Top Ten Costliest Oklahoma Tornadoes (1950-Present)

Heat Persists in the South Central U.S. and Southwest; Heavy rains in the Desert Southwest and Central Plains

Sweltering heat remains across the South-Central Plains, Lower/Middle Mississippi Valley, and the Southwest this week with limited nighttime relief. Thunderstorms will bring heavy rainfall leading to localized flash flooding in portions of the Desert Southwest and central Plains. Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms are possible across portions of the central Plains into the Northeast. Read More >

Rank	Location	Date	Damage ($)
1.	Newcastle-South OKC-Moore tornado	05/20/2013	$2 billion
2.	Bridge Creek-OKC-Moore-Del City tornado	05/03/1999	$1 billion
3.	Moore-OKC-Choctaw tornado	05/08/2003	$370 million
4.	Altus-Altus AFB tornado	05/11/1982	$200 million
5.	Ardmore tornado	05/07/1995	$100+ million
6.	Cordell tornado	10/09/2001	$100 million
7.	Tulsa tornado	04/19/1981	$75-100 million
8.	Stroud tornado	05/03/1999	$60 million
9.	Catoosa tornado	04/24/1993	$50+ million
10.	Downtown Bartlesville	03/15/1982	$30-40 million
Note: Some of the damage costs listed here are estimates. Tornado climatologists are continuing their research to determine better damage costs for some of the events. In addition, the damage costs listed have not been adjusted for inflation to current dollar amounts.

Rank

Location

Date

Damage ($)

Newcastle-South OKC-Moore tornado

05/20/2013

$2 billion

Bridge Creek-OKC-Moore-Del City tornado

05/03/1999

$1 billion

Moore-OKC-Choctaw tornado

05/08/2003

$370 million

Altus-Altus AFB tornado

05/11/1982

$200 million

Ardmore tornado

05/07/1995

$100+ million

Cordell tornado

10/09/2001

$100 million

Tulsa tornado

04/19/1981

$75-100 million

Stroud tornado

05/03/1999

$60 million

Catoosa tornado

04/24/1993

$50+ million

10.

Downtown Bartlesville

03/15/1982

$30-40 million

Note: Some of the damage costs listed here are estimates. Tornado climatologists are continuing their research to determine better damage costs for some of the events. In addition, the damage costs listed have not been adjusted for inflation to current dollar amounts.