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Wind in Jackson County, Oklahoma
450 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 450 wind events in Jackson County, Oklahoma, between 1950 and 2026, spread over 65 years.
May is the busiest month, with 124 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 223 events against 149 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 1.8% of the 24,413 wind events recorded in Oklahoma; its 56.1 per 100 square miles compares with 35.6 statewide.
333 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 56 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 | Jackson County | Oklahoma | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 450 | 24,413 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 56.1 | 35.6 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 181.6 | 61.2 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 0 | 23 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | May | June | June |
By year
Seasonality
6Feb
7Mar
33Apr
37May
124Jun
114Jul
46Aug
32Sep
22Oct
16Nov
9Dec
4
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 184 events kept for this page are the 120 most recent plus the 80 with the most damage, deaths or injuries out of 450. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 May 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Apr 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Apr 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Mar 2026 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 Mar 2026 | High Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 Mar 2026 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 3 Aug 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 72 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 76 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 76 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2025 | High Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 25 May 2025 | High Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 24 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Mar 2025 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Mar 2025 | High Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Mar 2025 | High Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Mar 2025 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 4 Mar 2025 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 Nov 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 82 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $40K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 71 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jan 2024 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 8 Jan 2024 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 12 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 77 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Mar 2023 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 26 Feb 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Feb 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Feb 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Dec 2022 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 27 Oct 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 74 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 77 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 May 2022 | High Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 7 Apr 2022 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 5 Apr 2022 | High Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Jan 2022 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 10 Oct 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 79 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Oct 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 72 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 91 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 94 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 72 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 78 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 79 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Mar 2019 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 10 Mar 2019 | High Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 Aug 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Aug 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 72 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Sep 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Sep 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jun 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Apr 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Oct 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $7K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Oct 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 76 mph | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Sep 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Oct 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Mar 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $5K | — | — | 1 | County |
| 23 Mar 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $40K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $12K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 87 mph | $750M | — | — | 1 | County |
| 5 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $6.4M | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $9K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $75K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Feb 2007 | High Wind | 60 mph | $20K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 16 Jun 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $150 | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Sep 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $100 | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Sep 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $150 | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Aug 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Aug 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 2005 | High Wind | 64 mph | $20K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 7 Jul 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $100 | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Sep 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $100 | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Sep 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $300 | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Sep 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10 | — | — | — | County |
| 19 May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Apr 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10 | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Mar 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Mar 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $100 | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $1.2M | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 3 May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10 | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $400 | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Aug 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Aug 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $100 | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | 100 mph | $17K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | 76 mph | $200 | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 82 mph | — | — | — | 1 | County |
| 3 Jun 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 82 mph | $5.0M | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 78 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Dec 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 May 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 May 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | 94 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 May 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has Jackson County had?
450 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 Jackson County?
24 May 2026 (Thunderstorm Wind, 58 mph). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging wind event recorded in Jackson County?
The thunderstorm wind of 5 Jun 2008, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $750M.
How does Jackson County compare with Oklahoma for wind?
56.1 events per 100 square miles against 35.6 statewide; the county holds 450 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.