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Oklahoma, 2006

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

2,536events recorded1,692 in 2005

26deaths recorded151 injuries

$68Mproperty damage (estimates)$162M crop damage

24disaster declarations42 NFIP claims, $1.4M 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

Drought783

Hail725

Wind589

Heat199

Winter127

Wildfire41

Flood29

Tornado28

Lightning11

Other4

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 2006 was 2,536 against 1,692 in 2005.

Counties with the most recorded events

County	Events in 2006
Texas County	73
Tulsa County	72
Le Flore County	56
Osage County	53
Sequoyah County	49
Harmon County	47
Cimarron County	46
Mayes County	45
Kay County	44
Pittsburg County	43
Cherokee County	42
Lincoln County	42
Haskell County	41
Tillman County	41
Adair County	40
Comanche County	40
Rogers County	40
Muskogee County	39
Roger Mills County	39
Creek County	38
Washita County	37
Alfalfa County	36
Atoka County	36
Canadian County	35
Payne County	35

Notable events

Date	County	Event type	Magnitude	Property damage	Deaths	Injuries
16 Jul 2006	Oklahoma	Heat	—	—	5	100
17 Jul 2006	McIntosh	Heat	—	—	3	—
16 Jul 2006	Garvin	Heat	—	—	2	—
16 Jul 2006	Grady	Heat	—	—	2	—
1 Aug 2006	Oklahoma	Heat	—	—	2	—
1 Aug 2006	Carter	Heat	—	—	2	—
1 Mar 2006	Lincoln	Wildfire	—	$15,000,000	1	7
4 Feb 2006	Okmulgee	Wildfire	—	—	1	—
19 Jun 2006	Oklahoma	Heat	—	—	1	—
20 Jun 2006	Canadian	Heat	—	—	1	—
16 Jul 2006	Woodward	Heat	—	—	1	—
1 Aug 2006	Johnston	Heat	—	—	1	—
9 Aug 2006	Tulsa	Heat	—	—	1	—
1 Aug 2006	Pontotoc	Heat	—	—	1	—
1 Aug 2006	Pottawatomie	Heat	—	—	1	—
1 Aug 2006	Grant	Heat	—	—	1	—
9 Mar 2006	Sequoyah	Thunderstorm Wind	70 mph	$25,000	—	10
12 Mar 2006	Delaware	Tornado	F3	$3,000,000	—	8
1 Apr 2006	Tulsa	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	7
27 Jul 2006	Oklahoma	Lightning	—	—	—	7
6 Jun 2006	Tulsa	Thunderstorm Wind	85 mph	$2,500,000	—	4
1 Aug 2006	Harper	Drought	—	$100,000	—	4
1 Jan 2006	Harper	Drought	—	$15,000,000	—	—
21 Aug 2006	Cherokee	Thunderstorm Wind	70 mph	$25,000	—	1
10 Jul 2006	Oklahoma	Thunderstorm Wind	64 mph	$20,000	—	1
28 Dec 2006	Cimarron	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	1
20 Nov 2006	Cimarron	Wildfire	—	—	—	1
28 Dec 2006	Texas	Winter Storm	—	$7,000,000	—	—
1 Mar 2006	Harper	Drought	—	$5,000,000	—	—
29 Dec 2006	Cimarron	Blizzard	—	$4,000,000	—	—
1 Apr 2006	Harper	Drought	—	$1,500,000	—	—
12 Jun 2006	Tulsa	Lightning	—	$2,000,000	—	—
24 Apr 2006	Canadian	Tornado	F1	$1,500,000	—	—
29 Nov 2006	Ottawa	Winter Storm	—	$1,000,000	—	—
1 Jul 2006	Harper	Drought	—	$50,000	—	—
12 Mar 2006	Delaware	Tornado	F1	$750,000	—	—
11 Mar 2006	Le Flore	Tornado	F1	$700,000	—	—
21 Jun 2006	Texas	Tornado	F1	$700,000	—	—
1 Jan 2006	Muskogee	Wildfire	—	$500,000	—	—
4 May 2006	Wagoner	Flash Flood	—	$500,000	—	—

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 2006

Declared	Number	Type	Incident	Title	Counties
13 Apr 2006	DR-1637	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storms And Tornadoes	1
6 Apr 2006	FM-2635	Fire management assistance	Fire	New Castle Fire	1
6 Apr 2006	FM-2634	Fire management assistance	Fire	Cement Fire	1
6 Apr 2006	FM-2633	Fire management assistance	Fire	Ponca City Fire	1
19 Jan 2006	FM-2628	Fire management assistance	Fire	Sperry Fire	2
19 Jan 2006	FM-2627	Fire management assistance	Fire	Paoli Fire	1
19 Jan 2006	FM-2626	Fire management assistance	Fire	Ryan Fire	1
19 Jan 2006	FM-2625	Fire management assistance	Fire	Kiefer Fire	1
19 Jan 2006	FM-2624	Fire management assistance	Fire	Stecker Fire	1
19 Jan 2006	FM-2623	Fire management assistance	Fire	North Stillwater Fire	2
13 Jan 2006	FM-2618	Fire management assistance	Fire	Ratcliff Fire	1
10 Jan 2006	DR-1623	Major disaster	Fire	Extreme Wildfire Threat	77
9 Jan 2006	FM-2616	Fire management assistance	Fire	Henryetta Fire	2
8 Jan 2006	FM-2615	Fire management assistance	Fire	Mcnally Flats Fire	1
3 Jan 2006	FM-2608	Fire management assistance	Fire	Eufaula Fire	1
2 Jan 2006	FM-2607	Fire management assistance	Fire	63rd Street Fire	1
2 Jan 2006	FM-2606	Fire management assistance	Fire	Prague Fire	2
2 Jan 2006	FM-2605	Fire management assistance	Fire	Sapulpa Fire Complex	1
2 Jan 2006	FM-2604	Fire management assistance	Fire	Guthrie Fire	1
2 Jan 2006	FM-2603	Fire management assistance	Fire	Cashion Fire Complex	1
2 Jan 2006	FM-2602	Fire management assistance	Fire	Bethel Acres Fire	1
2 Jan 2006	FM-2601	Fire management assistance	Fire	Shamrock Fire Complex	1
1 Jan 2006	FM-2599	Fire management assistance	Fire	Wainwright Fire Complex	1
1 Jan 2006	FM-2597	Fire management assistance	Fire	Depew Fire Complex	1

Flood insurance claims with a 2006 date of loss

42 NFIP claims, 31 of them paid, for $1,402,361.

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.