180
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
8
Direct injuries
$1.4M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Blaine County, Oklahoma: 180 recorded events between 1957 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 96. That places the county #1,211 nationally and #60 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Blaine County, Oklahoma: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Blaine County is the 2000s, when 56 of the county's 180 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 Blaine County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 32.1% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,211 for this hazard and #60 within Oklahoma, putting it in the 61.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Blaine County with 53 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.
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 28, 2001 | CANTON | 0 | 0 | 4 | $25K |
| May 20, 2024 | GEARY | 87 | 0 | 2 | $125K |
| Aug 19, 2007 | GEARY | 74 | 0 | 2 | $84K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 2025 | HITCHCOCK | 65 | $25K |
| Aug 19, 2025 | OKEENE | 52 | $0 |
| Jun 18, 2025 | OKEENE | 61 | $0 |
| Jun 18, 2025 | WATONGA | 62 | $0 |
| Jun 18, 2025 | WATONGA | 54 | $0 |
| Jun 18, 2025 | WATONGA | 57 | $0 |
| Jun 9, 2025 | WATONGA | 50 | $0 |
| Jun 9, 2025 | GEARY | 61 | $10K |
| Jun 8, 2025 | WATONGA | 62 | $0 |
| Jun 8, 2025 | WATONGA | 67 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Blaine County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Widespread wind damage was reported in and near Watonga. Prolonged high winds and numerous severe gusts occurred in and around Watonga from 1 am until around 415 am. 82 mph winds were reported at Watonga airport at 254 am before weather instruments stopped reporting. One open hangar and 2 T-hangars were completely destroyed.|Six planes were damaged, some severely. Windows were blown out of numerous businesses. Numerous trees, power poles, and power lines were blown down. A train car was on its side after being blown off the track. Two light towers at the baseball field collapsed and one was bent. Monetary damages were estimated.
A swath of significant straight-line wind damage was identified across portions of far southern Blaine County, associated with the rear-flank downdraft of a nearby tornadic thunderstorm. A mobile home was destroyed about 4 miles east of Hydro that caused two injuries. Numerous wooden power poles were snapped, large trees uprooted, and a center irrigation pivot was overturned along the path. Multiple wood and metal outbuildings were also damaged, including at least one destroyed, and a house near the intersection of County Road 1000 and Oklahoma Highway 58 had shingles removed. Both the wind path and time are estimated.
Widespread wind damage was reported in and around Geary as strong winds battered the city for several hours. Numerous trees, power poles, and power lines were downed. The Fast Lane Food Mart had its awning ripped off. Numerous signs were blown over. Part of the roof of the nursing home was ripped off. Two persons were injured while evacuating the nursing home. Siding was also removed from a house, and the garage doors were blown inward. Monetary damages were estimated.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Blaine County, Oklahoma?
180 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Blaine County between 1957 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Blaine County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Blaine County measured 96.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Blaine 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 Blaine County, Oklahoma.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/oklahoma/blaine-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.