Hurricane Risk in Oklahoma

All Oklahoma counties ranked by FEMA National Risk Index hurricane score

Hurricane risk — tropical cyclones bringing extreme wind, rain, and storm surge — is rated for 75 of 77 Oklahoma counties in FEMA's National Risk Index. McCurtain County carries the state's highest hurricane score at 56.0, with $80K in expected annual hurricane losses.

No Oklahoma county reaches the High band for hurricane, and expected annual losses from hurricane total roughly $1M statewide. The full ranking below links to each county's complete 18-hazard risk profile.

County Rankings — Hurricane

#CountyHurricane ScoreRatingAnn. Freq.Ann. Loss
1 McCurtain County
56.0
Very Low 0.01 / yr $80K
2 Le Flore County
55.9
Very Low 0.01 / yr $86K
3 Oklahoma County
49.5
Very Low 0.01 / yr $65K
4 Muskogee County
48.0
Very Low 0.02 / yr $45K
5 Tulsa County
46.3
Very Low 0.01 / yr $47K
6 Bryan County
46.3
Very Low 0.01 / yr $37K
7 Comanche County
45.1
Very Low 0.01 / yr $38K
8 Delaware County
44.6
Very Low 0.01 / yr $27K
9 Pittsburg County
44.1
Very Low 0.01 / yr $29K
10 Choctaw County
43.7
Very Low 0.01 / yr $23K
11 McIntosh County
43.2
Very Low 0.02 / yr $22K
12 Carter County
42.8
Very Low 0.01 / yr $31K
13 Adair County
42.3
Very Low 0.01 / yr $25K
14 Sequoyah County
41.5
Very Low 0.01 / yr $19K
15 Garvin County
41.1
Very Low 0.01 / yr $29K
16 Haskell County
40.8
Very Low 0.02 / yr $30K
17 Caddo County
39.2
Very Low 0.01 / yr $20K
18 Mayes County
39.0
Very Low 0.01 / yr $19K
19 Hughes County
37.9
Very Low 0.01 / yr $23K
20 Pottawatomie County
37.7
Very Low 0.01 / yr $19K
21 Latimer County
36.8
Very Low 0.01 / yr $15K
22 Cleveland County
36.7
Very Low 0.01 / yr $26K
23 Atoka County
35.8
Very Low 0.01 / yr $17K
24 Tillman County
35.1
Very Low 0.01 / yr $17K
25 Kingfisher County
34.5
Very Low 0.01 / yr $19K
26 Ottawa County
34.0
Very Low 0.01 / yr $13K
27 Seminole County
33.9
Very Low 0.01 / yr $13K
28 Jefferson County
32.7
Very Low 0.01 / yr $11K
29 Marshall County
32.6
Very Low 0.01 / yr $11K
30 Craig County
32.3
Very Low 0.01 / yr $12K
31 Cherokee County
32.2
Very Low 0.01 / yr $13K
32 Grady County
32.0
Very Low 0.01 / yr $16K
33 Pushmataha County
31.7
Very Low 0.01 / yr $10K
34 Love County
31.0
Very Low 0.01 / yr $13K
35 Stephens County
30.7
Very Low 0.01 / yr $13K
36 Payne County
30.5
Very Low 0.01 / yr $14K
37 Johnston County
30.5
Very Low 0.01 / yr $9K
38 Canadian County
30.2
Very Low 0.01 / yr $21K
39 Kiowa County
29.4
Very Low 0.01 / yr $9K
40 Garfield County
28.9
Very Low 0.01 / yr $12K
41 Washington County
28.8
Very Low 0.01 / yr $12K
42 Harper County
28.7
Very Low 0.01 / yr $9K
43 Murray County
28.4
Very Low 0.01 / yr $9K
44 Osage County
28.2
Very Low 0.01 / yr $9K
45 Pontotoc County
27.1
Very Low 0.01 / yr $11K
46 Coal County
26.7
Very Low 0.01 / yr $6K
47 Nowata County
25.8
Very Low 0.01 / yr $6K
48 Jackson County
25.5
Very Low 0.01 / yr $9K
49 Washita County
25.2
Very Low 0.01 / yr $6K
50 Ellis County
25.0
Very Low 0.01 / yr $6K
51 Rogers County
24.7
Very Low 0.01 / yr $9K
52 Kay County
24.6
Very Low 0.01 / yr $7K
53 Noble County
24.0
Very Low 0.01 / yr $6K
54 Okfuskee County
24.0
Very Low 0.01 / yr $5K
55 Custer County
23.9
Very Low 0.01 / yr $7K
56 Okmulgee County
23.3
Very Low 0.01 / yr $6K
57 Major County
22.6
Very Low 0.01 / yr $7K
58 McClain County
22.4
Very Low 0.01 / yr $8K
59 Alfalfa County
22.4
Very Low 0.01 / yr $6K
60 Blaine County
21.9
Very Low 0.01 / yr $6K
61 Cotton County
21.9
Very Low 0.01 / yr $7K
62 Wagoner County
21.8
Very Low 0.01 / yr $8K
63 Woodward County
20.8
Very Low 0.01 / yr $6K
64 Logan County
20.7
Very Low 0.01 / yr $7K
65 Beaver County
20.4
Very Low 0.01 / yr $6K
66 Beckham County
20.3
Very Low 0.01 / yr $4K
67 Woods County
19.1
Very Low 0.01 / yr $7K
68 Lincoln County
18.7
Very Low 0.01 / yr $4K
69 Roger Mills County
18.0
Very Low 0.01 / yr $3K
70 Harmon County
17.0
Very Low 0.01 / yr $3K
71 Grant County
16.1
Very Low 0.01 / yr $3K
72 Creek County
15.7
Very Low 0.01 / yr $4K
73 Greer County
14.8
Very Low 0.01 / yr $2K
74 Pawnee County
13.7
Very Low 0.01 / yr $2K
75 Dewey County
11.9
Very Low 0.01 / yr $2K

75 Oklahoma counties with measurable hurricane risk. See the national hurricane ranking or all Oklahoma counties by overall risk.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Oklahoma county has the highest hurricane risk?

McCurtain County has the highest FEMA hurricane risk score in Oklahoma at 56.0 (Very Low), with $80K in expected annual losses and about 0.01 events per year.

How many Oklahoma counties face significant hurricane risk?

75 Oklahoma counties record measurable hurricane risk in FEMA's National Risk Index; 0 of them are rated High or Very High.

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