NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Guymon, 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
No tropical storm or hurricane has passed within 75 miles of Guymon, Oklahoma since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 67 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 2 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 67
- EF3 or stronger
- 2
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
no recorded deaths
What the records show for Guymon
The highest rating among the 67 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3, reached 2 times; the most recent, on May 5, 1993, came within 8 miles. Of the 67, 7 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 20 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 32. The most recent tornado was on June 27, 2023. Of the 216 Oklahoma cities on this site, 99% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Guymon. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 165 times since 1956, with stones up to 4 inches (softball size). Guymon has more hail reports within 10 miles than 51% of the 216 Oklahoma cities.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Guymon
By decade
- 2020s1
- 2010s6
- 2000s13
- 1990s17(2 EF3+)
- 1980s8
- 1970s7
- 1960s9
- 1950s6
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 1993 | F3 | 12 mi | 18.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 5, 1993 | F3 | 8 mi | 12 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 19, 1975 | F2 | 3 mi | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 7, 1969 | F2 | 9 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 3, 1967 | F2 | 14 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Jun 5, 1951 | F2 | 23 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 14, 1951 | F2 | 25 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 28, 2018 | EF1 | 15 mi | 2.02 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 15, 2016 | EF1 | 25 mi | 1.07 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 31, 2007 | EF1 | 10 mi | 5.27 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 21, 2006 | F1 | 23 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 15, 2003 | F1 | 15 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 67, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Guymon
The Storm Prediction Center has 165 hail reports within 10 miles of Guymon since 1956, made on 102 separate days. Of these, 111 were 1 inch across or larger, and 19 reached 2 inches. The largest, 4 inches (softball size), fell on June 27, 2023. The most recent report is from June 8, 2025. June has the most reports, 72.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Guymon
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Guymon Municipal Airport, OK, 4 miles south of Guymon at 3,123 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 95°F and low of 67°F; January is the coolest, at 51°F and 22°F. June is the wettest at 2.9 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 0.3 inches; the year adds up to 17.9 inches over 34 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 89 days a year, almost all from April to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 122 nights a year. That 17.9 inches is more than at 0 of the 82 Oklahoma stations used on this site (0%). Hooker, 14 miles northeast, has its own station (Hooker, OK): 19.4 inches a year, 1.5 more than here, and a July average high of 94°F against 95°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 51 | 22 | 0.4 | 1 |
| Feb | 54 | 24 | 0.3 | 1 |
| Mar | 63 | 32 | 1.1 | 3 |
| Apr | 71 | 41 | 1.5 | 3 |
| May | 81 | 51 | 2.3 | 4 |
| Jun | 91 | 62 | 2.9 | 4 |
| Jul | 95 | 67 | 2.4 | 4 |
| Aug | 92 | 65 | 2.6 | 4 |
| Sep | 85 | 57 | 1.4 | 3 |
| Oct | 73 | 43 | 1.8 | 3 |
| Nov | 61 | 31 | 0.5 | 1 |
| Dec | 50 | 23 | 0.7 | 2 |
| Year | 72 | 43 | 17.9 | 34 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Guymon Municipal Airport, OK (3,123 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 Guymon
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 108 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Guymon: 101 thunderstorm wind reports, 3 flash floods, 3 heavy rain events and 1 flood. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $888,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 90 mph, on June 8, 2022.
May 20, 2001: thunderstorm wind 4 miles from the centre of Guymon — $350,000 damage.
NWS: “Five to seven tractor trailers reported blown over.”
June 28, 2003: thunderstorm wind 4 miles from the centre of Guymon — $330,000 damage.
NWS: “High winds blew thirty-four railroad cars containing thirty-five refigerated containers off the tracks east of Guymon. There were no injuries.”
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
Texas County, which includes Guymon, has been named in 21 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 2001, 11 of them major disasters (by incident: 8 severe storms, 6 ice storms, 4 fires, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Winter Storms, on February 24, 2021. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Texas County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for lightning; Relatively Low for tornadoes, hail and strong wind; Very Low for inland flooding and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $19.5 million a year, the 34th highest of 77 Oklahoma counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $1.8 million (9%), 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).
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