NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Catoosa, 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 Catoosa, Oklahoma since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Carla in 1961. Since 1950, 248 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 18 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 2
- Tornadoes
- 248
- EF3 or stronger
- 18
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
38 deaths in all
What the records show for Catoosa
None of the 2 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Catoosa; the strongest was Carla in 1961, a tropical storm with 40 mph winds when its centre passed 53 miles away. The record near Catoosa 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 Catoosa. The strongest of the 248 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F5 on May 5, 1960; its path came within 21 miles, and it killed 5 people. The deadliest, an F4 on June 8, 1974, killed 14 people. Of the 248, 15 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 108 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 87. The most recent tornado was on November 20, 2025. Catoosa has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 88% of the 216 Oklahoma cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 419 times since 1957, with stones up to 4.5 inches (grapefruit size). Catoosa has more hail reports within 10 miles than 92% of the 216 Oklahoma cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Catoosa
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | CarlaSep 13 | 53 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 28 | 72 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 Catoosa: 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 Catoosa
By decade
- 2020s19(1 EF3+)
- 2010s68
- 2000s21
- 1990s42(5 EF3+)
- 1980s30(3 EF3+)
- 1970s23(6 EF3+)
- 1960s27(2 EF3+)
- 1950s18(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 1960 | F5 | 21 mi | 71.8 mi | 5 / 81 |
| Jun 8, 1974 | F4 | 25 mi | 29 mi | 14 / 150 |
| Apr 24, 1993 | F4 | 1 mi | 5.5 mi | 7 / 100 |
| Apr 26, 1991 | F4 | 20 mi | 32 mi | 1 / 24 |
| Apr 26, 1991 | F4 | 18 mi | 4 mi | 0 / 22 |
| Apr 19, 1981 | F3 | 21 mi | 9.9 mi | 5 / 49 |
| May 25, 2024 | EF3 | 8 mi | 23.9 mi | 2 / 23 |
| Jun 8, 1974 | F3 | in town | 63.6 mi | 2 / 80 |
| Apr 24, 1993 | F3 | 2 mi | 8 mi | 0 / 30 |
| Jul 2, 1992 | F3 | 14 mi | 4 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Apr 19, 1981 | F3 | 14 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Apr 19, 1981 | F3 | 9 mi | 4.9 mi | 0 / 7 |
The strongest 12 of 248, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Catoosa
The Storm Prediction Center has 419 hail reports within 10 miles of Catoosa since 1957, made on 211 separate days. Of these, 225 were 1 inch across or larger, and 23 reached 2 inches. The largest, 4.5 inches (grapefruit size), fell on May 10, 1963. The most recent report is from August 11, 2025. May has the most reports, 119.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Catoosa
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Tulsa International Airport, OK, 9 miles west of Catoosa at 650 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 94°F and low of 73°F; January is the coolest, at 49°F and 28°F. May is the wettest at 5.7 inches of precipitation on average and January and February the driest at 1.6 inches; the year adds up to 41.1 inches over 60 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 74 days a year, almost all from May to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 72 nights a year. Snowfall averages 8.7 inches a year, most of it in February. That 41.1 inches is more than at 48 of the 82 Oklahoma stations used on this site (59%). Broken Arrow, 11 miles south, has its own station (Tulsa R L Jones Jr Airport, OK): 42.0 inches a year, 0.9 more than here, and the same July average high, 94°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 49 | 28 | 1.6 | 3 | 1.9 |
| Feb | 54 | 32 | 1.6 | 4 | 2.4 |
| Mar | 63 | 41 | 3.1 | 5 | 1.9 |
| Apr | 72 | 50 | 4.4 | 6 | 0.0 |
| May | 80 | 60 | 5.7 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 88 | 69 | 4.7 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 94 | 73 | 3.8 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 93 | 72 | 3.4 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 85 | 63 | 3.9 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 74 | 51 | 3.8 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 61 | 39 | 2.7 | 4 | 0.8 |
| Dec | 51 | 31 | 2.4 | 4 | 1.7 |
| Year | 72 | 51 | 41.1 | 60 | 8.7 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Tulsa International Airport, OK (650 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 Catoosa
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 425 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Catoosa: 326 thunderstorm wind reports, 86 flash floods, 8 floods, 3 lightning strikes and 2 heavy rain events. They killed 1 person and injured 5, and the NWS estimated $7.0 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 100 mph, on June 17, 2023. May has had the most flash floods, 48 of 86. Of the 216 Oklahoma cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 201 have had fewer than Catoosa.
April 30, 2019: flood 10 miles from the centre of Catoosa — 1 killed.
June 6, 2006: thunderstorm wind 10 miles from the centre of Catoosa — 4 injured, $2.5 million damage.
September 21, 2009: flash flood 6 miles from the centre of Catoosa — 1 injured.
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 Catoosa's ZIP code 74015 have filed 13 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1984, and were paid $240,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. 46% 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, 7 have fewer than Catoosa.
Rogers County, which includes Catoosa, has been named in 31 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1974, 24 of them major disasters (by incident: 12 severe storms, 8 ice storms, 5 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 Rogers County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, inland flooding, strong wind, lightning 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 $43.0 million a year, the 10th highest of 77 Oklahoma counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $21.5 million (50%), 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.
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