Beaver storm history
Storm events recorded in Beaver, Oklahoma between 1950 and 2025.
1,310
Total events
74
Tornadoes
590
Hail
29
Floods
3
Deaths
$79.4M
Property damage
Most significant events
Strongest tornadoes, deadliest events, and biggest damage in this county. Up to 50 shown.
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…
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.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
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.
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Hail ranging from one inch to 1.75 inches fell to the northwest and north of Elmwood.
Hail Hail
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
The mesonet station located eight miles west of Slapout measured a wind gust of 87mph. Winds continued to gust to 61mph through 740pm CDT.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Hail Hail
High Wind High Wind
Winds began to gust above 58 mph around 0315CDT and last around an hour or two. The peak wind gust of 68 mph occurred at 032CDT.
High Wind High Wind
Each observation site had multiple high wind gusts ranging from 58 mph to 67 mph.
High Wind High Wind
Multiple ground stations measured high wind gusts, up to 61 mph, intermittently for approximately 5 hours.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
The far eastern part of the county received four to eight inches of snow while the majority of the county westward received one to four inches.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Up to one half of an inch of snow fell across Beaver County. In addition, there was a light glaze of ice, up to one tenth of an inch. This resulted in a few car accidents.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Local emergency manager reports areas of flooding in and around Beaver, Ok. Multiple lane and road closures ongoing in the area due to the flooding, especially HWY 23. Bar ditches were overflowing onto roadways as well.
Hail Hail
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Drought Drought
At the beginning of the month roughly 80 to 90 percent of Beaver County was in Severe Drought (D2). A wet pattern starting in the end of May and beginning of June shrank the area of D2 to the west central part of the county, just outside of the town of Beaver within the first wee…
Drought Drought
With only 0.12 to 0.14 of rain measured across Beaver County in March and 0.44 to 0.65 in April the county quickly degraded to Moderate Drought (D1). By the first of May conditions worsened as precipitation kept lacking the northeastern half fell into Severe Drought (D2). By the …
High Wind High Wind
The mesonet station located near Beaver recorded a wind gust of 58 mph at 1145CST and the mesonet station located at Slapout recorded a wind gust of 60 mph at 1245CST.
Wildfire Wildfire
Story was covered under an article from our local news. Time of containment estimated based on 95% contained as of mid day on the 13th.
Wildfire Wildfire
This a continuation of the Feb 27th Wildfire that started at 14:28 CST. Cause 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 $323,000.
High Wind High Wind
The mesonet site located one mile south-southwest of Beaver gusted to 62mph at 1210 CST and another gust of 61mph occurred at 1430 CST.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
An estimated inch of snow fell in portions of Beaver county around Beaver and just north of Floris. There was at least one wreck around Beaver due to snow impacts.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
One to two inches of snow fell across western Beaver County. Much of the county saw amounts less than an inch.
High Wind High Wind
The Beaver mesonet measured a wind gust of 58mph.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
A CoCoRaHS observer located eight miles north of Floris measured 1.5 of snow.
Events by year
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 9 | 0 |
| 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 |