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Craig County, Oklahoma

Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1951 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.

51
Tornado reports
224
Hail reports
46
Floods since 1996
733
All events
2
Deaths
$65.0M
Property damage

Tornado paths in Craig County

The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 51 in all. Zoom in and the paths widen to their surveyed width.

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Year by year

19512026
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All storm eventsTornadoes

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.

September 27, 1959 · Craig, Oklahoma
Tornado F4 Tornado
April 7, 1980 · Craig, Oklahoma
Tornado F3 Tornado4 injuries, $2.5M damage
June 8, 1974 · Craig, Oklahoma
Tornado F3 Tornado
September 24, 1973 · Craig, Oklahoma
Tornado F3 Tornado
May 7, 1961 · Craig, Oklahoma
Tornado F3 Tornado1 injury
June 15, 2011 · Craig, Oklahoma
Heat Heat1 death
June 11, 1970 · Craig, Oklahoma
Tornado F2 Tornado1 death, 1 injury
May 23, 2011 · Craig, Oklahoma
Flash Flood Flash Flood10 injuries
Numerous roads were flooded and closed north of Vinita. At least ten motorists were rescued by emergency personnel in the flood waters and at least 20 homes were evacuated due to rising flood water. The Oklahoma Mesonet station near Vinita measured 7.48 inches of rain in five hou…
December 24, 1982 · Craig, Oklahoma
Tornado F1 Tornado10 injuries
December 8, 2007 · Craig, Oklahoma
Ice Storm Ice Storm$50.0M damage
One to two inches of ice accumulated on trees, power lines and other exposed surfaces.
May 4, 1999 · Craig, Oklahoma
Flash Flood Flash Flood$4.0M damage
An estimated 5 to 8 inches of rain in a short time caused Big Cabin Creek on the west side of Vinita and Bull Creek on the east side of Vinita to overflow their banks and enter 54 homes. Water was five feet deep in some homes. 30 homes were evacuated. The hardest-hit areas were l…
June 8, 1974 · Craig, Oklahoma
Tornado F2 Tornado$2.5M damage
June 13, 2026 · Craig, Oklahoma
Hail Hail
Hail up to two inches in diameter damaged homes and vehicles around Big Cabin.
April 25, 2026 · Craig, Oklahoma
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
The Oklahoma Mesonet station near Vinita measured thunderstorm wind gusts up to 58 mph.
April 25, 2026 · Craig, Oklahoma
Hail Hail
Golf ball size hail damaged homes and vehicles.
April 1, 2026 · Craig, Oklahoma
Drought Drought
March 6, 2026 · Craig, Oklahoma
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
The Oklahoma Mesonet station near Vinita measured thunderstorm wind gusts up to 66 mph.
March 1, 2026 · Craig, Oklahoma
Drought Drought
February 1, 2026 · Craig, Oklahoma
Drought Drought
January 23, 2026 · Craig, Oklahoma
Winter Storm Winter Storm
January 6, 2026 · Craig, Oklahoma
Drought Drought
September 20, 2025 · Craig, Oklahoma
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
The Oklahoma Mesonet station near Vinita measured thunderstorm wind gusts up to 62 mph.
July 26, 2025 · Craig, Oklahoma
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
July 24, 2025 · Craig, Oklahoma
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
July 20, 2025 · Craig, Oklahoma
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
May 24, 2025 · Craig, Oklahoma
Hail Hail
Baseball size hail damaged homes and vehicles.
March 14, 2025 · Craig, Oklahoma
Hail Hail
March 14, 2025 · Craig, Oklahoma
High Wind High Wind
February 18, 2025 · Craig, Oklahoma
Winter Storm Winter Storm
January 9, 2025 · Craig, Oklahoma
Winter Storm Winter Storm
November 1, 2024 · Craig, Oklahoma
Drought Drought
October 1, 2024 · Craig, Oklahoma
Drought Drought
September 1, 2024 · Craig, Oklahoma
Drought Drought
August 24, 2024 · Craig, Oklahoma
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
August 14, 2024 · Craig, Oklahoma
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
August 1, 2024 · Craig, Oklahoma
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
July 29, 2024 · Craig, Oklahoma
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
July 15, 2024 · Craig, Oklahoma
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
July 1, 2024 · Craig, Oklahoma
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
June 28, 2024 · Craig, Oklahoma
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
June 24, 2024 · Craig, Oklahoma
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
May 6, 2024 · Craig, Oklahoma
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
The Oklahoma Mesonet station near Vinita measured 65 mph thunderstorm wind gusts.
May 6, 2024 · Craig, Oklahoma
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Strong thunderstorm wind severely damaged the school gymnasium, damaged the roofs of homes, destroyed outbuildings, and blew down trees.
January 14, 2024 · Craig, Oklahoma
Winter Storm Winter Storm
September 1, 2023 · Craig, Oklahoma
Drought Drought
August 19, 2023 · Craig, Oklahoma
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
August 13, 2023 · Craig, Oklahoma
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Portions of several roads in and around Vinita were flooded.
August 13, 2023 · Craig, Oklahoma
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Portions of several roads were flooded northeast of Big Cabin.
August 11, 2023 · Craig, Oklahoma
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
August 1, 2023 · Craig, Oklahoma
Drought Drought
Events by year, as a table
YearEventsTornadoes
202690
202590
2024140
2023210
2022160
202180
2020210
2019215
201860
2017180
2016112
2015152
2014181
2013180
2012242
2011310
2010110
2009251
2008201
2007120
2006301
2005170
2004120
2003171
2002160
2001200
2000260
1999350
1998190
1997170
1996331
1995210
1994172
199370
199280
199150
199081
198950
198830
198731
198650
198520
198410
198373
198231
198071
197830
197610
197511
197452
197384
197120
197032
196911
196810
196751
196521
196220
196131
196054
195973
195842
195742
195630
195111