NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Pryor, 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 Pryor, Oklahoma since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Carla in 1961. Since 1950, 185 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 10 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 2
- Tornadoes
- 185
- EF3 or stronger
- 10
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
8 deaths in all
What the records show for Pryor
None of the 2 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Pryor; the strongest was Carla in 1961, a tropical storm with 40 mph winds when its centre passed 45 miles away. The record near Pryor 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 Pryor. The strongest of the 185 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F4 on April 26, 1991; its path came within 23 miles. The deadliest, an EF3 on May 25, 2024, killed 2 people. Of the 185, 15 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 94 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 82. The most recent tornado was on June 17, 2025. Pryor has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 69% of the 216 Oklahoma cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 209 times since 1959, with stones up to 4.5 inches (grapefruit size). Pryor has more hail reports within 10 miles than 71% of the 216 Oklahoma cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Pryor
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | CarlaSep 13 | 45 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 28 | 56 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 Pryor: 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 Pryor
By decade
- 2020s17(1 EF3+)
- 2010s64
- 2000s13(1 EF3+)
- 1990s24(3 EF3+)
- 1980s16(1 EF3+)
- 1970s19(3 EF3+)
- 1960s19
- 1950s13(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 1991 | F4 | 23 mi | 4 mi | 0 / 22 |
| May 25, 2024 | EF3 | 3 mi | 23.9 mi | 2 / 23 |
| Jun 1, 1999 | F3 | 23 mi | 2 mi | 2 / 5 |
| Jun 8, 1974 | F3 | 12 mi | 63.6 mi | 2 / 80 |
| Mar 12, 2006 | F3 | 18 mi | 29 mi | 0 / 8 |
| Apr 24, 1993 | F3 | 22 mi | 8 mi | 0 / 30 |
| Apr 7, 1980 | F3 | 12 mi | 24.8 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Jun 8, 1974 | F3 | 23 mi | 2.7 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 8, 1974 | F3 | 5 mi | 48.9 mi | 0 / 42 |
| May 9, 1959 | F3 | 14 mi | 23.2 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Aug 10, 2011 | EF2 | 14 mi | 5 mi | 1 / 2 |
| Jun 11, 1970 | F2 | 24 mi | 15.4 mi | 1 / 1 |
The strongest 12 of 185, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Pryor
The Storm Prediction Center has 209 hail reports within 10 miles of Pryor since 1959, made on 131 separate days. Of these, 111 were 1 inch across or larger, and 14 reached 2 inches. The largest, 4.5 inches (grapefruit size), fell on April 26, 1994. The most recent report is from May 18, 2025. May has the most reports, 56.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Pryor
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Pryor, OK, 2 miles northwest of Pryor at 625 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 91°F and low of 70°F; January is the coolest, at 47°F and 25°F. May is the wettest at 5.5 inches of precipitation on average and January and February the driest at 2.0 inches; the year adds up to 44.8 inches over 67 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 60 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 95 nights a year. Snowfall averages 7.5 inches a year, most of it in January. That 44.8 inches is more than at 64 of the 82 Oklahoma stations used on this site (78%). Salina, 11 miles east, has its own station (Spavinaw, OK): 46.6 inches a year, 1.8 more than here, and the same July average high, 91°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 47 | 25 | 2.0 | 4 | 2.6 |
| Feb | 53 | 29 | 2.0 | 4 | 0.7 |
| Mar | 61 | 37 | 3.2 | 5 | 1.8 |
| Apr | 71 | 46 | 4.7 | 7 | 0.0 |
| May | 79 | 57 | 5.5 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 87 | 66 | 4.9 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 91 | 70 | 4.6 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 92 | 68 | 3.6 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 84 | 60 | 4.4 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 73 | 47 | 3.7 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 61 | 37 | 3.7 | 6 | 0.5 |
| Dec | 51 | 28 | 2.5 | 5 | 1.9 |
| Year | 71 | 47 | 44.8 | 67 | 7.5 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Pryor, OK (625 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 Pryor
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 207 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Pryor: 174 thunderstorm wind reports, 31 flash floods and 2 floods. They killed 1 person and injured 3, and the NWS estimated $2.2 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 90 mph, on March 6, 2026. May has had the most flash floods, 14 of 31. Of the 216 Oklahoma cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 168 have had fewer than Pryor.
May 1, 2009: flood 2 miles from the centre of Pryor — 1 killed.
NWS: “A low water crossing on County Road 432 remained flooded due to earlier excessive rainfall that occurred in the area. The road was barricaded and remained badly flooded.”
July 12, 2008: thunderstorm wind 5 miles from the centre of Pryor — 2 injured, $25,000 damage.
NWS: “A wind gust of 65 miles an hour was measured at the site of the Rocklahoma concert. Two temporary stages collapsed due to the wind resulting in a couple direct injuries.”
June 12, 2009: thunderstorm wind 1 mile from the centre of Pryor — 1 injured.
NWS: “Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down a tree. As the tree fell, it injured a woman.”
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 Pryor's ZIP code 74361 have filed 57 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1990, and were paid $1.5 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The year with the most claims was 2009, with 18. 16% 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, 60 have fewer than Pryor.
Mayes County, which includes Pryor, has been named in 31 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1973, 23 of them major disasters (by incident: 15 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 Mayes County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for strong wind and lightning; Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, inland flooding 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 $26.2 million a year, the 23rd highest of 77 Oklahoma counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $11.5 million (44%), 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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