Storm History: Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Pottawatomie 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
- 961
- Deaths
- 14
- Injuries
- 163
- Damage
- $62 million
- Episodes
- 598
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 | 354 | 10 | 157 | $45 million |
| Hail | 248 | 0 | 0 | $958,000 |
| Drought | 73 | 0 | 0 | $8.3 million |
| Flash Flood | 68 | 2 | 2 | $604,000 |
| Heat | 41 | 1 | 0 | |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 32 | 0 | 0 | $92,000 |
| Excessive Heat | 32 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 21 | 0 | 0 | $14,000 |
| Winter Storm | 14 | 0 | 4 | $20,000 |
| Ice Storm | 13 | 0 | 0 | $7.0 million |
| Heavy Snow | 10 | 0 | 0 | $4,000 |
| Dense Fog | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 9 | 0 | 0 | $15,000 |
| Winter Weather | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wildfire | 7 | 1 | 0 | $93,000 |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 3 | 0 | 0 | $10,000 |
| Blizzard | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dust Storm | 1 | 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.
- Tornado, October 5, 1970
- Drought, August 1, 2000
- Ice Storm, December 26, 2000
- Tornado, April 19, 2023
- Tornado, October 4, 1998
- Tornado, May 1, 1954
- Tornado, May 5, 1960
- Tornado, August 26, 2019
- Tornado, May 3, 1999
- Tornado, September 14, 1957
- Hail, August 3, 1993
- Tornado, May 23, 2015
- Tornado, May 4, 2022
- Tornado, February 26, 2023
- Tornado, May 24, 1957
- Tornado, May 4, 1960
- Tornado, May 13, 1968
- Tornado, May 21, 1977
- Tornado, April 10, 1979
- Tornado, May 17, 1981
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 1, 1980
- Hail, June 14, 1992
- Hail, May 16, 2010
- Tornado, May 27, 2017
- Hail, October 22, 2011
- Flash Flood, June 16, 1997
- Hail, November 19, 2025
- Hail, April 28, 2020
- Hail, May 3, 2021
- Flash Flood, May 22, 2025
- Hail, September 6, 1992
- Hail, September 23, 2023
- Hail, May 19, 1990
- Hail, May 26, 1985
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, May 3, 1999
- Tornado, May 5, 1960
- Tornado, May 24, 2011
- Tornado, October 5, 1970
- Tornado, September 14, 1957
- Tornado, May 19, 2013
- Tornado, May 1, 1954
- Tornado, January 22, 1957
- Tornado, April 2, 1957
- Tornado, May 24, 1957
- Tornado, May 9, 1959
- Tornado, May 4, 1960
- Tornado, May 26, 1962
- Tornado, June 8, 1974
- Tornado, April 10, 1979
Every episode, newest first
- Tornado, June 21, 2026
- Hail, June 13, 2026
- Tornado, April 28, 2026
- Tornado, April 3, 2026
- Drought, April 1, 2026
- Wildfire, March 22, 2026
- Drought, March 1, 2026
- Wildfire, February 9, 2026
- Drought, February 1, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 23, 2026
- Tornado, January 8, 2026
- Drought, January 1, 2026
- Drought, December 1, 2025
- Hail, November 19, 2025
- Drought, November 1, 2025
- Hail, October 23, 2025
- Drought, October 21, 2025
- Excessive Heat, August 15, 2025
- Heat, August 7, 2025
- Excessive Heat, July 24, 2025
- Excessive Heat, July 18, 2025
- Tornado, June 3, 2025
- Tornado, May 23, 2025
- Flash Flood, May 22, 2025
- Tornado, May 17, 2025
- Flash Flood, April 29, 2025
- Hail, April 28, 2025
- Tornado, April 19, 2025
- Hail, March 29, 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
- Tornado, November 4, 2024
- Tornado, November 2, 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
- Heat, June 23, 2024
- Excessive Heat, June 23, 2024
- Hail, May 22, 2024
- Tornado, May 6, 2024
- Tornado, April 27, 2024
- Tornado, April 26, 2024
- Flash Flood, March 14, 2024
- Winter Weather, January 21, 2024
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 19, 2024
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 12, 2024
- Frost/Freeze, October 29, 2023
- Tornado, October 25, 2023
- Hail, September 23, 2023
- Hail, September 19, 2023
- Heat, September 5, 2023
- Hail, 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
- 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
- Excessive Heat, June 24, 2023
- Heat, June 24, 2023
- Heat, June 19, 2023
- Tornado, June 17, 2023
- Tornado, May 11, 2023
- Tornado, April 19, 2023
- Flash Flood, March 23, 2023
- Tornado, February 26, 2023
- Drought, February 1, 2023
- Heavy Snow, January 24, 2023
- Drought, January 1, 2023
- Tornado, December 13, 2022
- Drought, December 1, 2022
- Drought, November 16, 2022
- Drought, November 1, 2022
- Tornado, October 24, 2022
- Drought, October 1, 2022
- Drought, September 1, 2022
- Flash Flood, August 29, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 8, 2022
- Drought, August 1, 2022
- Hail, July 28, 2022
- Drought, July 16, 2022
- Tornado, May 4, 2022
- Drought, April 1, 2022
- Hail, March 29, 2022
- Drought, March 1, 2022
- Winter Storm, February 23, 2022
- Heavy Snow, February 2, 2022
- Drought, February 1, 2022
- Drought, January 1, 2022
- Drought, December 16, 2021
- Tornado, October 10, 2021
- Drought, October 1, 2021
- Drought, September 15, 2021
- Flood, July 1, 2021
- Tornado, May 27, 2021
- Hail, May 3, 2021
- Flash Flood, April 28, 2021
- Hail, April 9, 2021
- Wildfire, April 2, 2021
- Heavy Snow, February 16, 2021
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 14, 2021
- Ice Storm, October 26, 2020
- Tornado, July 11, 2020
- Tornado, May 4, 2020
- Hail, April 28, 2020
- Tornado, October 20, 2019
- Tornado, August 26, 2019
- Flash Flood, August 22, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 3, 2019
- Hail, July 29, 2019
- Flash Flood, June 9, 2019
- Flash Flood, May 29, 2019
- Tornado, May 20, 2019
- Tornado, April 30, 2019
- Flash Flood, March 23, 2019
- Tornado, November 30, 2018
- Flood, June 24, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 12, 2018
- Flash Flood, June 7, 2018
- Tornado, May 25, 2018
- Tornado, May 2, 2018
- Ice Storm, February 20, 2018
- Winter Weather, February 6, 2018
- Drought, February 1, 2018
- Drought, January 1, 2018
- Drought, December 1, 2017
- Tornado, October 21, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 14, 2017
- Flash Flood, August 22, 2017
- Flash Flood, July 3, 2017
- Flash Flood, June 30, 2017
- Tornado, May 27, 2017
- Tornado, May 19, 2017
- Tornado, May 18, 2017
- Tornado, April 25, 2017
- Hail, April 4, 2017
- Drought, April 1, 2017
- Wildfire, March 20, 2017
- Hail, March 6, 2017
- Wildfire, March 3, 2017
- Drought, March 1, 2017
- Drought, February 1, 2017
- Drought, January 1, 2017
- Drought, December 1, 2016
- Flash Flood, October 4, 2016
- Hail, July 30, 2016
- Hail, July 14, 2016
- Flash Flood, July 8, 2016
- Tornado, July 3, 2016
- Flash Flood, June 1, 2016
- Hail, May 11, 2016
- Tornado, May 8, 2016
- Tornado, April 29, 2016
- Tornado, April 26, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 1, 2016
- Wildfire, January 30, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 8, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 17, 2015
- Tornado, May 23, 2015
- Tornado, May 19, 2015
- Tornado, May 8, 2015
- Tornado, April 18, 2015
- Flash Flood, March 31, 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 6, 2014
- Drought, June 1, 2014
- Drought, May 1, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 2, 2014
- Ice Storm, December 20, 2013
- Winter Storm, December 5, 2013
- Drought, September 1, 2013
- Tornado, May 31, 2013
- Tornado, May 19, 2013
- Tornado, April 17, 2013
- Hail, April 15, 2013
- Drought, April 1, 2013
- Drought, March 1, 2013
- Blizzard, February 25, 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
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 8, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 7, 2012
- Wildfire, August 3, 2012
- Drought, August 1, 2012
- Drought, July 1, 2012
- Tornado, April 30, 2012
- Tornado, April 13, 2012
- Drought, November 1, 2011
- Hail, October 22, 2011
- Drought, October 1, 2011
- Drought, September 1, 2011
- Hail, August 12, 2011
- Drought, August 1, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2011
- Drought, July 1, 2011
- Drought, June 1, 2011
- Tornado, May 24, 2011
- Hail, May 12, 2011
- Drought, May 1, 2011
- Tornado, April 22, 2011
- Tornado, April 14, 2011
- Drought, April 1, 2011
- Drought, March 1, 2011
- Winter Storm, February 8, 2011
- Winter Weather, February 4, 2011
- Drought, February 1, 2011
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2011
- Winter Storm, January 31, 2011
- Drought, January 18, 2011
- Flash Flood, June 14, 2010
- Tornado, May 19, 2010
- Hail, May 16, 2010
- Tornado, May 12, 2010
- Tornado, May 10, 2010
- Hail, April 6, 2010
- Ice Storm, January 28, 2010
- Winter Weather, January 6, 2010
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Pottawatomie CountyEvery warning in Pottawatomie 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.