NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Cashion, 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 Cashion, Oklahoma since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Erin in 2007. Since 1950, 222 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 20 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 2
- Tornadoes
- 222
- EF3 or stronger
- 20
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
24 deaths in all
What the records show for Cashion
None of the 2 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Cashion; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1900, a tropical storm with 41 mph winds when its centre passed 3 miles away. The record near Cashion begins with an unnamed storm in 1900; the most recent system was Erin in 2007, a tropical storm 13 miles away. Of the 216 Oklahoma cities on this site, 36% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Cashion. The strongest of the 222 tornadoes within 25 miles was an EF5 on May 24, 2011; its path came within 3 miles, and it killed 9 people. Of the 222, 11 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 73 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 110. The most recent tornado was on July 12, 2025. Cashion has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 83% of the 216 Oklahoma cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 150 times since 1955, with stones up to 5 inches. Of the 216 Oklahoma cities, 54% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Cashion.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Cashion
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | ErinAug 19 | 13 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1900 | Unnamed 1900 stormSep 10 | 3 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 Cashion: 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 Cashion
By decade
- 2020s8
- 2010s40(3 EF3+)
- 2000s25(1 EF3+)
- 1990s45(5 EF3+)
- 1980s24(2 EF3+)
- 1970s23(4 EF3+)
- 1960s31(4 EF3+)
- 1950s26(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 2011 | EF5 | 3 mi | 63.1 mi | 9 / 181 |
| May 3, 1999 | F4 | 5 mi | 35 mi | 2 / 26 |
| May 3, 1999 | F4 | 17 mi | 15 mi | 1 / 11 |
| Apr 30, 1978 | F4 | 9 mi | 9.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 31, 2013 | EF3 | 23 mi | 16.2 mi | 8 / 26 |
| May 25, 2019 | EF3 | 24 mi | 2.2 mi | 2 / 29 |
| May 26, 1963 | F3 | 15 mi | 34.3 mi | 1 / 4 |
| May 9, 2003 | F3 | 21 mi | 17.8 mi | 0 / 2 |
| May 3, 1999 | F3 | 9 mi | 13 mi | 0 / 13 |
| May 3, 1999 | F3 | 8 mi | 22 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 3, 1999 | F3 | 21 mi | 21 mi | 0 / 4 |
| May 8, 1986 | F3 | 16 mi | 4 mi | 0 / 15 |
The strongest 12 of 222, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Cashion
The Storm Prediction Center has 150 hail reports within 10 miles of Cashion since 1955, made on 97 separate days. Of these, 79 were 1 inch across or larger, and 15 reached 2 inches. The largest, 5 inches, fell on May 29, 2012. The most recent report is from June 17, 2025. April has the most reports, 35.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Cashion
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Kingfisher, OK, 14 miles west of Cashion at 1,050 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 95°F and low of 72°F; January is the coolest, at 49°F and 25°F. May is the wettest at 5.4 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 1.1 inches; the year adds up to 36.5 inches over 53 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 77 days a year, almost all from May to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 91 nights a year. Snowfall averages 5.4 inches a year, most of it in January. That 36.5 inches is more than at 32 of the 82 Oklahoma stations used on this site (39%). Piedmont, 11 miles south, has its own station (Oklahoma City Post Airport, OK): 30.8 inches a year, 5.7 less than here, and the same July average high, 95°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 49 | 25 | 1.1 | 2 | 2.6 |
| Feb | 53 | 28 | 1.4 | 3 | 0.5 |
| Mar | 63 | 37 | 2.6 | 5 | 0.7 |
| Apr | 72 | 45 | 3.6 | 5 | 0.0 |
| May | 80 | 57 | 5.4 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 90 | 67 | 4.9 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 95 | 72 | 3.6 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 94 | 70 | 3.9 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 86 | 62 | 3.2 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 74 | 49 | 3.1 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 61 | 36 | 2.0 | 3 | 0.3 |
| Dec | 51 | 28 | 1.7 | 3 | 1.3 |
| Year | 72 | 48 | 36.5 | 53 | 5.4 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Kingfisher, OK (1,050 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 Cashion
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 54 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Cashion: 46 thunderstorm wind reports, 7 flash floods and 1 flood. They killed 0 people and injured 5, and the NWS estimated $3.6 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 89 mph, on August 27, 2002. May has had the most flash floods, 3 of 7. Of the 216 Oklahoma cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 40 have had fewer than Cashion.
September 21, 1998: thunderstorm wind 7 miles from the centre of Cashion — 5 injured, $3.5 million damage.
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
Kingfisher County, which includes Cashion, has been named in 35 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1973, 27 of them major disasters (by incident: 14 severe storms, 9 ice storms, 5 floods, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Winter Storms, on February 24, 2021. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Kingfisher County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, hail and strong wind; Relatively Low for inland flooding and heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes and lightning. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $17.7 million a year, the 37th highest of 77 Oklahoma counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $4.6 million (26%), 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).
What counts as a pass, the distances and the sources: how this storm history is built.
Cities near Cashion
- Piedmont, OK11 mi
- Crescent, OK11 mi
- Kingfisher, OK14 mi
- Guthrie, OK15 mi
- Okarche, OK17 mi
- Warr Acres, OK20 mi
- Bethany, OK21 mi
- Yukon, OK21 mi
- Arcadia, OK22 mi
- Hennessey, OK23 mi
- Oklahoma City, OK24 mi
- El Reno, OK25 mi
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