Hurricane History Map

Hurricanes that hit Oklahoma: hurricane history

31 storms have passed within 50 km of Oklahoma from 1886 to 2024, drawn on the map and coloured by intensity.

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Years1842 to 2026
Ocean basin

Choosing a minimum category hides storms with no wind speed in the record. To see which storms have passed near you, search a town or ZIP code, or tap the map.

Key
  • Tropical depression Winds below 34 knots (39 mph)
  • Tropical storm 34 to 63 knots (39 to 73 mph)
  • Category 1 64 to 82 knots (74 to 95 mph)
  • Category 2 83 to 95 knots (96 to 110 mph)
  • Category 3 96 to 112 knots (111 to 129 mph), major
  • Category 4 113 to 136 knots (130 to 156 mph), major
  • Category 5 137 knots (157 mph) or more, major
  • Unknown intensity No wind speed in the record
  • Post-tropical Storm has become post-tropical (dashed line)

How to read the lines. Each line is the track of one storm, drawn through its six-hourly positions and coloured by its intensity at each point (the Saffir-Simpson scale), so a line changes colour as the storm strengthens or weakens. Tap a line for its details, or tap anywhere else to see which storms have passed nearby. Weaker storms appear as you zoom in. Hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones are the same kind of storm with different names in different oceans.

Storms near Oklahoma

The record holds 31 tropical cyclones whose tracks passed within 50 km of Oklahoma between 1886 and 2024. The busiest month is September, with 12 of them. The strongest, measured where each came closest to the place, reached tropical storm strength. 1 of the storms have no wind speed in the record.

  • 31storms within 50 km
  • 0major (category 3 to 5) near here
  • 0at category 1 strength or more

A storm counts once, however many times it came close. The category is the storm's strongest point within 50 km, which can be weaker than its peak elsewhere.

How strong were the storms near Oklahoma?

Category near hereStormsShare
Tropical depression2477%
Tropical storm619%
Category 100%
Category 200%
Category 300%
Category 400%
Category 500%
Unknown intensity13%

The agency behind most of the intensity figures here is the NOAA National Hurricane Center (HURDAT2, Atlantic).

Oklahoma storms over time

Storms by decade
Bar chart of storms by period. The most is 5 in 1980s.1880s11900s21910s21920s21930s21940s41950s11960s31970s21980s52000s32010s32020s1

The 2020s only run to 2024, so that bar is for a shorter period. This place's record starts in 1886, and records before the satellite era (about the 1960s) are far less complete.

Show the numbers
PeriodCount
1880s1
1900s2
1910s2
1920s2
1930s2
1940s4
1950s1
1960s3
1970s2
1980s5
2000s3
2010s3
2020s1

Earlier decades hold fewer storms partly because they were harder to see. Before weather satellites (about the 1960s) many storms that stayed at sea went unrecorded, so compare decades with care.

Storms by month
Bar chart of storms by period. The most is 12 in Sep.Jan0Feb0Mar0Apr0May0Jun6Jul4Aug9Sep12Oct0Nov0Dec0
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May0
Jun6
Jul4
Aug9
Sep12
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

Strongest storms near Oklahoma

  • Ike (2008)1 September 2008 to 15 September 2008, Tropical storm (50 kt) near here, peak Category 4 (125 kt), 935 hPa
  • Unnamed storm of August 1900 (North Atlantic)27 August 1900 to 15 September 1900, Tropical storm (45 kt) near here, peak Category 4 (125 kt), 936 hPa
  • Unnamed storm of August 1918 (North Atlantic)1 August 1918 to 7 August 1918, Tropical storm (45 kt) near here, peak Category 3 (105 kt), 955 hPa
  • Unnamed storm of June 1902 (North Atlantic)21 June 1902 to 29 June 1902, Tropical storm (35 kt) near here, peak Category 1 (70 kt)
  • Unnamed storm of September 1947 (North Atlantic)4 September 1947 to 21 September 1947, Tropical storm (35 kt) near here, peak Category 4 (125 kt), 938 hPa
  • Carla (1961)3 September 1961 to 18 September 1961, Tropical storm (35 kt) near here, peak Category 4 (125 kt), 927 hPa

Most recent storms near Oklahoma

  • Beryl (2024)28 June 2024 to 11 July 2024, Tropical depression (30 kt) near here, peak Category 5 (145 kt), 934 hPa
  • Bill (2015)16 June 2015 to 21 June 2015, Tropical depression (25 kt) near here, peak Tropical storm (50 kt), 997 hPa
  • Isaac (2012)20 August 2012 to 1 September 2012, Tropical depression (25 kt) near here, peak Category 1 (70 kt), 966 hPa
  • Hermine (2010)3 September 2010 to 10 September 2010, Tropical depression (20 kt) near here, peak Tropical storm (55 kt), 990 hPa
  • Ike (2008)1 September 2008 to 15 September 2008, Tropical storm (50 kt) near here, peak Category 4 (125 kt), 935 hPa

Many of these storms killed people and destroyed homes. The figures are the official record's, and this page says nothing about their human cost.

Notable storms near Oklahoma with their own pages

  • Ike (2008)1 September 2008 to 15 September 2008, peak Category 4 (125 kt), 935 hPa
  • Carla (1961)3 September 1961 to 18 September 1961, peak Category 4 (125 kt), 927 hPa
  • Beryl (2024)28 June 2024 to 11 July 2024, peak Category 5 (145 kt), 934 hPa
  • Alicia (1983)15 August 1983 to 21 August 1983, peak Category 3 (100 kt), 963 hPa
  • Elena (1985)28 August 1985 to 4 September 1985, peak Category 3 (110 kt), 953 hPa
  • Gilbert (1988)8 September 1988 to 20 September 1988, peak Category 5 (160 kt), 888 hPa
  • Isaac (2012)20 August 2012 to 1 September 2012, peak Category 1 (70 kt), 966 hPa
  • Gustav (2008)25 August 2008 to 5 September 2008, peak Category 4 (125 kt), 943 hPa

Oklahoma counties

Every county that a storm has come near is listed, most storms first. 60 of them have at least 3 storms and their own page.

CountyStormsStrongest near the county
Le Flore County16Tropical storm
McCurtain County16Tropical storm
Pittsburg County14Tropical storm
Pushmataha County14Tropical storm
Sequoyah County14Tropical storm
Choctaw County13Tropical storm
Latimer County13Tropical storm
Atoka County12Tropical storm
Bryan County12Tropical storm
Haskell County12Tropical storm
Adair County11Tropical storm
Muskogee County11Tropical storm
McIntosh County10Tropical storm
Carter County9Tropical storm
Coal County9Tropical storm
Jefferson County9Tropical storm
Okmulgee County9Tropical storm
Cherokee County8Tropical storm
Delaware County8Tropical storm
Hughes County8Tropical storm
McClain County8Tropical storm
Ottawa County8Tropical depression
Caddo County7Tropical storm
Garvin County7Tropical storm
Grady County7Tropical storm
Johnston County7Tropical storm
Love County7Tropical storm
Marshall County7Tropical storm
Murray County7Tropical storm
Stephens County7Tropical storm
Wagoner County7Tropical storm
Cleveland County6Tropical storm
Comanche County6Tropical storm
Cotton County6Tropical storm
Craig County6Tropical depression
Mayes County6Tropical depression
Okfuskee County6Tropical storm
Pontotoc County6Tropical storm
Pottawatomie County6Tropical storm
Seminole County6Tropical storm
Canadian County5Tropical storm
Lincoln County5Tropical storm
Oklahoma County5Tropical storm
Rogers County5Tropical depression
Kingfisher County4Tropical storm
Logan County4Tropical storm
Nowata County4Tropical depression
Osage County4Tropical storm
Pawnee County4Tropical storm
Payne County4Tropical storm
Tillman County4Tropical depression
Tulsa County4Tropical depression
Blaine County3Tropical depression
Creek County3Tropical depression
Garfield County3Tropical storm
Jackson County3Tropical depression
Kiowa County3Tropical depression
Major County3Tropical storm
Noble County3Tropical storm
Washington County3Tropical depression
Custer County2Tropical depression
Dewey County2Tropical depression
Washita County2Tropical depression
Woods County2Tropical depression
Woodward County2Tropical depression
Alfalfa County1Tropical depression
Beckham County1Tropical depression
Ellis County1Tropical depression
Grant County1Tropical storm
Greer County1Tropical depression
Harmon County1Tropical depression
Harper County1Tropical depression
Kay County1Tropical storm
Roger Mills County1Tropical depression

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