NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Marietta, 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 Marietta, Oklahoma since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Carla in 1961. Since 1950, 152 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 14 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 3
- Tornadoes
- 152
- EF3 or stronger
- 14
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
22 deaths in all
What the records show for Marietta
None of the 3 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Marietta; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1900, a tropical storm with 49 mph winds when its centre passed 40 miles away. The record near Marietta begins with an unnamed storm in 1900; the most recent system was Carla in 1961, a tropical storm directly overhead. Marietta has more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than 64% of the 216 Oklahoma cities on this site. The highest rating among the 152 tornadoes within 25 miles is EF4, reached 2 times; the most recent, on April 27, 2024, came within 1 mile. The deadliest, an EF4 on February 10, 2009, killed 8 people. Of the 152, 12 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 55 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 48. The most recent tornado was on April 20, 2025. Of the 216 Oklahoma cities, 57% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Marietta. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 159 times since 1958, with stones up to 4 inches (softball size). Of the 216 Oklahoma cities, 51% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Marietta.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Marietta
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | CarlaSep 13 | overhead | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 28 | 57 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1900 | Unnamed 1900 stormSep 10 | 40 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 Marietta: 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 Marietta
By decade
- 2020s21(1 EF3+)
- 2010s22(1 EF3+)
- 2000s12(1 EF3+)
- 1990s32(2 EF3+)
- 1980s11(1 EF3+)
- 1970s20(3 EF3+)
- 1960s13(1 EF3+)
- 1950s21(4 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 10, 2009 | EF4 | 18 mi | 36.99 mi | 8 / 46 |
| Apr 27, 2024 | EF4 | 1 mi | 26.8 mi | 1 / 6 |
| May 7, 1995 | F3 | 12 mi | 34.1 mi | 3 / 6 |
| Oct 30, 1979 | F3 | 22 mi | 8.4 mi | 3 / 2 |
| May 7, 1995 | F3 | 21 mi | 26 mi | 2 / 11 |
| Mar 13, 1953 | F3 | 5 mi | 45.3 mi | 2 / 11 |
| May 10, 2010 | EF3 | 24 mi | 4.9 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 2, 1982 | F3 | 2 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 10, 1973 | F3 | 19 mi | 6.8 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Mar 12, 1971 | F3 | 13 mi | 41.6 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Apr 3, 1964 | F3 | 25 mi | 16.7 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Mar 31, 1959 | F3 | 18 mi | 13.2 mi | 0 / 10 |
The strongest 12 of 152, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Marietta
The Storm Prediction Center has 159 hail reports within 10 miles of Marietta since 1958, made on 110 separate days. Of these, 105 were 1 inch across or larger, and 8 reached 2 inches. The largest, 4 inches (softball size), fell on April 28, 1958. The most recent report is from May 19, 2025. May has the most reports, 51.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Marietta
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Marietta 5SW, OK, 5 miles southwest of Marietta at 802 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 94°F and low of 70°F; January is the coolest, at 53°F and 28°F. May is the wettest at 5.6 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 2.0 inches; the year adds up to 40.0 inches over 56 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 78 days a year, almost all from May to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 70 nights a year. Snowfall averages 3.8 inches a year, most of it in January. That 40.0 inches is more than at 47 of the 82 Oklahoma stations used on this site (57%). Ardmore, 17 miles north, has its own station (Ardmore, OK): 38.1 inches a year, 1.9 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 | 53 | 28 | 2.0 | 4 | 1.6 |
| Feb | 57 | 32 | 2.2 | 4 | 0.9 |
| Mar | 65 | 40 | 3.4 | 5 | 0.3 |
| Apr | 73 | 48 | 3.8 | 5 | 0.0 |
| May | 80 | 58 | 5.6 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 88 | 67 | 4.2 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 94 | 70 | 2.8 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 94 | 69 | 2.8 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 86 | 61 | 3.8 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 76 | 50 | 4.1 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 64 | 39 | 2.6 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 55 | 30 | 2.7 | 4 | 1.0 |
| Year | 74 | 49 | 40.0 | 56 | 3.8 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Marietta 5SW, OK (802 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 Marietta
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 70 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Marietta: 57 thunderstorm wind reports, 7 flash floods, 5 floods and 1 lightning strike. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $1.1 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 106 mph, on July 30, 2014. May has had the most flash floods, 3 of 7. Of the 216 Oklahoma cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 40 have had fewer than Marietta.
May 27, 2001: thunderstorm wind 10 miles from the centre of Marietta — $300,000 damage.
May 9, 2024: lightning strike 1 mile from the centre of Marietta — $250,000 damage.
NWS: “House fire due to a suspected lightning strike. Structure was expected to be a total loss.”
March 10, 2026: thunderstorm wind 5 miles from the centre of Marietta — $250,000 damage.
NWS: “A swath of intense damaging winds, associated with a quasi-linear convective system (QLCS) mesovortex, impacted areas from southwest to just north of Marietta. Numerous power poles and trees were damaged along Shady Dale and McGehee Roads southwest of town.”
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
Love County, which includes Marietta, has been named in 26 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1973, 18 of them major disasters (by incident: 12 severe storms, 6 ice storms, 3 floods, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding, on April 30, 2024. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Love County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for strong wind; Relatively Low for tornadoes, hail and heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes, inland flooding and lightning. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $6.6 million a year, the 66th highest of 77 Oklahoma counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $1.5 million (23%), 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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