Strong Wind Risk in Oklahoma

All Oklahoma counties ranked by FEMA National Risk Index strong wind score

Strong Wind risk — damaging straight-line winds outside of tornadoes and hurricanes — is rated for 77 of 77 Oklahoma counties in FEMA's National Risk Index. Jackson County carries the state's highest strong wind score at 100.0, with $44M in expected annual strong wind losses.

13 Oklahoma counties are rated High or Very High for strong wind, and expected annual losses from strong wind total roughly $110M statewide. The full ranking below links to each county's complete 18-hazard risk profile.

County Rankings — Strong Wind

#CountyStrong Wind ScoreRatingAnn. Freq.Ann. Loss
1 Jackson County
100.0
Very High 4.09 / yr $44M
2 Tulsa County
99.4
Very High 6.75 / yr $11M
3 Comanche County
97.4
High 5.37 / yr $4M
4 Cleveland County
96.3
High 5.35 / yr $4M
5 Nowata County
94.0
High 6.70 / yr $2M
6 Mayes County
92.4
High 7.50 / yr $2M
7 Ottawa County
91.4
High 6.46 / yr $1M
8 Delaware County
90.3
High 6.72 / yr $1M
9 Creek County
89.6
High 6.49 / yr $2M
10 McCurtain County
88.0
High 3.40 / yr $1M
11 Marshall County
87.8
High 3.36 / yr $1M
12 Carter County
85.6
High 3.71 / yr $1M
13 Stephens County
84.6
High 4.66 / yr $1M
14 Oklahoma County
83.9
Medium 5.76 / yr $1M
15 Muskogee County
83.2
Medium 6.46 / yr $1M
16 Garvin County
82.5
Medium 4.96 / yr $1M
17 Payne County
81.0
Medium 6.85 / yr $1M
18 Beckham County
80.3
Medium 3.73 / yr $870K
19 Custer County
80.0
Medium 4.17 / yr $1M
20 Sequoyah County
77.4
Medium 5.99 / yr $696K
21 Garfield County
76.8
Medium 5.35 / yr $1M
22 Caddo County
75.9
Medium 5.85 / yr $834K
23 Kingfisher County
74.4
Medium 5.72 / yr $1M
24 Le Flore County
74.3
Medium 4.44 / yr $713K
25 Pontotoc County
72.4
Medium 4.13 / yr $960K
26 Love County
70.2
Medium 3.62 / yr $859K
27 Pottawatomie County
69.4
Medium 5.34 / yr $733K
28 Washita County
67.8
Medium 4.61 / yr $603K
29 Jefferson County
67.7
Medium 3.85 / yr $581K
30 Rogers County
67.6
Medium 7.00 / yr $923K
31 Kiowa County
66.9
Medium 4.82 / yr $595K
32 Blaine County
66.3
Medium 5.21 / yr $796K
33 Logan County
65.7
Medium 5.90 / yr $897K
34 Greer County
65.6
Medium 4.00 / yr $584K
35 Craig County
64.2
Medium 6.94 / yr $546K
36 Roger Mills County
63.9
Medium 3.46 / yr $487K
37 Canadian County
63.5
Medium 5.58 / yr $1M
38 Kay County
63.2
Medium 6.66 / yr $645K
39 Okmulgee County
61.8
Medium 6.12 / yr $540K
40 Osage County
61.4
Medium 7.02 / yr $547K
41 Beaver County
61.1
Medium 3.64 / yr $771K
42 Bryan County
60.5
Medium 3.20 / yr $533K
43 Pawnee County
60.3
Medium 6.83 / yr $539K
44 Tillman County
59.9
Medium 4.21 / yr $569K
45 Harmon County
58.7
Medium 3.57 / yr $473K
46 Seminole County
56.8
Medium 4.94 / yr $459K
47 Pittsburg County
56.3
Medium 3.87 / yr $449K
48 Woodward County
53.8
Medium 3.50 / yr $600K
49 Murray County
53.4
Medium 3.81 / yr $461K
50 Washington County
52.8
Medium 6.81 / yr $537K
51 McIntosh County
52.0
Medium 5.35 / yr $325K
52 Cherokee County
51.5
Low 7.04 / yr $444K
53 Adair County
51.4
Low 6.40 / yr $397K
54 Texas County
45.1
Low 2.94 / yr $486K
55 Dewey County
43.2
Low 4.06 / yr $423K
56 Choctaw County
40.2
Low 2.93 / yr $237K
57 Ellis County
39.3
Low 3.29 / yr $280K
58 Alfalfa County
37.3
Low 4.69 / yr $298K
59 Lincoln County
34.8
Low 6.63 / yr $232K
60 Noble County
32.7
Low 5.94 / yr $227K
61 Johnston County
32.3
Low 3.05 / yr $204K
62 Major County
31.8
Low 4.27 / yr $298K
63 Cotton County
31.6
Low 4.04 / yr $288K
64 Wagoner County
31.1
Low 6.91 / yr $326K
65 Okfuskee County
30.2
Low 5.72 / yr $175K
66 Atoka County
26.2
Low 3.04 / yr $190K
67 Harper County
25.4
Low 3.82 / yr $170K
68 Latimer County
24.6
Low 4.13 / yr $140K
69 Grady County
23.9
Low 5.54 / yr $214K
70 Pushmataha County
23.7
Low 3.07 / yr $132K
71 Hughes County
22.3
Low 4.17 / yr $179K
72 Haskell County
21.4
Low 4.95 / yr $188K
73 McClain County
18.5
Low 5.22 / yr $181K
74 Woods County
17.5
Low 4.06 / yr $192K
75 Grant County
16.8
Very Low 6.09 / yr $118K
76 Coal County
16.4
Very Low 3.27 / yr $80K
77 Cimarron County
8.7
Very Low 1.65 / yr $41K

77 Oklahoma counties with measurable strong wind risk. See the national strong wind ranking or all Oklahoma counties by overall risk.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Oklahoma county has the highest strong wind risk?

Jackson County has the highest FEMA strong wind risk score in Oklahoma at 100.0 (Very High), with $44M in expected annual losses and about 4.09 events per year.

How many Oklahoma counties face significant strong wind risk?

77 Oklahoma counties record measurable strong wind risk in FEMA's National Risk Index; 13 of them are rated High or Very High.

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