Lightning TrackerBroken Arrow storms: live alerts, hail & tornado history
Live watches and warnings for Broken Arrow, OK, the 48-hour thunderstorm outlook, and every hail, damaging-wind and tornado report within 25 miles since 2016.
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Severe weather in Broken Arrow by the numbers
Broken Arrow sits in one of the most active severe-weather areas in the country: since 2016, spotters and emergency managers have filed 1,002 severe-weather reports within 25 miles of the city — 429 hail reports, 513 damaging-wind reports and 60 tornado reports. On average that is 17.1 days a year with at least one report.
Storm season here peaks in April, May, June, when 62% of all reports were filed.
In the last 12 months there were 20 hail reports, 29 wind reports and 8 tornado reports around Broken Arrow; the largest hail was 2.00″ (hen egg) on May 8, 2026.
Latest storm reports near Broken Arrow
| Date | Report | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 2026 | Damaging wind | 2 mi SW · Tulsa Co. |
| Sep 12, 2026 | Damaging wind | 4 mi NE · Wagoner Co. |
| Sep 6, 2026 | Damaging wind | 21 mi NE · Rogers Co. |
| Aug 20, 2026 | Hail 1.00″ | 15 mi W · Creek Co. |
| Aug 17, 2026 | Damaging wind | 5 mi SW · Tulsa Co. |
| Aug 7, 2026 | Hail 1.00″ | 11 mi SE · Wagoner Co. |
| Aug 6, 2026 | Hail 1.00″ | 11 mi SE · Wagoner Co. |
| Jul 11, 2026 | Hail 1.25″ | 5 mi NW · Tulsa Co. |
| Jul 11, 2026 | Damaging wind | 5 mi NW · Tulsa Co. |
| Jul 4, 2026 | Damaging wind | 2 mi S · Tulsa Co. |
One line per day and type — the closest report that day. Distance and direction from the city centre. The latest SPC reports are preliminary until NOAA finalises them.
Storm reports by year
Storm season in Broken Arrow
All hail, wind and tornado reports within 25 miles, 2016–2026, by month.
Hail in Broken Arrow
Broken Arrow averages 9.2 days a year with hail reported nearby. The biggest stone on record since 2016 was 3.00 inches — about the size of a tea cup — reported 3 miles from the city centre on May 21, 2024. Hail of 1 inch (quarter size) or larger is what makes a thunderstorm severe; see the hail size chart.
Tornadoes near Broken Arrow
There have been 60 tornado reports within 25 miles of Broken Arrow since 2016; the strongest was rated EF3 (May 25, 2024, 18 miles from the city centre). A tornado warning means a tornado is occurring or imminent — take shelter immediately.
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Questions about storms in Broken Arrow
Does Broken Arrow get a lot of severe storms?
Broken Arrow averages 17.1 days a year with at least one hail, damaging-wind or tornado report within 25 miles, based on NOAA Storm Prediction Center reports 2016–2025.
When is storm season in Broken Arrow?
Most severe-weather reports around Broken Arrow come in April, May, June.
What is the biggest hail recorded near Broken Arrow?
3.00 inches (tea cup size) on May 21, 2024, 3 miles from the city centre.
Have tornadoes hit near Broken Arrow?
Yes — 60 tornado reports within 25 miles since 2016, the strongest rated EF3 on May 25, 2024.
How do I get storm alerts for Broken Arrow?
The live panel on this page shows every active National Weather Service watch and warning for Broken Arrow, OK. For alerts on your phone, Lightning Tracker for iPhone shows storm risk and warnings for your location.
How this page works: storm reports are NOAA Storm Prediction Center local storm reports (final database 2016–2025, preliminary daily reports after that) within 25 miles of Broken Arrow, OK. They are reports of hail, damaging wind and tornadoes — not lightning strike counts, which no free public dataset provides at city level. Live alerts come from the National Weather Service API, the outlook from Open-Meteo forecast models. Updated Oct 27, 2026.