NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Valliant, 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 Valliant, Oklahoma since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Ike in 2008. Since 1950, 80 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 7 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 3
- Tornadoes
- 80
- EF3 or stronger
- 7
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
1 deaths in all
What the records show for Valliant
None of the 3 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Valliant; the strongest was Ike in 2008, a tropical storm with 40 mph winds when its centre passed 26 miles away. The record near Valliant begins with an unnamed storm in 1902; the most recent system was Ike in 2008. Valliant has more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than 64% of the 216 Oklahoma cities on this site. The strongest of the 80 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F5 on April 2, 1982; its path came within 2 miles. The deadliest, an EF2 on November 4, 2022, killed 1 person. Of the 80, 8 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 41 have come since 2000. April has had the most tornadoes, 28. The most recent tornado was on April 4, 2025. Of the 216 Oklahoma cities, 96% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Valliant. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 83 times since 1968, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Of the 216 Oklahoma cities, 94% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Valliant.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Valliant
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | IkeSep 14 | 26 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1918 | Unnamed 1918 stormAug 7 | 2 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 28 | 45 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Valliant: 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 Valliant
By decade
- 2020s12(2 EF3+)
- 2010s14
- 2000s15
- 1990s6
- 1980s7(1 EF3+)
- 1970s10(1 EF3+)
- 1960s8(2 EF3+)
- 1950s8(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 1982 | F5 | 2 mi | 53 mi | 0 / 29 |
| Nov 4, 2022 | EF4 | 19 mi | 60.23 mi | 0 / 13 |
| Nov 4, 2022 | EF4 | 14 mi | 44.71 mi | 0 / 11 |
| Oct 22, 1972 | F3 | 17 mi | 1.5 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Apr 27, 1969 | F3 | 25 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 5, 1961 | F3 | 24 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 3, 1956 | F3 | 11 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Nov 4, 2022 | EF2 | 25 mi | 2.83 mi | 1 / 1 |
| Apr 4, 2025 | EF2 | 24 mi | 21.11 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 22, 2020 | EF2 | 19 mi | 10.4 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Dec 12, 2015 | EF2 | 2 mi | 7.32 mi | 0 / 3 |
| May 14, 2003 | F2 | 4 mi | 78.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 80, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Valliant
The Storm Prediction Center has 83 hail reports within 10 miles of Valliant since 1968, made on 65 separate days. Of these, 43 were 1 inch across or larger, and 2 reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.75 inches (baseball size), fell on April 19, 1996. The most recent report is from March 14, 2024. April and May have the most reports, 23 each.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Valliant
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Idabel, OK, 16 miles southeast of Valliant at 365 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 94°F and low of 70°F; January is the coolest, at 54°F and 29°F. May is the wettest at 6.4 inches of precipitation on average and August the driest at 3.0 inches; the year adds up to 54.6 inches over 69 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 80 days a year, almost all from May to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 71 nights a year. Snowfall averages 2.0 inches a year, most of it in February. That 54.6 inches is more than at 80 of the 82 Oklahoma stations used on this site (98%). Fort Towson, 10 miles west, has its own station (Antlers, OK): 48.2 inches a year, 6.4 less than here, and a July average high of 93°F against 94°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 54 | 29 | 3.8 | 6 | 0.6 |
| Feb | 59 | 34 | 4.1 | 6 | 0.9 |
| Mar | 67 | 41 | 5.0 | 6 | 0.2 |
| Apr | 75 | 48 | 5.4 | 6 | 0.0 |
| May | 82 | 59 | 6.4 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 89 | 66 | 4.1 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 94 | 70 | 3.6 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 94 | 69 | 3.0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 87 | 61 | 4.3 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 77 | 49 | 5.2 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 65 | 39 | 4.7 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 57 | 32 | 5.0 | 6 | 0.3 |
| Year | 75 | 50 | 54.6 | 69 | 2.0 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Idabel, OK (365 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 Valliant
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 94 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Valliant: 62 thunderstorm wind reports, 31 flash floods and 1 lightning strike. They killed 1 person and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $617,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on May 27, 1997. June has had the most flash floods, 9 of 31. Of the 216 Oklahoma cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 168 have had fewer than Valliant.
October 21, 2019: thunderstorm wind 4 miles from the centre of Valliant — 1 killed, 1 injured.
NWS: “Several large trees fell onto a mobile home west of Valliant on Sandpiper Road near the Choctaw County line. One fatality occurred at the scene when a 48 year old female was killed by a fallen tree.”
March 18, 2008: flash flood 3 miles from the centre of Valliant — $300,000 damage.
NWS: “Several secondary roads were flooded and under water including Highway 70. Water was reported in several homes in town.”
May 10, 2009: flash flood 2 miles from the centre of Valliant — $250,000 damage.
NWS: “Numerous state highways and roads closed. A few high water rescues were made from vehicles that were washed of roadways.”
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
McCurtain County, which includes Valliant, has been named in 22 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1972, 14 of them major disasters (by incident: 11 severe storms, 6 ice storms, 2 biological emergencies, 1 fire). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Tornadoes, on July 19, 2023. FEMA's National Risk Index gives McCurtain County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for strong wind; Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, hail, inland flooding, lightning and heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $18.4 million a year, the 36th highest of 77 Oklahoma counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $10.0 million (54%), 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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Cities near Valliant
- Fort Towson, OK10 mi
- Broken Bow, OK17 mi
- Idabel, OK18 mi
- Hugo, OK25 mi
- Detroit, TX28 mi
- Clarksville, TX29 mi
- Powderly, TX29 mi
- Blossom, TX30 mi
- Antlers, OK33 mi
- Avery, TX37 mi
- Paris, TX37 mi
- Bogata, TX40 mi
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