NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Oologah, 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 Oologah, Oklahoma since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Carla in 1961. Since 1950, 189 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 12 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 1
- Tornadoes
- 189
- EF3 or stronger
- 12
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
29 deaths in all
What the records show for Oologah
None of the 1 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Oologah; the strongest was Carla in 1961, a tropical storm with 40 mph winds when its centre passed 66 miles away. Of the 216 Oklahoma cities on this site, 83% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Oologah. The highest rating among the 189 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4 or EF4, reached 5 times; the most recent, on May 6, 2024, came within 23 miles. The deadliest, an F4 on June 8, 1974, killed 14 people. Of the 189, 11 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 89 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 63. The most recent tornado was on November 20, 2025. Oologah has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 71% of the 216 Oklahoma cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 153 times since 1971, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Of the 216 Oklahoma cities, 51% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Oologah.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Oologah
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | CarlaSep 13 | 66 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Oologah: 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 Oologah
By decade
- 2020s19(2 EF3+)
- 2010s54
- 2000s16
- 1990s30(5 EF3+)
- 1980s17
- 1970s17(4 EF3+)
- 1960s17
- 1950s19(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 1974 | F4 | 20 mi | 29 mi | 14 / 150 |
| Apr 24, 1993 | F4 | 17 mi | 5.5 mi | 7 / 100 |
| May 6, 2024 | EF4 | 23 mi | 40.8 mi | 2 / 33 |
| Apr 26, 1991 | F4 | 17 mi | 32 mi | 1 / 24 |
| Apr 26, 1991 | F4 | 1 mi | 4 mi | 0 / 22 |
| May 25, 2024 | EF3 | 9 mi | 23.9 mi | 2 / 23 |
| Jun 8, 1974 | F3 | 11 mi | 63.6 mi | 2 / 80 |
| Apr 24, 1993 | F3 | 18 mi | 8 mi | 0 / 30 |
| Jul 2, 1992 | F3 | 6 mi | 4 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Dec 5, 1975 | F3 | 25 mi | 1.5 mi | 0 / 38 |
| Jun 8, 1974 | F3 | 22 mi | 48.9 mi | 0 / 42 |
| May 9, 1959 | F3 | 3 mi | 23.4 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 189, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Oologah
The Storm Prediction Center has 153 hail reports within 10 miles of Oologah since 1971, made on 104 separate days. Of these, 58 were 1 inch across or larger, and 4 reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.75 inches (baseball size), fell on September 8, 1992. The most recent report is from June 29, 2025. April and May have the most reports, 31 each.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Oologah
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Claremore 2 ENE, OK, 11 miles southeast of Oologah at 588 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 92°F and low of 70°F; January is the coolest, at 47°F and 24°F. May is the wettest at 6.1 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 1.8 inches; the year adds up to 46.1 inches over 66 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 62 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 94 nights a year. That 46.1 inches is more than at 69 of the 82 Oklahoma stations used on this site (84%). Collinsville, 9 miles southwest, has its own station (Tulsa International Airport, OK): 41.1 inches a year, 5.0 less than here, and a July average high of 94°F against 92°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 47 | 24 | 1.8 | 4 |
| Feb | 53 | 28 | 2.2 | 4 |
| Mar | 61 | 37 | 3.7 | 6 |
| Apr | 70 | 46 | 4.9 | 6 |
| May | 78 | 57 | 6.1 | 8 |
| Jun | 87 | 66 | 5.0 | 7 |
| Jul | 92 | 70 | 4.5 | 6 |
| Aug | 92 | 69 | 3.9 | 5 |
| Sep | 84 | 60 | 4.0 | 5 |
| Oct | 73 | 48 | 3.9 | 5 |
| Nov | 60 | 37 | 3.3 | 5 |
| Dec | 50 | 28 | 2.8 | 4 |
| Year | 70 | 48 | 46.1 | 66 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Claremore 2 ENE, OK (588 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 Oologah
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 163 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Oologah: 119 thunderstorm wind reports, 23 flash floods, 17 floods, 3 lightning strikes and 1 heavy rain event. They killed 1 person and injured 5, and the NWS estimated $2.1 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 86 mph, on June 17, 2023. May has had the most flash floods, 10 of 23. Of the 216 Oklahoma cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 143 have had fewer than Oologah.
May 24, 2015: flash flood 10 miles from the centre of Oologah — 1 killed.
October 17, 2007: thunderstorm wind 1 mile from the centre of Oologah — 5 injured, $100,000 damage.
NWS: “Thunderstorm winds estimated at 80 miles an hour damaged 15 to 20 mobile homes. Two mobile homes were destroyed.”
April 10, 2008: heavy rain event 8 miles from the centre of Oologah — $1.0 million damage.
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 Oologah's ZIP code 74053 have filed 13 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1985, and were paid $358,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. 31% 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, 7 have fewer than Oologah.
Rogers County, which includes Oologah, has been named in 31 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1974, 24 of them major disasters (by incident: 12 severe storms, 8 ice storms, 5 floods, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding, on June 14, 2024. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Rogers County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, inland flooding, strong wind, lightning and heat waves; Relatively Low for hail; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $43.0 million a year, the 10th highest of 77 Oklahoma counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $21.5 million (50%), 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).
What counts as a pass, the distances and the sources: how this storm history is built.
Cities near Oologah
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- Collinsville, OK9 mi
- Claremore, OK12 mi
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- Ramona, OK13 mi
- Chelsea, OK17 mi
- Catoosa, OK17 mi
- Nowata, OK18 mi
- Skiatook, OK19 mi
- Sperry, OK19 mi
- Inola, OK23 mi
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