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Wind in Comanche County, Oklahoma
546 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.
Comanche County, Oklahoma, has 546 wind events in the NCEI record since 1950, with at least one in 67 different years.
May is the busiest month, with 116 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 253 events against 217 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 2.2% of the 24,413 wind events recorded in Oklahoma; its 51.1 per 100 square miles compares with 35.6 statewide.
NCEI attributes 1 death in the county to damaging wind.
395 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 48 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 | Comanche County | Oklahoma | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 546 | 24,413 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 51.1 | 35.6 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 44.7 | 61.2 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 1 | 23 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | May | June | June |
By year
Seasonality
14Feb
18Mar
53Apr
54May
116Jun
102Jul
54Aug
58Sep
27Oct
24Nov
19Dec
7
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 183 events kept for this page are the 120 most recent plus the 80 with the most damage, deaths or injuries out of 546. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 79 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 90 mph | $250K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Mar 2026 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 Mar 2026 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 Mar 2026 | High Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 Mar 2026 | High Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 Mar 2026 | High Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 Mar 2026 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 8 Jan 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Nov 2025 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 19 Nov 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Aug 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Aug 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2025 | High Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 25 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Mar 2025 | High Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Mar 2025 | High Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Mar 2025 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 4 Mar 2025 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 4 Mar 2025 | High Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 4 Mar 2025 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 8 Nov 2024 | High Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 3 Nov 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Nov 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 71 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 2024 | High Wind | 70 mph | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 1 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Apr 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jan 2024 | High Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 9 Jan 2024 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 9 Jan 2024 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 8 Jan 2024 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 5 Sep 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $40K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Sep 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 72 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 104 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 83 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Feb 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 85 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Feb 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 72 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Dec 2022 | High Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 23 Apr 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Apr 2022 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 5 Apr 2022 | High Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 Feb 2022 | High Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Jan 2022 | High Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 10 Oct 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Sep 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Sep 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 May 2021 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 23 Apr 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Apr 2021 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 30 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Apr 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jan 2020 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 10 Oct 2019 | High Wind | 64 mph | $2K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Mar 2019 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 Jan 2019 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 26 Dec 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Dec 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 71 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Dec 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Dec 2018 | High Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 25 Nov 2018 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 22 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2018 | High Wind | 64 mph | $5K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 16 Aug 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $100K | — | — | 1 | County |
| 8 May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $45K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Apr 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 90 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Aug 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $55K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Aug 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Aug 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $210K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2009 | High Wind | 63 mph | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $23K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $7K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Feb 2007 | High Wind | 60 mph | $42K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 3 Aug 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Oct 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Mar 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $50K | — | — | 1 | County |
| 4 Mar 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 77 mph | $200K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Mar 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 74 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Mar 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 79 mph | $75K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Mar 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 79 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Aug 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $250K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $11M | — | 1 | — | County |
| 27 May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10M | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Mar 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $26K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Oct 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5.0M | — | — | 3 | County |
| 9 Nov 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Aug 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Apr 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Apr 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Nov 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Nov 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Sep 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Aug 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $5.0M | — | — | — | County |
| 7 May 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 May 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 May 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Oct 1986 | Thunderstorm Wind | 90 mph | — | — | — | 8 | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has Comanche County had?
546 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 Comanche County?
11 Jun 2026 (Thunderstorm Wind, 90 mph). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging wind event recorded in Comanche County?
The thunderstorm wind of 27 May 2001, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $11M; 1 death recorded.
How does Comanche County compare with Oklahoma for wind?
51.1 events per 100 square miles against 35.6 statewide; the county holds 546 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.