NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Hooker, 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 Hooker, Oklahoma since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 86 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 5 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 86
- EF3 or stronger
- 5
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
1 deaths in all
What the records show for Hooker
The strongest of the 86 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F4 on May 5, 1993; its path came within 20 miles. The deadliest, an F2 on June 23, 1951, killed 1 person. Of the 86, 5 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 29 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 35. The most recent tornado was on June 27, 2023. Of the 216 Oklahoma cities on this site, 95% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Hooker. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 73 times since 1960, with stones up to 4 inches (softball size). Of the 216 Oklahoma cities, 97% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Hooker.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Hooker
By decade
- 2020s2
- 2010s5
- 2000s22
- 1990s26(4 EF3+)
- 1980s6
- 1970s5
- 1960s12
- 1950s8(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 1993 | F4 | 20 mi | 23 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 26, 1996 | F3 | 20 mi | 13 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 5, 1993 | F3 | 6 mi | 18.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 5, 1993 | F3 | 15 mi | 12 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 6, 1951 | F3 | 23 mi | 44.8 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Jun 23, 1951 | F2 | 25 mi | 0.1 mi | 1 / 5 |
| Jun 18, 2008 | EF2 | 22 mi | 12.02 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 15, 2003 | F2 | 23 mi | 2.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 15, 2003 | F2 | 22 mi | 2.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 22, 1995 | F2 | 21 mi | 3.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 19, 1975 | F2 | 16 mi | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 7, 1969 | F2 | 12 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 86, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Hooker
The Storm Prediction Center has 73 hail reports within 10 miles of Hooker since 1960, made on 53 separate days. Of these, 55 were 1 inch across or larger, and 10 reached 2 inches. The largest, 4 inches (softball size), fell on June 27, 2023. The most recent report is from June 17, 2025. June has the most reports, 29.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Hooker
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Hooker, OK, 3 miles northeast of Hooker at 3,001 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 94°F and low of 67°F; January is the coolest, at 49°F and 21°F. June and July are the wettest at 2.9 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 0.4 inches; the year adds up to 19.4 inches over 35 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 84 days a year, almost all from April to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 125 nights a year. Snowfall averages 17.0 inches a year, most of it in March. That 19.4 inches is more than at 1 of the 82 Oklahoma stations used on this site (1%). Guymon, 14 miles southwest, has its own station (Guymon Municipal Airport, OK): 17.9 inches a year, 1.5 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 | 21 | 0.6 | 1 | 3.9 |
| Feb | 53 | 23 | 0.4 | 1 | 3.1 |
| Mar | 62 | 32 | 1.3 | 2 | 4.3 |
| Apr | 71 | 41 | 1.4 | 3 | 0.3 |
| May | 80 | 52 | 2.5 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 90 | 62 | 2.9 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 94 | 67 | 2.9 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 92 | 65 | 2.4 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 86 | 57 | 1.3 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 72 | 44 | 2.0 | 3 | 0.4 |
| Nov | 59 | 31 | 0.6 | 2 | 1.0 |
| Dec | 49 | 22 | 1.1 | 2 | 4.0 |
| Year | 71 | 43 | 19.4 | 35 | 17.0 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Hooker, OK (3,001 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 Hooker
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 101 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Hooker: 96 thunderstorm wind reports, 3 flash floods, 1 flood and 1 heavy rain event. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $715,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 85 mph, on June 25, 2021.
June 28, 2003: thunderstorm wind 3 miles from the centre of Hooker — $165,000 damage.
NWS: “Five mobile homes were completely destroyed and six more mobile homes were damaged near the town of Optima. seventy electric poles belonging to Tri-County Electric were sheared off by the high winds.”
June 18, 2008: thunderstorm wind 3 miles from the centre of Hooker — $147,000 damage.
NWS: “and eight other mobile homes received lesser damage. Emergency Management trained spotters estimated the wind gusts to be between sixty and seventy knots.”
June 23, 2003: thunderstorm wind 3 miles from the centre of Hooker — $130,000 damage.
NWS: “Several storage buildings around the town of Hooker were damaged along with three transmission poles belonging to Xcel Energy were blown down between Guymon and Hooker. This resulted in a power outage which lasted for up to three and a half hours.”
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 Hooker, 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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