NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit El Reno, 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 El Reno, Oklahoma since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Erin in 2007. Since 1950, 253 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 26 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 2
- Tornadoes
- 253
- EF3 or stronger
- 26
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
84 deaths in all
What the records show for El Reno
None of the 2 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed El Reno; the strongest was Erin in 2007, a tropical storm with 44 mph winds when its centre passed 6 miles away. The record near El Reno begins with an unnamed storm in 1900; the most recent system was Erin in 2007. Of the 216 Oklahoma cities on this site, 36% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than El Reno. The highest rating among the 253 tornadoes within 25 miles is F5 or EF5, reached 3 times; the most recent, on May 20, 2013, came within 25 miles. The deadliest, an F5 on May 3, 1999, killed 36 people. Of the 253, 22 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 99 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 124. The most recent tornado was on June 3, 2025. El Reno has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 89% of the 216 Oklahoma cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 184 times since 1957, with stones up to 7 inches. El Reno has more hail reports within 10 miles than 61% of the 216 Oklahoma cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near El Reno
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | ErinAug 19 | 6 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1900 | Unnamed 1900 stormSep 10 | 16 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Category 4 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in El Reno: 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 El Reno
By decade
- 2020s20
- 2010s42(6 EF3+)
- 2000s37
- 1990s42(4 EF3+)
- 1980s17(3 EF3+)
- 1970s25(6 EF3+)
- 1960s44(6 EF3+)
- 1950s26(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 1999 | F5 | 24 mi | 37 mi | 36 / 583 |
| May 20, 2013 | EF5 | 25 mi | 13.85 mi | 24 / 212 |
| May 24, 2011 | EF5 | 6 mi | 63.1 mi | 9 / 181 |
| May 24, 1973 | F4 | 8 mi | 13.3 mi | 2 / 4 |
| May 22, 1981 | F4 | 11 mi | 16.7 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 30, 1978 | F4 | 12 mi | 9.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 17, 1976 | F4 | 22 mi | 32.9 mi | 0 / 6 |
| May 31, 2013 | EF3 | 2 mi | 16.2 mi | 8 / 26 |
| May 25, 2019 | EF3 | 1 mi | 2.2 mi | 2 / 29 |
| May 4, 1961 | F3 | 19 mi | 9.5 mi | 1 / 0 |
| May 6, 2015 | EF3 | 23 mi | 10.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 24, 2011 | EF3 | 21 mi | 8.6 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 253, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in El Reno
The Storm Prediction Center has 184 hail reports within 10 miles of El Reno since 1957, made on 127 separate days. Of these, 113 were 1 inch across or larger, and 18 reached 2 inches. The largest, 7 inches, fell on April 30, 1961. The most recent report is from May 22, 2024. May has the most reports, 45.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in El Reno
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is El Reno 1 N, OK, 2 miles north of El Reno at 1,325 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 94°F and low of 70°F; January is the coolest, at 49°F and 25°F. June is the wettest at 5.6 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 0.9 inches; the year adds up to 34.5 inches over 50 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 75 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 76 nights a year. Snowfall averages 3.6 inches a year, most of it in January. That 34.5 inches is more than at 27 of the 82 Oklahoma stations used on this site (33%). Yukon, 12 miles east, has its own station (Oklahoma City Post Airport, OK): 30.8 inches a year, 3.7 less than here, and a July average high of 95°F against 94°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 49 | 25 | 0.9 | 2 | 1.8 |
| Feb | 53 | 28 | 1.2 | 3 | 0.4 |
| Mar | 62 | 36 | 2.4 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Apr | 71 | 46 | 3.1 | 4 | 0.0 |
| May | 79 | 57 | 5.2 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 88 | 66 | 5.6 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 94 | 70 | 3.2 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 92 | 68 | 3.3 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 84 | 60 | 3.0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 73 | 48 | 3.0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 60 | 36 | 2.1 | 4 | 0.3 |
| Dec | 50 | 28 | 1.5 | 3 | 1.1 |
| Year | 71 | 47 | 34.5 | 50 | 3.6 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at El Reno 1 N, OK (1,325 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 El Reno
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 125 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of El Reno: 112 thunderstorm wind reports, 7 flash floods, 4 floods and 2 heavy rain events. They killed 1 person and injured 6, and the NWS estimated $840,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 151 mph, on May 24, 2011. Of the 216 Oklahoma cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 40 have had fewer than El Reno.
March 28, 2017: thunderstorm wind 2 miles from the centre of El Reno — 1 killed.
NWS: “A man was driving a tractor trailer eastbound on I-40 near mile marker 126 when his truck was hit by severe winds associated with a bow echo. The vehicle veered into the median, where it struck the cable barrier and overturned.”
July 6, 2010: thunderstorm wind 7 miles from the centre of El Reno — 6 injured.
NWS: “A downburst occurred at the Lucky Star Casino in Concho, causing a large tent to collapse. Several people were underneath the tent at the time of the high wind, with six of them injured.”
April 30, 2000: thunderstorm wind 1 mile from the centre of El Reno — $350,000 damage.
NWS: “A 90 by 120 foot section of the northwest corner of a hospital roof was blown off with debris breaking numerous windows below. Nearly 4 inches of rain covered many rooms of the hospital damaging floors, walls, and medical equipment.”
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 El Reno's ZIP code 73036 have filed 100 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1978, and were paid $2.1 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The year with the most claims was 2007, with 28. 10% 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, 71 have fewer than El Reno.
Canadian County, which includes El Reno, has been named in 40 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1973, 31 of them major disasters (by incident: 16 severe storms, 11 ice storms, 4 floods, 3 fires). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Winter Storms, on February 24, 2021. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Canadian County a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for tornadoes and hail; Relatively Moderate for inland flooding, strong wind and heat waves; Relatively Low for lightning; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $73.9 million a year, the 4th highest of 77 Oklahoma counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $24.1 million (33%), 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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