NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Adair, OK
Every tropical system within 75 miles since 1851 and every tornado within 25 miles since 1950.
Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated
2 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Adair, Oklahoma since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Carla in 1961. Since 1950, 188 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 11 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 2
- Tornadoes
- 188
- EF3 or stronger
- 11
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
6 deaths in all
What the records show for Adair
None of the 2 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Adair; the strongest was Carla in 1961, a tropical storm with 40 mph winds when its centre passed 52 miles away. The record near Adair begins with an unnamed storm in 1902; the most recent system was Carla in 1961. Of the 216 Oklahoma cities on this site, 36% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Adair. The strongest of the 188 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F4 on April 26, 1991; its path came within 22 miles. The deadliest, an EF3 on May 25, 2024, killed 2 people. Of the 188, 13 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 88 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 84. The most recent tornado was on June 17, 2025. Adair has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 71% of the 216 Oklahoma cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 135 times since 1960, with stones up to 4 inches (softball size). Of the 216 Oklahoma cities, 65% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Adair.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Adair
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | CarlaSep 13 | 52 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 28 | 61 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Adair: a hurricane's worst winds sit within a few dozen miles of its centre, and inland cities are usually past that.
Tornadoes within 25 miles of Adair
By decade
- 2020s19(1 EF3+)
- 2010s58(1 EF3+)
- 2000s11(1 EF3+)
- 1990s23(1 EF3+)
- 1980s16(1 EF3+)
- 1970s21(4 EF3+)
- 1960s20
- 1950s20(2 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 1991 | F4 | 22 mi | 4 mi | 0 / 22 |
| May 25, 2024 | EF3 | 9 mi | 23.9 mi | 2 / 23 |
| Jun 8, 1974 | F3 | 7 mi | 63.6 mi | 2 / 80 |
| May 22, 2011 | EF3 | 20 mi | 17.93 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Mar 12, 2006 | F3 | 24 mi | 29 mi | 0 / 8 |
| Apr 7, 1980 | F3 | 3 mi | 24.8 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Jun 8, 1974 | F3 | 20 mi | 2.7 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 8, 1974 | F3 | 15 mi | 48.9 mi | 0 / 42 |
| Sep 24, 1973 | F3 | 18 mi | 20.8 mi | 0 / 14 |
| May 9, 1959 | F3 | 24 mi | 23.4 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 9, 1959 | F3 | 8 mi | 23.2 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Aug 10, 2011 | EF2 | 20 mi | 5 mi | 1 / 2 |
The strongest 12 of 188, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Adair
The Storm Prediction Center has 135 hail reports within 10 miles of Adair since 1960, made on 92 separate days. Of these, 66 were 1 inch across or larger, and 9 reached 2 inches. The largest, 4 inches (softball size), fell on April 7, 1986. The most recent report is from May 18, 2025. May has the most reports, 36.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Adair
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Pryor, OK, 10 miles southwest of Adair at 625 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 91°F and low of 70°F; January is the coolest, at 47°F and 25°F. May is the wettest at 5.5 inches of precipitation on average and January and February the driest at 2.0 inches; the year adds up to 44.8 inches over 67 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 60 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 95 nights a year. Snowfall averages 7.5 inches a year, most of it in January. That 44.8 inches is more than at 64 of the 82 Oklahoma stations used on this site (78%). Salina, 13 miles southeast, has its own station (Spavinaw, OK): 46.6 inches a year, 1.8 more than here, and the same July average high, 91°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 47 | 25 | 2.0 | 4 | 2.6 |
| Feb | 53 | 29 | 2.0 | 4 | 0.7 |
| Mar | 61 | 37 | 3.2 | 5 | 1.8 |
| Apr | 71 | 46 | 4.7 | 7 | 0.0 |
| May | 79 | 57 | 5.5 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 87 | 66 | 4.9 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 91 | 70 | 4.6 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 92 | 68 | 3.6 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 84 | 60 | 4.4 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 73 | 47 | 3.7 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 61 | 37 | 3.7 | 6 | 0.5 |
| Dec | 51 | 28 | 2.5 | 5 | 1.9 |
| Year | 71 | 47 | 44.8 | 67 | 7.5 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Pryor, OK (625 ft), from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals. Normals describe the station; the farther a place is from it, and the bigger the difference in height, the more its weather can differ.
Floods, thunderstorm wind and lightning near Adair
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 147 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Adair: 118 thunderstorm wind reports, 27 flash floods, 1 flood and 1 lightning strike. They killed 0 people and injured 3, and the NWS estimated $793,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on May 9, 2008. May has had the most flash floods, 7 of 27. Of the 216 Oklahoma cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 158 have had fewer than Adair.
July 12, 2008: thunderstorm wind 6 miles from the centre of Adair — 2 injured, $25,000 damage.
June 12, 2009: thunderstorm wind 10 miles from the centre of Adair — 1 injured.
May 1, 2009: flash flood 5 miles from the centre of Adair — $200,000 damage.
NWS: “An average of 2 to 5 inches of rain fell across Mayes County during the morning of the 1st with a maximum of 7 inches at Pryor. Widespread flash flooding occurred throughout the county.”
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, events whose starting point is on record, 1996 to June 30, 2026. Damage is the NWS estimate in the dollars of the year, not insured losses, and NWS notes that some reports are unverified.
Flood insurance claims, disaster declarations and FEMA risk ratings
Flood insurance policyholders in Adair's ZIP code 74330 have filed 16 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1990, and were paid $418,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. 13% of the claims carry the name of a storm or flood event; the rest have no event name. Of the 92 Oklahoma cities on this site with 10 or more claims, 18 have fewer than Adair.
Mayes County, which includes Adair, has been named in 31 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1973, 23 of them major disasters (by incident: 15 severe storms, 7 ice storms, 3 floods, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding, on June 14, 2024. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Mayes County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for strong wind and lightning; Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, inland flooding and heat waves; Relatively Low for hail; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $26.2 million a year, the 23rd highest of 77 Oklahoma counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $11.5 million (44%), is from inland flooding.
Claims: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset FIMA NFIP Redacted Claims – v3, summed over ZIP codes; payments in the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. Declarations: Disaster Declarations Summaries – v2, by county. Retrieved October 25, 2026. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
Risk ratings: FEMA, National Risk Index county table, December 2025 (v1.20), retrieved October 26, 2026; ratings compare counties nationwide, are meant for planning and are no substitute for a local risk assessment. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Risk Index dataset API or downloadable datasets but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
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