Storms near McIntosh County
The record holds 10 tropical cyclones whose tracks passed within 50 km of McIntosh County, Oklahoma between 1886 and 2015. The busiest month is June, with 4 of them. The strongest, measured where each came closest to the place, reached tropical storm strength. 1 of the storms have no wind speed in the record.
- 10storms within 50 km
- 0major (category 3 to 5) near here
- 0at category 1 strength or more
A storm counts once, however many times it came close. The category is the storm's strongest point within 50 km, which can be weaker than its peak elsewhere.
How strong were the storms near McIntosh County?
| Category near here | Storms | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tropical depression | 6 | 60% |
| Tropical storm | 3 | 30% |
| Category 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 4 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 5 | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown intensity | 1 | 10% |
The agency behind most of the intensity figures here is the NOAA National Hurricane Center (HURDAT2, Atlantic).
McIntosh County storms over time
The 2010s only run to 2015, so that bar is for a shorter period. This place's record starts in 1886, and records before the satellite era (about the 1960s) are far less complete.
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| Period | Count |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 1 |
| 1900s | 1 |
| 1910s | 1 |
| 1920s | 1 |
| 1930s | 1 |
| 1940s | 1 |
| 1960s | 2 |
| 1970s | 1 |
| 2010s | 1 |
Earlier decades hold fewer storms partly because they were harder to see. Before weather satellites (about the 1960s) many storms that stayed at sea went unrecorded, so compare decades with care.
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| Period | Count |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 0 |
| May | 0 |
| Jun | 4 |
| Jul | 2 |
| Aug | 1 |
| Sep | 3 |
| Oct | 0 |
| Nov | 0 |
| Dec | 0 |
Strongest storms near McIntosh County
- Unnamed storm of June 1902 (North Atlantic)21 June 1902 to 29 June 1902, Tropical storm (35 kt) near here, peak Category 1 (70 kt)
- Unnamed storm of August 1918 (North Atlantic)1 August 1918 to 7 August 1918, Tropical storm (35 kt) near here, peak Category 3 (105 kt), 955 hPa
- Carla (1961)3 September 1961 to 18 September 1961, Tropical storm (35 kt) near here, peak Category 4 (125 kt), 927 hPa
Most recent storms near McIntosh County
- Bill (2015)16 June 2015 to 21 June 2015, Tropical depression (25 kt) near here, peak Tropical storm (50 kt), 997 hPa
- Claudette (1979)15 July 1979 to 29 July 1979, Tropical depression (15 kt) near here, peak Tropical storm (45 kt), 997 hPa
- Candy (1968)22 June 1968 to 26 June 1968, Tropical depression (25 kt) near here, peak Tropical storm (60 kt), 995 hPa
Many of these storms killed people and destroyed homes. The figures are the official record's, and this page says nothing about their human cost.
A storm that came near several counties counts in each one, so county counts add up to more than the state's.