NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Cleveland, 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
1 tropical system has passed within 75 miles of Cleveland, Oklahoma since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was an unnamed storm in 1900. Since 1950, 141 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 12 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 1
- Tornadoes
- 141
- EF3 or stronger
- 12
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
32 deaths in all
What the records show for Cleveland
None of the 1 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Cleveland; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1900, a tropical storm with 39 mph winds when its centre passed 63 miles away. Of the 216 Oklahoma cities on this site, 83% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Cleveland. The strongest of the 141 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F5 on May 5, 1960; its path came within 23 miles, and it killed 5 people. The deadliest, an F4 on June 8, 1974, killed 14 people. Of the 141, 4 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 54 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 49. The most recent tornado was on November 4, 2024. Of the 216 Oklahoma cities, 67% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Cleveland. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 212 times since 1955, with stones up to 4.5 inches (grapefruit size). Cleveland has more hail reports within 10 miles than 73% of the 216 Oklahoma cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Cleveland
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | Unnamed 1900 stormSep 10 | 63 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Category 4 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Cleveland: 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 Cleveland
By decade
- 2020s10(1 EF3+)
- 2010s27
- 2000s17
- 1990s29(1 EF3+)
- 1980s11(2 EF3+)
- 1970s12(4 EF3+)
- 1960s20(2 EF3+)
- 1950s15(2 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 1960 | F5 | 23 mi | 71.8 mi | 5 / 81 |
| Jun 8, 1974 | F4 | 5 mi | 29 mi | 14 / 150 |
| Apr 26, 1984 | F4 | 6 mi | 22 mi | 3 / 37 |
| May 6, 2024 | EF4 | 5 mi | 40.8 mi | 2 / 33 |
| Apr 26, 1991 | F4 | 3 mi | 32 mi | 1 / 24 |
| Apr 29, 1984 | F4 | 8 mi | 27 mi | 1 / 60 |
| Apr 2, 1956 | F3 | 22 mi | 42.6 mi | 5 / 68 |
| Dec 5, 1975 | F3 | 25 mi | 1.5 mi | 0 / 38 |
| Jun 8, 1974 | F3 | 24 mi | 48.9 mi | 0 / 42 |
| Jun 18, 1973 | F3 | 12 mi | 2.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 5, 1960 | F3 | 15 mi | 101.9 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 31, 1959 | F3 | 10 mi | 3.8 mi | 0 / 3 |
The strongest 12 of 141, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Cleveland
The Storm Prediction Center has 212 hail reports within 10 miles of Cleveland since 1955, made on 131 separate days. Of these, 95 were 1 inch across or larger, and 9 reached 2 inches. The largest, 4.5 inches (grapefruit size), fell on May 13, 1985. The most recent report is from November 19, 2025. April has the most reports, 57.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Cleveland
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Mannford 6 NW, OK, 7 miles southwest of Cleveland at 830 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 93°F and low of 71°F; January is the coolest, at 50°F and 28°F. May is the wettest at 6.0 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 1.7 inches; the year adds up to 41.9 inches over 60 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 64 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 77 nights a year. Snowfall averages 8.4 inches a year, most of it in December. That 41.9 inches is more than at 53 of the 82 Oklahoma stations used on this site (65%). Sand Springs, 15 miles southeast, has its own station (Tulsa R L Jones Jr Airport, OK): 42.0 inches a year, 0.1 more than here, and a July average high of 94°F against 93°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 50 | 28 | 1.8 | 3 | 1.9 |
| Feb | 55 | 31 | 1.7 | 4 | 1.6 |
| Mar | 65 | 40 | 3.1 | 5 | 1.8 |
| Apr | 74 | 48 | 4.5 | 6 | 0.0 |
| May | 79 | 58 | 6.0 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 87 | 67 | 5.2 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 93 | 71 | 3.7 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 93 | 69 | 3.8 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 85 | 61 | 3.8 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 74 | 50 | 3.5 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 62 | 39 | 2.6 | 4 | 0.2 |
| Dec | 51 | 30 | 2.2 | 4 | 2.9 |
| Year | 72 | 49 | 41.9 | 60 | 8.4 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Mannford 6 NW, OK (830 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 Cleveland
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 126 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Cleveland: 116 thunderstorm wind reports and 10 flash floods. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $730,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 85 mph, on June 23, 2019. June has had the most flash floods, 5 of 10. Of the 216 Oklahoma cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 68 have had fewer than Cleveland.
March 25, 2015: thunderstorm wind 3 miles from the centre of Cleveland — $300,000 damage.
NWS: “Strong thunderstorm wind destroyed the marina and sunk several boats at the marina.”
June 23, 2019: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Cleveland — $150,000 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
Pawnee County, which includes Cleveland, has been named in 36 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1974, 22 of them major disasters (by incident: 10 ice storms, 9 severe storms, 8 fires, 4 floods). The latest major disaster declaration was Wildfires and Straight-Line Winds, on May 21, 2025. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Pawnee County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for tornadoes and strong wind; Relatively Low for hail, 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 $11.2 million a year, the 47th highest of 77 Oklahoma counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $3.0 million (27%), 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 Cleveland
- Terlton, OK7 mi
- Mannford, OK10 mi
- Hominy, OK11 mi
- Jennings, OK11 mi
- Sand Springs, OK15 mi
- Yale, OK20 mi
- Sperry, OK21 mi
- Skiatook, OK21 mi
- Drumright, OK22 mi
- Pawnee, OK22 mi
- Sapulpa, OK24 mi
- Kellyville, OK25 mi
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