Custer County, OK Environment & Hazard Risk

• Ice stormVery High$1.8M/yr expected annual loss, about 1.2 events a year
• TornadoRelatively High$6.7M/yr expected annual loss, about once every 1 year
• HailRelatively Moderate$1.2M/yr expected annual loss, about 8.7 events a year
• DroughtRelatively Moderate$1.1M/yr expected annual loss, about 82 events a year
• Strong windRelatively Moderate$1.1M/yr expected annual loss, about 4.2 events a year
• WildfireRelatively Low$256K/yr expected annual loss, about once every 293 years
• Winter weatherRelatively Moderate$130K/yr expected annual loss, about 9.1 events a year
• Cold waveRelatively Moderate$1.8M/yr expected annual loss, about 2.4 events a year
• Heat waveRelatively Low$517K/yr expected annual loss, about 7.5 events a year
• LandslideVery Low$2,007/yr expected annual loss, about once every 4 years
• EarthquakeVery Low$272K/yr expected annual loss, about once every 873 years
• HurricaneVery Low$7,057/yr expected annual loss, about once every 174 years
• LightningVery Low$40.6K/yr expected annual loss, about 49 events a year

Bars show the national percentile score (0 to 100) for each hazard. Dollar figures are expected annual losses to buildings, people and crops. Not rated here: avalanche, coastal flooding, riverine flooding, tsunami, volcanic activity.

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Homes with flood insurance

10 of 10,807 (0.1%)

Homes in high-risk flood zones

100

Insured in high-risk zones

4 (4%)

Flood claims since 1978

19

Claims paid since 1978

$184K

• Thunderstorm Wind253
• Hail231
• Drought120
• High Wind60
• Heat48
• Tornado31
• Flash Flood20
• Heavy Snow18
• Winter Weather14 · 1 death
• Ice Storm12 · 1 death

• Ice Storm01/30/2002

  Custer

  $25M damage

  What happened

  Freezing rain began across the northwest third of the state during the evening of the 29th with significant accumulations of ice developing shortly after midnight on the 30th. Freezing rain shifted southward during the early morning of the 30th with moderate to occasionally heavy freezing rain occurring in a 50 to 60 mile wide band, extending from north central Oklahoma, near Ponca City and Perry, southwestward toward Enid, Kingfisher, Oklahoma City, Weatherford, Anadarko, and Hobart. In many areas, the freezing rain continued for 12 to 24 hours, with ice accumulations of 1 to 2 inches commonly observed. As the end of the storm neared, freezing rain transitioned to sleet and snow across Harper, Ellis, Woods, and Woodward Counties, with only a brief transition to sleet across central Oklahoma, including areas along and near Interstate 35. The worst damage resulting from ice accumulations occurred from near Ponca City, Blackwell, Red Rock, Perry, and Stillwater, southwestward through Enid, Canton, Watonga, Hennessey, Kingfisher, and Guthrie, to near Clinton, Weatherford, El Reno, northwest side of Oklahoma City, Edmond, Cordell, Binger, and Minco. The damage was catastrophic in...

• Winter Weather02/02/2023

  Custer

  1 death, 1 injured

  What happened

  Light freezing rain/drizzle created hazardous travel throughout the county. A multi-vehicle accident early on the morning of the 2nd lead to the fatality of a motorist and left another seriously injured. This accident occurred on Interstate 40 about 5 miles east of Clinton, OK.

• Ice Storm01/14/2017

  Custer

  1 death, $58K damage

  What happened

  Slick roads resulted in a car wreck including one fatality and a multi-car pileup. Additionally, electric co-ops reported over 900 outages with an estimated $28K worth of damages.

• Drought08/01/2000

  Custer

  $8.3M damage

  What happened

  An extended period of unusually dry weather began in early August and lasted for 2 months. Many parts of the state did not receive rain in August, with portions of southwest and south central Oklahoma remaining dry for almost 90 days, starting in June. Due largely to Oklahoma's major crops of wheat, cotton, and peanuts, which greatly suffered, total agricultural losses were estimated between 600 million and 1 billion dollars statewide. Seven Oklahoma counties near the Texas border, including Carter, Comanche, Cotton, Jefferson, Love, Marshall, and Tillman, were declared federal disaster areas. Reservior levels were also low across southwest and south central Oklahoma, averaging 50 percent of normal.

• High Wind05/04/1999

  Custer

  3 injured, $15K damage

  What happened

  High winds, not associated with a thunderstorm, blew a trailer over on Interstate 40 just west of Clinton. Three persons in the trailer were injured.

• High Wind54 kt wind08/11/2004

  Custer

  2 injured, $5,000 damage

  What happened

  Strong sustained winds of 40 to 50 mph behind an area of thunderstorms occurred in west central and southwest Oklahoma. Wind gusts between 55 and 62 mph were measured in this area. The highest gust of 62 mph was measured by the Oklahoma mesonet station located 4 miles WNW of Bessie in Washita County at 0445 CST. Large tree limbs were downed in Elk City in Beckham County. Two people were also injured on Interstate 40, southeast of Elk City, when the high winds overturned the tractor trailer they were in.

• WeatherfordServes 10,833 · Groundwater · Local governmentNo health violations+6 monitoring or reporting
• ClintonServes 8,883 · Surface water · Local government5 health violations+53 monitoring or reporting
• ThomasServes 1,238 · Groundwater · PrivateNo health violations
• Custer County Rwd #3Serves 960 · Groundwater · Local government1 health violation+2 monitoring or reporting
• ArapahoServes 748 · Purchased surface water · Local governmentNo health violations+12 monitoring or reporting
• Frontier Development AuthServes 437 · Purchased surface water · Private1 health violation+7 monitoring or reporting
• Custer City PwsServes 393 · Groundwater · Local governmentNo health violations
• ButlerServes 345 · Purchased surface water · Local governmentNo health violations+8 monitoring or reporting