NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Drumright, 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 Drumright, Oklahoma since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Erin in 2007. Since 1950, 139 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 15 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 3
- Tornadoes
- 139
- EF3 or stronger
- 15
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
32 deaths in all
What the records show for Drumright
None of the 3 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Drumright; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1900, a tropical storm with 40 mph winds when its centre passed 56 miles away. The record near Drumright begins with an unnamed storm in 1900; the most recent system was Erin in 2007, a tropical storm 68 miles away. Drumright has more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than 64% of the 216 Oklahoma cities on this site. The strongest of the 139 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F5 on May 5, 1960; its path came within 19 miles, and it killed 5 people. The deadliest, an F4 on June 8, 1974, killed 14 people. Of the 139, 11 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 51 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 64. The most recent tornado was on November 3, 2024. Of the 216 Oklahoma cities, 70% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Drumright. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 124 times since 1957, with stones up to 3 inches (tea cup size). Of the 216 Oklahoma cities, 73% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Drumright.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Drumright
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | ErinAug 19 | 68 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1961 | CarlaSep 13 | 73 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1900 | Unnamed 1900 stormSep 10 | 56 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 Drumright: 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 Drumright
By decade
- 2020s6
- 2010s25(1 EF3+)
- 2000s20(1 EF3+)
- 1990s18(2 EF3+)
- 1980s14(2 EF3+)
- 1970s19(2 EF3+)
- 1960s18(4 EF3+)
- 1950s19(3 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 1960 | F5 | 19 mi | 71.8 mi | 5 / 81 |
| Jun 8, 1974 | F4 | in town | 29 mi | 14 / 150 |
| Apr 26, 1984 | F4 | 6 mi | 22 mi | 3 / 37 |
| Apr 26, 1991 | F4 | 13 mi | 32 mi | 1 / 24 |
| Apr 29, 1984 | F4 | 6 mi | 27 mi | 1 / 60 |
| May 1, 1954 | F4 | 16 mi | 59.2 mi | 0 / 65 |
| Apr 2, 1956 | F3 | in town | 42.6 mi | 5 / 68 |
| May 19, 2013 | EF3 | 21 mi | 20.84 mi | 0 / 4 |
| May 29, 2004 | F3 | 10 mi | 7.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 3, 1999 | F3 | 15 mi | 16 mi | 0 / 13 |
| Jun 8, 1974 | F3 | 17 mi | 6.8 mi | 0 / 8 |
| May 21, 1961 | F3 | 9 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 139, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Drumright
The Storm Prediction Center has 124 hail reports within 10 miles of Drumright since 1957, made on 96 separate days. Of these, 78 were 1 inch across or larger, and 14 reached 2 inches. The largest, 3 inches (tea cup size), fell on November 19, 2025, the most recent report. May has the most reports, 38.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Drumright
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Cushing, OK, 11 miles west of Drumright at 950 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 93°F and low of 71°F; January is the coolest, at 49°F and 26°F. May is the wettest at 6.1 inches of precipitation on average and January and February the driest at 1.4 inches; the year adds up to 37.9 inches over 50 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 69 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 76 nights a year. Snowfall averages 4.1 inches a year, most of it in January. That 37.9 inches is more than at 39 of the 82 Oklahoma stations used on this site (48%). Jennings, 12 miles north, has its own station (Mannford 6 NW, OK): 41.9 inches a year, 4.0 more than here, and the same July average high, 93°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 49 | 26 | 1.4 | 2 | 1.7 |
| Feb | 54 | 30 | 1.4 | 3 | 0.8 |
| Mar | 63 | 39 | 2.5 | 4 | 0.2 |
| Apr | 72 | 48 | 3.6 | 5 | 0.0 |
| May | 79 | 58 | 6.1 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 88 | 67 | 4.8 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 93 | 71 | 3.3 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 93 | 70 | 3.2 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 85 | 62 | 3.9 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 74 | 49 | 3.4 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 62 | 38 | 2.2 | 3 | 0.2 |
| Dec | 51 | 29 | 2.1 | 3 | 1.2 |
| Year | 72 | 49 | 37.9 | 50 | 4.1 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Cushing, OK (950 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 Drumright
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 83 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Drumright: 76 thunderstorm wind reports, 6 flash floods and 1 lightning strike. They killed 1 person and injured 3, and the NWS estimated $1.4 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 85 mph, on June 17, 2023. Of the 216 Oklahoma cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 26 have had fewer than Drumright.
June 17, 2023: thunderstorm wind 6 miles from the centre of Drumright — 1 killed, 3 injured, $50,000 damage.
June 17, 2023: thunderstorm wind in Drumright — $531,000 damage.
NWS: “Thunderstorm wind resulted in at least $531,000 in debris removal and damage to the utility infrastructure across the county during this severe thunderstorm. Some people were without power for over a week.”
May 16, 2003: thunderstorm wind in Drumright — $400,000 damage.
NWS: “Thunderstorm winds estimated at 80 miles an hour associated with a line of thundestorms referred to as a bow echo did serious damage to homes and businesses, especially in the Oak Park neighborhood. Light to moderate damage was reported for 129 homes.”
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
Creek County, which includes Drumright, has been named in 47 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1971, 25 of them major disasters (by incident: 17 fires, 11 severe storms, 9 ice storms, 4 floods). The latest major disaster declaration was Wildfires and Straight-Line Winds, on May 21, 2025. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Creek County a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for tornadoes, hail and strong wind; Relatively Moderate for lightning and heat waves; Relatively Low for inland flooding; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $44.0 million a year, the 8th highest of 77 Oklahoma counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $12.5 million (28%), 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 Drumright
- Cushing, OK10 mi
- Yale, OK11 mi
- Jennings, OK12 mi
- Mannford, OK15 mi
- Terlton, OK15 mi
- Bristow, OK15 mi
- Stroud, OK17 mi
- Kellyville, OK20 mi
- Cleveland, OK22 mi
- Perkins, OK25 mi
- Sand Springs, OK26 mi
- Chandler, OK26 mi
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