NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Bixby, 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 Bixby, Oklahoma since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Carla in 1961. Since 1950, 214 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 14 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 2
- Tornadoes
- 214
- EF3 or stronger
- 14
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
28 deaths in all
What the records show for Bixby
None of the 2 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Bixby; the strongest was Carla in 1961, a tropical storm with 40 mph winds when its centre passed 45 miles away. The record near Bixby 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 Bixby. The strongest of the 214 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F5 on May 5, 1960; its path came within 12 miles, and it killed 5 people. The deadliest, an F3 on April 26, 1984, killed 8 people. Of the 214, 17 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 96 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 87. The most recent tornado was on November 20, 2025. Bixby has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 81% of the 216 Oklahoma cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 412 times since 1961, with stones up to 3.5 inches. Bixby has more hail reports within 10 miles than 91% of the 216 Oklahoma cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Bixby
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | CarlaSep 13 | 45 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 28 | 69 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 Bixby: 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 Bixby
By decade
- 2020s22
- 2010s53
- 2000s21
- 1990s37(2 EF3+)
- 1980s25(4 EF3+)
- 1970s17(5 EF3+)
- 1960s22(3 EF3+)
- 1950s17
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 1960 | F5 | 12 mi | 71.8 mi | 5 / 81 |
| Apr 24, 1993 | F4 | 14 mi | 5.5 mi | 7 / 100 |
| Apr 26, 1984 | F3 | 19 mi | 22 mi | 8 / 95 |
| Apr 19, 1981 | F3 | 2 mi | 9.9 mi | 5 / 49 |
| Jun 8, 1974 | F3 | 6 mi | 63.6 mi | 2 / 80 |
| Apr 24, 1993 | F3 | 13 mi | 8 mi | 0 / 30 |
| Apr 19, 1981 | F3 | 6 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Apr 19, 1981 | F3 | 8 mi | 4.9 mi | 0 / 7 |
| Dec 5, 1975 | F3 | 15 mi | 1.5 mi | 0 / 38 |
| Dec 5, 1975 | F3 | 10 mi | 27 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 8, 1974 | F3 | 7 mi | 48.9 mi | 0 / 42 |
| May 5, 1971 | F3 | 12 mi | 37 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 214, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Bixby
The Storm Prediction Center has 412 hail reports within 10 miles of Bixby since 1961, made on 194 separate days. Of these, 216 were 1 inch across or larger, and 28 reached 2 inches. The largest, 3.5 inches, fell on May 1, 2002. The most recent report is from October 18, 2025. May has the most reports, 141.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Bixby
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Tulsa R L Jones Jr Airport, OK, 8 miles northwest of Bixby at 638 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 94°F and low of 73°F; January is the coolest, at 50°F and 28°F. May is the wettest at 6.1 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 1.6 inches; the year adds up to 42.0 inches over 60 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 81 days a year, almost all from May to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 81 nights a year. That 42.0 inches is more than at 54 of the 82 Oklahoma stations used on this site (66%). Haskell, 15 miles southeast, has its own station (Muskogee, OK): 43.2 inches a year, 1.2 more than here, and a July average high of 93°F against 94°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 50 | 28 | 1.6 | 3 |
| Feb | 55 | 32 | 1.8 | 4 |
| Mar | 64 | 41 | 3.2 | 5 |
| Apr | 73 | 50 | 4.5 | 6 |
| May | 80 | 60 | 6.1 | 8 |
| Jun | 89 | 69 | 4.8 | 6 |
| Jul | 94 | 73 | 3.8 | 5 |
| Aug | 94 | 71 | 3.6 | 5 |
| Sep | 85 | 63 | 3.7 | 5 |
| Oct | 74 | 51 | 3.8 | 5 |
| Nov | 62 | 39 | 2.6 | 4 |
| Dec | 52 | 31 | 2.5 | 4 |
| Year | 73 | 50 | 42.0 | 60 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Tulsa R L Jones Jr Airport, OK (638 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 Bixby
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 367 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Bixby: 270 thunderstorm wind reports, 88 flash floods, 5 floods, 3 lightning strikes and 1 heavy rain event. They killed 4 people and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $3.5 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 86 mph, on July 13, 2012. May has had the most flash floods, 25 of 88. Of the 216 Oklahoma cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 203 have had fewer than Bixby.
April 20, 2025: flood 6 miles from the centre of Bixby — 2 killed.
NWS: “Locally heavy rainfall during the morning of the 20th resulted in high flows through area low water crossings. A vehicle was driven into one such low water crossing, and was washed downstream.”
August 13, 2005: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Bixby — 1 killed.
December 27, 2015: flood 5 miles from the centre of Bixby — 1 killed.
NWS: “Several roads were closed due to flooding. A woman drove into flood waters on Mingo Road between 191st Street South and 201st Street South and was drowned.”
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 Bixby's ZIP code 74008 have filed 312 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1980, and were paid $4.9 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Flooding in 1986: 173 claims (55% of all) and $2.3 million, then Early summer storms in 2015 with 13. 60% 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, 84 have fewer than Bixby.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Flooding1986 | 173 | $2.3 million |
| Early summer storms2015 | 13 | $546,000 |
Tulsa County, which includes Bixby, has been named in 40 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1971, 27 of them major disasters (by incident: 11 severe storms, 9 floods, 8 ice storms, 5 fires). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Tornadoes, on July 19, 2023. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Tulsa County a Relatively High rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Very High for tornadoes and strong wind; Relatively High for hail, inland flooding, lightning and heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $292.1 million a year, the 2nd highest of 77 Oklahoma counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $137.9 million (47%), 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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