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Wind in Custer County, Oklahoma
398 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.
Custer County, Oklahoma, has 398 wind events in the NCEI record since 1950, with at least one in 59 different years.
June is the busiest month, with 102 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 204 events against 156 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 1.6% of the 24,413 wind events recorded in Oklahoma; its 40.3 per 100 square miles compares with 35.6 statewide.
293 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 42 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 | Custer County | Oklahoma | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 398 | 24,413 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 40.3 | 35.6 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 141.3 | 61.2 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 0 | 23 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | June | June | June |
By year
Seasonality
2Feb
8Mar
51Apr
29May
79Jun
102Jul
45Aug
44Sep
19Oct
10Nov
4Dec
5
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 180 events kept for this page are the 120 most recent plus the 80 with the most damage, deaths or injuries out of 398. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Apr 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Mar 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Mar 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Mar 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Mar 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Mar 2026 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 Mar 2026 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 Mar 2026 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 24 Aug 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Aug 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Mar 2025 | High Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 19 Mar 2025 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 19 Mar 2025 | High Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 19 Mar 2025 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 19 Mar 2025 | High Wind | 72 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 19 Mar 2025 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 Mar 2025 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 Mar 2025 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 Mar 2025 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Mar 2025 | High Wind | 72 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Mar 2025 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Mar 2025 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 4 Mar 2025 | High Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 4 Mar 2025 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 4 Mar 2025 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 3 Mar 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 76 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 100 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 90 mph | $75K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 78 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Feb 2024 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 27 Feb 2024 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 11 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 72 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 77 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 100 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 90 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Mar 2023 | High Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 26 Feb 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Feb 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 77 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Feb 2023 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Feb 2023 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 Dec 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Dec 2022 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 8 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2022 | High Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 11 May 2022 | High Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 7 Apr 2022 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 12 Oct 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Oct 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Mar 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Mar 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Mar 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 74 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Sep 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 77 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2019 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 23 Mar 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Mar 2019 | High Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 Mar 2019 | High Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 Mar 2019 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 Mar 2019 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 Mar 2019 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 10 Mar 2019 | High Wind | 76 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 20 Sep 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 79 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 2018 | High Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Apr 2017 | High Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 Apr 2017 | High Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Apr 2017 | High Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 25 Dec 2016 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 28 Jun 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Aug 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jul 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $40K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Sep 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $360K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $90K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $750K | — | — | 1 | County |
| 5 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $16K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Aug 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 79 mph | $300K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 12 May 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Aug 2004 | High Wind | 62 mph | $5K | — | — | 2 | Forecast zone |
| 17 Jun 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Apr 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Mar 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $240K | — | — | 1 | County |
| 7 Mar 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Mar 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Mar 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Mar 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 May 1999 | High Wind | — | $15K | — | — | 3 | Forecast zone |
| 3 May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Apr 1999 | High Wind | 62 mph | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 2 Apr 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $34K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $110 | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Aug 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 May 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | 96 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 May 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $80K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 May 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Sep 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $500K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 85 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 78 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 May 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Nov 1988 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | 1 | County |
| 8 Sep 1985 | Thunderstorm Wind | 87 mph | — | — | — | 1 | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has Custer County had?
398 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 Custer County?
25 Jun 2026 (Thunderstorm Wind, 69 mph). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging wind event recorded in Custer County?
The thunderstorm wind of 5 Jun 2008, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $750K.
How does Custer County compare with Oklahoma for wind?
40.3 events per 100 square miles against 35.6 statewide; the county holds 398 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.