NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Inola, 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 Inola, Oklahoma since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Carla in 1961. Since 1950, 252 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 16 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 2
- Tornadoes
- 252
- EF3 or stronger
- 16
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
20 deaths in all
What the records show for Inola
None of the 2 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Inola; the strongest was Carla in 1961, a tropical storm with 40 mph winds when its centre passed 43 miles away. The record near Inola 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 Inola. The highest rating among the 252 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4, reached 2 times; the most recent, on April 24, 1993, came within 14 miles. Of the 252, 13 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 119 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 99. The most recent tornado was on November 20, 2025. Inola has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 88% of the 216 Oklahoma cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 125 times since 1966, with stones up to 4.5 inches (grapefruit size). Of the 216 Oklahoma cities, 71% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Inola.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Inola
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | CarlaSep 13 | 43 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 28 | 60 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 Inola: 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 Inola
By decade
- 2020s21(1 EF3+)
- 2010s74
- 2000s24(1 EF3+)
- 1990s35(5 EF3+)
- 1980s30(3 EF3+)
- 1970s26(4 EF3+)
- 1960s25(1 EF3+)
- 1950s17(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 1993 | F4 | 14 mi | 5.5 mi | 7 / 100 |
| Apr 26, 1991 | F4 | 24 mi | 4 mi | 0 / 22 |
| Apr 19, 1981 | F3 | 24 mi | 9.9 mi | 5 / 49 |
| May 25, 2024 | EF3 | 12 mi | 23.9 mi | 2 / 23 |
| Jun 1, 1999 | F3 | 19 mi | 2 mi | 2 / 5 |
| Jun 8, 1974 | F3 | 11 mi | 63.6 mi | 2 / 80 |
| Mar 12, 2006 | F3 | 23 mi | 29 mi | 0 / 8 |
| Apr 24, 1993 | F3 | 9 mi | 8 mi | 0 / 30 |
| Jul 2, 1992 | F3 | 22 mi | 4 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Apr 19, 1981 | F3 | 23 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Apr 19, 1981 | F3 | 18 mi | 4.9 mi | 0 / 7 |
| Dec 5, 1975 | F3 | 15 mi | 27 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 252, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Inola
The Storm Prediction Center has 125 hail reports within 10 miles of Inola since 1966, made on 81 separate days. Of these, 60 were 1 inch across or larger, and 9 reached 2 inches. The largest, 4.5 inches (grapefruit size), fell on March 15, 1984. The most recent report is from May 18, 2025. April has the most reports, 43.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Inola
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Claremore 2 ENE, OK, 13 miles north of Inola at 588 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 92°F and low of 70°F; January is the coolest, at 47°F and 24°F. May is the wettest at 6.1 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 1.8 inches; the year adds up to 46.1 inches over 66 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 62 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 94 nights a year. That 46.1 inches is more than at 69 of the 82 Oklahoma stations used on this site (84%). Chouteau, 11 miles east, has its own station (Pryor, OK): 44.8 inches a year, 1.3 less than here, and a July average high of 91°F against 92°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 47 | 24 | 1.8 | 4 |
| Feb | 53 | 28 | 2.2 | 4 |
| Mar | 61 | 37 | 3.7 | 6 |
| Apr | 70 | 46 | 4.9 | 6 |
| May | 78 | 57 | 6.1 | 8 |
| Jun | 87 | 66 | 5.0 | 7 |
| Jul | 92 | 70 | 4.5 | 6 |
| Aug | 92 | 69 | 3.9 | 5 |
| Sep | 84 | 60 | 4.0 | 5 |
| Oct | 73 | 48 | 3.9 | 5 |
| Nov | 60 | 37 | 3.3 | 5 |
| Dec | 50 | 28 | 2.8 | 4 |
| Year | 70 | 48 | 46.1 | 66 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Claremore 2 ENE, OK (588 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 Inola
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 156 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Inola: 134 thunderstorm wind reports and 22 flash floods. They killed 1 person and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $1.9 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 90 mph, on August 6, 2017. May has had the most flash floods, 9 of 22. Of the 216 Oklahoma cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 137 have had fewer than Inola.
July 24, 2011: thunderstorm wind 8 miles from the centre of Inola — 1 killed, 1 injured, $15,000 damage.
June 17, 2023: thunderstorm wind 10 miles from the centre of Inola — $1.1 million damage.
July 14, 2016: thunderstorm wind in Inola — $100,000 damage.
NWS: “Strong thunderstorm wind destroyed a mobile home, and blew others off their foundations.”
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 Inola's ZIP code 74036 have filed 67 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1978, and were paid $1.7 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The year with the most claims was 2009, with 10. 15% 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, 62 have fewer than Inola.
Rogers County, which includes Inola, has been named in 31 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1974, 24 of them major disasters (by incident: 12 severe storms, 8 ice storms, 5 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 Rogers County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, inland flooding, strong wind, lightning and heat waves; Relatively Low for hail; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $43.0 million a year, the 10th highest of 77 Oklahoma counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $21.5 million (50%), 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.
Cities near Inola
- Chouteau, OK11 mi
- Claremore, OK12 mi
- Catoosa, OK12 mi
- Coweta, OK15 mi
- Wagoner, OK15 mi
- Pryor, OK16 mi
- Broken Arrow, OK16 mi
- Porter, OK19 mi
- Locust Grove, OK19 mi
- Owasso, OK20 mi
- Oologah, OK23 mi
- Tulsa, OK23 mi
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