NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Coweta, 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 Coweta, Oklahoma since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Carla in 1961. Since 1950, 224 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 13 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 2
- Tornadoes
- 224
- EF3 or stronger
- 13
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
24 deaths in all
What the records show for Coweta
None of the 2 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Coweta; the strongest was Carla in 1961, a tropical storm with 40 mph winds when its centre passed 36 miles away. The record near Coweta 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 Coweta. The strongest of the 224 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F4 on April 24, 1993; its path came within 18 miles, and it killed 7 people. The deadliest, an F3 on April 26, 1984, killed 8 people. Of the 224, 9 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 100 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 84. The most recent tornado was on November 20, 2025. Coweta has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 84% of the 216 Oklahoma cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 180 times since 1962, with stones up to 3.5 inches. Coweta has more hail reports within 10 miles than 59% of the 216 Oklahoma cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Coweta
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | CarlaSep 13 | 36 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 28 | 58 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 Coweta: 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 Coweta
By decade
- 2020s18
- 2010s61
- 2000s21
- 1990s39(3 EF3+)
- 1980s26(4 EF3+)
- 1970s21(5 EF3+)
- 1960s23(1 EF3+)
- 1950s15
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 1993 | F4 | 18 mi | 5.5 mi | 7 / 100 |
| Apr 26, 1984 | F3 | 18 mi | 22 mi | 8 / 95 |
| Apr 19, 1981 | F3 | 11 mi | 9.9 mi | 5 / 49 |
| Jun 1, 1999 | F3 | 22 mi | 2 mi | 2 / 5 |
| Jun 8, 1974 | F3 | 16 mi | 63.6 mi | 2 / 80 |
| Apr 24, 1993 | F3 | 16 mi | 8 mi | 0 / 30 |
| Apr 19, 1981 | F3 | 16 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Apr 19, 1981 | F3 | 14 mi | 4.9 mi | 0 / 7 |
| Dec 5, 1975 | F3 | 23 mi | 1.5 mi | 0 / 38 |
| Dec 5, 1975 | F3 | in town | 27 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 8, 1974 | F3 | 12 mi | 48.9 mi | 0 / 42 |
| May 5, 1971 | F3 | 8 mi | 37 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 224, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Coweta
The Storm Prediction Center has 180 hail reports within 10 miles of Coweta since 1962, made on 120 separate days. Of these, 82 were 1 inch across or larger, and 10 reached 2 inches. The largest, 3.5 inches, fell on May 1, 2002. The most recent report is from August 15, 2024. April has the most reports, 48.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Coweta
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Tulsa R L Jones Jr Airport, OK, 20 miles west of Coweta at 638 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 94°F and low of 73°F; January is the coolest, at 50°F and 28°F. May is the wettest at 6.1 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 1.6 inches; the year adds up to 42.0 inches over 60 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 81 days a year, almost all from May to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 81 nights a year. That 42.0 inches is more than at 54 of the 82 Oklahoma stations used on this site (66%). Porter, 8 miles southeast, has its own station (Muskogee, OK): 43.2 inches a year, 1.2 more than here, and a July average high of 93°F against 94°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 50 | 28 | 1.6 | 3 |
| Feb | 55 | 32 | 1.8 | 4 |
| Mar | 64 | 41 | 3.2 | 5 |
| Apr | 73 | 50 | 4.5 | 6 |
| May | 80 | 60 | 6.1 | 8 |
| Jun | 89 | 69 | 4.8 | 6 |
| Jul | 94 | 73 | 3.8 | 5 |
| Aug | 94 | 71 | 3.6 | 5 |
| Sep | 85 | 63 | 3.7 | 5 |
| Oct | 74 | 51 | 3.8 | 5 |
| Nov | 62 | 39 | 2.6 | 4 |
| Dec | 52 | 31 | 2.5 | 4 |
| Year | 73 | 50 | 42.0 | 60 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Tulsa R L Jones Jr Airport, OK (638 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 Coweta
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 201 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Coweta: 165 thunderstorm wind reports, 30 flash floods, 5 floods and 1 lightning strike. They killed 5 people and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $1.1 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on June 18, 1998. May has had the most flash floods, 12 of 30. Of the 216 Oklahoma cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 166 have had fewer than Coweta.
November 8, 2024: flood 10 miles from the centre of Coweta — 2 killed, $15,000 damage.
April 20, 2025: flood 8 miles from the centre of Coweta — 2 killed.
July 23, 2005: lightning strike 9 miles from the centre of Coweta — 1 killed, 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 Coweta's ZIP code 74429 have filed 90 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1980, and were paid $1.4 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Flooding in 1986: 19 claims (21% of all) and $214,000. The year with the most claims was 2000, with 16. 24% 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, 70 have fewer than Coweta.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Flooding1986 | 19 | $214,000 |
Wagoner County, which includes Coweta, has been named in 34 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1971, 24 of them major disasters (by incident: 10 severe storms, 8 floods, 8 ice storms, 3 tornadoes). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding, on April 30, 2024. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Wagoner County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, hail, lightning and heat waves; Relatively Low for inland flooding and strong wind; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $34.5 million a year, the 13th highest of 77 Oklahoma counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $14.5 million (42%), 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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Cities near Coweta
- Porter, OK8 mi
- Haskell, OK10 mi
- Broken Arrow, OK10 mi
- Taft, OK14 mi
- Bixby, OK14 mi
- Inola, OK15 mi
- Wagoner, OK15 mi
- Catoosa, OK17 mi
- Tulsa, OK20 mi
- Jenks, OK20 mi
- Glenpool, OK21 mi
- Mounds, OK21 mi
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