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Oklahoma, 2020

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

1,630events recorded1,803 in 2019
8deaths recorded8 injuries
$19Mproperty damage (estimates)
19disaster declarations51 NFIP claims, $1.7M paid
← 20192021 →

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

Hail622
Wind556
Flood116
Winter116
Drought97
Heat61
Tornado41
Wildfire19
Lightning1
Other1

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 2020 was 1,630 against 1,803 in 2019.

Counties with the most recorded events

CountyEvents in 2020
Cleveland County70
Tulsa County66
Comanche County61
Le Flore County52
Oklahoma County49
Texas County49
Mayes County40
Stephens County40
Pittsburg County39
Grady County37
McCurtain County37
Beaver County36
Canadian County35
Tillman County35
Beckham County34
Cimarron County30
Garvin County29
Garfield County28
Caddo County27
Jackson County27
Roger Mills County26
Carter County25
Osage County25
Ottawa County23
Washita County22

Notable events

DateCountyEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageDeathsInjuries
22 Apr 2020MarshallTornadoEF2$500,00021
13 Jun 2020TulsaHeat——2—
10 Jan 2020PittsburgFlash Flood—$10,0001—
1 Jul 2020OklahomaHeat——1—
31 Aug 2020OklahomaFlash Flood——1—
26 Oct 2020GarfieldIce Storm——1—
7 Mar 2020BeaverWildfire—$1,500,000—5
15 May 2020MuskogeeTornadoEF1$350,000—1
28 Apr 2020NowataThunderstorm Wind70 mph$10,000—1
11 Jul 2020ClevelandThunderstorm Wind75 mph$8,000,000——
22 Apr 2020JohnstonHail2.00 in$1,000,000——
31 Aug 2020McClainLightning—$400,000——
28 Apr 2020McCurtainTornadoEF2$300,000——
27 Mar 2020RogersHail2.00 in$250,000——
27 Mar 2020DelawareHail2.50 in$250,000——
27 Mar 2020DelawareHail1.75 in$250,000——
27 Mar 2020TulsaHail1.75 in$200,000——
22 Apr 2020GarvinTornadoEF1$200,000——
27 Mar 2020RogersHail1.75 in$150,000——
27 Mar 2020MayesHail2.50 in$150,000——
27 Mar 2020MayesHail2.75 in$150,000——
4 May 2020MayesHail2.50 in$150,000——
4 May 2020OttawaHail2.00 in$150,000——
27 Mar 2020TulsaHail1.00 in$100,000——
27 Mar 2020RogersHail1.50 in$100,000——
27 Mar 2020MayesHail1.75 in$100,000——
27 Mar 2020RogersHail1.25 in$100,000——
27 Mar 2020RogersHail1.25 in$100,000——
27 Mar 2020RogersHail1.00 in$100,000——
28 Apr 2020McCurtainTornadoEF1$100,000——
22 Apr 2020BryanTornadoEF1$100,000——
4 May 2020OttawaHail2.50 in$100,000——
25 May 2020SequoyahTornadoEF0$100,000——
22 Apr 2020JohnstonTornadoEF1$100,000——
11 Jul 2020MayesThunderstorm Wind82 mph$100,000——
19 Mar 2020TulsaFlash Flood—$75,000——
21 Apr 2020StephensTornadoEF1$75,000——
4 May 2020CraigHail2.00 in$75,000——
11 Jul 2020MayesThunderstorm Wind82 mph$75,000——
1 Sep 2020Le FloreFlash Flood—$75,000——

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 2020

DeclaredNumberTypeIncidentTitleCounties
21 Dec 2020DR-4575Major disasterSevere Ice StormSevere Winter Storm29
5 Apr 2020DR-4530Major disasterBiologicalCovid-19 Pandemic77
13 Mar 2020EM-3579EmergencyBiologicalCovid-190
13 Mar 2020EM-3578EmergencyBiologicalCovid-190
13 Mar 2020EM-3570EmergencyBiologicalCovid-190
13 Mar 2020EM-3518EmergencyBiologicalCovid-190
13 Mar 2020EM-3517EmergencyBiologicalCovid-190
13 Mar 2020EM-3514EmergencyBiologicalCovid-190
13 Mar 2020EM-3511EmergencyBiologicalCovid-190
13 Mar 2020EM-3509EmergencyBiologicalCovid-190
13 Mar 2020EM-3505EmergencyBiologicalCovid-190
13 Mar 2020EM-3502EmergencyBiologicalCovid-190
13 Mar 2020EM-3499EmergencyBiologicalCovid-190
13 Mar 2020EM-3495EmergencyBiologicalCovid-190
13 Mar 2020EM-3494EmergencyBiologicalCovid-190
13 Mar 2020EM-3487EmergencyBiologicalCovid-190
13 Mar 2020EM-3486EmergencyBiologicalCovid-190
13 Mar 2020EM-3462EmergencyBiologicalCovid-1977
7 Mar 2020FM-5306Fire management assistanceFire412 Fire Complex1

Flood insurance claims with a 2020 date of loss

51 NFIP claims, 39 of them paid, for $1,701,303.

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.