NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Tuttle, 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
2 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Tuttle, 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, 31 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 2
- Tornadoes
- 331
- EF3 or stronger
- 31
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
93 deaths in all
What the records show for Tuttle
None of the 2 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Tuttle; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1900, a tropical storm with 44 mph winds when its centre passed 4 miles away. The record near Tuttle begins with an unnamed storm in 1900; the most recent system was Erin in 2007, a tropical storm 22 miles away. Of the 216 Oklahoma cities on this site, 36% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Tuttle. The highest rating among the 331 tornadoes within 25 miles is F5 or EF5, reached 3 times; the most recent, on May 20, 2013, came within 9 miles. The deadliest, an F5 on May 3, 1999, killed 36 people. Of the 331, 20 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 144 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 152. The most recent tornado was on June 6, 2025. Tuttle has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 95% of the 216 Oklahoma cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 294 times since 1957, with stones up to 4.5 inches (grapefruit size). Tuttle has more hail reports within 10 miles than 84% of the 216 Oklahoma cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Tuttle
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | ErinAug 19 | 22 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1900 | Unnamed 1900 stormSep 10 | 4 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Category 4 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Tuttle: 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 Tuttle
By decade
- 2020s50(2 EF3+)
- 2010s64(10 EF3+)
- 2000s30(1 EF3+)
- 1990s41(3 EF3+)
- 1980s21(2 EF3+)
- 1970s36(6 EF3+)
- 1960s55(5 EF3+)
- 1950s34(2 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 1999 | F5 | 5 mi | 37 mi | 36 / 583 |
| May 20, 2013 | EF5 | 9 mi | 13.85 mi | 24 / 212 |
| May 24, 2011 | EF5 | 25 mi | 63.1 mi | 9 / 181 |
| May 10, 2010 | EF4 | 16 mi | 24 mi | 2 / 49 |
| May 24, 1973 | F4 | 2 mi | 13.3 mi | 2 / 4 |
| May 24, 2011 | EF4 | 7 mi | 33.3 mi | 1 / 48 |
| May 10, 2010 | EF4 | 21 mi | 22.25 mi | 1 / 32 |
| May 24, 2011 | EF4 | 19 mi | 23.1 mi | 0 / 61 |
| May 8, 2003 | F4 | 15 mi | 17.3 mi | 0 / 134 |
| May 22, 1981 | F4 | 22 mi | 16.7 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 30, 1978 | F4 | 21 mi | 9.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 1, 1954 | F4 | 25 mi | 59.2 mi | 0 / 65 |
The strongest 12 of 331, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Tuttle
The Storm Prediction Center has 294 hail reports within 10 miles of Tuttle since 1957, made on 161 separate days. Of these, 192 were 1 inch across or larger, and 31 reached 2 inches. The largest, 4.5 inches (grapefruit size), fell on May 3, 1999. The most recent report is from November 19, 2025. May has the most reports, 83.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Tuttle
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Oklahoma City Will Rogers Airport, OK, 13 miles northeast of Tuttle 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%). Newcastle, 10 miles east, has its own station (Blanchard 2 SSW, OK): 36.5 inches a year, 0.1 more 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 Tuttle
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 205 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Tuttle: 181 thunderstorm wind reports, 20 flash floods, 2 floods and 2 lightning strikes. They killed 0 people and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $1.6 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 96 mph, on June 29, 2015. May has had the most flash floods, 13 of 20. Of the 216 Oklahoma cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 127 have had fewer than Tuttle.
May 7, 2007: flash flood 10 miles from the centre of Tuttle — 1 injured, $8,000 damage.
August 8, 2023: lightning strike 10 miles from the centre of Tuttle — $452,000 damage.
August 31, 2020: lightning strike 10 miles from the centre of Tuttle — $400,000 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 Tuttle's ZIP code 73089 have filed 34 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1986, and were paid $934,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Flooding in 1993: 14 claims (41% of all) and $268,000. 41% 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, 43 have fewer than Tuttle.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Flooding1993 | 14 | $268,000 |
Grady County, which includes Tuttle, 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).
Tuttle 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.
Cities near Tuttle
- Mustang, OK8 mi
- Newcastle, OK10 mi
- Minco, OK13 mi
- Blanchard, OK13 mi
- Edmond, OK14 mi
- Yukon, OK16 mi
- Moore, OK17 mi
- Bethany, OK18 mi
- Oklahoma City, OK19 mi
- Chickasha, OK19 mi
- El Reno, OK19 mi
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