Kiowa County

Every recorded tornado

1. Injuries and deaths are for the tornado’s whole path, which may extend beyond the county. Deaths recorded within Kiowa 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.

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 27, 2015Ice Storm, Kiowa$2.5 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   Damage estimates reported by local power companies.

2. Nov 27, 2015Ice Storm, Kiowa$787,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Observed 0.25 inches of ice accumulation. Damage estimates are from local power cooperatives.

3. May 31, 1999Thunderstorm Wind$200,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Severe thunderstorms affected much of western Oklahoma and portions of central Oklahoma during the afternoon and evening of May 31st, and the early morning of June 1st. Although 7 tornadoes were confirmed across western Oklahoma, all on the 31st, only 2 of them caused damage. The most extensive damage during this severe weather outbreak was caused by straight-line winds and occurred across southern Kiowa and western Comanche Counties during the evening of the 31st. A very large swath of damaging straight-line winds developed on the west side of Tom Steed Lake in southern Kiowa County and expanded in coverage as it moved through all of southern Kiowa County, at times 10 to 15 miles…

4. Jun 13, 2007Flash Flood$150,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Two swift-water rescues were initiated due to high water in Hobart. Two bridges were heavily damaged. Thirty homes and eight business reported some kind of flood damage. Four-hundred and fifty feet of railroad tracks along HWY 9 in Hobart were washed out. Monetary damages were estimated.

5. Dec 26, 2000Winter Storm, Kiowa$150,000
   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…

6. Jun 14, 2007Flash Flood$100,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Widespread flooding was reported in the city of Hobart due to rapidly rising water. Several houses were evacuated due to the high water. 35-40 people in total were evacuated from their homes. Access to some of the houses could not be done without a boat. The intersection of HWY 9 and Eastern was closed with four feet of water flowing over it. Monetary damages were estimated.

7. Aug 10, 1997Flash Flood$100,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   After 8.6 inches of rain fell in less than 12 hours, portions of Hobart suffered from severe flash flooding. Seven houses and several businesses, including a carpet store, a saloon, and a radio station, were flooded. Two homes in the 700 block of South Monroe were evacuated due to rising water. Numerous roads were covered by flash flood waters, and eight to ten people had to be rescued from their vehicles by emergency personnel.

8. Feb 26, 2023Tornado$100,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   A large tornado was observed by spotters and chasers east of Lone Wolf, crossing State Highway 9 and moving northwest of Hobart. An NWS storm survey team found numerous trees and power poles damaged, and at least six barns or outbuildings damaged.

9. Oct 20, 1996Thunderstorm Wind$75,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Two sheds (25x30 and 25x50 ft) blew into the west and north side of a house. As both sheds were moving, they smashed a parked car. Numerous boards were also blown into the same house. Damage was estimated at $75,000. Also, power lines were blown down at the same location.

10. Mar 14, 2025High Wind, Kiowa$75,000
    National Weather Service narrative

    High winds caused damage in the Snyder community including, a roof blown off a building, shed damage and downed trees. Event time is approximate.

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

117°FJul 19, 1936

All-time low

−10°F2 times, most recently Jan 22, 1930

Warmest night

89°FJul 28, 2011

Coldest day

5°FJan 12, 1912

Wettest day

6.20 inJul 5, 2010

Snowiest day

12.0 inDec 6, 1942

Hottest year

2024mean 64.5°F

Coldest year

1979mean 58.5°F

Wettest year

194145.89 in

Driest year

191012.72 in

Snowiest season

17.0 in1923-24

Station Hobart Municipal Airport (USW00093986), 1,553 ft elevation, 4.1 miles from the population centre. Daily records from 1910 to October 26, 2026; 99.3% 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 USW00093986.
• 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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