Haskell County, OK Environment & Hazard Risk

• DroughtRelatively High$2.2M/yr expected annual loss, about 23 events a year
• WildfireRelatively Moderate$1.7M/yr expected annual loss, about once every 50 years
• Ice stormRelatively Moderate$328K/yr expected annual loss, about 1.4 events a year
• Heat waveRelatively Low$650K/yr expected annual loss, about 25 events a year
• HailRelatively Low$323K/yr expected annual loss, about 7.1 events a year
• TornadoRelatively Low$1M/yr expected annual loss, about once every 2 years
• HurricaneVery Low$29.9K/yr expected annual loss, about once every 60 years
• EarthquakeVery Low$108K/yr expected annual loss, about once every 594 years
• Winter weatherRelatively Low$31.5K/yr expected annual loss, about 6.5 events a year
• LightningRelatively Low$105K/yr expected annual loss, about 59 events a year
• Strong windRelatively Low$188K/yr expected annual loss, about 4.9 events a year
• LandslideVery Low$112/yr expected annual loss, about once every 4 years
• Cold waveVery Low$189K/yr expected annual loss, about once every 1 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

3 of 6,288 (0.1%)

Homes in high-risk flood zones

0

Flood claims since 1978

6

Claims paid since 1978

$132K

• Hail134
• Thunderstorm Wind122
• Excessive Heat50
• Drought43
• Flash Flood39
• Tornado23
• Winter Storm22
• Wildfire15 · 1 death
• High Wind6
• Ice Storm6

• Wildfire03/13/2025

  Haskell

  1 death, $65K damage

  What happened

  Unseasonably warm temperatures, high wind, and low relative humidity combined with dormant fuels to promote conditions that supported the rapid spread of wildfire across portions of eastern Oklahoma in mid to late March. Some of the worst wildfires occurred on the 14th, with near record warm temperatures, very dry air behind a dry line, and very strong wind gusting to near 70 mph locally. Numerous wildfires occurred during this period, some of the largest of which burned almost 32000 acres, 115 homes, and 145 outbuildings in Pawnee County, more than 6500 acres in Latimer County, about 3000 acres in Adair, Haskell and Pittsburg Counties, more than 2000 acres in Pushmataha County, about 1700 acres in Sequoyah County, about 1200 acres in Delaware and Cherokee Counties, nearly 1000 acres in Le Flore County, and over 400 acres in Creek County. Two direct fatalities were attributed to fires in Pawnee and Haskell Counties, where homes were burned.

• Winter Storm01/13/2007

  Haskell

  $5M damage

  What happened

  An arctic cold front moved into northeastern Oklahoma during the late evening hours of the 11th and had finally passed through the southeastern portion of the state by the evening of the 12th. A strong upper level low pressure system moved into the southern Rockies and several disturbances translated across the Southern Plains bringing periods of heavy sleet and freezing rain to the region. The initial precipitation began around daybreak on the 12th and the final round occurred on the 14th. |A devastating swath of one to three inch ice amounts fell in an estimated 60 to 80 mile wide band from roughly Atoka to McAlester to Muskogee to Grove. An estimated 120,000 electric customers were without power due to downed power poles and power lines within this swath, some of which were without power for more than two weeks. West of the heavy ice, one to three inches of sleet occurred with lesser amounts of freezing rain, generally between 1/4 to 1/2 inch. The worst damage to the public infrastructure from the storm in eastern Oklahoma occurred in Muskogee County ($10.5 million), Pittsburg County ($7.5 million), McIntosh County ($6 million), Haskell County ($5 million), Delaware County...

• TornadoF0, 2 mi path, 40 yd wide05/16/2003

  Stigler, Haskell County

  1 injured, $30K damage

  What happened

  A F0 tornado touched down just north of Stigler and traveled two miles east northeast before dissipating.One mobile home was destroyed and several trees were damaged. The person who was in the mobile home was injured.

• Wildfire07/21/2011

  Haskell

  1 injured

  What happened

  Very dry, hot, and breezy conditions, along with extremely dry fuels as a result of the long-term drought the region has experienced, promoted the rapid spread of a wildfire that was started near Blanco in Pittsburg County. Numerous fire departments were committed to this fire, along with Forestry Services firefighters, and an Oklahoma Army National Guard UH-60 Blackhawk with a 660-gallon bucket. One of the firefighters received burn injuries and was trasported to an area hospital. This fire burned in excess of 500 acres.||Another wildfire that started near Keota in Haskell County resulted in a firefighter getting burn injuries and had to be transported to an area hospital. This fire burned about 200 acres and was fought by fire fighters from Forestry Services and local fire departments.

• Thunderstorm Wind05/21/2001

  Stigler, Haskell County

  $500K damage

  What happened

  Thunderstorm winds severely damaged the Cookson Hills Electric Cooperative building and the Alumbaugh Health Clinic. Three doors on the Haskell County district county barn were damaged as were four bay doors at the Speedy Lube business. The building housing the Stigler livestock auction was also damaged as was the press box at the high school football stadium. Several homes also likely received garage door and roof damage.

• Flash Flood04/30/2017

  Kinta, Haskell County

  $500K damage

  What happened

  Approximately 40 structures were damaged by flood waters. Numerous roads were flooded in town.

• Haskell Co. Water CompanyServes 3,000 · Surface water · Local government22 health violations+7 monitoring or reporting
• StiglerServes 2,731 · Surface water · Local government5 health violations+3 monitoring or reporting
• Keota PwaServes 564 · Purchased surface water · Local government43 health violations+18 monitoring or reporting
• Mccurtain Municipal AuthorityServes 560 · Purchased surface water · Local government31 health violations+6 monitoring or reporting