Oklahoma winter weather risk
Cleveland County has the highest winter weather risk in Oklahoma, scoring 95.6 out of 100 — rated "Relatively High" by FEMA's National Risk Index.
| # | County | NRI score | Rating |
NOAA events 2016–2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cleveland County | 95.6 | Relatively High | 0 |
| 2 | Oklahoma County | 91.9 | Relatively High | 0 |
| 3 | Comanche County | 89.9 | Relatively High | 0 |
| 4 | Tulsa County | 89.4 | Relatively High | 0 |
| 5 | Beckham County | 89.1 | Relatively High | 0 |
| 6 | Texas County | 88.3 | Relatively High | 0 |
| 7 | Canadian County | 87.5 | Relatively High | 0 |
| 8 | Pottawatomie County | 87.1 | Relatively High | 0 |
| 9 | Creek County | 86.1 | Relatively High | 0 |
| 10 | Rogers County | 85.8 | Relatively High | 0 |
| 11 | Muskogee County | 85.7 | Relatively High | 0 |
| 12 | Payne County | 83 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 13 | Delaware County | 80.6 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 14 | Mayes County | 79.8 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 15 | Okmulgee County | 78.4 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 16 | Wagoner County | 77.9 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 17 | Grady County | 77.6 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 18 | Cherokee County | 76.3 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 19 | Le Flore County | 75.7 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 20 | Sequoyah County | 75.4 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 21 | Kay County | 75.3 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 22 | Lincoln County | 75 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 23 | Osage County | 74.8 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 24 | Garfield County | 74.5 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 25 | Custer County | 73.7 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 26 | Pittsburg County | 73.4 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 27 | Washington County | 71.5 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 28 | Pontotoc County | 70.9 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 29 | McClain County | 70.1 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 30 | Carter County | 69.6 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 31 | Ottawa County | 69.3 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 32 | Seminole County | 68.6 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 33 | Caddo County | 67.6 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 34 | Logan County | 66.6 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 35 | McIntosh County | 65.4 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 36 | Jackson County | 64.8 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 37 | Stephens County | 63.2 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 38 | Cimarron County | 59.6 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 39 | Woodward County | 57.9 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 40 | McCurtain County | 57.8 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 41 | Garvin County | 55.8 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 42 | Okfuskee County | 55.2 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 43 | Washita County | 54.9 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 44 | Ellis County | 54.7 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 45 | Bryan County | 54.6 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 46 | Beaver County | 53.9 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 47 | Roger Mills County | 53 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 48 | Craig County | 51.6 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 49 | Adair County | 51 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 50 | Pawnee County | 49.5 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 51 | Hughes County | 48.8 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 52 | Kiowa County | 44.1 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 53 | Choctaw County | 43.5 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 54 | Latimer County | 42.1 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 55 | Murray County | 41.9 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 56 | Pushmataha County | 40.7 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 57 | Greer County | 40 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 58 | Kingfisher County | 39.8 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 59 | Blaine County | 37.9 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 60 | Nowata County | 37.9 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 61 | Atoka County | 36.4 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 62 | Marshall County | 35.5 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 63 | Noble County | 34.7 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 64 | Haskell County | 32.2 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 65 | Johnston County | 29.7 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 66 | Major County | 28.8 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 67 | Harmon County | 26.1 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 68 | Dewey County | 25.7 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 69 | Coal County | 23.4 | Very Low | 0 |
| 70 | Love County | 21.6 | Very Low | 0 |
| 71 | Alfalfa County | 21.1 | Very Low | 0 |
| 72 | Harper County | 20.5 | Very Low | 0 |
| 73 | Woods County | 20.5 | Very Low | 0 |
| 74 | Tillman County | 19.3 | Very Low | 0 |
| 75 | Jefferson County | 18.5 | Very Low | 0 |
| 76 | Cotton County | 17.5 | Very Low | 0 |
| 77 | Grant County | 13.9 | Very Low | 0 |
Source: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20.0, December 2025. Scores are 0–100 percentile rankings among all US counties. See the methodology page for definitions. Download the full CSV for all counties.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the highest winter weather risk county in Oklahoma?
Cleveland County, OK has the highest winter weather risk in Oklahoma, with a FEMA National Risk Index score of 95.6 out of 100 (rated "Relatively High").
What causes winter weather risk in Oklahoma?
Winter weather risk captures expected losses from heavy snow, blizzards, and mixed precipitation. Highest scores appear in the Great Lakes snowbelt, northern Rockies, and interior Northeast, where lake-effect and orographic snowfall is frequent. Winter weather impacts transportation networks, utilities, agriculture, and population health.