NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Healdton, 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 Healdton, Oklahoma since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Carla in 1961. Since 1950, 120 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 13 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 2
- Tornadoes
- 120
- EF3 or stronger
- 13
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
22 deaths in all
What the records show for Healdton
None of the 2 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Healdton; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1900, a tropical storm with 48 mph winds when its centre passed 18 miles away. The record near Healdton begins with an unnamed storm in 1900; the most recent system was Carla in 1961, a tropical storm 26 miles away. Of the 216 Oklahoma cities on this site, 36% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Healdton. The highest rating among the 120 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4 or EF4, reached 3 times; the most recent, on May 9, 2016, came within 23 miles. The deadliest, an EF4 on February 10, 2009, killed 8 people. Of the 120, 7 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 44 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 50. The most recent tornado was on June 3, 2025. Of the 216 Oklahoma cities, 85% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Healdton. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 200 times since 1959, with stones up to 4.5 inches (grapefruit size). Healdton has more hail reports within 10 miles than 67% of the 216 Oklahoma cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Healdton
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | CarlaSep 13 | 26 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1900 | Unnamed 1900 stormSep 10 | 18 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Category 4 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Healdton: 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 Healdton
By decade
- 2020s17(1 EF3+)
- 2010s20(2 EF3+)
- 2000s7(1 EF3+)
- 1990s25(2 EF3+)
- 1980s9
- 1970s18(6 EF3+)
- 1960s10
- 1950s14(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 10, 2009 | EF4 | 12 mi | 36.99 mi | 8 / 46 |
| Apr 19, 1972 | F4 | 10 mi | 28.2 mi | 5 / 6 |
| May 9, 2016 | EF4 | 23 mi | 8.9 mi | 1 / 0 |
| May 7, 1995 | F3 | 17 mi | 34.1 mi | 3 / 6 |
| Oct 30, 1979 | F3 | 13 mi | 8.4 mi | 3 / 2 |
| May 15, 1977 | F3 | 17 mi | 0.8 mi | 1 / 2 |
| Nov 3, 2024 | EF3 | 24 mi | 21.7 mi | 0 / 6 |
| May 10, 2010 | EF3 | 10 mi | 4.9 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 13, 1990 | F3 | 12 mi | 22 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Apr 10, 1979 | F3 | 10 mi | 12.8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 2, 1977 | F3 | 22 mi | 4.3 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Apr 19, 1976 | F3 | 24 mi | 10.4 mi | 0 / 2 |
The strongest 12 of 120, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Healdton
The Storm Prediction Center has 200 hail reports within 10 miles of Healdton since 1959, made on 128 separate days. Of these, 131 were 1 inch across or larger, and 17 reached 2 inches. The largest, 4.5 inches (grapefruit size), fell on June 6, 1974. The most recent report is from May 22, 2025. May has the most reports, 66.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Healdton
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Healdton 3 E, OK, 4 miles east of Healdton at 902 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 95°F and low of 69°F; January is the coolest, at 53°F and 27°F. May is the wettest at 5.2 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 1.8 inches; the year adds up to 37.2 inches over 53 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 74 nights a year. Snowfall averages 2.2 inches a year, most of it in December. That 37.2 inches is more than at 36 of the 82 Oklahoma stations used on this site (44%). Lone Grove, 12 miles east, has its own station (Ardmore, OK): 38.1 inches a year, 0.9 more than here, and the same July average high, 95°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 53 | 27 | 1.8 | 4 | 0.6 |
| Feb | 57 | 31 | 2.1 | 4 | 0.5 |
| Mar | 65 | 39 | 2.8 | 5 | 0.1 |
| Apr | 74 | 47 | 3.3 | 5 | 0.0 |
| May | 81 | 57 | 5.2 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 89 | 66 | 3.9 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 95 | 69 | 2.8 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 95 | 68 | 2.6 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 87 | 60 | 3.7 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 76 | 48 | 3.9 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 64 | 38 | 2.7 | 3 | 0.2 |
| Dec | 54 | 29 | 2.4 | 3 | 0.8 |
| Year | 74 | 48 | 37.2 | 53 | 2.2 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Healdton 3 E, OK (902 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 Healdton
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 98 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Healdton: 80 thunderstorm wind reports, 17 flash floods and 1 lightning strike. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $448,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 107 mph, on May 27, 2001. August has had the most flash floods, 5 of 17. Of the 216 Oklahoma cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 111 have had fewer than Healdton.
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 Healdton's ZIP code 73438 have filed 25 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1982, and were paid $614,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. 44% 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, 34 have fewer than Healdton.
Carter County, which includes Healdton, has been named in 33 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1970, 20 of them major disasters (by incident: 13 severe storms, 7 fires, 6 ice storms, 3 tornadoes). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding, on April 30, 2024. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Carter County a Relatively Low 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 $28.0 million a year, the 21st highest of 77 Oklahoma counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $8.6 million (31%), 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.
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