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Oklahoma, 1986

The year's recorded storm events, federal disaster declarations and flood insurance claims.

1,055events recorded736 in 1985

0deaths recorded30 injuries

$37Mproperty damage (estimates)

1disaster declarations1,101 NFIP claims, $15M paid

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.

Events by hazard

Hail715

Wind290

Tornado50

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 1986 was 1,055 against 736 in 1985.

Counties with the most recorded events

County	Events in 1986
Oklahoma County	49
Woodward County	48
Caddo County	40
Washita County	38
Ellis County	31
Dewey County	30
Woods County	30
Canadian County	29
Grady County	28
Kiowa County	28
Carter County	27
Garvin County	27
Comanche County	26
Custer County	24
Cleveland County	22
Love County	20
McClain County	20
Roger Mills County	20
Kay County	19
Greer County	18
Pottawatomie County	18
Stephens County	18
Garfield County	17
Major County	17
Alfalfa County	16

Notable events

Date	County	Event type	Magnitude	Property damage	Deaths	Injuries
8 May 1986	Oklahoma	Tornado	F3	$25,000,000	—	15
2 Oct 1986	Comanche	Thunderstorm Wind	90 mph	—	—	8
13 Apr 1986	Tulsa	Tornado	F2	$2,500,000	—	2
5 Aug 1986	Jefferson	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	—	—	2
10 Jun 1986	Osage	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	—	—	2
29 Sep 1986	Rogers	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	1
2 Oct 1986	Oklahoma	Tornado	F1	$2,500,000	—	—
16 May 1986	Oklahoma	Tornado	F1	$2,500,000	—	—
7 Apr 1986	Mayes	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	—
17 Mar 1986	Washita	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
29 Sep 1986	Oklahoma	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	—
29 Sep 1986	Lincoln	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
14 May 1986	Kiowa	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
14 May 1986	Kiowa	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	—
8 May 1986	Oklahoma	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
8 May 1986	Logan	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
14 May 1986	Jackson	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
14 May 1986	Tillman	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
16 May 1986	Garvin	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
17 Mar 1986	Greer	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
17 Mar 1986	Beckham	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
26 Sep 1986	Wagoner	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	—
17 May 1986	Sequoyah	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
7 Jun 1986	Haskell	Tornado	F0	$25,000	—	—
14 May 1986	Okfuskee	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
16 May 1986	Caddo	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
16 May 1986	Alfalfa	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
16 May 1986	Pottawatomie	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
26 Apr 1986	Kiowa	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
17 May 1986	Latimer	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
16 May 1986	Tillman	Tornado	F0	$25,000	—	—
16 May 1986	Haskell	Tornado	F0	$2,500	—	—
11 Mar 1986	Love	Tornado	F1	$2,500	—	—
29 Sep 1986	Oklahoma	Tornado	F2	—	—	—
1 Oct 1986	Kiowa	Tornado	F0	—	—	—
2 Oct 1986	Logan	Tornado	F0	—	—	—
2 Oct 1986	Logan	Tornado	F0	—	—	—
8 May 1986	Tillman	Tornado	F0	—	—	—
14 May 1986	Garvin	Tornado	F1	—	—	—
16 May 1986	Washita	Tornado	F0	—	—	—

Up to 40 events with deaths, injuries, damage of $50,000 or more, or a tornado rating, ranked by deaths, injuries and damage.

Federal disaster declarations in 1986

Declared	Number	Type	Incident	Title	Counties
14 Oct 1986	DR-778	Major disaster	Flood	Severe Storms & Flooding	41

Flood insurance claims with a 1986 date of loss

1,101 NFIP claims, 924 of them paid, for $14,519,550.

Sources: NOAA NCEI Storm Events through 30 Jun 2026; OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2 (1 Oct 2026); OpenFEMA NfipClaims v3 (8 Sep 2026). Built 1 Oct 2026.