Creek County, Oklahoma
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1954 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
78
Tornado reports
512
Hail reports
78
Floods since 1996
1,251
All events
27
Deaths
$191.4M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Creek County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 78 in all. Zoom in and the paths widen to their surveyed width.
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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.
Tornado F3 Tornado
A tornado moved from the west northwest of Depew to the north northeast of Depew. At its strongest it produced F3 damage. The F3 rating was based on a 20 foot section of a concrete anchored iron pipe cattle gate being removed from the ground and displaced 30 feet. The gate was an…
Tornado F3 Tornado
This tornado started out in central Lincoln County, travelling northeast and passing through the eastern Lincoln County town of Stroud. This tornado caused considerable damage in Stroud, most notably to the Tanger Factory Outlet Center. For more information on the Lincoln County …
Tornado F3 Tornado
Tornado F3 Tornado
Tornado F3 Tornado
Strong thunderstorm wind blew down a tree onto a manufactured home. The tree killed a man in the home, and injured three other people.
Several homes were evacuated by boat near Park and Washington Streets. A man drown in flood water near the intersection of S Hickory Road and W 186th Street S.
Strong thunderstorm wind destroyed a mobile home, injuring six people.
Up to two inches of ice accumulated on trees, power lines, and other exposed surfaces.
Heavy rains fell across the eastern part of Creek county during the early morning hours of May 6.6.32 inches of rain was reported at Heyburn Dam and 8.12 inches were measured at Kiefer. The most flood damage was observed in Sapulpa where Rock Creek overflowed its banks. More than…
The same system that earlier caused a destructive tornado in Stroud and a less destructive tornado in southwest Creek County produced an F1 tornado which first touched down in the north side of Sapulpa near OK Hwy 97 and Interstate 44. The tornado then skipped through an industri…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorm wind gusts were measured up to 65 mph south of Oilton.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Portions of several county roads were washed out between Bristow and Kellyville.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Several streets were significantly flooded on the west side of Sapulpa.
Tornado EF1 Tornado
This is the first segment of a two-segment tornado. The tornado developed south of W 81st Street S and just west of S 39th West Avenue. The tornado moved east-northeast damaging the roofs of several homes, some severely, destroying outbuildings, snapping or uprooting numerous tre…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Strong thunderstorm wind blew down multiple trees on W 81st Street S.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Strong thunderstorm wind damaged the roofs of homes, blew down power lines, and uprooted trees.
Drought Drought
Tornado EF1 Tornado
The tornado developed approximately four miles northwest of Bristow, west of South 401st West Avenue and north of West 221st Street South. Moving northeast, it crossed South 401st West Avenue, where it destroyed a single-wide mobile home and an outbuilding. As the tornado continu…
Drought Drought
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Wildfire Wildfire
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Hail Hail
Large hail to three inches in diameter damaged vehicles and homes.
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Ping pong ball size hail damaged homes, businesses, and vehicles in Mannford.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorm wind gusts were measured to 60 mph.
Hail Hail
Half dollar size hail damaged homes and vehicles on the southeast side of Sapulpa.
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Half dollar size hail damaged homes and vehicles in Kiefer.
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
The Oklahoma Mesonet station near Oilton measured thunderstorm wind gusts up to 67 mph.
Hail Hail
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 15 | 2 |
| 2025 | 18 | 0 |
| 2024 | 29 | 2 |
| 2023 | 30 | 0 |
| 2022 | 27 | 0 |
| 2021 | 17 | 1 |
| 2020 | 10 | 1 |
| 2019 | 30 | 5 |
| 2018 | 9 | 0 |
| 2017 | 31 | 0 |
| 2016 | 23 | 2 |
| 2015 | 26 | 1 |
| 2014 | 11 | 0 |
| 2013 | 28 | 3 |
| 2012 | 14 | 0 |
| 2011 | 50 | 0 |
| 2010 | 24 | 5 |
| 2009 | 39 | 0 |
| 2008 | 47 | 1 |
| 2007 | 21 | 0 |
| 2006 | 38 | 0 |
| 2005 | 34 | 0 |
| 2004 | 37 | 6 |
| 2003 | 25 | 2 |
| 2002 | 21 | 0 |
| 2001 | 33 | 0 |
| 2000 | 32 | 0 |
| 1999 | 73 | 7 |
| 1998 | 46 | 0 |
| 1997 | 38 | 4 |
| 1996 | 49 | 0 |
| 1995 | 42 | 2 |
| 1994 | 15 | 0 |
| 1993 | 29 | 0 |
| 1992 | 30 | 0 |
| 1991 | 13 | 0 |
| 1990 | 17 | 2 |
| 1989 | 11 | 0 |
| 1988 | 12 | 0 |
| 1987 | 8 | 0 |
| 1986 | 7 | 0 |
| 1985 | 18 | 0 |
| 1984 | 14 | 2 |
| 1983 | 6 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 5 | 4 |
| 1980 | 9 | 0 |
| 1979 | 7 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1976 | 4 | 1 |
| 1975 | 1 | 0 |
| 1974 | 6 | 3 |
| 1973 | 7 | 1 |
| 1972 | 2 | 0 |
| 1971 | 3 | 0 |
| 1970 | 1 | 1 |
| 1969 | 4 | 1 |
| 1968 | 3 | 0 |
| 1967 | 1 | 0 |
| 1966 | 9 | 3 |
| 1965 | 1 | 0 |
| 1964 | 1 | 1 |
| 1963 | 4 | 1 |
| 1962 | 1 | 0 |
| 1961 | 4 | 1 |
| 1960 | 8 | 5 |
| 1959 | 5 | 1 |
| 1958 | 3 | 0 |
| 1957 | 7 | 4 |
| 1956 | 2 | 1 |
| 1955 | 1 | 0 |
| 1954 | 2 | 2 |
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