Storm History: Pontotoc County, Oklahoma
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Pontotoc 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
- 1,043
- Deaths
- 11
- Injuries
- 98
- Damage
- $48 million
- Episodes
- 582
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 | 381 | 8 | 82 | $31 million |
| Hail | 279 | 1 | 5 | $794,000 |
| Flash Flood | 98 | 0 | 5 | $3.2 million |
| Drought | 73 | 0 | 0 | $8.3 million |
| Excessive Heat | 46 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 38 | 1 | 0 | |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 34 | 0 | 1 | $75,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 16 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Storm | 15 | 0 | 0 | $60,000 |
| Flood | 12 | 0 | 3 | $131,000 |
| Ice Storm | 9 | 0 | 0 | $3.9 million |
| Dense Fog | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 7 | 0 | 0 | $11,000 |
| Winter Weather | 6 | 0 | 2 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 5 | 1 | 0 | $95,000 |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dust Storm | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wildfire | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tornado, March 3, 2025
- Drought, August 1, 2000
- Tornado, April 2, 1994
- Ice Storm, December 26, 2000
- Tornado, March 21, 1991
- Tornado, February 17, 1961
- Tornado, April 20, 1973
- Tornado, March 15, 1982
- Flash Flood, March 14, 2024
- Flash Flood, June 18, 2007
- Tornado, April 19, 2025
- Hail, July 2, 1995
- Tornado, May 15, 2003
- Tornado, April 27, 2024
- Tornado, September 7, 1954
- Tornado, May 9, 1959
- Tornado, May 4, 1960
- Tornado, April 22, 1971
- Tornado, May 23, 2025
- Tornado, June 9, 2004
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 22, 2011
- Hail, May 27, 1985
- Hail, May 16, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 19, 2007
- Tornado, May 27, 2017
- Hail, October 22, 2011
- Hail, April 28, 2020
- Hail, May 3, 2021
- Hail, September 6, 1992
- Hail, September 23, 2023
- Flash Flood, May 25, 2025
- Hail, May 15, 2022
- Flash Flood, April 28, 2021
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, May 3, 1999
- Tornado, May 24, 2011
- Tornado, May 20, 2013
- Tornado, May 9, 1959
- Tornado, May 1, 1954
- Tornado, May 4, 1960
- Tornado, April 10, 1979
- Tornado, May 11, 1992
- Tornado, April 24, 1993
- Tornado, February 10, 2009
- Tornado, May 10, 2010
- Tornado, May 9, 2016
- Tornado, April 27, 2024
- Tornado, March 15, 1982
- Tornado, June 5, 1953
Every episode, newest first
- Flash Flood, June 23, 2026
- Tornado, June 21, 2026
- Flash Flood, June 6, 2026
- Tornado, April 28, 2026
- Tornado, April 25, 2026
- Hail, April 24, 2026
- Drought, April 1, 2026
- Drought, March 31, 2026
- Drought, February 1, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 23, 2026
- Drought, January 1, 2026
- Drought, December 23, 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
- Hail, July 15, 2025
- Flash Flood, June 30, 2025
- Tornado, June 14, 2025
- Tornado, June 3, 2025
- Flash Flood, May 25, 2025
- Tornado, May 23, 2025
- Tornado, May 19, 2025
- Tornado, May 17, 2025
- Flood, May 6, 2025
- Tornado, April 19, 2025
- Hail, April 18, 2025
- Hail, April 5, 2025
- Hail, April 4, 2025
- Hail, April 1, 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
- Hail, September 24, 2024
- Heat, September 20, 2024
- Excessive Heat, August 23, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 17, 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
- Hail, July 4, 2024
- Heat, July 1, 2024
- Excessive Heat, July 1, 2024
- Excessive Heat, June 29, 2024
- Heat, June 29, 2024
- Heat, June 23, 2024
- Excessive Heat, June 23, 2024
- Hail, June 3, 2024
- Flash Flood, June 3, 2024
- Hail, May 28, 2024
- Hail, May 22, 2024
- Hail, May 4, 2024
- Tornado, April 27, 2024
- Tornado, April 26, 2024
- Flash Flood, March 14, 2024
- Winter Weather, January 21, 2024
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 12, 2024
- Frost/Freeze, October 29, 2023
- Drought, October 17, 2023
- Flash Flood, October 4, 2023
- Drought, October 1, 2023
- Heat, September 23, 2023
- Hail, September 23, 2023
- Drought, September 12, 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
- Heat, 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
- Flash Flood, July 11, 2023
- Flash Flood, July 9, 2023
- Hail, July 3, 2023
- Excessive Heat, June 24, 2023
- Heat, June 24, 2023
- Excessive Heat, June 20, 2023
- Tornado, June 17, 2023
- Tornado, June 15, 2023
- Flash Flood, June 3, 2023
- Tornado, May 11, 2023
- Flash Flood, March 23, 2023
- Tornado, March 16, 2023
- Tornado, February 26, 2023
- Hail, February 15, 2023
- High Wind, February 14, 2023
- Drought, February 1, 2023
- Winter Weather, January 30, 2023
- Heavy Snow, January 24, 2023
- Drought, January 1, 2023
- Drought, December 1, 2022
- Drought, November 16, 2022
- Tornado, November 4, 2022
- Drought, November 1, 2022
- Drought, October 1, 2022
- Drought, September 1, 2022
- Drought, August 1, 2022
- Drought, July 16, 2022
- Hail, July 8, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 9, 2022
- Flash Flood, June 8, 2022
- Flash Flood, June 7, 2022
- Hail, May 15, 2022
- Tornado, May 2, 2022
- Drought, May 1, 2022
- Drought, April 1, 2022
- Drought, March 1, 2022
- Winter Storm, February 23, 2022
- Heavy Snow, February 2, 2022
- Drought, February 1, 2022
- Drought, January 1, 2022
- Hail, December 17, 2021
- Tornado, October 10, 2021
- Drought, September 15, 2021
- Tornado, July 10, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 2021
- Hail, May 3, 2021
- Flash Flood, April 28, 2021
- Hail, April 9, 2021
- Heavy Snow, February 16, 2021
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 14, 2021
- Heavy Snow, February 14, 2021
- Hail, July 30, 2020
- Hail, May 7, 2020
- Tornado, May 4, 2020
- Hail, April 28, 2020
- Tornado, April 22, 2020
- Hail, April 12, 2020
- Tornado, January 10, 2020
- Tornado, October 20, 2019
- Flash Flood, June 23, 2019
- Tornado, June 18, 2019
- Flash Flood, June 9, 2019
- Flash Flood, May 28, 2019
- Tornado, May 18, 2019
- Hail, March 29, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 13, 2019
- Flash Flood, September 21, 2018
- Tornado, June 24, 2018
- Hail, June 22, 2018
- Hail, June 5, 2018
- Tornado, May 2, 2018
- Drought, February 1, 2018
- Drought, January 1, 2018
- Drought, December 1, 2017
- Drought, November 21, 2017
- Flash Flood, July 2, 2017
- Tornado, May 27, 2017
- Tornado, May 19, 2017
- Tornado, May 18, 2017
- Tornado, April 25, 2017
- Tornado, March 26, 2017
- Drought, January 1, 2017
- Drought, December 1, 2016
- Drought, November 1, 2016
- Hail, October 26, 2016
- Drought, October 1, 2016
- Hail, September 17, 2016
- Flash Flood, September 15, 2016
- Drought, September 13, 2016
- Flash Flood, July 8, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 2016
- Tornado, May 9, 2016
- Tornado, April 29, 2016
- Tornado, April 26, 2016
- Hail, March 23, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 8, 2016
- Hail, March 2, 2016
- Flash Flood, June 17, 2015
- Flash Flood, May 27, 2015
- Tornado, May 23, 2015
- Tornado, May 9, 2015
- Tornado, May 8, 2015
- Tornado, March 25, 2015
- Winter Storm, March 4, 2015
- Heavy Snow, February 27, 2015
- Heavy Snow, February 22, 2015
- Drought, November 1, 2014
- Drought, October 1, 2014
- Drought, September 1, 2014
- Drought, July 1, 2014
- Hail, June 5, 2014
- Drought, June 1, 2014
- Drought, May 1, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 2, 2014
- Drought, October 1, 2013
- Drought, September 1, 2013
- Flash Flood, August 12, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 30, 2013
- Tornado, May 29, 2013
- Flash Flood, May 20, 2013
- Tornado, May 20, 2013
- Tornado, May 15, 2013
- Tornado, April 26, 2013
- Drought, April 1, 2013
- Hail, March 30, 2013
- Drought, March 1, 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
- Drought, August 1, 2012
- Lightning, July 13, 2012
- Drought, July 1, 2012
- Hail, February 20, 2012
- Hail, February 1, 2012
- Drought, November 1, 2011
- Hail, October 22, 2011
- Drought, October 1, 2011
- Drought, September 1, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 9, 2011
- Drought, August 1, 2011
- Drought, July 1, 2011
- Drought, June 1, 2011
- Tornado, May 24, 2011
- Hail, May 22, 2011
- Tornado, May 21, 2011
- Hail, May 12, 2011
- Drought, May 1, 2011
- Hail, April 25, 2011
- Tornado, April 22, 2011
- Tornado, April 14, 2011
- Hail, April 10, 2011
- Drought, March 1, 2011
- Winter Storm, February 8, 2011
- Winter Weather, February 4, 2011
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2011
- Winter Storm, January 31, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 31, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 14, 2010
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Pontotoc CountyEvery warning in Pontotoc 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.