470
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
3
Direct injuries
$10.2M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Garfield County, Oklahoma: 470 recorded events between 1955 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 95. That places the county #133 nationally and #5 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Garfield County, Oklahoma: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Garfield County is the 2010s, when 112 of the county's 470 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 Garfield County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 37.8% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #133 for this hazard and #5 within Oklahoma, putting it in the 95.8 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Garfield County with 107 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 1994 | Lahoma | 95 | 0 | 3 | $5.0M |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 2026 | DOUGLAS | 56 | $0 |
| Apr 23, 2026 | (END)VANCE AFB ENID | 93 | $0 |
| Sep 20, 2025 | WAUKOMIS | 73 | $0 |
| Sep 20, 2025 | WAUKOMIS | 65 | $10K |
| Aug 19, 2025 | DOUGLAS | 56 | $2K |
| Aug 18, 2025 | WAUKOMIS | 70 | $25K |
| Aug 18, 2025 | ENID | 65 | $50K |
| Jul 25, 2025 | ENID | 56 | $0 |
| Jul 25, 2025 | KREMLIN | 56 | $5K |
| Jul 25, 2025 | KREMLIN | 61 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Garfield County
- Hail 619
- Tornado 80
- Flash Flood 40
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
The west facing windows at an auto dealership were blown out on the west side of town. Forty-five to fifty foot tall pine trees were uprooted. Some of the trees fell onto the roofs of some houses. Several roofs were destroyed, as well as several aluminum sheds destroyed. A total of more than one hundred homes sustained some kind of damage. The radio tower and roof at the KLGB radio station were blown down. Thirty windshields at Speed Tech Automotive & Truck Repair were shattered.
An isolated thunderstorm during the afternoon hours on the 30th damaged bleachers and numerous signs and downed trees at the Garfield County Fairgrounds and at the Army Reserve Center in Enid. Damage was estimated at $50,000.
Several trees were knocked down near Oklahoma and Buchanan streets. One tree was blown onto a car. Six power poles were snapped west of Waukomis on Wood Road, closing the road for four hours. Monetary damages were estimated.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Garfield County, Oklahoma?
470 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Garfield County between 1955 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Garfield County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Garfield County measured 95.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Garfield 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 Garfield County, Oklahoma.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/oklahoma/garfield-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.