NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Jones, 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 Jones, Oklahoma since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Erin in 2007. Since 1950, 270 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 31 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 2
- Tornadoes
- 270
- EF3 or stronger
- 31
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
88 deaths in all
What the records show for Jones
None of the 2 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Jones; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1900, a tropical storm with 43 mph winds when its centre passed 21 miles away. The record near Jones begins with an unnamed storm in 1900; the most recent system was Erin in 2007, a tropical storm 23 miles away. Of the 216 Oklahoma cities on this site, 36% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Jones. The highest rating among the 270 tornadoes within 25 miles is F5 or EF5, reached 3 times; the most recent, on May 20, 2013, came within 17 miles. The deadliest, an F5 on May 3, 1999, killed 36 people. Of the 270, 13 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 118 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 109. The most recent tornado was on July 12, 2025. Jones has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 89% of the 216 Oklahoma cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 259 times since 1956, with stones up to 3.5 inches. Jones has more hail reports within 10 miles than 81% of the 216 Oklahoma cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Jones
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | ErinAug 19 | 23 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1900 | Unnamed 1900 stormSep 10 | 21 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 Jones: 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 Jones
By decade
- 2020s35(2 EF3+)
- 2010s48(9 EF3+)
- 2000s35(2 EF3+)
- 1990s25(1 EF3+)
- 1980s29(1 EF3+)
- 1970s35(8 EF3+)
- 1960s39(5 EF3+)
- 1950s24(3 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 1999 | F5 | 11 mi | 37 mi | 36 / 583 |
| May 20, 2013 | EF5 | 17 mi | 13.85 mi | 24 / 212 |
| May 24, 2011 | EF5 | 22 mi | 63.1 mi | 9 / 181 |
| May 19, 2013 | EF4 | 18 mi | 23 mi | 2 / 10 |
| May 10, 2010 | EF4 | 10 mi | 24 mi | 2 / 49 |
| May 24, 2011 | EF4 | 24 mi | 33.3 mi | 1 / 48 |
| May 10, 2010 | EF4 | 25 mi | 22.25 mi | 1 / 32 |
| May 8, 2003 | F4 | 8 mi | 17.3 mi | 0 / 134 |
| Apr 30, 1978 | F4 | 20 mi | 9.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 1, 1954 | F4 | 9 mi | 59.2 mi | 0 / 65 |
| Nov 19, 1973 | F3 | 13 mi | 24.2 mi | 5 / 36 |
| Apr 2, 1956 | F3 | 17 mi | 42.6 mi | 5 / 68 |
The strongest 12 of 270, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Jones
The Storm Prediction Center has 259 hail reports within 10 miles of Jones since 1956, made on 158 separate days. Of these, 166 were 1 inch across or larger, and 24 reached 2 inches. The largest, 3.5 inches, fell on May 1, 2008. The most recent report is from November 19, 2025. May has the most reports, 80.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Jones
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Guthrie 5S, OK, 18 miles north of Jones at 1,110 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 25°F. June is the wettest at 5.3 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 1.4 inches; the year adds up to 38.3 inches over 52 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 75 days a year, almost all from May to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 87 nights a year. Snowfall averages 7.1 inches a year, most of it in January. That 38.3 inches is more than at 41 of the 82 Oklahoma stations used on this site (50%). Spencer, 4 miles southwest, has its own station (Oklahoma City Post Airport, OK): 30.8 inches a year, 7.5 less than here, and a July average high of 95°F against 93°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 49 | 25 | 1.4 | 3 | 2.4 |
| Feb | 54 | 28 | 1.8 | 3 | 1.7 |
| Mar | 63 | 37 | 2.7 | 4 | 1.1 |
| Apr | 72 | 46 | 3.6 | 5 | 0.0 |
| May | 79 | 57 | 5.1 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 87 | 66 | 5.3 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 93 | 71 | 3.0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 93 | 69 | 3.9 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 85 | 61 | 3.5 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 74 | 48 | 3.6 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 61 | 37 | 2.5 | 3 | 0.1 |
| Dec | 50 | 28 | 1.9 | 4 | 1.8 |
| Year | 72 | 48 | 38.3 | 52 | 7.1 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Guthrie 5S, OK (1,110 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 Jones
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 116 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Jones: 86 thunderstorm wind reports, 24 flash floods, 3 floods and 3 lightning strikes. They killed 3 people and injured 14, and the NWS estimated $2.7 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 102 mph, on July 3, 2005. June has had the most flash floods, 9 of 24. Of the 216 Oklahoma cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 149 have had fewer than Jones.
September 21, 1998: thunderstorm wind in Jones — 1 killed, 10 injured, $2.0 million damage.
May 31, 2013: flash flood 7 miles from the centre of Jones — 1 killed, $15,000 damage.
July 6, 2010: flash flood 5 miles from the centre of Jones — 1 killed.
NWS: “Several inches of rain fell into just a few hours over the southeast half of Oklahoma. Widespread flash flooding occurred, especially near creeks and streams.”
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 Jones's ZIP code 73049 have filed 33 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1980, and were paid $667,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. 18% 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, 40 have fewer than Jones.
Oklahoma County, which includes Jones, has been named in 52 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1974, 30 of them major disasters (by incident: 17 fires, 15 severe storms, 10 ice storms, 4 floods). The latest major disaster declaration was Wildfires and Straight-Line Winds, on May 21, 2025. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Oklahoma County a Relatively High rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Very High for tornadoes and hail; Relatively High for inland flooding, lightning and heat waves; Relatively Moderate for strong wind; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $297.5 million a year, the highest of 77 Oklahoma counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $127.5 million (43%), 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).
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