624
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
10
Direct injuries
$1.5M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Osage County, Oklahoma: 624 recorded events between 1956 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 87. That places the county #53 nationally and #3 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Osage County, Oklahoma: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Osage County is the 1990s, when 199 of the county's 624 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 Osage County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 41.9% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #53 for this hazard and #3 within Oklahoma, putting it in the 98.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Osage County with 156 recorded events, while Feb 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 2005 | BURBANK | 61 | 0 | 5 | $75K |
| Oct 5, 1998 | BARNSDALL | 0 | 0 | 2 | $50K |
| Jun 10, 1986 | 0 | 0 | 2 | $0 | |
| Aug 17, 1996 | PAWHUSKA | 61 | 0 | 1 | $8K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 17, 2026 | OKESA | 56 | $0 |
| Apr 17, 2026 | BURBANK | 61 | $0 |
| Apr 17, 2026 | BURBANK | 57 | $0 |
| Jan 8, 2026 | WYNONA | 76 | $0 |
| Jan 8, 2026 | WYNONA | 57 | $0 |
| Jun 18, 2025 | WYNONA | 60 | $0 |
| Jun 18, 2025 | PEARSONIA | 56 | $0 |
| Jun 18, 2025 | WYNONA | 54 | $0 |
| Jun 18, 2025 | PAWHUSKA | 61 | $2K |
| Jun 18, 2025 | PEARSONIA | 55 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Osage County
- Hail 666
- Tornado 118
- Flash Flood 69
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Eighty mph winds reported by spotters caused extensive damage in Hominy. Specific reports follow:- On the north side of town: a barn was smashed, the doors were torn off of an airport hangar, hay bails were thrown across the highway, the roof of Hominy High School was heavily damaged and the air conditioner was blown off of the roof, and play equipment was blown about 1/4 mile away.- On the east side of town: three houses were unroofed and a swing set was thrown into a fence.- On the south end of town: windows were blown in, several trailers were unsided, and power poles were blown down.- On Main Street: windows were blown in, signs were blown down, and awnings were damaged.- All over town, structures sustained serious roof damage, there was heavy tree and power line damage, and car windows were shattered. Fifty percent of the town's residents lost electricity.
Strong thunderstorm wind destroyed a mobile home. Five people were injured inside the mobile home when the storm hit. Three of those injured received serious injuries requiring hospitalization. Several large trees were snapped or uprooted by the wind and power lines and poles were blown down.
Thunderstorm winds estimated at 80 miles an hour struck the Bartlesville Municipal Airport. One small plane was flipped onto its back and heavily damaged. Up to a dozen other planes were damaged when the doors were blown out of a hangar. The hangar that had its doors blown out also suffered significant roof damage which made its future use questionable. One other hanger and the Biplane Expo Center receivedlight to moderate damage but were still usable.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Osage County, Oklahoma?
624 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Osage County between 1956 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Osage County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Osage County measured 87.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Osage 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 Osage County, Oklahoma.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/oklahoma/osage-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.