NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Pawhuska, 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
No tropical storm or hurricane has passed within 75 miles of Pawhuska, Oklahoma since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 108 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 6 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 108
- EF3 or stronger
- 6
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
3 deaths in all
What the records show for Pawhuska
The highest rating among the 108 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4 or EF4, reached 2 times; the most recent, on May 6, 2024, came within 17 miles. Of the 108, 5 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 46 have come since 2000. April has had the most tornadoes, 37. The most recent tornado was on April 2, 2025. Of the 216 Oklahoma cities on this site, 90% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Pawhuska. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 103 times since 1962, with stones up to 2 inches (hen egg size). Of the 216 Oklahoma cities, 83% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Pawhuska.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Pawhuska
By decade
- 2020s11(1 EF3+)
- 2010s25
- 2000s10(1 EF3+)
- 1990s21(1 EF3+)
- 1980s13
- 1970s10(2 EF3+)
- 1960s8(1 EF3+)
- 1950s10
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 2024 | EF4 | 17 mi | 40.8 mi | 2 / 33 |
| Apr 26, 1991 | F4 | 8 mi | 66 mi | 0 / 6 |
| May 8, 2003 | F3 | 1 mi | 45 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 18, 1979 | F3 | 24 mi | 7.9 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 18, 1973 | F3 | 24 mi | 2.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 26, 1961 | F3 | 21 mi | 8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 26, 1991 | F2 | 23 mi | 6 mi | 1 / 10 |
| May 24, 2011 | EF2 | 8 mi | 17 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 14, 2011 | EF2 | 21 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 19, 2003 | F2 | 15 mi | 20 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Mar 15, 1982 | F2 | 17 mi | 3 mi | 0 / 57 |
| Mar 15, 1982 | F2 | 7 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 1 |
The strongest 12 of 108, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Pawhuska
The Storm Prediction Center has 103 hail reports within 10 miles of Pawhuska since 1962, made on 80 separate days. Of these, 57 were 1 inch across or larger, and 2 reached 2 inches. The largest size, 2 inches (hen egg size), was reported on 2 days, most recently August 16, 2024. The most recent report is from June 17, 2025. April and May have the most reports, 26 each.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Pawhuska
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Pawhuska, OK, 7 miles south of Pawhuska at 835 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 92°F and low of 71°F; January is the coolest, at 49°F and 25°F. May is the wettest at 6.1 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 1.7 inches; the year adds up to 45.3 inches over 57 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 61 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 90 nights a year. That 45.3 inches is more than at 65 of the 82 Oklahoma stations used on this site (79%). Bartlesville, 21 miles east, has its own station (Bartlesville 3, OK): 39.7 inches a year, 5.6 less than here, and a July average high of 93°F against 92°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 49 | 25 | 1.7 | 3 |
| Feb | 54 | 29 | 2.0 | 3 |
| Mar | 64 | 38 | 3.5 | 5 |
| Apr | 73 | 48 | 5.1 | 6 |
| May | 80 | 57 | 6.1 | 8 |
| Jun | 87 | 66 | 5.9 | 7 |
| Jul | 92 | 71 | 4.7 | 5 |
| Aug | 92 | 69 | 4.1 | 4 |
| Sep | 85 | 60 | 4.0 | 4 |
| Oct | 74 | 49 | 3.5 | 4 |
| Nov | 62 | 37 | 2.7 | 4 |
| Dec | 50 | 28 | 2.0 | 4 |
| Year | 72 | 48 | 45.3 | 57 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Pawhuska, OK (835 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 Pawhuska
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 71 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Pawhuska: 65 thunderstorm wind reports and 6 flash floods. They killed 0 people and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $508,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on May 24, 2011. May has had the most flash floods, 2 of 6. Of the 216 Oklahoma cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 26 have had fewer than Pawhuska.
August 17, 1996: thunderstorm wind 7 miles from the centre of Pawhuska — 1 injured, $8,000 damage.
June 13, 1997: thunderstorm wind 6 miles from the centre of Pawhuska — $125,000 damage.
May 4, 1999: thunderstorm wind 7 miles from the centre of Pawhuska — $125,000 damage.
NWS: “Roofs were blown off houses, windows were knocked out of buildings, four trailers were turned over, porches were knocked off houses, and numerous trees were blown down. Some of the worst damage occurred in Indian Camp.”
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 Pawhuska's ZIP code 74056 have filed 13 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1985, and were paid $84,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. Of the 92 Oklahoma cities on this site with 10 or more claims, 7 have fewer than Pawhuska.
Osage County, which includes Pawhuska, has been named in 43 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1971, 31 of them major disasters (by incident: 16 severe storms, 8 ice storms, 7 floods, 5 fires). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storm and Straight-Line Winds, on October 7, 2026. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Osage County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, inland flooding, strong wind and heat waves; Relatively Low for lightning; Very Low for hurricanes and hail. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $27.6 million a year, the 22nd highest of 77 Oklahoma counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $11.6 million (42%), 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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