NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Sperry, 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
1 tropical system has passed within 75 miles of Sperry, Oklahoma since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Carla in 1961. Since 1950, 210 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 20 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 1
- Tornadoes
- 210
- EF3 or stronger
- 20
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
44 deaths in all
What the records show for Sperry
None of the 1 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Sperry; the strongest was Carla in 1961, a tropical storm with 40 mph winds when its centre passed 69 miles away. Of the 216 Oklahoma cities on this site, 83% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Sperry. The strongest of the 210 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F5 on May 5, 1960; its path came within 18 miles, and it killed 5 people. The deadliest, an F4 on June 8, 1974, killed 14 people. Of the 210, 12 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 84 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 65. The most recent tornado was on November 20, 2025. Sperry has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 79% of the 216 Oklahoma cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 228 times since 1955, with stones up to 4.5 inches (grapefruit size). Sperry has more hail reports within 10 miles than 76% of the 216 Oklahoma cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Sperry
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | CarlaSep 13 | 69 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Sperry: 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 Sperry
By decade
- 2020s20(2 EF3+)
- 2010s43
- 2000s21
- 1990s38(5 EF3+)
- 1980s27(5 EF3+)
- 1970s19(5 EF3+)
- 1960s20(2 EF3+)
- 1950s22(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 1960 | F5 | 18 mi | 71.8 mi | 5 / 81 |
| Jun 8, 1974 | F4 | 8 mi | 29 mi | 14 / 150 |
| Apr 24, 1993 | F4 | 15 mi | 5.5 mi | 7 / 100 |
| Apr 26, 1984 | F4 | 18 mi | 22 mi | 3 / 37 |
| May 6, 2024 | EF4 | 16 mi | 40.8 mi | 2 / 33 |
| Apr 26, 1991 | F4 | 4 mi | 32 mi | 1 / 24 |
| Apr 29, 1984 | F4 | 10 mi | 27 mi | 1 / 60 |
| Apr 26, 1991 | F4 | 19 mi | 4 mi | 0 / 22 |
| Apr 19, 1981 | F3 | 25 mi | 9.9 mi | 5 / 49 |
| May 25, 2024 | EF3 | 14 mi | 23.9 mi | 2 / 23 |
| Jun 8, 1974 | F3 | 17 mi | 63.6 mi | 2 / 80 |
| Apr 24, 1993 | F3 | 17 mi | 8 mi | 0 / 30 |
The strongest 12 of 210, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Sperry
The Storm Prediction Center has 228 hail reports within 10 miles of Sperry since 1955, made on 149 separate days. Of these, 124 were 1 inch across or larger, and 12 reached 2 inches. The largest, 4.5 inches (grapefruit size), fell on May 10, 1963. The most recent report is from September 20, 2025. April has the most reports, 74.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Sperry
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Tulsa International Airport, OK, 11 miles southeast of Sperry at 650 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 94°F and low of 73°F; January is the coolest, at 49°F and 28°F. May is the wettest at 5.7 inches of precipitation on average and January and February the driest at 1.6 inches; the year adds up to 41.1 inches over 60 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 74 days a year, almost all from May to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 72 nights a year. Snowfall averages 8.7 inches a year, most of it in February. That 41.1 inches is more than at 48 of the 82 Oklahoma stations used on this site (59%). Sand Springs, 14 miles southwest, has its own station (Tulsa R L Jones Jr Airport, OK): 42.0 inches a year, 0.9 more than here, and the same July average high, 94°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 49 | 28 | 1.6 | 3 | 1.9 |
| Feb | 54 | 32 | 1.6 | 4 | 2.4 |
| Mar | 63 | 41 | 3.1 | 5 | 1.9 |
| Apr | 72 | 50 | 4.4 | 6 | 0.0 |
| May | 80 | 60 | 5.7 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 88 | 69 | 4.7 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 94 | 73 | 3.8 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 93 | 72 | 3.4 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 85 | 63 | 3.9 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 74 | 51 | 3.8 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 61 | 39 | 2.7 | 4 | 0.8 |
| Dec | 51 | 31 | 2.4 | 4 | 1.7 |
| Year | 72 | 51 | 41.1 | 60 | 8.7 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Tulsa International Airport, OK (650 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 Sperry
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 209 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Sperry: 138 thunderstorm wind reports, 44 flash floods, 26 floods and 1 lightning strike. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $1.1 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 85 mph, on October 17, 2007. May has had the most flash floods, 25 of 44. Of the 216 Oklahoma cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 187 have had fewer than Sperry.
May 21, 2019: flood 8 miles from the centre of Sperry — $150,000 damage.
May 2, 2008: thunderstorm wind 10 miles from the centre of Sperry — $100,000 damage.
May 21, 2019: flash flood 5 miles from the centre of Sperry — $100,000 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
Flood insurance policyholders in Sperry's ZIP code 74073 have filed 43 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1983, and were paid $464,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Flooding in 1993: 12 claims (28% of all) and $113,000. 33% 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, 52 have fewer than Sperry.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Flooding1993 | 12 | $113,000 |
Osage County, which includes Sperry, has been named in 43 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1971, 31 of them major disasters (by incident: 16 severe storms, 8 ice storms, 7 floods, 5 fires). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storm and Straight-Line Winds, on October 7, 2026. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Osage County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, inland flooding, strong wind and heat waves; Relatively Low for lightning; Very Low for hurricanes and hail. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $27.6 million a year, the 22nd highest of 77 Oklahoma counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $11.6 million (42%), 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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