Okfuskee County

Every recorded tornado

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

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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 9, 2007Ice Storm, Okfuskee$10.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   Up to one inch of ice accumulated on trees, power lines, and other exposed surfaces.

2. Oct 4, 1998Tornado$500,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   A significant long-track tornado occurred on the evening of October 4, following a 27-mile track from 2 miles southeast of Boley in Okfuskee County to 3 miles southwest of Nuyaka in Okmulgee County. The tornado first touched down in Okfuskee County at 1037 PM CDT and lifted over Okmulgee County at 1108 PM CDT. (This Tornado entry covers that part of the track in Okfuskee County. See the separate Tornado entry for details on the portion in Okmulgee County.) The most significant damage to structures occurred near the communities of IXL and Haydenville, while much of the damage in the rural areas across which the tornado tracked consisted of downed/uprooted trees.In the small…

3. May 7, 2007Flash Flood$350,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Up to 4 inches of rain fell during the early morning hours of the 7th resulting in extensive flash flooding. Several country roads were severely damaged and one bridge was washed out. Numerous tin horns were also damaged.

4. Apr 27, 2024Tornado$300,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   This is the second segment of a two-segment tornado that started in Hughes County, where it also produced EF-3 damage. This strong tornado moved north-northeast from Hughes County, crossing into Okfuskee County between the N3730 and N3740 Roads. A home was destroyed just north of the county line. Numerous trees were snapped or uprooted, and numerous power poles were blown down through the E1170 Road, then it moved into the Bearden Oil and Gas Field, where road access was very minimal. Two high tension metal pole structures were blown down in this area, just south of the E1160 Road, and east of the N3740 Road. The tornado continued to move north-northeast severely damaging a home,…

5. Aug 19, 2007Flash Flood$250,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Heavy rain caused severe flooding in and around Okemah. Six people were evacuated from homes isolated by high water. Four homes had water in them. Water was up to five feet deep on some roads. Approximately fifteen roads had to be closed due to high water. Rural roads were severely damaged.

6. Sep 10, 1999Hail$200,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   There were several reports of large hail from Okemah to Clearview. Following are individual reports:Time (CDT) Location Size700 PM Okemah .88"707 PM Okemah 1"710 PM 3 E Okemah 2.75"715 PM Okemah 1.75"720 PM Clearview 1"The hail in Okemah broke and cracked windows in several residences, and many vehicles sustained hail damage.

7. Jul 29, 2012Wildfire, Okfuskee$200,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Very hot temperatures, low relative humidity values, and ongoing drought conditions promoted the rapid spread of a wildfire that consumed 350 acres. The fire burned 8 outbuildings and threatened 7 homes before it was controlled.

8. Oct 10, 2021Tornado$150,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   This tornado snapped and uprooted trees, and damaged several outbuildings. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 100 to 110 mph.

9. Apr 19, 2023Hail$150,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Large hail nearly the size of grapefruit damaged homes, businesses, and vehicles.

10. Oct 5, 1998Flash Flood$118,000
    National Weather Service narrative

    A road was closed south of Bearden due to high water. Damage to roads and bridges countywide reported at $118,000.

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.

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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.
• 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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