Oklahoma, 2015
The year's recorded storm events, federal disaster declarations and flood insurance claims.
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
Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 2015 was 2,057 against 1,440 in 2014.
Counties with the most recorded events
Notable events
| Date | County | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Dec 2015 | Kay | Ice Storm | — | $195,000 | 2 | — |
| 23 May 2015 | McIntosh | Flood | — | — | 2 | — |
| 27 Dec 2015 | Oklahoma | Ice Storm | — | — | 2 | — |
| 25 Mar 2015 | Muskogee | Flash Flood | — | — | 2 | — |
| 25 Mar 2015 | Tulsa | Tornado | EF2 | $2,000,000 | 1 | 30 |
| 20 May 2015 | McClain | Flash Flood | — | $30,000 | 1 | — |
| 20 May 2015 | Comanche | Flash Flood | — | $30,000 | 1 | — |
| 18 Jun 2015 | Pottawatomie | Flash Flood | — | $20,000 | 1 | — |
| 10 May 2015 | Coal | Flood | — | $20,000 | 1 | — |
| 24 May 2015 | Rogers | Flash Flood | — | — | 1 | — |
| 17 Jun 2015 | Carter | Flash Flood | — | — | 1 | — |
| 27 Dec 2015 | Tulsa | Flood | — | — | 1 | — |
| 27 Dec 2015 | Pittsburg | Flood | — | — | 1 | — |
| 10 May 2015 | Le Flore | Flood | — | — | 1 | — |
| 20 May 2015 | Choctaw | Flood | — | — | 1 | — |
| 24 May 2015 | Creek | Flood | — | — | 1 | — |
| 6 May 2015 | Cleveland | Flash Flood | — | — | 1 | — |
| 25 May 2015 | Bryan | Tornado | EF2 | — | 1 | — |
| 23 Jul 2015 | Oklahoma | Heat | — | — | — | 59 |
| 13 Jul 2015 | Oklahoma | Heat | — | — | — | 34 |
| 1 Aug 2015 | Oklahoma | Heat | — | — | — | 13 |
| 25 Mar 2015 | Cleveland | Tornado | EF2 | $50,000,000 | — | 7 |
| 6 May 2015 | Oklahoma | Tornado | EF3 | — | — | 12 |
| 5 Jun 2015 | Oklahoma | Heat | — | — | — | 4 |
| 12 Dec 2015 | McCurtain | Tornado | EF2 | $2,000,000 | — | 3 |
| 6 Jun 2015 | Oklahoma | Heat | — | — | — | 2 |
| 7 Jun 2015 | Oklahoma | Heat | — | — | — | 2 |
| 16 May 2015 | Ottawa | Tornado | EF1 | $125,000 | — | 1 |
| 2 Apr 2015 | Craig | Tornado | EF1 | $50,000 | — | 1 |
| 8 Jun 2015 | Oklahoma | Heat | — | — | — | 1 |
| 9 Jun 2015 | Oklahoma | Heat | — | — | — | 1 |
| 25 May 2015 | Atoka | Tornado | EF3 | — | — | 1 |
| 27 Dec 2015 | Canadian | Ice Storm | — | $8,664,000 | — | — |
| 27 Dec 2015 | Grady | Ice Storm | — | $5,788,000 | — | — |
| 27 Dec 2015 | Caddo | Ice Storm | — | $5,090,000 | — | — |
| 17 Jun 2015 | Carter | Flash Flood | — | $5,000,000 | — | — |
| 27 Nov 2015 | Canadian | Ice Storm | — | $3,100,000 | — | — |
| 27 Dec 2015 | Blaine | Ice Storm | — | $2,819,000 | — | — |
| 27 Dec 2015 | Kiowa | Ice Storm | — | $2,543,000 | — | — |
| 27 Dec 2015 | Kingfisher | Ice Storm | — | $2,212,000 | — | — |
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 2015
| Declared | Number | Type | Incident | Title | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Dec 2015 | DR-4247 | Major disaster | Severe Ice Storm | Severe Winter Storms And Flooding | 21 |
| 11 Nov 2015 | FM-5117 | Fire management assistance | Fire | Dld Fire Complex | 2 |
| 26 May 2015 | DR-4222 | Major disaster | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding | 63 |
Flood insurance claims with a 2015 date of loss
761 NFIP claims, 633 of them paid, for $26,987,999.
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.