400
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
3
Direct injuries
$1.5M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Caddo County, Oklahoma: 400 recorded events between 1957 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 87. That places the county #209 nationally and #13 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Caddo County, Oklahoma: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Caddo County is the 2000s, when 102 of the county's 400 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 Caddo County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 30.7% of all recorded severe weather across 9 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #209 for this hazard and #13 within Oklahoma, putting it in the 93.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Caddo County with 96 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 2017 | EAKLY | 70 | 0 | 1 | $30K |
| Apr 27, 2013 | ANADARKO | 70 | 0 | 1 | $250K |
| May 8, 1997 | BINGER | 0 | 0 | 1 | $60K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 2025 | ALFALFA | 52 | $0 |
| May 25, 2025 | FT COBB RES DAM | 56 | $0 |
| Aug 15, 2024 | HINTON | 53 | $0 |
| Aug 15, 2024 | STECKER | 61 | $5K |
| Jul 21, 2024 | ALBERT | 65 | $15K |
| Jul 21, 2024 | HINTON | 50 | $0 |
| Jul 17, 2024 | HINTON | 56 | $0 |
| Jul 7, 2024 | STECKER | 51 | $0 |
| May 20, 2024 | HYDRO | 78 | $10K |
| May 7, 2024 | ALBERT | 61 | $10K |
Other hazards here
More from Caddo County
- Hail 711
- Tornado 130
- Flash Flood 46
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A storm survey team verified that rear flank downdraft winds of 70 to 80 mph occurred. These winds caused significant structural damage in Anadarko. Two homes and a church had substantial roof damage with partial roof removal. Multiple power poles, power lines, and trees were downed. Other sporadic damage was noted in central and eastern Anadarko. Damages estimated.
Minor roof damage was reported. In addition signs were blown down; store-front windows were broken; trees were downed; a 60-foot antenna was blown off the roof of a fire department, and the roof of Bill's Dollar Store was blown completely off.
Severe thunderstorm winds estimated at up to 90 mph caused widespread damage and one injury in Binger. One man was injured when his mobile home was overturned, pinning him between a tree and some of the debris from the home. His family, including a wife and 4 children, was also inside the house but escaped uninjured.Elsewhere in the area a tree was blown over onto a pickup truck and several storefront windows were blown out in town. The roof was blown off of the grandstand at the local fairgrounds and steel posts were pulled from concrete at a ranch. A farm implement business sustained major damage to both its building and to some of the equipment. The roof was completely removed from the building and several combines were blown into eachother. A combine and hopper were blown across a highway, about 40 yards from their original location.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Caddo County, Oklahoma?
400 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Caddo County between 1957 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Caddo County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Caddo County measured 87.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Caddo 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 Caddo County, Oklahoma.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/oklahoma/caddo-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.