NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Roff, 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
3 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Roff, Oklahoma since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Carla in 1961. Since 1950, 177 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 16 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 3
- Tornadoes
- 177
- EF3 or stronger
- 16
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
20 deaths in all
What the records show for Roff
None of the 3 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Roff; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1900, a tropical storm with 46 mph winds when its centre passed 56 miles away. The record near Roff begins with an unnamed storm in 1900; the most recent system was Carla in 1961, a tropical storm 10 miles away. Roff has more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than 64% of the 216 Oklahoma cities on this site. The highest rating among the 177 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4 or EF4, reached 4 times; the most recent, on May 9, 2016, came within 23 miles. The deadliest, an F4 on May 9, 1959, killed 7 people. Of the 177, 7 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 73 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 76. The most recent tornado was on June 6, 2025. Roff has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 65% of the 216 Oklahoma cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 81 times since 1955, with stones up to 3 inches (tea cup size). Of the 216 Oklahoma cities, 95% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Roff.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Roff
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | CarlaSep 13 | 10 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 28 | 59 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1900 | Unnamed 1900 stormSep 10 | 56 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 4 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Roff: 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 Roff
By decade
- 2020s25(1 EF3+)
- 2010s41(3 EF3+)
- 2000s7
- 1990s27(2 EF3+)
- 1980s18(1 EF3+)
- 1970s22(2 EF3+)
- 1960s15(4 EF3+)
- 1950s22(3 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 1959 | F4 | 13 mi | 6.2 mi | 7 / 12 |
| Apr 19, 1972 | F4 | 21 mi | 28.2 mi | 5 / 6 |
| May 9, 2016 | EF4 | 23 mi | 8.9 mi | 1 / 0 |
| May 4, 1960 | F4 | 23 mi | 8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 13, 1953 | F3 | 23 mi | 45.3 mi | 2 / 11 |
| Apr 27, 2024 | EF3 | 5 mi | 9.91 mi | 1 / 30 |
| May 9, 2016 | EF3 | 19 mi | 9.06 mi | 1 / 0 |
| Mar 15, 1982 | F3 | 14 mi | 6 mi | 1 / 36 |
| May 9, 2016 | EF3 | 3 mi | 16.6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 11, 1992 | F3 | 22 mi | 12 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Mar 21, 1991 | F3 | 11 mi | 11 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Apr 20, 1973 | F3 | 14 mi | 7.9 mi | 0 / 21 |
The strongest 12 of 177, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Roff
The Storm Prediction Center has 81 hail reports within 10 miles of Roff since 1955, made on 61 separate days. Of these, 51 were 1 inch across or larger, and 5 reached 2 inches. The largest, 3 inches (tea cup size), fell on May 25, 1997. The most recent report is from May 25, 2025. May has the most reports, 29.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Roff
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Chickasaw Nra, OK, 12 miles southwest of Roff at 1,047 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 93°F and low of 71°F; January is the coolest, at 52°F and 28°F. May is the wettest at 5.6 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 1.9 inches; the year adds up to 41.8 inches over 56 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 73 days a year, almost all from May to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 76 nights a year. Snowfall averages 1.7 inches a year, most of it in January. That 41.8 inches is more than at 52 of the 82 Oklahoma stations used on this site (63%). Ada, 13 miles northeast, has its own station (Ada, OK): 41.6 inches a year, 0.2 less than here, and a July average high of 94°F against 93°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 52 | 28 | 2.0 | 4 | 1.0 |
| Feb | 56 | 32 | 1.9 | 4 | 0.3 |
| Mar | 65 | 41 | 3.6 | 5 | 0.1 |
| Apr | 73 | 49 | 3.7 | 5 | 0.0 |
| May | 79 | 59 | 5.6 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 88 | 68 | 4.4 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 93 | 71 | 3.7 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 94 | 70 | 3.0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 86 | 62 | 4.4 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 75 | 50 | 4.0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 63 | 39 | 2.8 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 54 | 31 | 2.7 | 4 | 0.3 |
| Year | 73 | 50 | 41.8 | 56 | 1.7 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Chickasaw Nra, OK (1,047 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 Roff
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 101 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Roff: 83 thunderstorm wind reports, 17 flash floods and 1 flood. They killed 0 people and injured 5, and the NWS estimated $1.5 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 92 mph, on April 29, 2009. June has had the most flash floods, 7 of 17. Of the 216 Oklahoma cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 111 have had fewer than Roff.
June 18, 2007: flash flood 10 miles from the centre of Roff — 3 injured, $1.0 million damage.
April 5, 2025: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Roff — 1 injured, $250,000 damage.
June 10, 2009: thunderstorm wind 3 miles from the centre of Roff — 1 injured.
NWS: “The peak wind gust was measured near the intersection of Highway 1 and the Chickasaw Turnpike. A tractor-trailer was blown over near this location.”
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
Pontotoc County, which includes Roff, has been named in 24 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1970, 16 of them major disasters (by incident: 11 severe storms, 7 ice storms, 2 biological emergencies, 2 tornadoes). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding, on April 30, 2024. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Pontotoc County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for lightning; Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, hail, strong wind and heat waves; Relatively Low for inland flooding; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $21.3 million a year, the 31st highest of 77 Oklahoma counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $5.9 million (28%), is from tornadoes.
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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