NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Wetumka, 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 Wetumka, Oklahoma since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Carla in 1961. Since 1950, 138 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 10 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 2
- Tornadoes
- 138
- EF3 or stronger
- 10
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
22 deaths in all
What the records show for Wetumka
None of the 2 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Wetumka; the strongest was Carla in 1961, a tropical storm with 40 mph winds when its centre passed 21 miles away. The record near Wetumka begins with an unnamed storm in 1902; the most recent system was Carla in 1961. Of the 216 Oklahoma cities on this site, 36% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Wetumka. The highest rating among the 138 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4, reached 3 times; the most recent, on May 17, 1981, came within 18 miles. The deadliest, an F3 on April 26, 1984, killed 8 people. Of the 138, 5 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 55 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 63. The most recent tornado was on May 19, 2025. Of the 216 Oklahoma cities, 72% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Wetumka. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 56 times since 1962, with stones up to 3 inches (tea cup size). Of the 216 Oklahoma cities, 100% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Wetumka.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Wetumka
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | CarlaSep 13 | 21 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 28 | 57 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 Wetumka: 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 Wetumka
By decade
- 2020s17(1 EF3+)
- 2010s24(1 EF3+)
- 2000s14
- 1990s25(1 EF3+)
- 1980s16(3 EF3+)
- 1970s9
- 1960s12(1 EF3+)
- 1950s21(3 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 1950 | F4 | 10 mi | 4.5 mi | 5 / 32 |
| Sep 14, 1957 | F4 | 1 mi | 67.5 mi | 2 / 6 |
| May 17, 1981 | F4 | 18 mi | 33.6 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Apr 26, 1984 | F3 | 19 mi | 22 mi | 8 / 95 |
| Apr 27, 2024 | EF3 | 7 mi | 27.9 mi | 2 / 4 |
| May 10, 2010 | EF3 | 14 mi | 37.2 mi | 0 / 28 |
| May 26, 1997 | F3 | 21 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 1 |
| May 17, 1981 | F3 | 13 mi | 15.4 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Feb 17, 1961 | F3 | 3 mi | 73 mi | 0 / 11 |
| Nov 17, 1958 | F3 | 13 mi | 18.3 mi | 0 / 15 |
| Apr 28, 1960 | F2 | 18 mi | 6.1 mi | 3 / 1 |
| Apr 23, 1953 | F2 | 13 mi | 1.5 mi | 1 / 4 |
The strongest 12 of 138, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Wetumka
The Storm Prediction Center has 56 hail reports within 10 miles of Wetumka since 1962, made on 48 separate days. Of these, 28 were 1 inch across or larger, and 4 reached 2 inches. The largest size, 3 inches (tea cup size), was reported on 2 days, most recently May 15, 2022. The most recent report is from March 14, 2024. May has the most reports, 17.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Wetumka
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Okemah, OK, 14 miles north of Wetumka at 935 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 93°F and low of 71°F; January is the coolest, at 50°F and 30°F. May is the wettest at 5.7 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 1.8 inches; the year adds up to 43.5 inches over 62 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 75 days a year, almost all from May to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 50 nights a year. Snowfall averages 5.0 inches a year, most of it in January. That 43.5 inches is more than at 60 of the 82 Oklahoma stations used on this site (73%). Holdenville, 13 miles southwest, has its own station (Holdenville 2SSE, OK): 41.5 inches a year, 2.0 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 | 50 | 30 | 1.8 | 4 | 2.9 |
| Feb | 55 | 34 | 2.1 | 4 | 0.4 |
| Mar | 65 | 43 | 3.2 | 5 | 0.6 |
| Apr | 73 | 51 | 4.4 | 6 | 0.0 |
| May | 80 | 60 | 5.7 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 88 | 68 | 5.2 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 93 | 71 | 3.3 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 93 | 70 | 3.3 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 85 | 63 | 4.9 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 74 | 52 | 3.9 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 61 | 41 | 3.1 | 5 | 0.3 |
| Dec | 52 | 33 | 2.6 | 5 | 0.8 |
| Year | 72 | 51 | 43.5 | 62 | 5.0 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Okemah, OK (935 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 Wetumka
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 39 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Wetumka: 30 thunderstorm wind reports, 8 flash floods and 1 heavy rain event. They killed 1 person and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $312,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 70 mph, on May 16, 2003. Of the 216 Oklahoma cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 49 have had fewer than Wetumka.
June 1, 2013: flash flood 7 miles from the centre of Wetumka — 1 killed, 1 injured, $100,000 damage.
NWS: “Numerous roads were flooded around Clearview and Weleetka. Homes were evacuated in Weleetka from rising flood waters.”
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
Hughes County, which includes Wetumka, has been named in 27 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1973, 19 of them major disasters (by incident: 11 severe storms, 7 ice storms, 3 floods, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding, on April 30, 2024. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Hughes County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for hail; Relatively Low for tornadoes, strong wind, lightning and heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes and inland flooding. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $9.6 million a year, the 53rd highest of 77 Oklahoma counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $1.9 million (20%), is from hail.
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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