Tool · NHC HURDAT2 · SPC tornado and hail reports
Compare the Storm History of Two Cities
Tropical systems within 75 miles since 1851, tornadoes within 25 miles since 1950 and hail within 10 miles since 1955, side by side.
Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated
Miami, FL vs Oklahoma City, OK: what the records show
Miami, FL and Oklahoma City, OK are 1,223 miles apart.
Miami has had more hurricanes pass within 75 miles since 1851: 37 against 0 (84 and 2 tropical systems in all).
Category 3 or stronger at the closest point: 18 for Miami, 0 for Oklahoma City.
The strongest storm at its closest pass was the Florida Keys Labor Day Hurricane (1935) for Miami, Category 5 at 66 miles, and the Galveston Hurricane (1900) for Oklahoma City, tropical storm strength at 7 miles.
The closest track: an unnamed 1906 storm passed 1 mile from Miami at Category 3; the nearest to Oklahoma City was the Galveston Hurricane (1900), 7 miles away.
Since 2000, 9 tropical systems have passed near Miami and 1 near Oklahoma City. The busiest decade was the 1890s for Miami (8) and the 1900s for Oklahoma City (1).
Oklahoma City has had more tornadoes within 25 miles since 1950: 340 against 200; EF3 or stronger: 2 near Miami, 39 near Oklahoma City; deaths: 1 and 95.
The strongest tornado on record nearby: for Miami, an F3 on June 17, 1959, 2 miles away; for Oklahoma City, an F5 on May 3, 1999, 6 miles away, 36 deaths.
By year: Miami averaged 1.9 tornadoes a year in 1950–1989 and 3.4 in 1990–2025; Oklahoma City 3.7 and 5.4. Part of any rise is better reporting of weak tornadoes since the 1990s, which applies to both.
Oklahoma City has had hail reported on more days within 10 miles since 1955: 342 against 92; hail of 2 inches or more: 4 reports near Miami, 85 reports near Oklahoma City.
Largest hail reported: 4" near Miami (March 29, 1963); 5" near Oklahoma City (May 16, 1960).
In short: Miami has the larger count in tropical systems; Oklahoma City has the larger count in tornadoes and hail days. These are counts of storms recorded near each city, not a forecast or a measure of risk to a property.
Side by side
| Record | Miami, FL | Oklahoma City, OK |
|---|---|---|
| Hurricanes within 75 misince 1851 | 37 | 0 |
| Tropical storms within 75 mibelow hurricane strength | 47 | 2 |
| Category 3+ at closest point | 18 | 0 |
| Strongest at closest point | Florida Keys Labor Day Hurricane 1935 · Category 5 · 66 miles | Galveston Hurricane 1900 · tropical storm strength · 7 miles |
| Closest track | Unnamed 1906 · Category 3 · 1 mile | Galveston Hurricane 1900 · tropical storm strength · 7 miles |
| Most recent tropical system | Eta 2020 · tropical storm strength · 63 miles | Erin 2007 · tropical storm strength · 11 miles |
| Tornadoes within 25 misince 1950 | 200 | 340 |
| EF3 or stronger | 2 | 39 |
| Tornado deathsall tornadoes counted nearby | 1 | 95 |
| Strongest tornado | F3 · June 17, 1959 · 2 miles | F5 · May 3, 1999 · 6 miles |
| Most recent tornado | EF1 · October 9, 2024 · 23 miles | EF0 · July 12, 2025 · 13 miles |
| Days with hail within 10 misince 1955 | 92 | 342 |
| Hail reports 1" or larger | 66 | 582 |
| Hail reports 2" or larger | 4 | 85 |
| Largest hail | 4" | 5" |
By decade
| Decade | Tropical · Miami | Tropical · Oklahoma City | Tornadoes · Miami | Tornadoes · Oklahoma City |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s (2020–25) | 3 | 0 | 14 | 49 |
| 2010s | 3 | 0 | 18 | 70 |
| 2000s | 3 | 1 | 37 | 36 |
| 1990s | 5 | 0 | 53 | 38 |
| 1980s | 4 | 0 | 36 | 25 |
| 1970s | 3 | 0 | 10 | 42 |
| 1960s | 6 | 0 | 21 | 51 |
| 1950s | 4 | 0 | 11 | 29 |
| 1940s | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| 1930s | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| 1920s | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| 1910s | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 1900s | 8 | 1 | — | — |
| 1890s | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| 1880s | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| 1870s | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| 1860s | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 1850s | 1 | 0 | — | — |
The SPC tornado file starts in 1950, so earlier decades have no tornado count.
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How the comparison works
Each city's record is the same one its own page shows: every Atlantic and eastern Pacific tropical system in NOAA's HURDAT2 whose track passed within 75 miles, every tornado in the Storm Prediction Center file whose path came within 25 miles, and every SPC hail report within 10 miles. Distances are measured from the city's centre, so two cities a few miles apart share most of their storms.
“Strongest at closest point” is the storm's sustained wind where its track came nearest the city, not its peak over open water and not the wind felt on the ground. A hurricane counts as Category 3 or stronger only when it was that strong at the closest point. Tornado ratings are on the Fujita scale before February 2007 and the Enhanced Fujita scale after it.
The decade table and the yearly averages show how each record changed over time. Older decades are thinner for every city: weak tornadoes and small hail were reported far less often before the 1990s, and storms before the satellite era could be missed at sea. Compare two cities across the same years rather than one city's past against its present.
The counts describe what passed near each city, not the risk to a particular house. For the sources, distances and corrections, see how this storm history is built.