NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Kingston, 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
3 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Kingston, Oklahoma since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Carla in 1961. Since 1950, 158 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 13 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 3
- Tornadoes
- 158
- EF3 or stronger
- 13
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
12 deaths in all
What the records show for Kingston
None of the 3 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Kingston; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1900, a tropical storm with 49 mph winds when its centre passed 62 miles away. The record near Kingston begins with an unnamed storm in 1900; the most recent system was Carla in 1961, a tropical storm 22 miles away. Kingston has more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than 64% of the 216 Oklahoma cities on this site. The highest rating among the 158 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4 or EF4, reached 3 times; the most recent, on April 27, 2024, came within 22 miles. The deadliest, an F4 on April 2, 1957, killed 3 people. Of the 158, 12 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 53 have come since 2000. April has had the most tornadoes, 55. The most recent tornado was on April 20, 2025. Of the 216 Oklahoma cities, 51% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Kingston. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 127 times since 1966, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Of the 216 Oklahoma cities, 69% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Kingston.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Kingston
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | CarlaSep 13 | 22 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 28 | 36 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1900 | Unnamed 1900 stormSep 10 | 62 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Category 4 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Kingston: 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 Kingston
By decade
- 2020s19(1 EF3+)
- 2010s21
- 2000s13
- 1990s26
- 1980s13(2 EF3+)
- 1970s22(2 EF3+)
- 1960s15(1 EF3+)
- 1950s29(7 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 1957 | F4 | 16 mi | 7.9 mi | 3 / 3 |
| Apr 2, 1957 | F4 | 6 mi | 5.2 mi | 2 / 6 |
| Apr 27, 2024 | EF4 | 22 mi | 26.8 mi | 1 / 6 |
| Mar 13, 1953 | F3 | 19 mi | 45.3 mi | 2 / 11 |
| Apr 6, 1955 | F3 | 22 mi | 30.2 mi | 1 / 27 |
| Apr 2, 1982 | F3 | 23 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 23, 1981 | F3 | 16 mi | 9.7 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 10, 1973 | F3 | 12 mi | 6.8 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Mar 12, 1971 | F3 | in town | 41.6 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Apr 3, 1964 | F3 | 2 mi | 16.7 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Mar 31, 1959 | F3 | in town | 13.2 mi | 0 / 10 |
| Mar 31, 1959 | F3 | 24 mi | 6.8 mi | 0 / 16 |
The strongest 12 of 158, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Kingston
The Storm Prediction Center has 127 hail reports within 10 miles of Kingston since 1966, made on 80 separate days. Of these, 79 were 1 inch across or larger, and 10 reached 2 inches. The largest size, 2.75 inches (baseball size), was reported on 3 days, most recently May 20, 2013. The most recent report is from September 23, 2025. April has the most reports, 40.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Kingston
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Madill, OK, 11 miles north of Kingston at 770 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 95°F and low of 73°F; January is the coolest, at 53°F and 30°F. May is the wettest at 5.6 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 2.2 inches; the year adds up to 41.4 inches over 57 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 87 days a year, almost all from May to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 63 nights a year. Snowfall averages 2.3 inches a year, most of it in February. That 41.4 inches is more than at 49 of the 82 Oklahoma stations used on this site (60%). Pottsboro, TX, 8 miles south, has its own station (Sherman, TX): 44.3 inches a year, 2.9 more than here, and a July average high of 93°F against 95°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 53 | 30 | 2.2 | 4 | 0.8 |
| Feb | 58 | 33 | 2.3 | 5 | 1.1 |
| Mar | 66 | 41 | 3.1 | 5 | 0.3 |
| Apr | 75 | 50 | 3.5 | 5 | 0.0 |
| May | 82 | 60 | 5.6 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 90 | 69 | 4.7 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 95 | 73 | 2.7 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 95 | 72 | 2.7 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 87 | 64 | 4.0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 77 | 52 | 4.6 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 64 | 41 | 2.8 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 54 | 32 | 3.2 | 4 | 0.1 |
| Year | 75 | 51 | 41.4 | 57 | 2.3 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Madill, OK (770 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 Kingston
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 48 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Kingston: 40 thunderstorm wind reports, 6 flash floods, 1 flood and 1 lightning strike. They killed 4 people and injured 10, and the NWS estimated $12.7 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 104 mph, on March 4, 2025. April has had the most flash floods, 4 of 6. Of the 216 Oklahoma cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 26 have had fewer than Kingston.
June 26, 2024: thunderstorm wind 8 miles from the centre of Kingston — 1 killed, 7 injured.
April 29, 2009: flash flood 7 miles from the centre of Kingston — 1 killed, 1 injured, $50,000 damage.
July 26, 2025: lightning strike 6 miles from the centre of Kingston — 1 killed, 1 injured.
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
Marshall County, which includes Kingston, has been named in 18 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1981, 10 of them major disasters (by incident: 7 severe storms, 6 ice storms, 2 biological emergencies, 1 fire). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Winter Storms, on February 24, 2021. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Marshall County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for strong wind; Relatively Moderate for tornadoes and hail; 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 $9.6 million a year, the 54th highest of 77 Oklahoma counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $2.8 million (30%), 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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Cities near Kingston
- Pottsboro, TX8 mi
- Mead, OK10 mi
- Madill, OK11 mi
- Colbert, OK14 mi
- Calera, OK16 mi
- Denison, TX16 mi
- Durant, OK19 mi
- Whitesboro, TX20 mi
- Sherman, TX21 mi
- Tishomingo, OK22 mi
- Marietta, OK23 mi
- Bells, TX28 mi
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