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Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Piedmont, 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 Piedmont, Oklahoma since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Erin in 2007. Since 1950, 270 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 28 of them rated EF3 or stronger.

Hurricanes
0

within 75 mi, since 1851

Tropical storms
2

below hurricane strength

Tornadoes
270

within 25 mi, since 1950

EF3 or stronger
28

68 deaths in all

What the records show for Piedmont

None of the 2 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Piedmont; the strongest was Erin in 2007, a tropical storm with 41 mph winds when its centre passed 4 miles away. The record near Piedmont 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 Piedmont. The highest rating among the 270 tornadoes within 25 miles is F5 or EF5, reached 2 times; the most recent, on May 24, 2011, came within 3 miles. The deadliest, an F5 on May 3, 1999, killed 36 people. Of the 270, 20 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 99 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 127. The most recent tornado was on July 12, 2025. Piedmont has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 89% of the 216 Oklahoma cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 254 times since 1962, with stones up to 5 inches. Piedmont has more hail reports within 10 miles than 81% of the 216 Oklahoma cities.

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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Piedmont

Tropical systems that passed within 75 miles of Piedmont, Oklahoma, newest first
YearStormClosestStrength when closestPeak
2007ErinAug 194 miTropical storm (41 mph)Tropical storm
1900Unnamed 1900 stormSep 106 miTropical storm (41 mph)Category 4

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

By decade

  • 2020s20
  • 2010s47(4 EF3+)
  • 2000s32(1 EF3+)
  • 1990s45(6 EF3+)
  • 1980s26(2 EF3+)
  • 1970s34(7 EF3+)
  • 1960s36(7 EF3+)
  • 1950s30(1 EF3+)
Strongest tornadoes near Piedmont, Oklahoma
DateRatingDistancePathKilled / injured
May 3, 1999F523 mi37 mi36 / 583
May 24, 2011EF53 mi63.1 mi9 / 181
May 3, 1999F416 mi35 mi2 / 26
May 24, 1973F421 mi13.3 mi2 / 4
May 3, 1999F422 mi15 mi1 / 11
Apr 30, 1978F44 mi9.3 mi0 / 0
May 31, 2013EF312 mi16.2 mi8 / 26
Nov 19, 1973F323 mi24.2 mi5 / 36
May 25, 2019EF313 mi2.2 mi2 / 29
May 26, 1963F319 mi34.3 mi1 / 4
May 4, 1961F325 mi9.5 mi1 / 0
May 6, 2015EF322 mi2 mi0 / 12

The strongest 12 of 270, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.

Hail in Piedmont

The Storm Prediction Center has 254 hail reports within 10 miles of Piedmont since 1962, made on 136 separate days. Of these, 165 were 1 inch across or larger, and 29 reached 2 inches. The largest, 5 inches, fell on May 29, 2012. The most recent report is from November 19, 2025. May has the most reports, 75.

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

Weather by month in Piedmont

The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Oklahoma City Post Airport, OK, 11 miles southeast of Piedmont at 1,297 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 95°F and low of 73°F; January is the coolest, at 51°F and 28°F. June is the wettest at 4.8 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 0.8 inches; the year adds up to 30.8 inches over 45 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 76 days a year, almost all from May to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 73 nights a year. That 30.8 inches is more than at 15 of the 82 Oklahoma stations used on this site (18%). Cashion, 11 miles north, has its own station (Kingfisher, OK): 36.5 inches a year, 5.7 more than here, and the same July average high, 95°F.

Monthly climate normals 1991–2020 at Oklahoma City Post Airport, OK
MonthHigh °FLow °FPrecip. inDays ≥ 0.1"
Jan51280.82
Feb55311.02
Mar64402.04
Apr72493.04
May80594.36
Jun89684.85
Jul95732.94
Aug94713.55
Sep85633.04
Oct74512.74
Nov62391.52
Dec51301.32
Year735030.845

Averages for 1991–2020 at Oklahoma City Post Airport, OK (1,297 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 Piedmont

Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 102 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Piedmont: 78 thunderstorm wind reports, 20 flash floods and 4 floods. They killed 1 person and injured 0, and the NWS estimated $732,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 89 mph, on August 27, 2002. June has had the most flash floods, 8 of 20. Of the 216 Oklahoma cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 127 have had fewer than Piedmont.

  • August 31, 2020: flash flood 9 miles from the centre of Piedmont — 1 killed.

  • May 23, 2015: flash flood 3 miles from the centre of Piedmont — $400,000 damage.

    NWS: “Several homes flooded with numerous high water and water assistance calls.”

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

Canadian County, which includes Piedmont, has been named in 40 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1973, 31 of them major disasters (by incident: 16 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 Canadian County a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for tornadoes and hail; Relatively Moderate for inland flooding, strong wind and heat waves; Relatively Low for lightning; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $73.9 million a year, the 4th highest of 77 Oklahoma counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $24.1 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).

What counts as a pass, the distances and the sources: how this storm history is built.

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