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Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Wellston, 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 Wellston, Oklahoma since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Erin in 2007. Since 1950, 196 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 24 of them rated EF3 or stronger.

Hurricanes
0

within 75 mi, since 1851

Tropical storms
2

below hurricane strength

Tornadoes
196

within 25 mi, since 1950

EF3 or stronger
24

20 deaths in all

What the records show for Wellston

None of the 2 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Wellston; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1900, a tropical storm with 41 mph winds when its centre passed 32 miles away. The record near Wellston begins with an unnamed storm in 1900; the most recent system was Erin in 2007, a tropical storm 36 miles away. Of the 216 Oklahoma cities on this site, 36% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Wellston. The strongest of the 196 tornadoes within 25 miles was an EF5 on May 24, 2011; its path came within 22 miles, and it killed 9 people. Of the 196, 4 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 87 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 79. The most recent tornado was on July 12, 2025. Wellston has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 73% of the 216 Oklahoma cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 127 times since 1966, with stones up to 3 inches (tea cup size). Of the 216 Oklahoma cities, 69% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Wellston.

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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Wellston

Tropical systems that passed within 75 miles of Wellston, Oklahoma, newest first
YearStormClosestStrength when closestPeak
2007ErinAug 1936 miTropical storm (40 mph)Tropical storm
1900Unnamed 1900 stormSep 1032 miTropical storm (41 mph)Category 4

Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Wellston: 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 Wellston

By decade

  • 2020s25(1 EF3+)
  • 2010s32(5 EF3+)
  • 2000s30(2 EF3+)
  • 1990s19(2 EF3+)
  • 1980s27(1 EF3+)
  • 1970s32(6 EF3+)
  • 1960s16(5 EF3+)
  • 1950s15(2 EF3+)
Strongest tornadoes near Wellston, Oklahoma
DateRatingDistancePathKilled / injured
May 24, 2011EF522 mi63.1 mi9 / 181
May 19, 2013EF419 mi23 mi2 / 10
May 10, 2010EF416 mi24 mi2 / 49
May 8, 2003F419 mi17.3 mi0 / 134
May 1, 1954F410 mi59.2 mi0 / 65
Apr 2, 1956F311 mi42.6 mi5 / 68
May 26, 1963F36 mi34.3 mi1 / 4
Nov 3, 2024EF33 mi25.1 mi0 / 7
May 19, 2013EF35 mi20.84 mi0 / 4
May 10, 2010EF323 mi6.5 mi0 / 3
May 9, 2003F39 mi17.8 mi0 / 2
May 3, 1999F316 mi16 mi0 / 13

The strongest 12 of 196, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.

Hail in Wellston

The Storm Prediction Center has 127 hail reports within 10 miles of Wellston since 1966, made on 87 separate days. Of these, 82 were 1 inch across or larger, and 15 reached 2 inches. The largest, 3 inches (tea cup size), fell on May 1, 2008. The most recent report is from May 23, 2025. May has the most reports, 33.

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.

Weather by month in Wellston

The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Chandler, OK, 11 miles east of Wellston at 958 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 95°F and low of 70°F; January is the coolest, at 52°F and 25°F. June is the wettest at 4.8 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 1.2 inches; the year adds up to 36.2 inches over 50 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 73 days a year, almost all from May to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 80 nights a year. Snowfall averages 2.2 inches a year, most of it in January. That 36.2 inches is more than at 30 of the 82 Oklahoma stations used on this site (37%). Luther, 7 miles west, has its own station (Guthrie 5S, OK): 38.3 inches a year, 2.1 more than here, and a July average high of 93°F against 95°F.

Monthly climate normals 1991–2020 at Chandler, OK
MonthHigh °FLow °FPrecip. inDays ≥ 0.1"Snow in
Jan52251.230.7
Feb57281.530.4
Mar66372.850.4
Apr74463.750.0
May81564.770.0
Jun91664.850.0
Jul95703.240.0
Aug95683.140.0
Sep87603.450.0
Oct76483.540.1
Nov64362.440.5
Dec54271.930.1
Year744736.2502.2

Averages for 1991–2020 at Chandler, OK (958 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.

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Floods, thunderstorm wind and lightning near Wellston

Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 55 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Wellston: 45 thunderstorm wind reports, 6 flash floods and 4 floods. They killed 1 person and injured 0, and the NWS estimated $158,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 90 mph, on May 6, 2024. May has had the most flash floods, 4 of 6. Of the 216 Oklahoma cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 26 have had fewer than Wellston.

  • May 21, 2019: flood 4 miles from the centre of Wellston — 1 killed, $10,000 damage.

    NWS: “A woman drove around barricades and the car stalled on the highway. Emergency workers took her to a Stillwater hospital where she later died.”

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

Lincoln County, which includes Wellston, has been named in 45 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1970, 34 of them major disasters (by incident: 18 severe storms, 10 ice storms, 6 fires, 4 floods). The latest major disaster declaration was Wildfires and Straight-Line Winds, on May 21, 2025. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Lincoln County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, 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 $19.9 million a year, the 33rd highest of 77 Oklahoma counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $4.5 million (23%), 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).

What counts as a pass, the distances and the sources: how this storm history is built.

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