329
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
3
Direct injuries
$3.5M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Custer County, Oklahoma: 329 recorded events between 1956 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 87. That places the county #361 nationally and #21 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Custer County, Oklahoma: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Custer County is the 2000s, when 83 of the county's 329 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 Custer County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 40.6% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #361 for this hazard and #21 within Oklahoma, putting it in the 88.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Custer County with 98 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 7, 2000 | WEATHERFORD | 0 | 0 | 1 | $240K |
| Nov 15, 1988 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $0 | |
| Sep 9, 1985 | 76 | 0 | 1 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2026 | WEATHERFORD | 58 | $0 |
| Mar 30, 2026 | WEATHERFORD | 51 | $0 |
| Mar 30, 2026 | WEATHERFORD | 50 | $0 |
| Mar 30, 2026 | WEATHERFORD | 51 | $0 |
| Mar 30, 2026 | BUTLER | 50 | $0 |
| Aug 25, 2025 | BUTLER | 56 | $5K |
| Aug 25, 2025 | BUTLER | 56 | $5K |
| Jun 8, 2025 | CLINTON | 56 | $0 |
| Mar 4, 2025 | FOSS RES DAM | 65 | $50K |
| May 25, 2024 | WEATHERFORD | 56 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Custer County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Widespread damage occurred in and around Custer county. A Cessna 152 airplane was flipped, with the nose gear of two more collapsing in Clinton. Three vehicles were blown over on Interstate 40. One of the drivers was injured. Numerous barns were destroyed from Clinton to Custer City, with the contents of the barns also severely damaged. Several buildings sustained roof damage. Superior Well Services had its roof completely blown off and the bait shop at Foss Lake destroyed. Hundreds of power poles and trees were blown down around Custer county. The top of a large grain bin Sentinel Farmer's Co-Op was destroyed and another grain bin sustained severe damage. The loading arm which feeds grain from the bin to railroad cars broke. Over 90,000 bushels of wheat were destroyed as a result of the damage. Monetary damages were estimated.
The strong winds damaged the roofs of several buildings and homes. One building was the United Grocery Store. The main roof damage was shingles blown off. Several carports were also blown over. Power lines were downed. A few semi-trucks were overturned on Interstate 40.
Three semis were overturned on Interstate 40, and one of the drivers was injured. Five thousand square feet of the roof at Walmart was blown off. Numerous homes and businesses had windows broken. A porch was destroyed, and a local fire department recorded a wind gusts of 88 mph, resulting in a broken glass door and roof damage. On the southeast side of Weatherford, road signs and power poles were downed, while on the east side of Weatherford, a trailer was overturned.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Custer County, Oklahoma?
329 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Custer County between 1956 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Custer County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Custer County measured 87.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Custer 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 Custer County, Oklahoma.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/oklahoma/custer-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.