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Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Mooreland, 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

1 tropical system has passed within 75 miles of Mooreland, Oklahoma since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Erin in 2007. Since 1950, 104 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 4 of them rated EF3 or stronger.

Hurricanes
0

within 75 mi, since 1851

Tropical storms
1

below hurricane strength

Tornadoes
104

within 25 mi, since 1950

EF3 or stronger
4

6 deaths in all

What the records show for Mooreland

None of the 1 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Mooreland; the strongest was Erin in 2007, a tropical storm with 58 mph winds when its centre passed 62 miles away. Of the 216 Oklahoma cities on this site, 83% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Mooreland. The highest rating among the 104 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3 or EF3, reached 4 times; the most recent, on April 14, 2012, came within 15 miles. Of the 104, 10 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 45 have come since 2000. April has had the most tornadoes, 41. The most recent tornado was on April 24, 2025. Of the 216 Oklahoma cities, 91% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Mooreland. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 115 times since 1957, with stones up to 5 inches. Of the 216 Oklahoma cities, 78% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Mooreland.

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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Mooreland

Tropical systems that passed within 75 miles of Mooreland, Oklahoma, newest first
YearStormClosestStrength when closestPeak
2007ErinAug 1962 miTropical storm (58 mph)Tropical storm

Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Mooreland: 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 Mooreland

By decade

  • 2020s7
  • 2010s26(1 EF3+)
  • 2000s12(1 EF3+)
  • 1990s19(1 EF3+)
  • 1980s10(1 EF3+)
  • 1970s4
  • 1960s8
  • 1950s18
Strongest tornadoes near Mooreland, Oklahoma
DateRatingDistancePathKilled / injured
Apr 14, 2012EF315 mi34 mi6 / 29
Apr 17, 2002F318 mi8 mi0 / 0
May 26, 1991F32 mi12.5 mi0 / 0
Oct 31, 1984F318 mi20 mi0 / 0
May 5, 2007EF211 mi16 mi0 / 0
Apr 17, 2002F222 mi34 mi0 / 1
Oct 31, 1984F220 mi8 mi0 / 0
Jun 4, 1965F216 mi1.5 mi0 / 0
Mar 28, 1960F222 mi24.2 mi0 / 0
Jun 18, 1955F223 mi3.6 mi0 / 0
Apr 30, 1952F222 mi13.7 mi0 / 0
Apr 5, 1951F213 mi3.6 mi0 / 2

The strongest 12 of 104, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.

Hail in Mooreland

The Storm Prediction Center has 115 hail reports within 10 miles of Mooreland since 1957, made on 91 separate days. Of these, 57 were 1 inch across or larger, and 10 reached 2 inches. The largest, 5 inches, fell on September 16, 1962. The most recent report is from April 24, 2025. May has the most reports, 35.

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.

Weather by month in Mooreland

The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Mutual, OK, 16 miles south of Mooreland at 1,890 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 94°F and low of 68°F; January is the coolest, at 48°F and 22°F. May is the wettest at 4.1 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 0.8 inches; the year adds up to 26.8 inches over 43 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 113 nights a year. That 26.8 inches is more than at 6 of the 82 Oklahoma stations used on this site (7%). Woodward, 16 miles west, has its own station (Fort Supply 3SE, OK): 25.3 inches a year, 1.5 less than here, and the same July average high, 94°F.

Monthly climate normals 1991–2020 at Mutual, OK
MonthHigh °FLow °FPrecip. inDays ≥ 0.1"
Jan48220.82
Feb52250.92
Mar61331.73
Apr70422.64
May79534.15
Jun89633.86
Jul94682.94
Aug93662.85
Sep85582.44
Oct72452.54
Nov59331.22
Dec49241.12
Year714426.843

Averages for 1991–2020 at Mutual, OK (1,890 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.

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Floods, thunderstorm wind and lightning near Mooreland

Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 35 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Mooreland: 32 thunderstorm wind reports, 2 flash floods and 1 lightning strike. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $522,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 100 mph, on June 13, 2000.

  • September 12, 1999: thunderstorm wind 4 miles from the centre of Mooreland — $200,000 damage.

  • May 27, 2001: thunderstorm wind 6 miles from the centre of Mooreland — $125,000 damage.

    NWS: “A grain elevator was destroyed, and another was damaged. A mobile home was also damaged.”

  • July 22, 2000: thunderstorm wind 5 miles from the centre of Mooreland — $100,000 damage.

    NWS: “Two cooling towers were heavily damaged at Western Farmers Cooperative Electric.”

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

Woodward County, which includes Mooreland, has been named in 31 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1993, 14 of them major disasters (by incident: 11 fires, 10 severe storms, 5 ice storms, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Tornadoes, on July 19, 2023. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Woodward County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for hail and strong wind; Relatively Low for tornadoes, inland flooding and heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes and lightning. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $12.7 million a year, the 42nd highest of 77 Oklahoma counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $4.2 million (33%), 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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