NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Crescent, 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 Crescent, Oklahoma since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Erin in 2007. Since 1950, 159 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 15 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 2
- Tornadoes
- 159
- EF3 or stronger
- 15
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
13 deaths in all
What the records show for Crescent
None of the 2 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Crescent; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1900, a tropical storm with 40 mph winds when its centre passed 1 mile away. The record near Crescent begins with an unnamed storm in 1900; the most recent system was Erin in 2007, a tropical storm 25 miles away. Of the 216 Oklahoma cities on this site, 36% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Crescent. The strongest of the 159 tornadoes within 25 miles was an EF5 on May 24, 2011; its path came within 11 miles, and it killed 9 people. Of the 159, 12 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 56 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 89. The most recent tornado was on July 12, 2025. Of the 216 Oklahoma cities, 50% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Crescent. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 92 times since 1955, with stones up to 3.5 inches. Of the 216 Oklahoma cities, 91% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Crescent.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Crescent
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | ErinAug 19 | 25 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1900 | Unnamed 1900 stormSep 10 | 1 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Crescent: 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 Crescent
By decade
- 2020s6
- 2010s27(1 EF3+)
- 2000s23
- 1990s37(5 EF3+)
- 1980s19(2 EF3+)
- 1970s12(4 EF3+)
- 1960s23(2 EF3+)
- 1950s12(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 2011 | EF5 | 11 mi | 63.1 mi | 9 / 181 |
| May 3, 1999 | F4 | 2 mi | 35 mi | 2 / 26 |
| May 3, 1999 | F4 | 11 mi | 15 mi | 1 / 11 |
| Apr 30, 1978 | F4 | 20 mi | 9.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 26, 1963 | F3 | 20 mi | 34.3 mi | 1 / 4 |
| May 3, 1999 | F3 | 3 mi | 13 mi | 0 / 13 |
| May 3, 1999 | F3 | 17 mi | 22 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 3, 1999 | F3 | 24 mi | 21 mi | 0 / 4 |
| May 8, 1986 | F3 | 23 mi | 4 mi | 0 / 15 |
| May 13, 1983 | F3 | 11 mi | 8.8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 2, 1979 | F3 | 16 mi | 8.4 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 20, 1977 | F3 | 23 mi | 9.9 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 159, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Crescent
The Storm Prediction Center has 92 hail reports within 10 miles of Crescent since 1955, made on 73 separate days. Of these, 44 were 1 inch across or larger, and 8 reached 2 inches. The largest, 3.5 inches, fell on May 19, 2010. The most recent report is from November 19, 2025. April has the most reports, 23.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Crescent
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Guthrie Municipal Airport, OK, 14 miles southeast of Crescent at 1,068 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 94°F and low of 72°F; January is the coolest, at 49°F and 27°F. June is the wettest at 4.4 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 1.2 inches; the year adds up to 30.6 inches over 47 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 84 days a year, almost all from May to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 75 nights a year. That 30.6 inches is more than at 13 of the 82 Oklahoma stations used on this site (16%). Cashion, 11 miles south, has its own station (Kingfisher, OK): 36.5 inches a year, 5.9 more than here, and a July average high of 95°F against 94°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 49 | 27 | 1.2 | 3 |
| Feb | 54 | 31 | 1.3 | 3 |
| Mar | 63 | 40 | 2.0 | 4 |
| Apr | 72 | 49 | 3.5 | 5 |
| May | 80 | 59 | 3.6 | 6 |
| Jun | 88 | 68 | 4.4 | 6 |
| Jul | 94 | 72 | 2.7 | 4 |
| Aug | 93 | 71 | 3.0 | 4 |
| Sep | 85 | 63 | 2.7 | 4 |
| Oct | 73 | 51 | 2.8 | 5 |
| Nov | 61 | 39 | 1.9 | 3 |
| Dec | 50 | 30 | 1.5 | 3 |
| Year | 72 | 50 | 30.6 | 47 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Guthrie Municipal Airport, OK (1,068 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 Crescent
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 68 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Crescent: 65 thunderstorm wind reports and 3 flash floods. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $386,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on May 22, 2020.
May 27, 2001: thunderstorm wind 10 miles from the centre of Crescent — $200,000 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
Flood insurance policyholders in Crescent's ZIP code 73028 have filed 20 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1987, and were paid $746,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. 15% 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, 28 have fewer than Crescent.
Logan County, which includes Crescent, has been named in 47 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1974, 34 of them major disasters (by incident: 17 severe storms, 10 ice storms, 8 fires, 7 floods). The latest major disaster declaration was Wildfires and Straight-Line Winds, on May 21, 2025. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Logan County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for tornadoes; Relatively Moderate for hail, strong wind and heat waves; Relatively Low for inland flooding; Very Low for hurricanes and lightning. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $35.2 million a year, the 12th highest of 77 Oklahoma counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $9.6 million (27%), is from tornadoes.
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 Crescent
- Cashion, OK11 mi
- Guthrie, OK13 mi
- Hennessey, OK17 mi
- Kingfisher, OK19 mi
- Piedmont, OK23 mi
- Arcadia, OK26 mi
- Okarche, OK26 mi
- Perry, OK31 mi
- Warr Acres, OK31 mi
- Bethany, OK32 mi
- Yukon, OK32 mi
- Luther, OK32 mi
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