Creek County

Every recorded tornado

1. Injuries and deaths are for the tornado’s whole path, which may extend beyond the county. Deaths recorded within Creek County: 25.
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. Dec 8, 2007Ice Storm, Creek$70.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   Up to two inches of ice accumulated on trees, power lines, and other exposed surfaces.

2. Aug 3, 2012Wildfire, Creek$55.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   Very hot temperatures, low relative humidity, very dry fuels, and gusty wind resulted in the spread of two large wildfires in Creek County. One of the fires burned 58,500 acres near Mannford and the other burned about 6500 acres near Drumright. Multiple state, tribal, and local agencies responded to these wildfires. Oklahoma Forestry Service's Type II Incident Management Team was activated to coordinate the response of all the agencies involved. Up to six Oklahoma Army National Guard helicopters were also used to battle the fires. Despite the best efforts of all the agencies involved, these two fires destroyed 376 homes and damaged 47 others. An unknown number of businesses,…

3. May 3, 1999Tornado$6.5 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   The same system that earlier caused a destructive tornado in Stroud and a less destructive tornado in southwest Creek County produced an F1 tornado which first touched down in the north side of Sapulpa near OK Hwy 97 and Interstate 44. The tornado then skipped through an industrial area before moving across I-44. From there, the tornado travelled northeast parallel to and just south of the New Sapulpa Road (OK Hwy 66), taking out a string of homes and businesses before eventually reaching Tulsa County. This tornado tracked a total of 7 miles, 5.5 miles of which was in Creek County. The Hilton Mobile Home Park was especially hard-hit, where about 15 mobile homes were damaged or…

4. May 6, 2000Flash Flood$5.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   Heavy rains fell across the eastern part of Creek county during the early morning hours of May 6.6.32 inches of rain was reported at Heyburn Dam and 8.12 inches were measured at Kiefer. The most flood damage was observed in Sapulpa where Rock Creek overflowed its banks. More than 150 homes and 12 businesses were damaged in Sapulpa. An additional 40 homes were evacuated in Kiefer where Childers Creek overflowed in banks. Numerous roads were closed due to the flooding. These roads included the Turner Turnpike between Kellyville and Bristow and Highway 66 south of Kellyville. The damage to roads and bridges in Creek county was estimated at $300,000.

5. May 25, 2019Tornado$800,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   This is the first segment of a two-segment tornado. This large tornado developed near the Sapulpa Golf Course and moved east across Sapulpa, roughly between E Taft Avenue and E Dewey Avenue. It crossed Hickory Hill Road and S 49th West Avenue south of the Creek Turnpike, and moved into Tulsa County near W 111th Street S. The tornado damaged the roofs of many homes, damaged businesses, snapped numerous power poles, and snapped or uprooted numerous trees. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in this segment of the tornado was 100 to 110 mph.

6. May 24, 2016Tornado$750,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   This tornado developed northwest of the intersection of Highway 16 and S 433rd West Avenue, where trees were snapped. A home was severely damaged, multiple outbuildings were destroyed, and trees were snapped south of Highway 16 as the tornado tracked to the southeast. Multiple homes were damaged, outbuildings were destroyed, and numerous trees were snapped or uprooted along W 201st Street S and Highway 16. The tornado then turned sharply to the east and crossed Highway 48 north of Bristow, where large tree limbs were snapped. The tornado dissipated between I-44 and the S 337th West Avenue. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 100 to 110 mph.

7. May 25, 2019Tornado$750,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   This is the first segment of a two-segment tornado. This large tornado developed west of Sapulpa, west of the intersection of I-44 and Highway 33. It moved east along Highway 66, then across the northern portion of Sapulpa. It crossed Hickory Hill Road near the Creek Turnpike, and moved into Tulsa County near W 91st Street S. In Creek County, the tornado damaged homes and businesses, snapped and uprooted numerous trees, and blew down power poles. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in this segment of the tornado was 100 to 110 mph.

8. Jun 17, 2023Thunderstorm Wind$531,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Thunderstorm wind resulted in at least $531,000 in debris removal and damage to the utility infrastructure across the county during this severe thunderstorm. Some people were without power for over a week.

9. Apr 14, 2026Tornado$500,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   This is the first segment of a two-segment tornado. The tornado developed south of W 81st Street S and just west of S 39th West Avenue. The tornado moved east-northeast damaging the roofs of several homes, some severely, destroying outbuildings, snapping or uprooting numerous trees, and snapping power poles before it crossed into Tulsa County near W 81st Street S. The tornado produced a tornadic debris signature from the KINX WSR-88D. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in this segment of the tornado was 100 to 110 mph.

10. May 29, 2004Tornado$350,000
    National Weather Service narrative

    A tornado moved from the west northwest of Depew to the north northeast of Depew. At its strongest it produced F3 damage. The F3 rating was based on a 20 foot section of a concrete anchored iron pipe cattle gate being removed from the ground and displaced 30 feet. The gate was anchored by 3 posts. All of the posts were set in 24 inches of concrete. Another tornado formed near and just after this tornado dissipated. The two tornadoes formed a nearly continuous damage path. The damage produced by the two tornadoes in western Creek County included 5 mobile homes destroyed, 2 houses destroyed, and 4 houses with significant roof damage. The path of the second tornado is described in a…

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

113°FAug 3, 2011

All-time low

−13°FFeb 16, 2021

Warmest night

88°F2 times, most recently Jul 31, 2012

Coldest day

5°F2 times, most recently Feb 15, 2021

Wettest day

7.54 inJul 27, 1963

Snowiest day

13.2 inFeb 1, 2011

Hottest year

2012mean 64.7°F

Coldest year

1940mean 58.0°F

Wettest year

197369.88 in

Driest year

193922.56 in

Snowiest season

26.1 in2010-11

Station Tulsa International Airport (USW00013968), 639 ft elevation, 24.8 miles from the population centre. Daily records from 1938 to October 26, 2026; 99.9% 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 USW00013968.
• 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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