Woodward County

Every recorded tornado

1. Injuries and deaths are for the tornado’s whole path, which may extend beyond the county. Deaths recorded within Woodward County: 6.
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. Mar 27, 2009Blizzard, Woodward$1.5 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   Snowfall accumulated 18 inches in Woodward and Alabaster Caverns and from 16 to 18 inches in Mooreland. The precipitation began as freezing rain and sleet. Up to a quarter inch of ice accumulated on elevated surfaces before switching to all snow. The weight of the snow caused numerous roofs on outbuildings and barns to collapse. Highway 270/183 was closed for much of the event from Seiling to Woodward. All county roads were shut down. Bulldozers had to be called out to clear the highway due to the deep snow pack, and even they struggled to keep up with the one to two inch per hour snowfall accumulation. At least six roll-over accidents were reported around the county. Several…

2. Jan 14, 2017Ice Storm, Woodward$1.4 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   Reports of 0.6 inches of ice accumulation. Numerous trees were downed including one on a home. Electric cooperatives reported 3882 power outages, with $1,357K worth of damages. Emergency manager reported 2 injuries due to carbon monoxide and 6 injuries dues to falling debris.

3. Mar 6, 2017Wildfire, Woodward$1.2 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   Nine homes destroyed and over 200 cattle lost.

4. Jun 21, 2026Thunderstorm Wind$500,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Several railroad cars were blown off the tracks near the crossing at County Road 207, just north of U.S. Highway 412. The event time is estimated based on radar observations.

5. Jun 18, 2016Thunderstorm Wind$361,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Roof sustained significant damage and the west wall was destroyed from the house. Damage is estimated (with contents) at $100,000. In addition, an 80x20 barn, located just north-east of the residence, was destroyed at a loss of $50,000. Inside this building were 2 combines that suffered minor damage (additional $10,000). Next to this barn on the west side was a 24' bumper pull camper that was destroyed, at a loss of $10,000. Also, a 60x60 barn was destroyed at a loss of $108,000. Inside this barn was a late-model RV, which suffered moderate damage at a loss of $25,000. Just north of this barn was a 30' bumper-pull camper which suffered minor damage ($5,000), and an 18' bumper pull…

6. Apr 6, 2024Wildfire, Woodward$315,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   The '57 Fire' spread over 5,291 acres across portions of southwest Woodward County. Two firefighters were injured, one critically.

7. Jun 27, 2024Wildfire, Woodward$311,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   The 'Cedardale Fire' spread over 794 acres across portions of southeast Woodward County.

8. May 5, 2007Tornado$300,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   This tornado developed about 7.5 miles south of Sharon and moved northeast. Near the beginning of the tornado path, substantial damage was noted along EW 57 Road, about two miles north of the county line, and about one mile west of Highway 34. At this location, much of the roof of a single story home was removed, an old rail car being used to store dry cement bags and animal feed was thrown and/or rolled about 140 feet south of the residence, trees and large limbs were snapped, and a pickup truck was moved about 80 feet. ||Beyond this location, the tornado moved through very rural areas and damage was sparse through portion of the tornado's path. Damage to structures was again…

9. Feb 25, 2013Blizzard, Woodward$200,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Light snow began during the late evening on the 24th. Snow became heavy by around 0800 CST on the 25th and continued into the evening hours. Up to 16 inches of snow fell in near Fort Supply, with numerous other measurements in the 10 to 15 inch range across the county. Winds resulted in snow drifts up to 6 feet in depth. A partial roof collapse occurred at a Wal Mart garden center, and one fatality also resulted when the roof of a residence fell in.

10. Sep 12, 1999Thunderstorm Wind$200,000
    National Weather Service narrative

    Isolated severe thunderstorms developed in the late evening of the 11th and the early morning hours of the 12th in western Oklahoma, producing very strong winds, especially in northwest Oklahoma. Most of the damage was confined to Woodward and Mooreland in Woodward County. Numerous trees and power line poles were reported down in Woodward, including an 80-foot transmission pole that was snapped off at the corner of 11th Street and Main, resulting in loss of power to 6000 customers. In Mooreland, a cooling tower was heavily damaged at the Western Farmers Electric Cooperative, and 2 trailers were blown over at Curry Dozer Service, while a 12-foot cinderblock fence was blown over in…

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°FJul 19, 2022

All-time low

−20°FJan 15, 1905

Warmest night

82°FAug 13, 2026

Coldest day

−1°FFeb 12, 1905

Wettest day

4.94 inMay 7, 1950

Snowiest day

18.0 inFeb 21, 1971

Hottest year

2024mean 62.2°F

Coldest year

1979mean 55.6°F

Wettest year

195734.74 in

Driest year

20117.62 in

Snowiest season

41.3 in1972-73

Station Gage Airport (USW00013975), 2,185 ft elevation, 23.2 miles from the population centre. Daily records from 1904 to October 26, 2026; 99.4% 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 USW00013975.
• 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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