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McClain County, Oklahoma

Recorded hazard history: storm events since 1950, federal disaster declarations since 1953, flood insurance claims since 1978, and FEMA's risk index.

FIPS 40087 · 43,516 residents (2021) · 571 sq mi · dominant hazard Hail

Hail · 418Tornado · 84Flood · 33Wind · 256Winter · 57

McClain County within Oklahoma. Dots: HailTornadoFloodWind event locations in the kept record. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

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. NCEI storm records through 30 Jun 2026; OpenFEMA declarations refreshed 29 Sep 2026; NFIP claims as of 8 Sep 2026.

McClain County, Oklahoma, has 1,047 weather events in the NCEI Storm Events record since 1950, most of them hail.

That is 183.5 events per 100 square miles, above the Oklahoma figure of 120.9, and 240.6 per 10,000 residents against 208.0 statewide.

33 events fall in the 12 months to 30 Jun 2026. NCEI attributes 5 deaths and 115 injuries to events in the county, with property damage estimated at $37M and crop damage at $8.3M.

FEMA has designated the county in 44 federal disaster declarations since 1953; the most recent is Dibble Creek Fire (fire management assistance, 22 Mar 2026).

National Flood Insurance Program policyholders in the county filed 49 claims since 1978, of which 33 were paid, totalling $731K (about $22K per paid claim). FEMA counts 49 residential flood policies in force.

FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county's overall risk as "Relatively Low" and its expected annual loss as "Relatively Low" ($26M a year across 18 hazards).

3 tropical storm or hurricane tracks in the HURDAT2 record passed within 100 miles of the county's centre at tropical-storm strength or more, 0 of them within 50 miles at hurricane strength.

33events, last 12 monthsto 30 Jun 2026

1,047events since 19505 deaths, 115 injuries recorded

44disaster declarationslast 22 Mar 2026

49NFIP flood claims$731K paid

Compared with Oklahoma and the United States

Measure	McClain County	Oklahoma	US
Recorded events since 1950	1,047	82,919	1,977,440
Events per 100 square miles	183.5	120.9	56.0
Events per 10,000 residents	240.6	208.0	59.6
Events in the last 12 months	33	2,570	62,008
Deaths recorded by NCEI	5	705	26,435
Property damage (NCEI estimates)	$37M	$9.6B	$575B
NFIP claims per 1,000 residents	1.1	3.3	8.1
Average paid NFIP claim	$22K	$24K	$43K
Claims per 100 policies in force, last 10 years	8.2	17.0	16.1

County-recorded events plus zone-recorded events whose forecast zone is named for the county. State and US rows include events recorded only by forecast zone. Rates use 2021 Census population and land area.

Events by decade

Hail: 4Tornado: 4Wind: 2

Hail: 9Tornado: 6Wind: 3

Hail: 5Tornado: 4Wind: 12

Hail: 56Tornado: 6Wind: 41

Hail: 101Tornado: 16Flood: 1Wind: 61Winter: 7Heat: 1Cold: 2Lightning: 1Fog: 2

Hail: 81Tornado: 3Flood: 9Wind: 58Winter: 20Heat: 3Drought: 17Lightning: 4Fog: 8Other: 3

Hail: 89Tornado: 22Flood: 18Wind: 41Winter: 20Drought: 40

Hail: 73Tornado: 23Flood: 5Wind: 38Winter: 10Heat: 82Cold: 10Drought: 23Wildfire: 2Lightning: 1

101950s181960s211970s1031980s1921990s2062000s2302010s2672020s

Recorded events in McClain County by decade and hazard group. HailTornadoFloodWindWinterHeatColdDroughtWildfireLightningFogOther NCEI recorded only tornadoes, hail and thunderstorm wind before 1996.

Trend: 559 events in the 20 years to 2025 against 373 in the 20 years before. Reporting practice changed in 1996 and again with automated reports in the 2000s, so decade totals measure the record as much as the weather.

Events by type

Hail418

Wind256

Heat86

Tornado84

Drought80

Winter57

Flood33

Cold12

Fog10

Lightning6

Other3

Wildfire2

Hazard	Events	Deaths	Share of state's events
■ Hail	418	—	1.3%	detail
■ Wind	256	—	1.0%	detail
■ Heat	86	—	1.8%
■ Tornado	84	4	1.7%	detail
■ Drought	80	—	1.2%
■ Winter	57	—	1.4%	detail
■ Flood	33	1	0.8%	detail
■ Cold	12	—	1.9%
■ Fog	10	—	3.2%
■ Lightning	6	—	1.6%
■ Other	3	—	1.3%
■ Wildfire	2	—	0.3%

Hazard pages exist for hail, tornado, flood, wind and winter where the county has at least 10 recorded events. "Other" covers heavy rain, debris flow, dust, funnel clouds and similar reports.

Largest recorded events

Date	Event type	Group	Magnitude	Property damage	Crop damage	Deaths	Injuries	Geography
19 Nov 1973	Tornado	Tornado	F3	$2.5M	—	2	18	County
3 May 1999	Tornado	Tornado	F4	$10M	—	1	17	County
19 Apr 2023	Tornado	Tornado	EF3	$4.0M	—	1	2	County
20 May 2015	Flash Flood	Flood	—	$30K	—	1	—	County
24 May 2011	Tornado	Tornado	EF4	—	—	—	61	County
20 May 2013	Tornado	Tornado	EF4	—	—	—	5	County
2 May 1991	Tornado	Tornado	F1	$25K	—	—	3	County
25 May 1997	Tornado	Tornado	F2	$900K	—	—	2	County
13 Mar 1953	Tornado	Tornado	F2	$250K	—	—	2	County
26 Mar 1985	Thunderstorm Wind	Wind	0 mph	—	—	—	2	County
13 Mar 1990	Tornado	Tornado	F2	$2.5M	—	—	1	County
2 Sep 1992	Tornado	Tornado	F2	$250K	—	—	1	County
18 Mar 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Wind	—	$15K	—	—	1	County
1 Aug 2000	Drought	Drought	—	—	$8.3M	—	—	Forecast zone
26 Dec 2000	Ice Storm	Winter	—	$6.0M	—	—	—	Forecast zone
3 Nov 2024	Tornado	Tornado	EF1	$5.0M	—	—	—	County
5 Jun 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Wind	120 mph	$1.0M	—	—	—	County
10 Jul 2007	Flash Flood	Flood	—	$400K	—	—	—	County
31 Aug 2020	Lightning	Lightning	—	$400K	—	—	—	County
8 Jan 2026	Tornado	Tornado	EF2	$400K	—	—	—	County

Ranked by deaths, then injuries, then NCEI's damage estimate. Deaths and injuries are NCEI counts (direct plus indirect); no personal details are recorded here.

Federal disaster declarations

Declared	Number	Type	Incident	Title	Programs
22 Mar 2026	FM-5627	Fire management assistance	Fire	Dibble Creek Fire	Public assistance
30 Apr 2024	DR-4776	Major disaster	Tornado	Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding	Individual assistance
24 Apr 2023	DR-4706	Major disaster	Tornado	Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, And Tornadoes	Individual assistance, Public assistance
24 Feb 2021	DR-4587	Major disaster	Severe Ice Storm	Severe Winter Storms	Public assistance
17 Feb 2021	EM-3555	Emergency	Severe Ice Storm	Severe Winter Storm	Public assistance
21 Dec 2020	DR-4575	Major disaster	Severe Ice Storm	Severe Winter Storm	Public assistance
5 Apr 2020	DR-4530	Major disaster	Biological	Covid-19 Pandemic	Individual assistance, Public assistance
13 Mar 2020	EM-3462	Emergency	Biological	Covid-19	Public assistance
26 May 2015	DR-4222	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding	Individual assistance, Public assistance
20 May 2013	DR-4117	Major disaster	Tornado	Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding	Individual assistance, Public assistance
6 Jun 2011	DR-1989	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding	Individual assistance, Public assistance
12 Mar 2011	FM-2871	Fire management assistance	Fire	Goldsby Fire	Public assistance
2 Feb 2011	EM-3316	Emergency	Severe Storm	Severe Winter Storm	Public assistance
5 Mar 2010	DR-1883	Major disaster	Severe Ice Storm	Severe Winter Storm	Public assistance
25 Feb 2010	DR-1876	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Winter Storm	Public assistance
30 Jan 2010	EM-3308	Emergency	Severe Storm	Severe Winter Storm	Public assistance
19 Jun 2009	DR-1846	Major disaster	Fire	Wildfires	Individual assistance
10 Apr 2009	FM-2809	Fire management assistance	Fire	Mcclain County Fire	Public assistance
18 Dec 2007	DR-1735	Major disaster	Severe Ice Storm	Severe Winter Storms	Public assistance
10 Dec 2007	EM-3280	Emergency	Severe Ice Storm	Severe Winter Storms	Public assistance
24 Aug 2007	DR-1718	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding	Public assistance
7 Jul 2007	DR-1712	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Flooding, And Tornadoes	Individual assistance, Public assistance
7 Jun 2007	DR-1707	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Tornadoes And Flooding	Public assistance
1 Feb 2007	DR-1678	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Winter Storms	Public assistance
14 Jan 2007	EM-3272	Emergency	Severe Ice Storm	Severe Winter Storms And Flooding	Public assistance
6 Apr 2006	FM-2635	Fire management assistance	Fire	New Castle Fire	Public assistance
10 Jan 2006	DR-1623	Major disaster	Fire	Extreme Wildfire Threat	Public assistance
5 Sep 2005	EM-3219	Emergency	Hurricane	Hurricane Katrina Evacuation	Public assistance
10 May 2003	DR-1465	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storms And Tornadoes	Individual assistance
1 Feb 2002	DR-1401	Major disaster	Severe Ice Storm	Severe Winter Ice Storm	Individual assistance
29 Jun 2001	DR-1384	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Flooding, And Tornadoes	Public assistance
5 Jan 2001	DR-1355	Major disaster	Severe Ice Storm	Severe Winter Ice Storm	Individual assistance, Public assistance
28 Dec 2000	EM-3158	Emergency	Severe Ice Storm	Severe Winter And Ice Storm	Public assistance
27 Nov 2000	DR-1349	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storms And Flooding	Public assistance
4 May 1999	DR-1272	Major disaster	Tornado	Ok, Tornadoes 5/3/99	Individual assistance, Public assistance
12 May 1993	DR-991	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Tornadoes & Flooding	Individual assistance, Public assistance
18 May 1990	DR-866	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Tornadoes & Flooding	Individual assistance, Public assistance
9 Jul 1987	DR-794	Major disaster	Flood	Severe Storms & Flooding	Public assistance
14 Oct 1986	DR-778	Major disaster	Flood	Severe Storms & Flooding	Public assistance
26 Oct 1983	DR-693	Major disaster	Flood	Severe Storms & Flooding	Individual assistance, Public assistance
9 Jul 1975	DR-474	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Flooding & Tornadoes	Individual assistance, Public assistance
10 Dec 1973	DR-409	Major disaster	Flood	Severe Storms & Flooding	Individual assistance, Public assistance
13 Jun 1973	DR-392	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Flooding, & Tornadoes	Individual assistance, Public assistance
14 Oct 1970	DR-297	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Heavy Rains, Tornadoes & Flooding	Individual assistance, Public assistance

Declarations in which FEMA designated this county, from the OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). DR: major disaster; EM: emergency; FM: fire management assistance. Programs show whether individual or public assistance was made available.

Flood insurance claims

197820022026

NFIP claims by year of loss in McClain County, 1978 to 2026 (hover for the amount paid).

Claims since 197849

Paid claims33

Total paid$731K

Average paid claim$22K

Repetitive-loss properties30 severe

Residential policies in force490.3% of 16,997 structures

Year of loss	Claims	Paid claims	Amount paid	Average paid
2025	1	1	$341	$341
2022	3	3	$60,596	$20,199
2016	2	1	$40,658	$40,658
2015	19	16	$522,316	$32,645
2009	1	0	$0	—
2007	9	6	$84,735	$14,122
2004	1	1	$2,422	$2,422
2001	1	0	$0	—
2000	1	0	$0	—
1988	4	0	$0	—
1987	3	3	$12,703	$4,234
1983	2	2	$7,314	$3,657
1982	2	0	$0	—

OpenFEMA NFIP claims (v3, as of 8 Sep 2026), aggregated by year of loss; amounts are building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments as recorded. Repetitive-loss counts from the NFIP Multiple Loss Properties file (2 Aug 2026); policies in force from the NFIP Residential Penetration Rates file (3 Aug 2026).

National Risk Index

Overall riskRelatively Lowscore 62.8 of 100

Expected annual loss$26MRelatively Low

Social vulnerabilityRelatively Low

Community resilienceRelatively High

Hazard (NRI)	Risk rating	Expected annual loss
Inland flooding	Relatively Low	$8,155,908
Tornado	Relatively Moderate	$7,548,044
Cold wave	Relatively Moderate	$2,968,140
Heat wave	Relatively Moderate	$1,795,547
Hail	Relatively Moderate	$1,730,313
Wildfire	Relatively Low	$1,019,306
Ice storm	Relatively High	$994,573
Drought	Relatively Moderate	$820,258
Earthquake	Very Low	$407,022
Strong wind	Relatively Low	$180,993
Winter weather	Relatively Moderate	$146,948
Lightning	Very Low	$89,151
Hurricane	Very Low	$8,411
Landslide	Very Low	$1,633

FEMA National Risk Index, December 2025 release. Ratings are FEMA's relative comparison of counties; expected annual loss is FEMA's modelled estimate of average yearly building, population and agriculture loss. See how to read the NRI.

Hurricane and tropical storm passes

Tracks within 100 miles3

Tracks within 50 miles2

Hurricane strength within 50 miles0

Storm	Year	Closest approach	Max wind while within 100 mi
Erin	2007	43 mi	58 mph
Carla	1961	56 mi	40 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1900	30 mi	46 mph

HURDAT2 best-track positions at tropical-storm strength (34 kt) or more, measured from the county's Census centre point; through the 2025 season. Distance from a track is not the same as the extent of the storm's wind, rain or surge.

ZIP codes with flood claims

ZIP codes whose NFIP claims carry this county's code, with the number of claims. Five or more claims are needed for a ZIP page to be indexed.

Questions and answers

How often does it hail in McClain County, OK?

NCEI records 418 hail events in McClain County since 1950, in 59 different years; that is about 5.4 recorded events a year. 89 reports were golf-ball size (1.75 in) or larger.

Has McClain County had a tornado?

Yes. NCEI records 84 tornadoes in McClain County since 1950, 19 of them rated (E)F2 or stronger. Tornado deaths recorded: 4.

When was the last federal disaster declaration for McClain County?

22 Mar 2026: Dibble Creek Fire, a fire management assistance declaration for fire. The county appears in 44 declarations since 1953.

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in McClain County, and how much was paid?

49 NFIP claims since 1978, 33 of them paid, for $731K in total. FEMA publishes these figures redacted and aggregated; individual properties are not identified.

Is McClain County in the National Risk Index's high-risk band?

FEMA's National Risk Index (December 2025) rates the county "Relatively Low" for overall risk, "Relatively Low" for expected annual loss, "Relatively Low" for social vulnerability and "Relatively High" for community resilience. These ratings are FEMA's relative comparison across all US counties.

How does McClain County compare with the rest of Oklahoma?

183.5 recorded events per 100 square miles against 120.9 statewide, and 1.1 NFIP claims per 1,000 residents against 3.3. The comparison table on this page shows each measure beside the state and national figures.

Provenance

Storm events: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, yearly details files through 30 Jun 2026 (public domain). Declarations: OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2, refreshed 29 Sep 2026. Flood claims: OpenFEMA NfipClaims v3 as of 8 Sep 2026; NfipMultipleLossProperties v1 (2 Aug 2026); NfipResidentialPenetrationRates v1 (3 Aug 2026). Risk index: FEMA National Risk Index, December 2025. Hurricane tracks: NHC HURDAT2 through 2025. Population and area: US Census Bureau, 2021 vintage. Built 30 Sep 2026; see the methodology and corrections pages. Hazard hubs: Hail · Tornado · Flood · Wind · Winter.