68
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$453K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Coal County, Oklahoma: 68 recorded events between 1977 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 70. That places the county #2,576 nationally and #77 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Coal County, Oklahoma: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Coal County is the 1990s, when 20 of the county's 68 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 Coal County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 25.2% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,576 for this hazard and #77 within Oklahoma, putting it in the 18.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Coal County with 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 2025 | LEHIGH | 56 | $0 |
| Aug 26, 2023 | CENTRAHOMA | 50 | $0 |
| May 16, 2022 | LEHIGH | 61 | $0 |
| May 8, 2020 | LEHIGH | 52 | $0 |
| May 8, 2020 | LEHIGH | 61 | $10K |
| May 8, 2020 | COALGATE | 61 | $10K |
| May 18, 2019 | LEHIGH | 52 | $0 |
| Jun 24, 2018 | CENTRAHOMA | 50 | $0 |
| Jul 24, 2017 | LEHIGH | 61 | $0 |
| Jul 23, 2017 | COTTONWOOD | 56 | $5K |
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
Shingles were blown off many roofs. Some sheds and porches were damaged. Numerous trees were downed and some trees were blown onto homes. A few barns were also destroyed. Some power poles were snapped. A mobile home was also destroyed. The roof and one end of the mobile home was ripped off. The metal roof of a chicken pen was ripped off along with dog pens blown away. One of the roosters in the chicken pen was plucked of all feathers.
The Coal County Emergency Manager reported four large barns destroyed and several outbuildings destroyed, including a dog kennel and home. An unanchored mobile home was moved off its fame and its windows were broken. Monetary damages were estimated.
Severe thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 mph caused widespread damage across Coal County. Trees and power poles were downed throughout the county. The most extensive structural damage occured in Coalgate where several roofs were blown off houses, barns were damaged or destroyed, a restaurant lost its roof, and a lumberyard sustained $25,000 in damage to its roof. Countless trees and power poles were toppled, including several large trees that landed on buildings. Other structural damage was reported in Lehigh and Centrahoma. In Lehigh a porch was destroyed and the roof was torn off an office building. In Centrahoma an unoccupied mobile home was literally wrapped around a tree and destroyed by the severe winds.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Coal County, Oklahoma?
68 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Coal County between 1977 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Coal County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Coal County measured 70.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Coal 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 Coal County, Oklahoma.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/oklahoma/coal-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.