NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Hinton, 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 Hinton, Oklahoma since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Erin in 2007. Since 1950, 164 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 16 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 2
- Tornadoes
- 164
- EF3 or stronger
- 16
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
23 deaths in all
What the records show for Hinton
None of the 2 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Hinton; the strongest was Erin in 2007, a tropical storm with 51 mph winds when its centre passed 9 miles away. The record near Hinton 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 Hinton. The strongest of the 164 tornadoes within 25 miles was an EF5 on May 24, 2011; its path came within 3 miles, and it killed 9 people. Of the 164, 8 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 65 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 86. The most recent tornado was on May 19, 2024. Hinton has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 53% of the 216 Oklahoma cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 163 times since 1955, with stones up to 3.5 inches. Hinton has more hail reports within 10 miles than 50% of the 216 Oklahoma cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Hinton
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | ErinAug 19 | 9 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1900 | Unnamed 1900 stormSep 10 | 36 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 Hinton: 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 Hinton
By decade
- 2020s13
- 2010s19(4 EF3+)
- 2000s33
- 1990s25(3 EF3+)
- 1980s20(1 EF3+)
- 1970s17(3 EF3+)
- 1960s21(4 EF3+)
- 1950s16(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 2011 | EF5 | 3 mi | 63.1 mi | 9 / 181 |
| May 24, 1973 | F4 | 20 mi | 13.3 mi | 2 / 4 |
| May 22, 1981 | F4 | 8 mi | 16.7 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 17, 1976 | F4 | 13 mi | 32.9 mi | 0 / 6 |
| May 31, 2013 | EF3 | 13 mi | 16.2 mi | 8 / 26 |
| May 25, 2019 | EF3 | 21 mi | 2.2 mi | 2 / 29 |
| May 4, 1961 | F3 | 12 mi | 9.5 mi | 1 / 0 |
| May 24, 2011 | EF3 | 4 mi | 8.6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 3, 1999 | F3 | 21 mi | 22 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 3, 1999 | F3 | 13 mi | 21 mi | 0 / 4 |
| May 26, 1990 | F3 | in town | 3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 18, 1973 | F3 | 12 mi | 16.8 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 164, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Hinton
The Storm Prediction Center has 163 hail reports within 10 miles of Hinton since 1955, made on 109 separate days. Of these, 106 were 1 inch across or larger, and 8 reached 2 inches. The largest, 3.5 inches, fell on June 19, 1998. The most recent report is from June 3, 2024. May has the most reports, 39.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Hinton
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Geary, OK, 12 miles north of Hinton at 1,571 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 and June are the wettest at 4.1 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 1.0 inches; the year adds up to 31.1 inches over 45 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 68 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 73 nights a year. Snowfall averages 4.7 inches a year, most of it in January. That 31.1 inches is more than at 17 of the 82 Oklahoma stations used on this site (21%). Hydro, 12 miles west, has its own station (Weatherford, OK): 30.3 inches a year, 0.8 less than here, and a July average high of 94°F against 93°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 49 | 26 | 1.0 | 2 | 1.9 |
| Feb | 52 | 29 | 1.2 | 3 | 0.9 |
| Mar | 62 | 38 | 2.4 | 4 | 0.4 |
| Apr | 71 | 45 | 2.9 | 4 | 0.0 |
| May | 79 | 57 | 4.1 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 87 | 67 | 4.1 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 93 | 71 | 2.3 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 92 | 69 | 3.6 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 84 | 61 | 3.2 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 73 | 49 | 2.9 | 4 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 60 | 37 | 1.8 | 3 | 0.4 |
| Dec | 50 | 29 | 1.6 | 2 | 1.0 |
| Year | 71 | 48 | 31.1 | 45 | 4.7 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Geary, OK (1,571 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 Hinton
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 83 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Hinton: 80 thunderstorm wind reports, 2 flash floods and 1 heavy rain event. They killed 0 people and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $136,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 102 mph, on June 22, 2026.
May 7, 1997: thunderstorm wind 10 miles from the centre of Hinton — 1 injured, $60,000 damage.
NWS: “Severe thunderstorm winds estimated at up to 90 mph caused widespread damage and one injury in Binger. One man was injured when his mobile home was overturned, pinning him between a tree and some of the debris from the home.”
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
Caddo County, which includes Hinton, has been named in 44 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1982, 35 of them major disasters (by incident: 19 severe storms, 11 ice storms, 6 floods, 3 fires). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding, on June 14, 2024. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Caddo County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, hail and strong wind; Relatively Low for inland flooding, lightning and heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $17.0 million a year, the 38th highest of 77 Oklahoma counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $5.5 million (32%), 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).
What counts as a pass, the distances and the sources: how this storm history is built.
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