NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Fort Gibson, 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 Fort Gibson, Oklahoma since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Carla in 1961. Since 1950, 165 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 9 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 2
- Tornadoes
- 165
- EF3 or stronger
- 9
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
8 deaths in all
What the records show for Fort Gibson
None of the 2 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Fort Gibson; the strongest was Carla in 1961, a tropical storm with 40 mph winds when its centre passed 15 miles away. The record near Fort Gibson 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 Fort Gibson. The strongest of the 165 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F4 on May 26, 1973; its path came within 15 miles, and it killed 5 people. Of the 165, 8 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 91 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 65. The most recent tornado was on June 18, 2025. Fort Gibson has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 54% of the 216 Oklahoma cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 208 times since 1959, with stones up to 3 inches (tea cup size). Fort Gibson has more hail reports within 10 miles than 69% of the 216 Oklahoma cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Fort Gibson
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | CarlaSep 13 | 15 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 28 | 34 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 Fort Gibson: 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 Fort Gibson
By decade
- 2020s24
- 2010s48
- 2000s19(1 EF3+)
- 1990s23(1 EF3+)
- 1980s14(1 EF3+)
- 1970s15(4 EF3+)
- 1960s14(2 EF3+)
- 1950s8
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 1973 | F4 | 15 mi | 3.6 mi | 5 / 25 |
| Jun 1, 1999 | F3 | 7 mi | 2 mi | 2 / 5 |
| Mar 12, 2006 | F3 | 22 mi | 29 mi | 0 / 8 |
| Apr 19, 1981 | F3 | 11 mi | 3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Dec 5, 1975 | F3 | 25 mi | 27 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 26, 1973 | F3 | 18 mi | 18.7 mi | 0 / 6 |
| May 5, 1971 | F3 | 7 mi | 37 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 10, 1964 | F3 | 17 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 26, 1961 | F3 | 25 mi | 21.4 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Aug 10, 2011 | EF2 | 24 mi | 5 mi | 1 / 2 |
| Nov 4, 2024 | EF2 | 21 mi | 32.9 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 20, 2019 | EF2 | 18 mi | 21 mi | 0 / 1 |
The strongest 12 of 165, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Fort Gibson
The Storm Prediction Center has 208 hail reports within 10 miles of Fort Gibson since 1959, made on 145 separate days. Of these, 93 were 1 inch across or larger, and 11 reached 2 inches. The largest, 3 inches (tea cup size), fell on March 30, 2013. The most recent report is from June 13, 2025. April and May have the most reports, 46 each.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Fort Gibson
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Muskogee, OK, 6 miles west of Fort Gibson at 518 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 93°F and low of 72°F; January is the coolest, at 49°F and 26°F. May is the wettest at 5.3 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 1.9 inches; the year adds up to 43.2 inches over 62 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 70 days a year, almost all from May to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 79 nights a year. Snowfall averages 2.6 inches a year, most of it in January and December. That 43.2 inches is more than at 58 of the 82 Oklahoma stations used on this site (71%). Hulbert, 12 miles north, has its own station (Tahlequah, OK): 51.0 inches a year, 7.8 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 | 1.9 | 4 | 0.9 |
| Feb | 54 | 30 | 2.4 | 4 | 0.3 |
| Mar | 63 | 39 | 3.1 | 5 | 0.5 |
| Apr | 72 | 48 | 4.9 | 6 | 0.0 |
| May | 79 | 59 | 5.3 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 88 | 67 | 5.0 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 93 | 72 | 3.3 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 93 | 70 | 3.1 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 85 | 62 | 4.3 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 74 | 49 | 4.1 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 62 | 38 | 3.2 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 52 | 30 | 2.6 | 5 | 0.9 |
| Year | 72 | 49 | 43.2 | 62 | 2.6 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Muskogee, OK (518 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 Fort Gibson
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 181 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Fort Gibson: 133 thunderstorm wind reports, 36 flash floods and 12 floods. They killed 1 person and injured 0, and the NWS estimated $1.0 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 96 mph, on June 21, 1998. May has had the most flash floods, 12 of 36. Of the 216 Oklahoma cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 179 have had fewer than Fort Gibson.
November 9, 1998: thunderstorm wind 8 miles from the centre of Fort Gibson — 1 killed, $5,000 damage.
July 14, 2016: thunderstorm wind 6 miles from the centre of Fort Gibson — $200,000 damage.
May 17, 1999: thunderstorm wind 8 miles from the centre of Fort Gibson — $100,000 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 Fort Gibson's ZIP code 74434 have filed 66 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1979, and were paid $7.5 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The year with the most claims was 2019, with 37. 2% 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, 61 have fewer than Fort Gibson.
Muskogee County, which includes Fort Gibson, has been named in 34 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1973, 24 of them major disasters (by incident: 18 severe storms, 7 ice storms, 3 floods, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding, on June 14, 2024. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Muskogee 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, lightning and heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $34.0 million a year, the 14th highest of 77 Oklahoma counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $13.0 million (38%), 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 Fort Gibson
- Muskogee, OK9 mi
- Hulbert, OK12 mi
- Wagoner, OK13 mi
- Park Hill, OK15 mi
- Tahlequah, OK17 mi
- Porter, OK17 mi
- Taft, OK18 mi
- Gore, OK18 mi
- Warner, OK22 mi
- Vian, OK23 mi
- Locust Grove, OK24 mi
- Coweta, OK25 mi
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