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Oklahoma damaging wind history

From 2016 to 2025, the NOAA Storm Prediction Center logged 5,253 damaging thunderstorm wind reports in Oklahoma, 5,250 of them 58 mph or more and 950 of 75 mph or more (measured or estimated), on 633 storm days. The day with the most reports since 1955 was June 17, 2023 (228 reports in Oklahoma). The highest wind on record is 151 mph, on May 24, 2011. 2026 so far: 433 preliminary reports.

5,253wind reports 2016–2025
5,25058 mph or more
95075 mph or more
151 mphhighest on record
4332026 preliminary reports

Oklahoma's biggest wind day since 2016: June 17, 2023

75 mph or more58–74 mphbelow 58 mph or no speed given

228 damaging wind reports in Oklahoma, 81 of 75 mph or more. All storm reports that day →

1990: 2021991: 3211992: 3911993: 3991994: 5591995: 5831996: 5231997: 4721998: 5691999: 7382000: 5512001: 8282002: 5122003: 5502004: 4982005: 5802006: 4822007: 3662008: 5642009: 5302010: 2932011: 5722012: 4562013: 4752014: 3212015: 3792016: 5572017: 5802018: 5482019: 5332020: 5032021: 2972022: 3052023: 8042024: 5712025: 555199019931996199920022005200820112014201720202023max 828
Damaging wind reports per year in Oklahoma, 1990–2025

Source: National Storms (nationalstorms.com), CC BY 4.0, data from NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports.

Days with the most damaging wind reports in Oklahoma

Storm dayWind reports75 mph+Highest
June 17, 202322881100 mph
May 27, 200120322107 mph
June 16, 200511422100 mph
July 21, 200011010100 mph
June 2, 20041071385 mph
July 11, 2020982090 mph
July 3, 2005899102 mph
July 20, 200087587 mph
April 26, 2016863287 mph
July 14, 2016834198 mph
July 23, 199582896 mph
June 5, 2008811087 mph
November 9, 199878681 mph
June 24, 201877583 mph
May 15, 2003741292 mph

Highest wind speeds reported in Oklahoma

Storm dayWind reports75 mph+Highest
May 24, 20115111151 mph
August 9, 2011428125 mph
June 5, 2025329120 mph
May 2, 2018334115 mph
June 8, 197461115 mph
February 9, 196011115 mph
June 27, 2023228114 mph
June 13, 1998106114 mph
August 17, 19943620113 mph
May 24, 1998312110 mph

Oklahoma damaging wind reports by year

YearDamaging wind reports58 mph+75 mph+HighestDays with reports
2026*43322430107 mph71
2025555554100120 mph73
2024571571136105 mph69
2023804804201114 mph64
202230530548100 mph53
20212972974790 mph59
20205035037398 mph51
201953353394104 mph63
201854854752115 mph62
201758057987104 mph66
201655755711298 mph73
201537937988100 mph56
201432132153106 mph51
20134754759796 mph63
201245645697100 mph65
201157257267151 mph63
20102932921890 mph63
200953053053100 mph66
200856456461100 mph60
20073663663290 mph65
200648248221105 mph65
200558058063102 mph52
20044984985090 mph61
200355055063100 mph62
20025124043190 mph57
200182859049107 mph60
200055128331100 mph60
199973833734102 mph67
199856928852114 mph67
19974722473696 mph61
199652328840107 mph57
199558328534100 mph61
199455934459113 mph70
199339919031100 mph57
199239122232100 mph49
1991321159985 mph61
199020213922100 mph36
19893102202493 mph52
1988175791492 mph43
1987216149686 mph47
19862905912100 mph44
19852309517100 mph53
1984213941886 mph48
19832078717100 mph39
1982135541290 mph36
198158288100 mph28
198084431392 mph29
1979152371398 mph43
19784613175 mph23
19776433892 mph30
197644194100 mph23
1975953110101 mph35
197450196115 mph25
1973108431399 mph41
19722315283 mph12
19717629999 mph30
19705415390 mph30
19695710285 mph26
19686017398 mph28
196749163110 mph21
196678419104 mph35
19655724492 mph30
19643919590 mph23
1963542412100 mph28
196256227104 mph29
196147261292 mph29
1960603326115 mph26
19594011698 mph23
19583311492 mph20
195767159101 mph32
195683221692 mph35
19552386107 mph19

* 2026: preliminary SPC reports; many have no wind speed yet.

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Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center (SPC) Severe Weather Database (SVRGIS) damaging-wind reports, 1955–2025, and SPC preliminary storm reports for 2026 (data through November 6, 2026). Wind speeds are measured or estimated by spotters, the public and NWS staff; SPC records them in knots and we show mph. 58 mph is the National Weather Service's severe-thunderstorm wind threshold.

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