NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Rush Springs, 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 Rush Springs, Oklahoma since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Erin in 2007. Since 1950, 149 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 12 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 3
- Tornadoes
- 149
- EF3 or stronger
- 12
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
40 deaths in all
What the records show for Rush Springs
None of the 3 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Rush Springs; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1900, a tropical storm with 46 mph winds when its centre passed 9 miles away. The record near Rush Springs begins with an unnamed storm in 1900; the most recent system was Erin in 2007, a tropical storm 56 miles away. Rush Springs has more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than 64% of the 216 Oklahoma cities on this site. The strongest of the 149 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F5 on May 3, 1999; its path came within 24 miles, and it killed 36 people. Of the 149, 7 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 55 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 60. The most recent tornado was on November 3, 2024. Of the 216 Oklahoma cities, 60% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Rush Springs. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 162 times since 1956, with stones up to 4.5 inches (grapefruit size). Rush Springs has more hail reports within 10 miles than 49% of the 216 Oklahoma cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Rush Springs
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | ErinAug 19 | 56 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1961 | CarlaSep 13 | 63 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1900 | Unnamed 1900 stormSep 10 | 9 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 Rush Springs: 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 Rush Springs
By decade
- 2020s22(1 EF3+)
- 2010s23(2 EF3+)
- 2000s10
- 1990s22(3 EF3+)
- 1980s9
- 1970s17(1 EF3+)
- 1960s21(3 EF3+)
- 1950s25(2 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 1999 | F5 | 24 mi | 37 mi | 36 / 583 |
| May 24, 2011 | EF4 | 15 mi | 33.3 mi | 1 / 48 |
| May 24, 2011 | EF4 | 13 mi | 23.1 mi | 0 / 61 |
| Mar 13, 1953 | F3 | 15 mi | 1 mi | 1 / 8 |
| Nov 3, 2024 | EF3 | 20 mi | 21.7 mi | 0 / 6 |
| May 3, 1999 | F3 | 16 mi | 9 mi | 0 / 4 |
| May 3, 1999 | F3 | 23 mi | 6 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Mar 2, 1977 | F3 | 24 mi | 4.3 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Apr 20, 1967 | F3 | 21 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 5, 1960 | F3 | 25 mi | 7.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 4, 1960 | F3 | 11 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 1, 1954 | F3 | 8 mi | 6.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 149, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Rush Springs
The Storm Prediction Center has 162 hail reports within 10 miles of Rush Springs since 1956, made on 104 separate days. Of these, 106 were 1 inch across or larger, and 14 reached 2 inches. The largest, 4.5 inches (grapefruit size), fell on June 6, 1974. The most recent report is from November 19, 2025. May has the most reports, 37.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Rush Springs
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Lindsay 2 W, OK, 17 miles east of Rush Springs at 980 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 95°F and low of 69°F; January is the coolest, at 53°F and 25°F. May is the wettest at 5.0 inches of precipitation on average and January and February the driest at 1.4 inches; the year adds up to 34.2 inches over 53 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 86 nights a year. That 34.2 inches is more than at 26 of the 82 Oklahoma stations used on this site (32%). Marlow, 11 miles south, has its own station (Duncan, OK): 37.2 inches a year, 3.0 more than here, and a July average high of 94°F against 95°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 53 | 25 | 1.4 | 3 |
| Feb | 57 | 28 | 1.4 | 3 |
| Mar | 65 | 36 | 2.6 | 5 |
| Apr | 74 | 45 | 3.5 | 5 |
| May | 82 | 56 | 5.0 | 7 |
| Jun | 89 | 65 | 3.1 | 6 |
| Jul | 95 | 69 | 2.8 | 4 |
| Aug | 95 | 68 | 3.3 | 4 |
| Sep | 87 | 59 | 3.5 | 5 |
| Oct | 76 | 47 | 3.4 | 5 |
| Nov | 64 | 35 | 2.1 | 4 |
| Dec | 54 | 27 | 2.1 | 3 |
| Year | 74 | 46 | 34.2 | 53 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Lindsay 2 W, OK (980 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 Rush Springs
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 75 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Rush Springs: 67 thunderstorm wind reports and 8 flash floods. They killed 0 people and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $690,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 90 mph, on April 2, 2010. May has had the most flash floods, 4 of 8. Of the 216 Oklahoma cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 49 have had fewer than Rush Springs.
May 4, 2001: flash flood 10 miles from the centre of Rush Springs — 1 injured, $30,000 damage.
April 2, 2010: thunderstorm wind 1 mile from the centre of Rush Springs — $400,000 damage.
NWS: “Widespread damage occurred in and around the Rush Springs area during the pre-dawn hours. Two areas of rotation occurred along the gust front, one moving through northern Rush Springs, and another moving across the south.”
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
Grady County, which includes Rush Springs, has been named in 37 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1983, 28 of them major disasters (by incident: 14 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 Grady County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for tornadoes; Relatively Moderate for hail and heat waves; Relatively Low for inland flooding, strong wind and lightning; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $34.0 million a year, the 15th highest of 77 Oklahoma counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $10.0 million (29%), 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).
What counts as a pass, the distances and the sources: how this storm history is built.
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