Beaver County, Oklahoma
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1950 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
78
Tornado reports
594
Hail reports
30
Floods since 1996
1,340
All events
4
Deaths
$79.8M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Beaver County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 76 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
The tornado originated in northern Lipscomb County five miles east of Booker at 1816 CST. The tornado moved northward and entered Beaver County at 1828 CST. Damage occurred on a farmstead about one mile into Beaver County severely damaging several outbuildings and a grain bin. Li…
The cause of this fire was unknown. Fire was located just northeast of Slapout, OK and burned 26,020 acres and continued to remain active through March 8th. Estimated costs of the fire from the Forestry Service were around $323,000. Damage estimations from the fire from the OSU E…
Power company reports 46 power transmission poles taken out or damaged by thunderstorm winds.
The Beaver County Emergency Managers Office reported that a total of five hog farms were damaged by the strong thunderstorm wind gusts. Two of the hog farms were significantly damaged with the roofs blown off along with damage to the sides of the buildings. Another hog farm was m…
Damage reported to be six and a half million dollars in structural damage and one and a half million dollars in damage to vehicles. Fourteen hundred homes in Beaver were damaged with two homes completely destroyed and twenty-three homes deemed to be unlivable. There were no injur…
Hail Hail
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Hail Hail
Tornado EFU Tornado
This is the first tornado this storm produced as it intensified. The tornado condensed briefly multiple times along this path. The track was estimated using eye witness reports, pictures, and videos together with radar data. The tornado remained in open country and didn't encount…
Tornado EF0 Tornado
Most of the tornado path was estimated by triangulating the location using chaser video/pictures and utilizing radar data. Toward the end of the life cycle of the tornado, after becoming rain wrapped and weakening, the tornado did encounter some damage indicators. Damage included…
Tornado EFU Tornado
This next tornado occurred as the previous tornadoes occluded and another one formed on the southern end of the initial mesocyclone. The estimated path and time are based on eye witness reports and radar imagery. The tornado remained in open country where little to no damage indi…
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Numerous county roads were impassable due to widespread flooding in the area with several washed out from just south and southwest of Slapout to the state line.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A 200 ft radio communications tower was destroyed above 50 feet.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Wind gusts of 60 mph occurred in Beaver. This was estimated by the local county emergency manager but nearby mesonets confirmed gusts were in the 50 to 60 mph range.
Hail Hail
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Drought Drought
Widespread Extreme (D3) to Exceptional (D4) drought was observed to begin June across almost all of the Oklahoma Panhandle. Normal to above normal rainfall occurred in the first and last week of the month, and normal to below normal rainfall occurred in the middle of the month ac…
High Wind High Wind
A post frontal wind gust of 59mph was measured at the mesonet located eight miles west of Slapout.
Wildfire Wildfire
The fire started on May 14th and was suspected to be done by dry lightning. As of May 19th the fire was 1,120 acres and was 90 percent contained. This fire was located 3 miles northwest of Forgan OK.
Wildfire Wildfire
The Wolf Canyon OK fire was another fire caused by lightning on May 14th and it managed to burn 6,746 acres. Given it's larger size and the critical to extreme fire conditions after the last few days it's been a challenge to fight the fire. As of May 19th it was 40% contained. Th…
Drought Drought
All of Cimarron County and western Texas County started the month of May in Extreme Drought (D3). Outside of the northwest corner of Beaver County the entire county in the eastern Oklahoma Panhandle started the month of May in D3 as well. The eastern third of Texas County and the…
Wildfire Wildfire
The Lightning Roll Wildfire was caused by dry lightning on the evening of April 9th and would go on to burn 2412 acres. While we don't have full containment date on record, it was updated as over 70 percent contained by the morning of April 12th.
Drought Drought
Drought conditions worsened across the Oklahoma Panhandle during the month. The month began with the region in Severe Drought (D2) but much of Beaver County was encompassed in Extreme Drought (D3). The region continued to see a lack of significant rainfall during the month, with …
Drought Drought
Drought conditions worsened across the Oklahoma Panhandle during the month. The month began with the region mostly in Moderate Drought (D1), except for a small area of Abnormally Dry (D0) conditions in northern Cimarron County. Within the first ten days, Severe Drought (D2) expan…
Wildfire Wildfire
The Morning Fire burned 820 acres. It started near Highway 83 and County Road 21, about nine miles northwest of Balko. This fire occurred as a result of a car accident that occurred just after 9am on February 19th.
The Ranger Road fire ignited during the morning of February 17th near Highway 64, one mile southeast of Beaver, Oklahoma. This fire burned 283,283 acres across Oklahoma and Kansas. The fire was fueled by dormant, dry grasses and brush, driven by wind gusts of 60-70 mph and extrem…
High Wind High Wind
The peak wind gust in Beaver County was 67 mph observed at the mesonet site located one mile south-southwest of Beaver at 1220CST. Other wind gusts around the 60 mph range were observed from about 1100CST until 1500CST.
Wildfire Wildfire
The Flat Tire wildfire ignited at approximately 11:35 a.m. on February 10, 2026, in Beaver County, Oklahoma. The fire was located south of the town of Turpin, or 1/4 of a mile east of the intersection NS123 and EW10. It burned in and around the Beaver River bottom area. This fire…
Wildfire Wildfire
The No Tire wildfire started nearly the same location as the Flat Tire fire occurred. It started further down the road as the car that ignited the Flat Tire fire continued to travel on the rim with no tire attached, and the rim would go on to set a new separate ignition point tha…
Winter Storm Winter Storm
The western parts of the county saw the least amount of snow, generally around one to two inches. The highest totals fell in the eastern part of the county. A swath of four to fives inches of snow fell that included Beaver, Turpin, Bryans Corner and near Slapout.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
These wind gusts likely occurred due to a heat burst.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
These wind gusts likely occurred due to a heat burst.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
The roof of a barn was blown off on East-West 16 Road.
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A few power poles were knocked down or snapped by the wind. Also, an irrigation pivot was knocked over and multiple large tree branches were also snapped in the area.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
The mesonet station located eight miles west of Slapout measured a gust of 60 mph at 1655CDT, then measured a gust of 71 mph at 1710CDT. The final severe wind gust occurred at 1715 CDT which was 63mph.
Hail Hail
Hail fell on both sides of Knowles. The west side of town had up to nickel size hail while the east side of town observed hail up to quarter size.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Four to five inch tree limbs were blown down as well as corn stalks blown completely over.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Irrigation pivots were blown over and tree damage occurred in Gate.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
The mesonet site located eight miles to the west of Slapout recorded wind gusts of 58mph to 59mph from 2100CDT to 2115CDT.
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Funnel Cloud Funnel Cloud
Multiple pictures were received of a well developed funnel cloud that made it roughly 75 percent to the ground. This funnel cloud lasted around 30 seconds to one minute.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 25 | 3 |
| 2025 | 26 | 0 |
| 2024 | 15 | 0 |
| 2023 | 58 | 2 |
| 2022 | 28 | 2 |
| 2021 | 27 | 0 |
| 2020 | 36 | 0 |
| 2019 | 26 | 3 |
| 2018 | 41 | 1 |
| 2017 | 49 | 1 |
| 2016 | 19 | 0 |
| 2015 | 36 | 3 |
| 2014 | 78 | 3 |
| 2013 | 83 | 3 |
| 2012 | 33 | 0 |
| 2011 | 38 | 1 |
| 2010 | 26 | 5 |
| 2009 | 51 | 0 |
| 2008 | 99 | 2 |
| 2007 | 45 | 2 |
| 2006 | 28 | 3 |
| 2005 | 49 | 1 |
| 2004 | 31 | 0 |
| 2003 | 25 | 1 |
| 2002 | 35 | 1 |
| 2001 | 57 | 4 |
| 2000 | 29 | 0 |
| 1999 | 33 | 0 |
| 1998 | 12 | 0 |
| 1997 | 14 | 1 |
| 1996 | 20 | 0 |
| 1995 | 22 | 3 |
| 1994 | 27 | 0 |
| 1993 | 17 | 1 |
| 1992 | 8 | 0 |
| 1991 | 5 | 1 |
| 1990 | 12 | 1 |
| 1989 | 11 | 0 |
| 1988 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 1 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 4 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 1 |
| 1982 | 3 | 2 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 1 |
| 1977 | 1 | 1 |
| 1972 | 1 | 1 |
| 1971 | 4 | 2 |
| 1970 | 1 | 1 |
| 1969 | 5 | 1 |
| 1968 | 2 | 2 |
| 1967 | 3 | 1 |
| 1964 | 1 | 0 |
| 1963 | 6 | 2 |
| 1962 | 7 | 6 |
| 1961 | 1 | 1 |
| 1960 | 2 | 1 |
| 1959 | 1 | 0 |
| 1957 | 1 | 1 |
| 1955 | 4 | 1 |
| 1953 | 1 | 1 |
| 1952 | 1 | 1 |
| 1951 | 1 | 1 |
| 1950 | 1 | 1 |
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