Adair County, Oklahoma
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1961 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
44
Tornado reports
196
Hail reports
91
Floods since 1996
622
All events
5
Deaths
$8.8M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Adair County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 43 in all. Zoom in and the paths widen to their surveyed width.
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NOAA's storm database records tornadoes back to 1950 and hail and thunderstorm wind back to 1955, but floods only from 1996 on. Older floods are missing here. For those, the U.S. Geological Survey's stream gauge records and flood reports are the place to look.
Most significant events
The strongest tornadoes, deadliest events and biggest damage here, up to 50.
Tornado F3 Tornado
A significant long-track tornado first touched down in Sequoyah County 4 miles west of Short, moving northeast for 39 miles to a point about 7 miles southwest of Fayetteville, AR. This tornado clipped the extreme southeast portion of Adair County as the tornado reached its peak s…
Locally heavy rainfall resulted in the flooding of portions of several county roads. A vehicle was driven into a flooded low water crossing west of Stilwell, where it was washed downstream. Four people were inside the vehicle at the time. A 14-year old boy and a 9-year old girl i…
A 53-year old man drove his vehicle into a flooded, low-water crossing about three miles east of Stillwell in Adair County, where he drowned.
Numerous roads in the southern portion of the county were flooded and closed. Several county roads and low water crossings were washed out. A nineteen year old drowned when his vehicle was swept off the road while he tried to drive through a flooded low water crossing.
A 22-year old man drowned while attempting to cross a marked low-water bridge over Evansville Creek on OK Hwy 100 east of Stilwell. His compact pickup truck was swept off the road into the fast-moving stream, which had been flooded by up to 4 inches of rain earlier that morning u…
Hail Hail
Hail up to two inches in diameter damaged homes and vehicles.
Tornado EF1 Tornado
This is the second segment of a three-segment tornado. The tornado moved into Adair County south of the 754 Road, and into rugged terrain. Trees were uprooted as it moved across the 4630 Roads southwest of Christie, and the roof of a manufactured home was damaged. The tornado upr…
Tornado EF1 Tornado
This is the first segment of a two-segment tornado. The tornado developed just west of Piney Road, south of the 782 Road, where trees were uprooted. The tornado moved northeast uprooting trees along Piney Road and the 4765 Road, before crossing into Washington County, AR. Based o…
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Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
The Oklahoma Mesonet station near Westville measured thunderstorm wind gusts to 62 mph.
Tornado EF1 Tornado
This is the second segment of a two segment tornado. The tornado moved into Adair County near the 754 Road, moved southeast and then turned to the east, before crossing the 4630 Road and dissipating. The tornado uprooted numerous trees. Based on this damage, maximum estimated win…
Tornado EF1 Tornado
This tornado developed just west of the 4648 Road and north of the 770 Road. It moved east across Scraper Hollow, and then east-northeast across England Hollow Road and Highway 59, dissipating east of the 4727 Road. The tornado uprooted numerous trees, and destroyed an outbuildin…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Strong thunderstorm wind blew down trees and power lines.
Tornado EF1 Tornado
This is the second segment of a two segment tornado. The tornado moved into southwestern Adair County near Beaver Mountain, and moved northeast snapping and uprooting numerous trees and snapping large tree limbs as it moved through rugged terrain. It dissipated east of the N 4660…
Tornado EF1 Tornado
This is the second segment of a two segment tornado. The tornado moved east-northeast into Adair County south of the E 830 Road, uprooting trees as it crossed the 4610 Road. The tornado dissipated after crossing the 834 Road, where trees were uprooted. Based on this damage, maxim…
Tornado EF1 Tornado
This is the first segment of a two segment tornado. The tornado developed just west of Stilwell City Lake. It moved east-northeast toward Blanch, and then northeast across the west and north sides of Stilwell. The tornado moved across Fairfield and then turned east-northeast befo…
Tornado EFU Tornado
This is the first segment of a two segment tornado. The tornado developed over inaccessible terrain west of Snake Mountain, just west of state line, where a tornadic debris signature was indicated by the KSRX WSR-88D. Since the damage that produced the radar debris signature was …
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Wildfire Wildfire
Wildfire Wildfire
Winter Storm Winter Storm
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Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
The Oklahoma Mesonet station west-northwest of Westville measured 76 mph thunderstorm wind gusts, as a tornado passed to the east of the site.
Tornado EF2 Tornado
This is the second segment of a four-segment tornado. The tornado moved into Adair County north of Caney Creek and south of the E 808 Road. Numerous trees were snapped or uprooted, outbuildings were damaged, homes were damaged, and utility poles were snapped between the county li…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Strong thunderstorm wind blew down power lines, snapped large tree limbs, damaged the roofs of buildings.
Drought Drought
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Flash Flood Flash Flood
Widespread flooding was reported near Bunch, after an estimated 5 to 6 inches of rain fell in the area.
Tornado EF2 Tornado
This is the first segment of a two-segment tornado. This tornado developed just west of the S 4735 Road, where trees were snapped and uprooted. It moved east-northeast, and produced extensive tree damage for about a mile and a half before crossing into Arkansas, just north of the…
Hail Hail
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Strong thunderstorm wind snapped large tree limbs.
Wildfire Wildfire
Wildfire Wildfire
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
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Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Strong thunderstorm wind snapped large tree limbs.
Hail Hail
Hail slightly larger than golf ball size damaged homes and vehicles.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
The Oklahoma Mesonet station near Westville measured 62 mph thunderstorm wind gusts.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorm wind gusts were measured up to 60 mph.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 2 |
| 2025 | 14 | 6 |
| 2024 | 13 | 2 |
| 2023 | 14 | 0 |
| 2022 | 18 | 1 |
| 2021 | 9 | 2 |
| 2020 | 9 | 1 |
| 2019 | 13 | 1 |
| 2018 | 8 | 2 |
| 2017 | 26 | 1 |
| 2016 | 13 | 1 |
| 2015 | 20 | 2 |
| 2014 | 10 | 0 |
| 2013 | 15 | 3 |
| 2012 | 16 | 2 |
| 2011 | 37 | 1 |
| 2010 | 12 | 1 |
| 2009 | 18 | 0 |
| 2008 | 36 | 3 |
| 2007 | 5 | 0 |
| 2006 | 40 | 0 |
| 2005 | 12 | 0 |
| 2004 | 16 | 0 |
| 2003 | 11 | 0 |
| 2002 | 13 | 0 |
| 2001 | 15 | 0 |
| 2000 | 27 | 0 |
| 1999 | 32 | 3 |
| 1998 | 20 | 0 |
| 1997 | 10 | 0 |
| 1996 | 11 | 0 |
| 1995 | 22 | 2 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 8 | 1 |
| 1992 | 9 | 0 |
| 1991 | 9 | 1 |
| 1990 | 5 | 0 |
| 1989 | 11 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | 6 | 0 |
| 1984 | 6 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1975 | 2 | 0 |
| 1973 | 1 | 1 |
| 1970 | 1 | 1 |
| 1969 | 2 | 0 |
| 1968 | 1 | 1 |
| 1967 | 1 | 0 |
| 1966 | 4 | 1 |
| 1965 | 1 | 0 |
| 1961 | 2 | 2 |
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