Lincoln County

Every recorded tornado

1. Injuries and deaths are for the tornado’s whole path, which may extend beyond the county. Deaths recorded within Lincoln County: 0.
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. May 3, 1999Tornado$60.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   Tornado D4 (Lincoln County portion). See summary at end of May 3rd storm reports.

2. Mar 1, 2006Wildfire, Lincoln$15.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   High winds and record temperatures in the 90s combined with the already dry conditions across the area to increase the wildfire potential across parts of Oklahoma. Several wildfires occurred across the area on the first day of March. The largest fires occurred in Stephens county around the Duncan area and in Lincoln county in the Chandler area. These fires caused evacuations of many residents. The fire in Stephens county was said to be 8 miles long at times. Numerous fire personnel from federal, state, and local agencies worked together to fight the fires. Three firefighters were injured in Lincoln county. Two of the three firefighters were injured when the fire caused a propane…

3. Dec 26, 2000Ice Storm, Lincoln$4.3 million
   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…

4. Jun 14, 2010Flash Flood$600,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Several inches of rain accumulated over just a few hours. At least 15 bridges were impacted by the flood waters, and some of them collapsed or were washed out. Numerous roadways had to be closed due to high water flowing over top of them. Monetary damages were estimated.

5. Apr 23, 1999Flood, Lincoln$500,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Five to 7 inches of rain fell across portions of central Oklahoma from the 24th through the 26th. Local amounts of rainfall exceeded 10 inches from near Allen in Pontotoc County northeast to near Calvin in Hughes County. The worst damage from flooding occurred in Lincoln and Hughes Counties. Six county bridges were partially eroded during the flooding in Lincoln County where repair costs are estimated at a half million dollars. Bridges known to be damaged include one on SH18 near the Deep Fork River, and the Chuckaho Bridge south of Davenport. At least 2 bridges are known to have been damaged in Hughes County, one north and one south of Holdenville, where repair costs are near 300…

6. May 9, 2003Tornado$500,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   This tornado began just south-southwest of Davenport and moved northeast through southeastern portions of town. The tornado continued northeast entering the Stroud city limits southwest of downtown before dissipating within town, east of downtown. The tornado began northwest of the intersection of Santa Fe Avenue and EW091 Road. Shortly after touching down, the tornado peeled the southwest side of a barn roof. The tornado entered the Davenport city limits causing minor tree damage. A metal roof was slightly peeled just north of the intersection of Broadway and Frisco Street. The tornado continued across southern and eastern portions of town downing tree limbs and breaking a few…

7. Oct 5, 1998Flash Flood$500,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   A major severe weather outbreak occurred across western and central Oklahoma from the afternoon of the 4th through the early morning of the 5th, resulting in 19 tornadoes, straight-line wind damage, hail as large as baseballs, and significant flooding across portions of Lincoln and Noble Counties, where numerous costly bridges were destroyed.Thunderstorms first developed over northwest Oklahoma during the early and mid-afternoon where hail larger than golf balls was reported in Major and Woodward Counties. The first of 19 tornadoes occurred at 1425 CST in Woods County 11 miles south-southwest of Dacoma. A media storm chaser observed this multiple vortex tornado as it touched down…

8. Nov 3, 2024Tornado$300,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   The Harrah Tornado which initially developed in southeast Oklahoma City and moved through Harrah in Oklahoma County moved into Lincoln County north of NE 63rd Street. The tornado continued to move northeast eventually moving through the western portion of Warwick and dissipating just north of Warwick north of Interstate 44. At least one mobile home was destroyed and a few others significantly damaged. A few homes suffered roof damage, and numerous trees and power poles were damaged along the path in Lincoln County.

9. Aug 3, 2006Lightning$250,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Lightning caused a fire that completely destroyed a home five miles west of Highway 99 on Moccasin Trail Road. No injuries were reported. However, four family pets were lost in the fire.

10. May 29, 2004Tornado$250,000
    National Weather Service narrative

    Rotation track maps from KTLX suggest that this was the first tornado from a new mesocyclone that formed southeast of the one that produced the two tornadoes near Meridian in Logan county. This tornado began 3.5 miles WSW of Carney and tracked generally east along Hamner Park Road for 2.5 miles, ending about a mile SW of Carney. The tornado was described by spotters as being quite large. Eyewitness accounts and damage patterns indicate that it was likely a multiple-vortex tornado, but straight-line winds likely contributed to the damage. Numerous large trees were snapped at the trunk or lost large branches. Several outbuildings and trailers were heavily damaged or destroyed. A 20…

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

114°FAug 1, 2012

All-time low

−21°FFeb 10, 2011

Warmest night

88°FAug 2, 2012

Coldest day

5°FFeb 15, 2021

Wettest day

6.47 inJun 1, 2007

Hottest year

2024mean 64.4°F

Coldest year

1997mean 57.9°F

Wettest year

201952.57 in

Driest year

200318.85 in

Station Stillwater Regional Airport (USW00003965), 961 ft elevation, 36.8 miles from the population centre. Daily records from 1996 to October 26, 2026; 98.9% 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 USW00003965.
• 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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