NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Warr Acres, 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 Warr Acres, Oklahoma since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Erin in 2007. Since 1950, 332 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 36 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 2
- Tornadoes
- 332
- EF3 or stronger
- 36
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
92 deaths in all
What the records show for Warr Acres
None of the 2 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Warr Acres; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1900, a tropical storm with 43 mph winds when its centre passed 3 miles away. The record near Warr Acres begins with an unnamed storm in 1900; the most recent system was Erin in 2007, a tropical storm 7 miles away. Of the 216 Oklahoma cities on this site, 36% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Warr Acres. The highest rating among the 332 tornadoes within 25 miles is F5 or EF5, reached 3 times; the most recent, on May 20, 2013, came within 15 miles. The deadliest, an F5 on May 3, 1999, killed 36 people. Of the 332, 25 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 146 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 151. The most recent tornado was on July 12, 2025. Warr Acres has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 96% of the 216 Oklahoma cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 844 times since 1955, with stones up to 5 inches. Warr Acres has more hail reports within 10 miles than 97% of the 216 Oklahoma cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Warr Acres
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | ErinAug 19 | 7 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1900 | Unnamed 1900 stormSep 10 | 3 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 Warr Acres: 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 Warr Acres
By decade
- 2020s40(3 EF3+)
- 2010s66(9 EF3+)
- 2000s40(2 EF3+)
- 1990s43(2 EF3+)
- 1980s26(1 EF3+)
- 1970s38(9 EF3+)
- 1960s50(8 EF3+)
- 1950s29(2 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 1999 | F5 | 11 mi | 37 mi | 36 / 583 |
| May 20, 2013 | EF5 | 15 mi | 13.85 mi | 24 / 212 |
| May 24, 2011 | EF5 | 16 mi | 63.1 mi | 9 / 181 |
| May 10, 2010 | EF4 | 17 mi | 24 mi | 2 / 49 |
| May 24, 1973 | F4 | 18 mi | 13.3 mi | 2 / 4 |
| May 24, 2011 | EF4 | 15 mi | 33.3 mi | 1 / 48 |
| May 8, 2003 | F4 | 14 mi | 17.3 mi | 0 / 134 |
| Apr 30, 1978 | F4 | 8 mi | 9.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 1, 1954 | F4 | 16 mi | 59.2 mi | 0 / 65 |
| May 31, 2013 | EF3 | 13 mi | 16.2 mi | 8 / 26 |
| Nov 19, 1973 | F3 | 11 mi | 24.2 mi | 5 / 36 |
| May 25, 2019 | EF3 | 17 mi | 2.2 mi | 2 / 29 |
The strongest 12 of 332, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Warr Acres
The Storm Prediction Center has 844 hail reports within 10 miles of Warr Acres since 1955, made on 321 separate days. Of these, 578 were 1 inch across or larger, and 89 reached 2 inches. The largest, 5 inches, fell on May 16, 1960. The most recent report is from November 19, 2025. May has the most reports, 271.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Warr Acres
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Oklahoma City Post Airport, OK, 2 miles northwest of Warr Acres at 1,297 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 95°F and low of 73°F; January is the coolest, at 51°F and 28°F. June is the wettest at 4.8 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 0.8 inches; the year adds up to 30.8 inches over 45 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 73 nights a year. That 30.8 inches is more than at 15 of the 82 Oklahoma stations used on this site (18%). Oklahoma City, 5 miles southeast, has its own station (Oklahoma City Will Rogers Airport, OK): 36.4 inches a year, 5.6 more than here, and a July average high of 93°F against 95°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 51 | 28 | 0.8 | 2 |
| Feb | 55 | 31 | 1.0 | 2 |
| Mar | 64 | 40 | 2.0 | 4 |
| Apr | 72 | 49 | 3.0 | 4 |
| May | 80 | 59 | 4.3 | 6 |
| Jun | 89 | 68 | 4.8 | 5 |
| Jul | 95 | 73 | 2.9 | 4 |
| Aug | 94 | 71 | 3.5 | 5 |
| Sep | 85 | 63 | 3.0 | 4 |
| Oct | 74 | 51 | 2.7 | 4 |
| Nov | 62 | 39 | 1.5 | 2 |
| Dec | 51 | 30 | 1.3 | 2 |
| Year | 73 | 50 | 30.8 | 45 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Oklahoma City Post Airport, OK (1,297 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 Warr Acres
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 532 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Warr Acres: 391 thunderstorm wind reports, 119 flash floods, 15 floods, 4 lightning strikes and 3 heavy rain events. They killed 14 people and injured 146, and the NWS estimated $24.5 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 105 mph, on June 13, 1998. May has had the most flash floods, 38 of 119. Of the 216 Oklahoma cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 209 have had fewer than Warr Acres.
May 31, 2013: flash flood 2 miles from the centre of Warr Acres — 7 killed.
NWS: “Several individuals were swept under a roadway and killed while seeking shelter in a storm drain. No damage was reported.”
May 31, 2013: flash flood 7 miles from the centre of Warr Acres — 5 killed, $50,000 damage.
August 8, 2013: flash flood 6 miles from the centre of Warr Acres — 1 killed, $50,000 damage.
NWS: “Three vehicles stalled at 122nd and Penn Ave. One fatality occurred at the intersection of Barnes and 118th when a middle aged man was swept away into a nearby drainage culvert.”
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 Warr Acres's ZIP code 73122 have filed 19 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1978, and were paid $165,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. 11% 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, 26 have fewer than Warr Acres.
Oklahoma County, which includes Warr Acres, 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).
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