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Wind in McIntosh County, Oklahoma
249 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 249 wind events in McIntosh County, Oklahoma, between 1950 and 2026, spread over 51 years.
May is the busiest month, with 55 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 117 events against 112 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 1% of the 24,413 wind events recorded in Oklahoma; its 40.3 per 100 square miles compares with 35.6 statewide.
196 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 38 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 | McIntosh County | Oklahoma | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 249 | 24,413 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 40.3 | 35.6 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 129.4 | 61.2 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 0 | 23 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | May | June | June |
By year
Seasonality
2Feb
4Mar
19Apr
36May
55Jun
42Jul
27Aug
18Sep
13Oct
23Nov
6Dec
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 162 events kept for this page are the 120 most recent plus the 80 with the most damage, deaths or injuries out of 249. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 71 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Oct 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Oct 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Mar 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Mar 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Mar 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Mar 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Nov 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Apr 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Apr 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $111K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Mar 2023 | High Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 Oct 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Aug 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Aug 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Oct 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Oct 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 82 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Oct 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Oct 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Oct 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Oct 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 72 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Apr 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 72 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Apr 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Apr 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Apr 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Apr 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 72 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Apr 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Apr 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Apr 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Apr 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Mar 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Mar 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 86 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Mar 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Dec 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Oct 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Oct 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Apr 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 77 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jun 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 May 2013 | High Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 Apr 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Oct 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Oct 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Sep 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Apr 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Oct 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Sep 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Mar 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Feb 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Aug 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Aug 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 85 mph | $1.0M | — | — | 4 | County |
| 2 May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Apr 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $75K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Mar 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jan 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Oct 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Oct 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Oct 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Oct 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 90 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Aug 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jun 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Apr 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Sep 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Sep 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Sep 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Aug 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Nov 2005 | High Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 4 Mar 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Aug 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Apr 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Apr 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $90K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Feb 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $100 | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $100 | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Sep 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $100 | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Apr 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $100 | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Nov 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Oct 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 1998 | High Wind | 75 mph | $500 | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 9 Jun 1998 | High Wind | 75 mph | $5K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 25 Oct 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $45K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Nov 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $100 | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $40K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Apr 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $100 | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Apr 1978 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 1973 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 1973 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Dec 1971 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 1971 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 1970 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 1969 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Mar 1967 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 1964 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 1960 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 1960 | Thunderstorm Wind | 92 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has McIntosh County had?
249 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 McIntosh County?
22 Jun 2026 (Thunderstorm Wind, 70 mph). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging wind event recorded in McIntosh County?
The thunderstorm wind of 9 Aug 2008, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $1.0M.
How does McIntosh County compare with Oklahoma for wind?
40.3 events per 100 square miles against 35.6 statewide; the county holds 249 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.