954
- Tornado, March 16, 1965
- Tornado, May 2, 1979
- Tornado, April 26, 1984
- Tornado, April 26, 1991
- Tornado, May 11, 1992
- Tornado, February 10, 2009
- Tornado, May 10, 2010
- Tornado, November 7, 2011
- Tornado, May 9, 2016
- Tornado, April 27, 2024
- Tornado, April 23, 2026
- Tornado, May 15, 1990
Every episode, newest first
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2026
- Flash Flood, June 24, 2026
- Excessive Heat, June 17, 2026
- Excessive Heat, June 13, 2026
- Hail, June 13, 2026
- Excessive Heat, June 8, 2026
- Drought, June 1, 2026
- Flood, May 8, 2026
- Drought, May 1, 2026
- Tornado, April 23, 2026
- Tornado, April 17, 2026
- Flash Flood, April 15, 2026
- Drought, April 1, 2026
- Drought, March 24, 2026
- Hail, March 1, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 23, 2026
- Tornado, January 8, 2026
- Hail, November 19, 2025
- Drought, October 14, 2025
- Excessive Heat, August 15, 2025
- Heat, August 7, 2025
- Excessive Heat, July 29, 2025
- Excessive Heat, July 24, 2025
- Excessive Heat, July 18, 2025
- Tornado, June 17, 2025
- Tornado, June 6, 2025
- Tornado, May 23, 2025
- Flash Flood, May 22, 2025
- Tornado, May 19, 2025
- Hail, April 18, 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
- Heavy Snow, January 9, 2025
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 5, 2025
- Drought, November 1, 2024
- Dense Fog, September 25, 2024
- Heat, September 20, 2024
- Excessive Heat, August 23, 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 25, 2024
- Excessive Heat, June 23, 2024
- Hail, June 2, 2024
- Tornado, May 25, 2024
- Tornado, May 19, 2024
- Tornado, May 6, 2024
- Tornado, April 27, 2024
- Hail, April 1, 2024
- Winter Weather, January 21, 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
- Heat, September 23, 2023
- Hail, September 19, 2023
- 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
- Flash Flood, August 13, 2023
- Heat, August 8, 2023
- Excessive Heat, August 8, 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
- Hail, June 27, 2023
- Excessive Heat, June 24, 2023
- Heat, June 24, 2023
- Heat, June 19, 2023
- Tornado, June 17, 2023
- Hail, June 6, 2023
- Tornado, May 13, 2023
- Drought, May 1, 2023
- Hail, April 5, 2023
- Drought, April 1, 2023
- Wildfire, March 31, 2023
- Drought, March 1, 2023
- Drought, February 14, 2023
- Winter Weather, February 1, 2023
- Drought, February 1, 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
- Flash Flood, August 29, 2022
- Drought, August 1, 2022
- Drought, July 16, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 9, 2022
- Flash Flood, June 5, 2022
- Tornado, May 5, 2022
- Tornado, May 2, 2022
- Drought, May 1, 2022
- Hail, April 29, 2022
- Tornado, April 23, 2022
- Drought, April 1, 2022
- Drought, March 1, 2022
- Winter Storm, February 23, 2022
- Drought, February 1, 2022
- Drought, January 1, 2022
- Drought, December 16, 2021
- Tornado, November 10, 2021
- Drought, September 15, 2021
- Tornado, July 10, 2021
- Hail, May 3, 2021
- Heavy Snow, February 16, 2021
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 14, 2021
- Heavy Snow, February 14, 2021
- Heavy Snow, December 13, 2020
- Ice Storm, October 26, 2020
- Hail, May 21, 2020
- Hail, April 28, 2020
- Hail, March 27, 2020
- Winter Storm, February 5, 2020
- Tornado, October 20, 2019
- Flash Flood, August 22, 2019
- Flash Flood, June 6, 2019
- Flash Flood, May 28, 2019
- Tornado, May 25, 2019
- Tornado, May 22, 2019
- Tornado, May 20, 2019
- Tornado, May 18, 2019
- Hail, May 13, 2019
- Tornado, May 5, 2019
- Tornado, April 30, 2019
- Tornado, April 17, 2019
- Tornado, November 30, 2018
- Flash Flood, August 16, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 12, 2018
- Hail, May 30, 2018
- Tornado, May 25, 2018
- Tornado, May 19, 2018
- Tornado, May 2, 2018
- Hail, April 13, 2018
- Drought, February 1, 2018
- Wildfire, January 30, 2018
- Drought, January 1, 2018
- Tornado, October 21, 2017
- Hail, August 16, 2017
- Flash Flood, August 15, 2017
- Flash Flood, July 2, 2017
- Tornado, May 11, 2017
- Tornado, May 10, 2017
- Flash Flood, April 29, 2017
- Tornado, April 25, 2017
- Hail, April 4, 2017
- Drought, April 1, 2017
- Drought, March 1, 2017
- Drought, February 1, 2017
- Drought, January 1, 2017
- Drought, December 1, 2016
- Hail, August 25, 2016
- Hail, July 14, 2016
- Hail, July 13, 2016
- Hail, July 8, 2016
- Tornado, July 3, 2016
- Flash Flood, May 24, 2016
- Tornado, May 9, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 1, 2016
- Ice Storm, November 27, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 11, 2015
- Flash Flood, August 21, 2015
- Flash Flood, July 2, 2015
- Tornado, May 26, 2015
- Tornado, May 23, 2015
- Tornado, May 16, 2015
- Drought, May 1, 2015
- Hail, April 19, 2015
- Hail, April 1, 2015
- Drought, April 1, 2015
- Tornado, March 25, 2015
- Winter Storm, March 4, 2015
- Heavy Snow, February 27, 2015
- Heavy Snow, February 22, 2015
- Winter Weather, February 15, 2015
- Drought, November 1, 2014
- Drought, October 1, 2014
- Drought, September 1, 2014
- Hail, August 8, 2014
- Drought, August 1, 2014
- Drought, July 1, 2014
- Drought, June 1, 2014
- Hail, June 1, 2014
- Drought, May 1, 2014
- Hail, April 23, 2014
- Tornado, April 13, 2014
- Drought, April 1, 2014
- Drought, March 1, 2014
- Ice Storm, December 20, 2013
- Winter Storm, December 5, 2013
- Hail, June 27, 2013
- Hail, June 16, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 15, 2013
- Tornado, May 31, 2013
- Tornado, May 30, 2013
- Tornado, May 29, 2013
- Drought, May 1, 2013
- Hail, April 14, 2013
- Drought, April 1, 2013
- Hail, March 29, 2013
- Drought, March 1, 2013
- Blizzard, February 25, 2013
- Winter Storm, February 21, 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, May 28, 2012
- Hail, April 28, 2012
- Drought, March 1, 2012
- Drought, February 1, 2012
- Drought, January 1, 2012
- Drought, December 1, 2011
- Tornado, November 7, 2011
- Drought, November 1, 2011
- Drought, October 1, 2011
- Drought, September 1, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 8, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 6, 2011
- Drought, August 1, 2011
- Hail, July 12, 2011
- Drought, July 1, 2011
- Hail, June 20, 2011
- Hail, June 14, 2011
- Tornado, May 24, 2011
- Tornado, May 23, 2011
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Payne CountyEvery warning in Payne 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.