Atoka County

Every recorded tornado

1. Injuries and deaths are for the tornado’s whole path, which may extend beyond the county. Deaths recorded within Atoka County: 2.
2. Weak tornadoes were under-recorded before Doppler radar coverage became national in the early 1990s, so earlier decades read low. Ratings use the Fujita scale before February 2007 and the Enhanced Fujita scale after.

Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.

Every storm within 100 miles

1. Tropical storms and hurricanes (34 kt or more, still tropical) at closest approach. Post-tropical remnants with gale-force winds are listed but not counted. Direct: track within 50 miles; near: within 100 miles. Distance is measured to the county boundary for counties and to the city centre for cities, using positions interpolated hourly between HURDAT2 fixes.

National Hurricane Center HURDAT2, 1851 to 2025.

Every large fire

1. Large fires mapped by the Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity program since 1984: 1,000 acres or more in the West, 500 or more in the East. Prescribed burns are excluded. Acres here are the part of each perimeter inside this place.

Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity (USGS and U.S. Forest Service), 1984 to 2026.

Smoke overhead

1. A smoke day is a date on which a smoke plume traced by NOAA Hazard Mapping System analysts from satellite imagery covered this place's point (the county's population centre or the city centre). Counts here are of medium or heavy smoke. Since 2018 analysts have often drawn light smoke as one area over most of the continent, so light-smoke counts are not comparable from year to year. The plumes show smoke anywhere in the air above, not air quality at the ground, and smoke hidden by cloud is missed.

NOAA Hazard Mapping System smoke analysis, 2011 to 2026, retrieved October 30, 2026.

Claims by ZIP code

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OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3, refreshed August 4, 2026. NOAA Storm Events through 2026.

River crests

River gauges

1. Crests are the highest and the recent crests the National Weather Service lists for each river gauge in the county that has a flood stage, not every flood. Flood categories use each gauge's current flood stages; crests from before levees, dams or channel changes may not be comparable. Crests measured on an old datum are left out of the rankings.

NOAA National Water Prediction Service gauge records, retrieved October 30, 2026.

1. The Palmer Drought Severity Index is computed by NOAA each month from the county's average temperature and precipitation, relative to the county's own climate. Zero is normal; -3 or lower is severe drought and -4 or lower extreme drought. It describes the long-term balance of moisture, not water supply or crop losses.

NOAA NCEI nClimDiv county Palmer Drought Severity Index, 1895 to September 2026, issued October 6, 2026.

Every earthquake of magnitude 4 or more within 50 miles

1. Earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more in the USGS Comprehensive Catalog since 1900. Within 50 miles means the epicentre lies within 50 miles of the county boundary (or inside the county).
2. Small earthquakes were under-recorded before the modern seismic networks of the 1970s and are still missed in remote areas, so early decades read low. Magnitudes are as the catalogue reports them and mix scales (moment, local and body-wave).

USGS ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog, 1900 to present, retrieved October 30, 2026.

More event types since 1996

Costliest events since 1996

1. Apr 28, 2026Tornado$1.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   A tornado began near South Bluebird Lane, where a few homes sustained minor roof damage and a large tank was knocked over and rolled. The tornado snapped several trees as it crossed South Park Lane, just north of the West Voca Road intersection. The tornado then paralleled West Voca Road where tree and minor roof damage was noted eastward towards U.S. Highway 69. The tornado then crossed U.S. Highway 69 and Old U.S. Highway 69 just north of Caney, where trees were snapped and uprooted. The tornado continued to the southeast, damaging trees and outbuildings along east Allison Road. The most significant damage occurred near the intersection of Allison Road and Forest Hill Road,…

2. Dec 26, 2000Ice Storm, Atoka$450,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   A major winter storm developed during the evening of the 25th across all of western, central, and southeast Oklahoma, with significant accumulations of snow and ice beginning shortly after 0000 CST on the 26th. Mainly snow fell across northwest Oklahoma with accumulations between 8 and 12 inches reported across northern Beckham, Roger Mills, and southern Ellis Counties. Snow amounts varied widely across the rest of northwest Oklahoma with 4 to 8 inches falling across portions of Dewey and Custer Counties, and only 1 to 2 inches across Woods and Alfalfa Counties, however even in areas where snow amounts were light, significant disruptions in travel and power outages were reported.A…

3. May 10, 2015Flash Flood$400,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Delayed report of creeks and streams overflowing, flooding several rural homes east of Stringtown.

4. Apr 11, 2005Lightning$200,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   A home was struck by lightning in the early morning hours causing a fire. The lightning struck a dryer vent in the roof which sparked an electrical fire in an inside wall that spread to the attic. It was estimated that half the house was completely burned with the rest of the home sustaining some damage.

5. Mar 30, 2013Hail$200,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   The hail damaged cars, and covered the ground for hours. Damages estimated.

6. Jan 12, 2007Winter Storm, Atoka$180,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   A strong winter storm crippled much of Oklahoma from January 12th through the 14th, spreading snow, freezing rain and sleet across the state. The snow and sleet was confined to northern and western Oklahoma. The freezing rain and sleet occurred mainly over central and southwest Oklahoma, with mainly freezing rain over the southeast. The hardest hit areas with freezing rain were Atoka, Bryan, Coal, Cotton, Hughes, Seminole, and Johnston counties. The wintry precipitation caused numerous traffic accidents with numerous indirect injuries and 14 indirect fatalities. Many trees and powers lines were downed with thousands of residents without power, mainly over southern and eastern…

7. Jun 23, 2026Flash Flood$150,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Multiple sources confirmed significant and widespread flash flooding on the morning of June 23rd in and near the outlined event area. This included numerous roadways that were significantly flooded, with several high-water rescues reported, including along U.S. Highway 69/75. Some roadways were also washed out or collapsed. This flooding resulted in the issuance of a rare Flash Flood Emergency, the first across the WFO Norman Forecast Area since May of 2019. The event time is approximate.

8. Aug 3, 2003Thunderstorm Wind$150,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Several trees were uprooted and downed. One tree fell on a car while another fell on a house heavily damaging it. Numerous tree limbs and some power lines were also downed. Several businesses had windows knocked out and sustained roof damage. A few sheds also lost roofs.

9. May 18, 2025High Wind, Atoka$100,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Non-thunderstorm wind damage occurred throughout the community of Atoka. Relayed images show roof and window damage to multiple buildings along with additional reports of trees and power lines blown down. A wake low was likely responsible for this event. The event time is approximate.

10. Apr 28, 2026Tornado$75,000
    National Weather Service narrative

    This tornado moved into Atoka County from Johnston County and continued moving east-southeast and then east. Tree and outbuilding damage occurred along Butterfield Crossing Road between Featherstone Road and Overland Trail. Crossing Overland Trail, the tornado turned east-northeast and snapped a few more trees near and west of Park Lane. The tornado dissipated near Boggy Depot Road east of Park Lane.

1. Storm Events records before 1996 cover only tornadoes, thunderstorm wind and hail. Damage figures are as reported by the National Weather Service at the time, not adjusted for inflation.

NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, 1950 to 2026, issued October 26, 2026.

All-time high

116°FAug 10, 1936

All-time low

−10°FFeb 2, 1951

Warmest night

83°F2 times, most recently Jul 29, 1924

Coldest day

11°FFeb 16, 2021

Wettest day

8.58 inOct 25, 1991

Snowiest day

9.5 inMar 1, 1942

Hottest year

2012mean 66.0°F

Coldest year

2014mean 60.3°F

Wettest year

195776.45 in

Driest year

200526.65 in

Snowiest season

12.7 in1941-42

Station Antlers (USC00340256), 470 ft elevation, 28.6 miles from the population centre. Daily records from 1918 to October 27, 2026; 90.2% of days in the last 30 years are complete. Records at a single station can differ from a city’s official threaded record, which may combine several stations.

NOAA NCEI Global Historical Climatology Network Daily.

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OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries, retrieved October 30, 2026. Statewide declarations are not listed.

Neighbouring counties

• Tornadoes NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, through 2025.
• Tropical cyclones NOAA National Hurricane Center HURDAT2 (Atlantic; Northeast and Central Pacific), through 2025.
• Wildfire USGS/USFS Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity, through 2026.
• Storm events NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, through 2026.
• Flood insurance OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3, refreshed August 4, 2026.
• Declarations OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries v2, retrieved October 30, 2026.
• Weather records NOAA NCEI Global Historical Climatology Network Daily, station USC00340256.
• River crests NOAA National Weather Service, National Water Prediction Service river gauges, retrieved October 30, 2026.
• Drought NOAA NCEI nClimDiv county Palmer Drought Severity Index, through September 2026.
• Smoke NOAA NESDIS Hazard Mapping System smoke analysis, retrieved October 30, 2026.
• Earthquakes USGS ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog (ComCat), retrieved October 30, 2026.

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