113
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$991K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Atoka County, Oklahoma: 113 recorded events between 1958 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 70. That places the county #2,041 nationally and #76 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Atoka County, Oklahoma: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Atoka County is the 2000s, when 38 of the county's 113 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.
Within the Atoka County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 24.7% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,041 for this hazard and #76 within Oklahoma, putting it in the 35.1 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Atoka County with 26 recorded events, while Jan is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 2026 | ATOKA | 56 | $0 |
| Sep 22, 2025 | LANE | 57 | $0 |
| Jun 9, 2025 | LANE | 51 | $0 |
| Jun 9, 2025 | LANE | 57 | $0 |
| Jun 9, 2025 | LANE | 61 | $25K |
| Jun 4, 2025 | ATOKA | 60 | $0 |
| May 20, 2025 | LANE | 61 | $10K |
| May 18, 2025 | WARDVILLE | 63 | $0 |
| Apr 20, 2025 | TUSHKA | 70 | $0 |
| Jun 4, 2024 | ATOKA | 52 | $0 |
Other hazards here
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From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Several trees were uprooted and downed. One tree fell on a car while another fell on a house heavily damaging it. Numerous tree limbs and some power lines were also downed. Several businesses had windows knocked out and sustained roof damage. A few sheds also lost roofs.
Several trees and power poles were blown down along Research and South Iron Stob Roads from near Oklahoma State Highway 3 to Blackjack Road. The location is approximate, and the event time is estimated from both radar observations and wind gusts at the nearby Lane Mesonet.
Numerous power lines and trees were blown down. Several houses sustained major damage, including roofs being blown off. The damage was reported from five miles west of Atoka, east into the Atoka and Caney areas. Sporadic damage was also reported throughout the rest of the county. Monetary damage estimates were unavailable.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Atoka County, Oklahoma?
113 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Atoka County between 1958 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Atoka County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Atoka County measured 70.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Atoka County come from?
All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.
Cite this page
“Thunderstorm Wind in Atoka County, Oklahoma.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/oklahoma/atoka-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.