NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Chandler, 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
3 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Chandler, Oklahoma since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Erin in 2007. Since 1950, 191 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 26 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 3
- Tornadoes
- 191
- EF3 or stronger
- 26
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
34 deaths in all
What the records show for Chandler
None of the 3 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Chandler; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1900, a tropical storm with 41 mph winds when its centre passed 42 miles away. The record near Chandler begins with an unnamed storm in 1900; the most recent system was Erin in 2007, a tropical storm 46 miles away. Chandler has more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than 64% of the 216 Oklahoma cities on this site. The strongest of the 191 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F5 on May 5, 1960; its path came within 18 miles, and it killed 5 people. The deadliest, an F4 on June 8, 1974, killed 14 people. Of the 191, 8 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 77 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 82. The most recent tornado was on November 3, 2024. Chandler has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 72% of the 216 Oklahoma cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 140 times since 1966, with stones up to 3 inches (tea cup size). Of the 216 Oklahoma cities, 61% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Chandler.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Chandler
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | ErinAug 19 | 46 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1961 | CarlaSep 13 | 69 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1900 | Unnamed 1900 stormSep 10 | 42 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 Chandler: 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 Chandler
By decade
- 2020s22(1 EF3+)
- 2010s31(4 EF3+)
- 2000s24(2 EF3+)
- 1990s22(2 EF3+)
- 1980s22
- 1970s30(9 EF3+)
- 1960s22(6 EF3+)
- 1950s18(2 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 1960 | F5 | 18 mi | 71.8 mi | 5 / 81 |
| Jun 8, 1974 | F4 | 22 mi | 29 mi | 14 / 150 |
| Oct 5, 1970 | F4 | 20 mi | 25 mi | 4 / 84 |
| May 19, 2013 | EF4 | 20 mi | 23 mi | 2 / 10 |
| May 10, 2010 | EF4 | 22 mi | 24 mi | 2 / 49 |
| May 1, 1954 | F4 | 6 mi | 59.2 mi | 0 / 65 |
| Apr 2, 1956 | F3 | 3 mi | 42.6 mi | 5 / 68 |
| May 26, 1963 | F3 | 10 mi | 34.3 mi | 1 / 4 |
| Nov 3, 2024 | EF3 | 6 mi | 25.1 mi | 0 / 7 |
| May 19, 2013 | EF3 | 9 mi | 20.84 mi | 0 / 4 |
| May 10, 2010 | EF3 | 24 mi | 6.5 mi | 0 / 3 |
| May 29, 2004 | F3 | 19 mi | 7.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 191, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Chandler
The Storm Prediction Center has 140 hail reports within 10 miles of Chandler since 1966, made on 101 separate days. Of these, 85 were 1 inch across or larger, and 10 reached 2 inches. The largest, 3 inches (tea cup size), fell on May 1, 2008. The most recent report is from May 23, 2025. May has the most reports, 36.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Chandler
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Chandler, OK, in Chandler at 958 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 95°F and low of 70°F; January is the coolest, at 52°F and 25°F. June is the wettest at 4.8 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 1.2 inches; the year adds up to 36.2 inches over 50 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 73 days a year, almost all from May to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 80 nights a year. Snowfall averages 2.2 inches a year, most of it in January. That 36.2 inches is more than at 30 of the 82 Oklahoma stations used on this site (37%). Meeker, 13 miles south, has its own station (Meeker 5 W, OK): 39.4 inches a year, 3.2 more than here, and a July average high of 92°F against 95°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 52 | 25 | 1.2 | 3 | 0.7 |
| Feb | 57 | 28 | 1.5 | 3 | 0.4 |
| Mar | 66 | 37 | 2.8 | 5 | 0.4 |
| Apr | 74 | 46 | 3.7 | 5 | 0.0 |
| May | 81 | 56 | 4.7 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 91 | 66 | 4.8 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 95 | 70 | 3.2 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 95 | 68 | 3.1 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 87 | 60 | 3.4 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 76 | 48 | 3.5 | 4 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 64 | 36 | 2.4 | 4 | 0.5 |
| Dec | 54 | 27 | 1.9 | 3 | 0.1 |
| Year | 74 | 47 | 36.2 | 50 | 2.2 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Chandler, OK (958 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 Chandler
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 73 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Chandler: 65 thunderstorm wind reports, 5 flash floods and 3 floods. They killed 1 person and injured 0, and the NWS estimated $783,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 85 mph, on June 26, 2026. May has had the most flash floods, 3 of 5. Of the 216 Oklahoma cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 20 have had fewer than Chandler.
May 21, 2019: flood 7 miles from the centre of Chandler — 1 killed, $10,000 damage.
June 14, 2010: flash flood 3 miles from the centre of Chandler — $600,000 damage.
NWS: “Several inches of rain accumulated over just a few hours. At least 15 bridges were impacted by the flood waters, and some of them collapsed or were washed out.”
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 Chandler's ZIP code 74834 have filed 22 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1979, and were paid $74,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The year with the most claims was 1979, with 11. 9% 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, 30 have fewer than Chandler.
Lincoln County, which includes Chandler, has been named in 45 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1970, 34 of them major disasters (by incident: 18 severe storms, 10 ice storms, 6 fires, 4 floods). The latest major disaster declaration was Wildfires and Straight-Line Winds, on May 21, 2025. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Lincoln County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, hail and heat waves; Relatively Low for inland flooding, strong wind and lightning; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $19.9 million a year, the 33rd highest of 77 Oklahoma counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $4.5 million (23%), 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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