202
Recorded events
3
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
$5.5M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Nowata County, Oklahoma: 202 recorded events between 1956 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 87. That places the county #1,016 nationally and #53 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Nowata County, Oklahoma: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Nowata County is the 1990s, when 75 of the county's 202 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 Nowata County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 43.4% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,016 for this hazard and #53 within Oklahoma, putting it in the 67.8 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Nowata County with 51 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7, 2012 | NOWATA ARPT | 87 | 3 | 0 | $250K |
| Apr 28, 2020 | LENAPAH | 61 | 0 | 1 | $10K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 2026 | WATOVA | 55 | $0 |
| Apr 15, 2026 | WANN | 61 | $0 |
| Jun 18, 2025 | NOWATA ARPT | 56 | $0 |
| May 24, 2025 | NOWATA | 56 | $2K |
| May 19, 2025 | SOUTH COFFEEVILLE AR | 65 | $0 |
| May 7, 2024 | SOUTH COFFEYVILLE | 61 | $20K |
| Apr 11, 2022 | NOWATA ARPT | 55 | $0 |
| Apr 28, 2020 | LENAPAH | 61 | $10K |
| Apr 30, 2019 | NOWATA | 54 | $0 |
| Apr 18, 2019 | LENAPAH | 65 | $25K |
Other hazards here
More from Nowata County
- Hail 158
- Tornado 43
- Flash Flood 43
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
An intense downburst destroyed a double wide mobile home, killing three occupants. The strong thunderstorm wind also destroyed at least two other mobile homes, damaged the roofs and siding of a number of permanent homes, destroyed a number of steel-framed or wood-framed outbuildings, snapped many power poles, and snapped or uprooted trees in this area.
Thunderstorm winds measured at 74 miles an hour at a nearby mesonet site and estimated at 80 miles an hour at Nowata did widespread damage in and around Nowata. Several hundred trees and power poles were damaged or blown down. The trees fell on several houses causing roof damage. Several cars were also damaged. The downed power poles caused widespread power outages that lasted up to 12 hours.
Thunderstorm winds estimated at 80 miles did serious damage along a 6 miles long area from just southwest of Nowata to just northwest of Nowata. Two homes, an indoor livestock area and 5 barns were destroyed. Twelve other structures received significant roof damage. This damage was produced by the same line of thunderstorms that produced significant wind damage in Bartlesville earlier in the morning.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Nowata County, Oklahoma?
202 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Nowata County between 1956 and 2026, causing 3 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Nowata County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Nowata County measured 87.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Nowata 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 Nowata County, Oklahoma.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/oklahoma/nowata-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.