NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Ramona, 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 Ramona, Oklahoma since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 157 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 11 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 157
- EF3 or stronger
- 11
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
31 deaths in all
What the records show for Ramona
The highest rating among the 157 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4 or EF4, reached 6 times; the most recent, on May 6, 2024, came within 11 miles. The deadliest, an F4 on June 8, 1974, killed 14 people. Of the 157, 11 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 61 have come since 2000. April has had the most tornadoes, 48. The most recent tornado was on April 29, 2025. Of the 216 Oklahoma cities on this site, 52% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Ramona. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 124 times since 1958, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Of the 216 Oklahoma cities, 73% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Ramona.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Ramona
By decade
- 2020s17(2 EF3+)
- 2010s32
- 2000s12
- 1990s29(4 EF3+)
- 1980s17(1 EF3+)
- 1970s15(3 EF3+)
- 1960s16
- 1950s19(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 1974 | F4 | 12 mi | 29 mi | 14 / 150 |
| Apr 24, 1993 | F4 | 25 mi | 5.5 mi | 7 / 100 |
| May 6, 2024 | EF4 | 11 mi | 40.8 mi | 2 / 33 |
| Apr 26, 1991 | F4 | 12 mi | 32 mi | 1 / 24 |
| Apr 29, 1984 | F4 | 24 mi | 27 mi | 1 / 60 |
| Apr 26, 1991 | F4 | 12 mi | 4 mi | 0 / 22 |
| May 25, 2024 | EF3 | 18 mi | 23.9 mi | 2 / 23 |
| Jun 8, 1974 | F3 | 24 mi | 63.6 mi | 2 / 80 |
| Jul 2, 1992 | F3 | 10 mi | 4 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Jun 18, 1973 | F3 | 25 mi | 2.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 9, 1959 | F3 | 10 mi | 23.4 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 26, 1991 | F2 | 24 mi | 6 mi | 1 / 10 |
The strongest 12 of 157, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Ramona
The Storm Prediction Center has 124 hail reports within 10 miles of Ramona since 1958, made on 80 separate days. Of these, 51 were 1 inch across or larger, and 6 reached 2 inches. The largest size, 2.75 inches (baseball size), was reported on 2 days, most recently May 20, 2013. The most recent report is from May 19, 2025. April has the most reports, 42.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Ramona
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Bartlesville 3, OK, 17 miles north of Ramona at 715 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 93°F and low of 68°F; January is the coolest, at 48°F and 22°F. June is the wettest at 5.3 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 1.9 inches; the year adds up to 39.7 inches over 61 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 71 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 109 nights a year. That 39.7 inches is more than at 46 of the 82 Oklahoma stations used on this site (56%). Talala, 12 miles east, has its own station (Claremore 2 ENE, OK): 46.1 inches a year, 6.4 more than here, and a July average high of 92°F against 93°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 48 | 22 | 2.0 | 3 |
| Feb | 53 | 26 | 1.9 | 4 |
| Mar | 62 | 34 | 2.9 | 5 |
| Apr | 71 | 44 | 4.0 | 6 |
| May | 79 | 54 | 4.9 | 9 |
| Jun | 88 | 64 | 5.3 | 7 |
| Jul | 93 | 68 | 3.7 | 5 |
| Aug | 92 | 66 | 3.3 | 5 |
| Sep | 85 | 57 | 3.5 | 5 |
| Oct | 74 | 45 | 3.5 | 5 |
| Nov | 61 | 33 | 2.5 | 4 |
| Dec | 49 | 25 | 2.2 | 4 |
| Year | 71 | 45 | 39.7 | 61 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Bartlesville 3, OK (715 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 Ramona
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 109 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Ramona: 88 thunderstorm wind reports, 14 floods, 6 flash floods and 1 lightning strike. They killed 0 people and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $570,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 82 mph, on May 3, 2017. Of the 216 Oklahoma cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 26 have had fewer than Ramona.
February 28, 2012: thunderstorm wind 7 miles from the centre of Ramona — 1 injured, $5,000 damage.
June 7, 2010: lightning strike 9 miles from the centre of Ramona — $250,000 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
Washington County, which includes Ramona, has been named in 34 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1973, 22 of them major disasters (by incident: 11 severe storms, 9 ice storms, 5 fires, 3 floods). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storm and Straight-Line Winds, on October 7, 2026. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Washington County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for tornadoes; Relatively Moderate for inland flooding, strong wind and heat waves; Relatively Low for hail and lightning; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $31.8 million a year, the 18th highest of 77 Oklahoma counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $13.9 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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Cities near Ramona
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- Skiatook, OK13 mi
- Oologah, OK13 mi
- Bartlesville, OK14 mi
- Sperry, OK17 mi
- Owasso, OK18 mi
- Nowata, OK19 mi
- Dewey, OK19 mi
- Claremore, OK25 mi
- Chelsea, OK26 mi
- Catoosa, OK26 mi
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