NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Arcadia, 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 Arcadia, Oklahoma since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Erin in 2007. Since 1950, 230 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 29 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 2
- Tornadoes
- 230
- EF3 or stronger
- 29
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
85 deaths in all
What the records show for Arcadia
None of the 2 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Arcadia; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1900, a tropical storm with 41 mph winds when its centre passed 18 miles away. The record near Arcadia begins with an unnamed storm in 1900; the most recent system was Erin in 2007, a tropical storm 22 miles away. Of the 216 Oklahoma cities on this site, 36% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Arcadia. The highest rating among the 230 tornadoes within 25 miles is F5 or EF5, reached 3 times; the most recent, on May 20, 2013, came within 24 miles. The deadliest, an F5 on May 3, 1999, killed 36 people. Of the 230, 11 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 90 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 95. The most recent tornado was on July 12, 2025. Arcadia has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 85% of the 216 Oklahoma cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 236 times since 1959, with stones up to 4.5 inches (grapefruit size). Arcadia has more hail reports within 10 miles than 78% of the 216 Oklahoma cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Arcadia
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | ErinAug 19 | 22 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1900 | Unnamed 1900 stormSep 10 | 18 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Category 4 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Arcadia: 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 Arcadia
By decade
- 2020s22(2 EF3+)
- 2010s32(5 EF3+)
- 2000s36(2 EF3+)
- 1990s26(3 EF3+)
- 1980s28(1 EF3+)
- 1970s33(8 EF3+)
- 1960s32(5 EF3+)
- 1950s21(3 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 1999 | F5 | 17 mi | 37 mi | 36 / 583 |
| May 20, 2013 | EF5 | 24 mi | 13.85 mi | 24 / 212 |
| May 24, 2011 | EF5 | 15 mi | 63.1 mi | 9 / 181 |
| May 10, 2010 | EF4 | 18 mi | 24 mi | 2 / 49 |
| May 3, 1999 | F4 | 24 mi | 35 mi | 2 / 26 |
| May 8, 2003 | F4 | 16 mi | 17.3 mi | 0 / 134 |
| Apr 30, 1978 | F4 | 17 mi | 9.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 1, 1954 | F4 | 16 mi | 59.2 mi | 0 / 65 |
| Nov 19, 1973 | F3 | 19 mi | 24.2 mi | 5 / 36 |
| Apr 2, 1956 | F3 | 22 mi | 42.6 mi | 5 / 68 |
| May 26, 1963 | F3 | in town | 34.3 mi | 1 / 4 |
| Nov 3, 2024 | EF3 | 15 mi | 25.1 mi | 0 / 7 |
The strongest 12 of 230, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Arcadia
The Storm Prediction Center has 236 hail reports within 10 miles of Arcadia since 1959, made on 147 separate days. Of these, 146 were 1 inch across or larger, and 17 reached 2 inches. The largest, 4.5 inches (grapefruit size), fell on June 1, 1981. The most recent report is from May 19, 2025. May has the most reports, 76.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Arcadia
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Guthrie 5S, OK, 10 miles northwest of Arcadia at 1,110 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 93°F and low of 71°F; January is the coolest, at 49°F and 25°F. June is the wettest at 5.3 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 1.4 inches; the year adds up to 38.3 inches over 52 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 75 days a year, almost all from May to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 87 nights a year. Snowfall averages 7.1 inches a year, most of it in January. That 38.3 inches is more than at 41 of the 82 Oklahoma stations used on this site (50%). Spencer, 11 miles south, has its own station (Oklahoma City Post Airport, OK): 30.8 inches a year, 7.5 less than here, and a July average high of 95°F against 93°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 49 | 25 | 1.4 | 3 | 2.4 |
| Feb | 54 | 28 | 1.8 | 3 | 1.7 |
| Mar | 63 | 37 | 2.7 | 4 | 1.1 |
| Apr | 72 | 46 | 3.6 | 5 | 0.0 |
| May | 79 | 57 | 5.1 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 87 | 66 | 5.3 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 93 | 71 | 3.0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 93 | 69 | 3.9 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 85 | 61 | 3.5 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 74 | 48 | 3.6 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 61 | 37 | 2.5 | 3 | 0.1 |
| Dec | 50 | 28 | 1.9 | 4 | 1.8 |
| Year | 72 | 48 | 38.3 | 52 | 7.1 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Guthrie 5S, OK (1,110 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 Arcadia
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 129 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Arcadia: 95 thunderstorm wind reports, 24 flash floods, 6 floods, 3 lightning strikes and 1 heavy rain event. They killed 1 person and injured 11, and the NWS estimated $3.5 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 85 mph, on June 27, 2013. July has had the most flash floods, 9 of 24. Of the 216 Oklahoma cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 149 have had fewer than Arcadia.
September 21, 1998: thunderstorm wind 8 miles from the centre of Arcadia — 1 killed, 10 injured, $2.0 million damage.
January 8, 2026: lightning strike 8 miles from the centre of Arcadia — 1 injured, $25,000 damage.
NWS: “A suspected lightning strike caused a tree to fall onto a car, just north of the Broadway and Covell Road intersection. An occupant in the vehicle was injured.”
August 10, 2004: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Arcadia — $750,000 damage.
NWS: “Numerous trees and power lines were downed across town. The hardest hit areas were in southeast sections of town near Interstate 35.”
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
Oklahoma County, which includes Arcadia, has been named in 52 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1974, 30 of them major disasters (by incident: 17 fires, 15 severe storms, 10 ice storms, 4 floods). The latest major disaster declaration was Wildfires and Straight-Line Winds, on May 21, 2025. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Oklahoma County a Relatively High rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Very High for tornadoes and hail; Relatively High for inland flooding, lightning and heat waves; Relatively Moderate for strong wind; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $297.5 million a year, the highest of 77 Oklahoma counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $127.5 million (43%), 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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