NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Minco, 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 Minco, Oklahoma since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Erin in 2007. Since 1950, 241 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 24 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 2
- Tornadoes
- 241
- EF3 or stronger
- 24
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
88 deaths in all
What the records show for Minco
None of the 2 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Minco; the strongest was Erin in 2007, a tropical storm with 45 mph winds when its centre passed 20 miles away. The record near Minco begins with an unnamed storm in 1900; the most recent system was Erin in 2007. Of the 216 Oklahoma cities on this site, 36% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Minco. The highest rating among the 241 tornadoes within 25 miles is F5 or EF5, reached 3 times; the most recent, on May 20, 2013, came within 22 miles. The deadliest, an F5 on May 3, 1999, killed 36 people. Of the 241, 11 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 102 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 119. The most recent tornado was on June 6, 2025. Minco has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 87% of the 216 Oklahoma cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 145 times since 1957, with stones up to 4.5 inches (grapefruit size). Of the 216 Oklahoma cities, 56% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Minco.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Minco
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | ErinAug 19 | 20 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1900 | Unnamed 1900 stormSep 10 | 17 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Category 4 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Minco: 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 Minco
By decade
- 2020s27
- 2010s42(7 EF3+)
- 2000s33
- 1990s35(4 EF3+)
- 1980s15(1 EF3+)
- 1970s26(8 EF3+)
- 1960s36(4 EF3+)
- 1950s27
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 1999 | F5 | 16 mi | 37 mi | 36 / 583 |
| May 20, 2013 | EF5 | 22 mi | 13.85 mi | 24 / 212 |
| May 24, 2011 | EF5 | 16 mi | 63.1 mi | 9 / 181 |
| May 24, 1973 | F4 | 6 mi | 13.3 mi | 2 / 4 |
| May 24, 2011 | EF4 | 17 mi | 33.3 mi | 1 / 48 |
| May 22, 1981 | F4 | 10 mi | 16.7 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 30, 1978 | F4 | 24 mi | 9.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 17, 1976 | F4 | 12 mi | 32.9 mi | 0 / 6 |
| May 31, 2013 | EF3 | 12 mi | 16.2 mi | 8 / 26 |
| Nov 19, 1973 | F3 | 24 mi | 24.2 mi | 5 / 36 |
| May 25, 2019 | EF3 | 13 mi | 2.2 mi | 2 / 29 |
| May 6, 2015 | EF3 | 16 mi | 10.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 241, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Minco
The Storm Prediction Center has 145 hail reports within 10 miles of Minco since 1957, made on 93 separate days. Of these, 85 were 1 inch across or larger, and 16 reached 2 inches. The largest, 4.5 inches (grapefruit size), fell on May 3, 1999. The most recent report is from June 5, 2025. April and May have the most reports, 37 each.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Minco
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is El Reno 1 N, OK, 17 miles north of Minco at 1,325 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 94°F and low of 70°F; January is the coolest, at 49°F and 25°F. June is the wettest at 5.6 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 0.9 inches; the year adds up to 34.5 inches over 50 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 75 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 76 nights a year. Snowfall averages 3.6 inches a year, most of it in January. That 34.5 inches is more than at 27 of the 82 Oklahoma stations used on this site (33%). Tuttle, 13 miles east, has its own station (Oklahoma City Will Rogers Airport, OK): 36.4 inches a year, 1.9 more than here, and a July average high of 93°F against 94°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 49 | 25 | 0.9 | 2 | 1.8 |
| Feb | 53 | 28 | 1.2 | 3 | 0.4 |
| Mar | 62 | 36 | 2.4 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Apr | 71 | 46 | 3.1 | 4 | 0.0 |
| May | 79 | 57 | 5.2 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 88 | 66 | 5.6 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 94 | 70 | 3.2 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 92 | 68 | 3.3 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 84 | 60 | 3.0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 73 | 48 | 3.0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 60 | 36 | 2.1 | 4 | 0.3 |
| Dec | 50 | 28 | 1.5 | 3 | 1.1 |
| Year | 71 | 47 | 34.5 | 50 | 3.6 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at El Reno 1 N, OK (1,325 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 Minco
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 111 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Minco: 101 thunderstorm wind reports and 10 flash floods. They killed 0 people and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $244,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 96 mph, on June 29, 2015. May has had the most flash floods, 7 of 10. Of the 216 Oklahoma cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 68 have had fewer than Minco.
May 7, 2007: flash flood 9 miles from the centre of Minco — 1 injured, $8,000 damage.
NWS: “Highway 81 north of Pocasset was closed due to high water. A car drove into flooded street causing car to be washed off the roadway.”
June 22, 2026: thunderstorm wind 7 miles from the centre of Minco — $100,000 damage.
NWS: “The roof of the Union City Post Office sustained significant damage, with a large portion of the wood decking blown off. The event time is estimated based on radar observations.”
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
Grady County, which includes Minco, has been named in 37 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1983, 28 of them major disasters (by incident: 14 severe storms, 11 ice storms, 4 floods, 3 fires). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Winter Storms, on February 24, 2021. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Grady County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for tornadoes; Relatively Moderate for hail and heat waves; Relatively Low for inland flooding, strong wind and lightning; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $34.0 million a year, the 15th highest of 77 Oklahoma counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $10.0 million (29%), 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).
What counts as a pass, the distances and the sources: how this storm history is built.
Cities near Minco
- Tuttle, OK13 mi
- El Reno, OK15 mi
- Mustang, OK16 mi
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- Yukon, OK20 mi
- Hinton, OK20 mi
- Anadarko, OK22 mi
- Newcastle, OK23 mi
- Blanchard, OK24 mi
- Bethany, OK25 mi
- Edmond, OK26 mi
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