NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Porum, 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 Porum, Oklahoma since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Carla in 1961. Since 1950, 148 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 6 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 2
- Tornadoes
- 148
- EF3 or stronger
- 6
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
24 deaths in all
What the records show for Porum
None of the 2 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Porum; the strongest was Carla in 1961, a tropical storm with 40 mph winds when its centre passed 8 miles away. The record near Porum begins with an unnamed storm in 1902; the most recent system was Carla in 1961. Of the 216 Oklahoma cities on this site, 36% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Porum. The highest rating among the 148 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4, reached 2 times; the most recent, on May 26, 1973, came within 14 miles. The deadliest, an F4 on May 5, 1960, killed 16 people. Of the 148, 5 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 68 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 62. The most recent tornado was on June 6, 2025. Of the 216 Oklahoma cities, 61% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Porum. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 89 times since 1967, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Of the 216 Oklahoma cities, 92% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Porum.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Porum
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | CarlaSep 13 | 8 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 28 | 18 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Porum: 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 Porum
By decade
- 2020s19
- 2010s25
- 2000s24
- 1990s31(1 EF3+)
- 1980s10
- 1970s16(2 EF3+)
- 1960s9(2 EF3+)
- 1950s14(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 1960 | F4 | 18 mi | 62.4 mi | 16 / 106 |
| May 26, 1973 | F4 | 14 mi | 3.6 mi | 5 / 25 |
| Jun 1, 1999 | F3 | 11 mi | 4.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 26, 1973 | F3 | 18 mi | 18.7 mi | 0 / 6 |
| Mar 26, 1961 | F3 | 14 mi | 21.4 mi | 0 / 1 |
| May 20, 1957 | F3 | 12 mi | 20.4 mi | 0 / 1 |
| May 5, 1960 | F2 | 6 mi | 11.7 mi | 2 / 6 |
| Jun 11, 1970 | F2 | 9 mi | 5.2 mi | 1 / 14 |
| Nov 30, 2018 | EF2 | 24 mi | 47 mi | 0 / 5 |
| May 18, 2017 | EF2 | 25 mi | 13.7 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 10, 2010 | EF2 | 23 mi | 13 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 1, 1999 | F2 | 14 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 148, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Porum
The Storm Prediction Center has 89 hail reports within 10 miles of Porum since 1967, made on 71 separate days. Of these, 53 were 1 inch across or larger, and 2 reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.75 inches (baseball size), fell on May 6, 1971. The most recent report is from September 21, 2025. May has the most reports, 25.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Porum
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Webbers Falls 5 WSW, OK, 10 miles northeast of Porum at 550 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 96°F and low of 69°F; January is the coolest, at 50°F and 25°F. May is the wettest at 5.9 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 2.3 inches; the year adds up to 47.4 inches over 65 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 75 days a year, almost all from May to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 83 nights a year. Snowfall averages 4.6 inches a year, most of it in January. That 47.4 inches is more than at 73 of the 82 Oklahoma stations used on this site (89%). Checotah, 16 miles northwest, has its own station (Muskogee Davis Field, OK): 43.3 inches a year, 4.1 less than here, and a July average high of 92°F against 96°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 50 | 25 | 2.9 | 5 | 1.8 |
| Feb | 56 | 30 | 2.3 | 5 | 0.7 |
| Mar | 64 | 38 | 4.1 | 6 | 1.1 |
| Apr | 73 | 46 | 4.7 | 6 | 0.0 |
| May | 80 | 56 | 5.9 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 89 | 65 | 4.7 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 96 | 69 | 3.4 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 96 | 67 | 3.1 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 88 | 60 | 4.4 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 76 | 48 | 4.5 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 63 | 37 | 4.2 | 6 | 0.7 |
| Dec | 53 | 29 | 3.2 | 5 | 0.3 |
| Year | 74 | 47 | 47.4 | 65 | 4.6 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Webbers Falls 5 WSW, OK (550 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 Porum
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 81 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Porum: 73 thunderstorm wind reports and 8 flash floods. They killed 2 people and injured 0, and the NWS estimated $929,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 92 mph, on May 20, 2001. April has had the most flash floods, 3 of 8. Of the 216 Oklahoma cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 49 have had fewer than Porum.
March 25, 2015: flash flood 8 miles from the centre of Porum — 2 killed.
October 25, 1997: thunderstorm wind 8 miles from the centre of Porum — $350,000 damage.
May 20, 2001: thunderstorm wind 1 mile from the centre of Porum — $250,000 damage.
NWS: “Thunderstorm winds blew the roofs off a few businesses and overturned a few trailers. The wind also overturned a few semi trucks and RVs.”
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
Muskogee County, which includes Porum, has been named in 34 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1973, 24 of them major disasters (by incident: 18 severe storms, 7 ice storms, 3 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 Muskogee 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, lightning and heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $34.0 million a year, the 14th highest of 77 Oklahoma counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $13.0 million (38%), 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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Cities near Porum
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- Checotah, OK16 mi
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- Muskogee, OK26 mi
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