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Wind in Beckham County, Oklahoma
317 damaging wind events in the NCEI Storm Events record, 1950 to 2026. Event types counted: Thunderstorm Wind, High Wind, Strong Wind.
NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders. Storm records through 30 Jun 2026.
NCEI records 317 wind events in Beckham County, Oklahoma, between 1950 and 2026, spread over 60 years.
May is the busiest month, with 87 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 150 events against 129 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 1.3% of the 24,413 wind events recorded in Oklahoma; its 35.2 per 100 square miles compares with 35.6 statewide.
213 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 21 reached hurricane force (74 mph).
Some winter weather and high wind events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county; zone-recorded events whose zone is named for the county are included and marked "Forecast zone" in the table.
Compared with Oklahoma
| Measure | Beckham County | Oklahoma | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 317 | 24,413 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 35.2 | 35.6 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 143.8 | 61.2 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 0 | 23 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | May | June | June |
By year
Seasonality
7Feb
8Mar
33Apr
30May
87Jun
64Jul
34Aug
24Sep
18Oct
7Nov
3Dec
2
Magnitude distribution
NWS wind thresholds
- under 58 mph
- below severe threshold
- 58–73 mph
- severe
- 74–95 mph
- hurricane-force
- 96 mph and over
- extreme
Wind speed converted from the knots NCEI records; estimated and measured gusts are combined. Events without a speed are not binned.
Recorded events
The 179 events kept for this page are the 120 most recent plus the 80 with the most damage, deaths or injuries out of 317. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 76 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $75K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 84 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Mar 2026 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 Mar 2026 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 Mar 2026 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 8 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Mar 2025 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 19 Mar 2025 | High Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 19 Mar 2025 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Mar 2025 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Mar 2025 | High Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Mar 2025 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 4 Mar 2025 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 4 Mar 2025 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 16 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 2024 | High Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 1 May 2024 | High Wind | 70 mph | $15K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 1 May 2024 | High Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 1 May 2024 | High Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 8 Jan 2024 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 8 Jan 2024 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 8 Jan 2024 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 8 Jan 2024 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 11 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 74 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Feb 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 78 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Feb 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Feb 2023 | High Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 Oct 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Oct 2020 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 10 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Mar 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Mar 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Mar 2019 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 Mar 2019 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 10 Mar 2019 | High Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 10 Mar 2019 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 Jan 2019 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 Dec 2018 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 10 Aug 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 79 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jan 2018 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 3 Jul 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 74 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Apr 2017 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 Sep 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Aug 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Aug 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Nov 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Sep 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Apr 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Apr 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Dec 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Sep 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $3.5M | — | — | — | County |
| 12 May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $500K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Sep 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Nov 2006 | High Wind | 64 mph | $70K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 30 May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $200 | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Nov 2005 | Strong Wind | 49 mph | $500 | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 9 Jun 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 12 May 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $250 | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Apr 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $200 | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Mar 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $40K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Mar 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Mar 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Mar 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Mar 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Mar 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Mar 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $200 | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Feb 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Aug 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $40K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Apr 1999 | High Wind | 63 mph | $100 | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 11 Feb 1999 | High Wind | — | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $45K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $9K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $36K | — | — | 1 | County |
| 8 May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $45K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $19K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $16K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $13K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $400 | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Aug 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $100 | — | — | — | County |
| 7 May 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $35K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 May 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 May 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | 79 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 May 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Aug 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 1990 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | 2 | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has Beckham County had?
317 events in the NCEI Storm Events record between 1950 and 2026. Reporting of damaging wind became far more complete after 1996, so early decades undercount.
When was the last recorded wind event in Beckham County?
30 Jun 2026 (Thunderstorm Wind, 76 mph). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging wind event recorded in Beckham County?
The thunderstorm wind of 12 May 2009, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $3.5M.
How does Beckham County compare with Oklahoma for wind?
35.2 events per 100 square miles against 35.6 statewide; the county holds 317 of the state's 24,413 recorded events.
Provenance
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, yearly details files through 30 Jun 2026, public domain. County-recorded events plus zone-recorded events whose forecast zone is named for the county (marked "Forecast zone"). Population and area from the US Census Bureau (2021). Built 1 Oct 2026. See the methodology, the Wind hub and the county page.