NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Tinker Afb, 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 Tinker Afb, Oklahoma since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Erin in 2007. Since 1950, 331 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 35 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 3
- Tornadoes
- 331
- EF3 or stronger
- 35
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
82 deaths in all
What the records show for Tinker Afb
None of the 3 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Tinker Afb; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1900, a tropical storm with 43 mph winds when its centre passed 16 miles away. The record near Tinker Afb begins with an unnamed storm in 1900; the most recent system was Erin in 2007, a tropical storm 21 miles away. Tinker Afb has more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than 64% of the 216 Oklahoma cities on this site. The highest rating among the 331 tornadoes within 25 miles is F5 or EF5, reached 2 times; the most recent, on May 20, 2013, came within 6 miles. The deadliest, an F5 on May 3, 1999, killed 36 people. Of the 331, 23 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 157 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 137. The most recent tornado was on July 12, 2025. Tinker Afb has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 95% of the 216 Oklahoma cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 716 times since 1955, with stones up to 4.6 inches. Tinker Afb has more hail reports within 10 miles than 96% of the 216 Oklahoma cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Tinker Afb
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | ErinAug 19 | 21 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1961 | CarlaSep 13 | 74 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1900 | Unnamed 1900 stormSep 10 | 16 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Category 4 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Tinker Afb: 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 Tinker Afb
By decade
- 2020s60(4 EF3+)
- 2010s67(10 EF3+)
- 2000s30(2 EF3+)
- 1990s26(1 EF3+)
- 1980s28(1 EF3+)
- 1970s42(9 EF3+)
- 1960s47(5 EF3+)
- 1950s31(3 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 1999 | F5 | 2 mi | 37 mi | 36 / 583 |
| May 20, 2013 | EF5 | 6 mi | 13.85 mi | 24 / 212 |
| May 19, 2013 | EF4 | 13 mi | 23 mi | 2 / 10 |
| May 10, 2010 | EF4 | 5 mi | 24 mi | 2 / 49 |
| May 24, 1973 | F4 | 23 mi | 13.3 mi | 2 / 4 |
| May 24, 2011 | EF4 | 13 mi | 33.3 mi | 1 / 48 |
| May 10, 2010 | EF4 | 17 mi | 22.25 mi | 1 / 32 |
| May 24, 2011 | EF4 | 21 mi | 23.1 mi | 0 / 61 |
| May 8, 2003 | F4 | 2 mi | 17.3 mi | 0 / 134 |
| Apr 30, 1978 | F4 | 21 mi | 9.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 1, 1954 | F4 | 3 mi | 59.2 mi | 0 / 65 |
| Nov 19, 1973 | F3 | 3 mi | 24.2 mi | 5 / 36 |
The strongest 12 of 331, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Tinker Afb
The Storm Prediction Center has 716 hail reports within 10 miles of Tinker Afb since 1955, made on 307 separate days. Of these, 453 were 1 inch across or larger, and 61 reached 2 inches. The largest, 4.6 inches, fell on May 10, 2010. The most recent report is from November 19, 2025. May has the most reports, 231.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Tinker Afb
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Oklahoma City Will Rogers Airport, OK, 12 miles west of Tinker Afb at 1,285 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 93°F and low of 70°F; January is the coolest, at 49°F and 27°F. May is the wettest at 5.3 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 1.3 inches; the year adds up to 36.4 inches over 53 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 74 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 72 nights a year. Snowfall averages 6.7 inches a year. That 36.4 inches is more than at 31 of the 82 Oklahoma stations used on this site (38%). Spencer, 7 miles northeast, has its own station (Oklahoma City Post Airport, OK): 30.8 inches a year, 5.6 less than here, and a July average high of 95°F against 93°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 49 | 27 | 1.3 | 2 | 1.8 |
| Feb | 54 | 31 | 1.4 | 3 | 1.8 |
| Mar | 63 | 40 | 2.6 | 5 | 0.8 |
| Apr | 71 | 48 | 3.6 | 5 | 0.0 |
| May | 79 | 58 | 5.3 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 88 | 66 | 4.5 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 93 | 70 | 3.6 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 92 | 69 | 3.6 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 84 | 62 | 3.7 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 73 | 49 | 3.3 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 61 | 38 | 1.7 | 3 | 0.5 |
| Dec | 50 | 30 | 1.8 | 3 | 1.8 |
| Year | 71 | 49 | 36.4 | 53 | 6.7 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Oklahoma City Will Rogers Airport, OK (1,285 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 Tinker Afb
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 413 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Tinker Afb: 302 thunderstorm wind reports, 96 flash floods, 8 floods and 7 lightning strikes. They killed 3 people and injured 142, and the NWS estimated $17.8 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 105 mph, on June 13, 1998. June has had the most flash floods, 27 of 96. Of the 216 Oklahoma cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 205 have had fewer than Tinker Afb.
April 19, 2025: flash flood 9 miles from the centre of Tinker Afb — 2 killed, $100,000 damage.
May 6, 2015: flash flood 9 miles from the centre of Tinker Afb — 1 killed.
June 14, 2010: flash flood 7 miles from the centre of Tinker Afb — 136 injured, $5.5 million 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
Oklahoma County, which includes Tinker Afb, has been named in 52 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1974, 30 of them major disasters (by incident: 17 fires, 15 severe storms, 10 ice storms, 4 floods). The latest major disaster declaration was Wildfires and Straight-Line Winds, on May 21, 2025. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Oklahoma County a Relatively High rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Very High for tornadoes and hail; Relatively High for inland flooding, lightning and heat waves; Relatively Moderate for strong wind; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $297.5 million a year, the highest of 77 Oklahoma counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $127.5 million (43%), 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).
Tinker Afb in the notable storm records: The May 20, 2013 EF5 Tornado in Oklahoma, near Moore
What counts as a pass, the distances and the sources: how this storm history is built.