Storm risk in Comanche County, Oklahoma

FEMA's overall hazard score for Comanche County is 86.23 (Relatively Moderate), 434th of 3,144 counties. Hail scores 93.61 (Relatively Moderate), strong wind 97.39 (Relatively High) and tornado 95.52 (Relatively High). Expected hail loss is $96 per $1 million of buildings a year; NOAA logged 230 hail reports in Comanche County from 2014 to June 2026.

FEMA National Risk Index, version December 2025, retrieved October 8, 2026. NOAA hail reports 2014 to June 2026.

Comanche County: expected yearly loss per $1 million of buildings for hail, strong wind and tornado, on a log scale, against all U.S. counties and the counties of OK$0.1$1$10$100$1,000Hail: $96 per $1 million, 528th of 3,126 rated counties$96Hail528th of 3,126 countiesStrong wind: $113 per $1 million, 223rd of 3,121 rated counties$113Strong wind223rd of 3,121 countiesTornado: $546 per $1 million, 336th of 3,144 rated counties$546Tornado336th of 3,144 counties
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Expected yearly loss per $1 million of buildings, log scale. Dot colour is FEMA’s rating band. The tornado lane counts everything exposed, not only buildings.

How FEMA rates Comanche County

HazardRatingScore (0 to 100)Rank in U.S.Rank in OK
OverallRelatively Moderate 86.23434 of 3,1444 of 77
HailRelatively Moderate 93.61202 of 3,12613 of 77
Strong windRelatively High 97.3983 of 3,1263 of 77
TornadoRelatively High 95.52142 of 3,1265 of 77

Expected yearly loss, in dollars

HazardThis county, total a yearPer $1M of buildingsState median countyU.S. median countyRank per $1M, U.S.Rank per $1M, state
Hail$1,909,799$96 $161$22 528 of 3,12658 of 77
Strong wind$2,248,398$113 $41$20 223 of 3,12122 of 77
Tornado$10,899,769$546 $596$199 336 of 3,14449 of 77

Rank 1 is the highest. Overall, hail and wind losses count buildings; the tornado row counts everything FEMA exposes, so it overstates building damage. Expected annual loss is an average over many years for the whole county, not a forecast for one roof.

What stands out in Comanche County

  • FEMA expects hail in Comanche County to cost $96 per $1 million of buildings a year: 4.28 times the U.S. median and 0.60 times the OK county median, ranked 528th of 3,126 counties nationally and 58th of 77 in Oklahoma.
  • FEMA expects strong wind in Comanche County to cost $113 per $1 million of buildings a year: 5.52 times the U.S. median and 2.75 times the OK county median, ranked 223rd of 3,121 counties nationally and 22nd of 77 in Oklahoma.
  • FEMA expects tornado in Comanche County to cost $546 per $1 million of buildings a year: 2.74 times the U.S. median and 0.92 times the OK county median, ranked 336th of 3,144 counties nationally and 49th of 77 in Oklahoma.
  • Applying FEMA's estimate to a $154,300 home, the average yearly loss in Comanche County is about $15 for hail and $17 for wind before any deductible; at the U.S. median county rates it would be $3.45 and $3.14.
  • If the next years look like 2014 to 2025, a roof kept 20 years in Comanche County meets about 116.7 hail days of 1 inch or more; the median county in NOAA's file (1,275 counties) would give 35.0.
  • Built in 1977, the median home in Comanche County is 49 years old, so an original roof has outlived a 3-tab shingle (15 to 20 years) and an architectural one (25 to 30 years); 79.5% of its 52,647 homes are at least 26 years old.
  • March to June holds 201 of the 230 hail reports in Comanche County (87 percent); the quietest month is January, with 0 reports.

What hail and wind cost a home here in an average year

Enter a home value. The calculator applies Comanche County’s own loss rate: the county’s expected yearly loss divided by the value of its buildings. It starts at the Census median home value for the county.

$15hail, a year; $3.45 at the U.S. median county rate
$17strong wind, a year; $3.14 at the U.S. median county rate
$642hail and wind together over 20 years, at today’s rate

Formula: home value × Comanche County yearly loss ÷ building value. Hail: $1,909,799 ÷ $19,979,195,136 = 0.0000956. Wind: $2,248,398 ÷ $19,979,195,136 = 0.0001125. This is FEMA’s estimate of average damage to buildings and does not account for your deductible. Tornado is left out because FEMA’s tornado loss counts people and other exposure, not only buildings.

Read this as a yardstick. The rate is an average over every building in the county, from sheds to office towers, and over many years. Real losses come in rare, large storms; a roof with no damage in 19 years can need full replacement in the 20th. The figure is not a quote and not a prediction for one address.

Comanche County in plain numbers

  • Comanche County scores 86.23 in FEMA's overall hazard index (Relatively Moderate): 434th of 3,144 rated counties and 4th of 77 in Oklahoma.
  • Hail scores 93.61 (Relatively Moderate). FEMA expects $1,909,799 of hail damage to buildings in Comanche County a year, which is $96 per $1 million of buildings, 4.28 times the U.S. median.
  • Strong wind scores 97.39 (Relatively High) with $2,248,398 of expected yearly building loss in Comanche County: $113 per $1 million of buildings, 5.52 times the U.S. median.
  • Tornado scores 95.52 (Relatively High) and FEMA's expected yearly tornado loss is $10,899,769, counting everything exposed, or $546 per $1 million of buildings in Comanche County.
  • FEMA's own event record for Comanche County averages 11.55 hail events and 5.37 strong-wind events a year.
  • NOAA logged 230 hail reports in Comanche County between 2014 and June 2026, on 76 days with stones of 1 inch or more; the largest was 4 inches.
  • In Comanche County, FEMA counts buildings worth 19.98 billion dollars and 120,665 residents.
  • Social vulnerability is Relatively Moderate in Comanche County.
  • Community resilience there is Relatively Low, for 120,665 residents.
  • 1 city in Comanche County is covered on this site: Lawton. 12 Census ZIP areas have more than half of their land in the county.
  • Our guide range for a 2,000 sq ft asphalt roof in Lawton is $5,950 to $13,175.
  • Comanche County ranks 37 of the 194 counties with a page here for hail loss per $1 million of buildings, 7 for wind and 20 for tornado.
  • In Comanche County, May is the busiest month with 75 of the 230 reports (33 percent), against 1 report in November.
  • Comanche County's worst year was 2020, with 10 hail days at 1 inch or more and 32 reports. At the 2014 to 2025 pace that is 5.83 such days a year, one about every 2.1 months.
  • The median home in Comanche County was built in 1977; 56.3% of its 52,647 housing units date from before 1980, 79.5% from before 2000 and 9.3% from 2010 on.
  • Census puts the median home value in Comanche County at $154,300, and 55.0% of homes are lived in by their owners.
  • 1,136 single-family building permits were issued in Comanche County from 2014 to 2025, about 21.6 per 1,000 homes, peaking in 2024.
  • NOAA lists 13 tornado tracks in Comanche County since 2014; the strongest was an EF2 on May 18, 2019 near Geronimo, 0.5 miles long.
  • The fastest gust in NOAA's records for Comanche County is 104 mph on June 15, 2023 at Lawton.
  • The nearest county with a page here is Cleveland County, 70 miles from the centre of Comanche County; its hail score is 98.82.
  • Across counties the median is one roofing firm for every 5,189 homes; Census counted 10 roofing contractor establishments in Comanche County in 2023, one for every 5,265 homes.
  • FEMA has named Comanche County in 7 disaster declarations since 2014, the latest 1154 days before its data end, and 3 of them were storm-type.

The hail record of Comanche County, year by year

NOAA logged 230 reports in Comanche County; hail of 1 inch or more fell on 76 days. That is 5.8 such days a year; the median county in NOAA’s file has 1.8.

Comanche County: NOAA hail reports per year, 2014 to June 2026, with the number of days that had hail of 1 inch or more010203040502014: 5 reports, 3 days at 1 inch or more, largest 2.25 inch142015: 16 reports, 8 days at 1 inch or more, largest 2.75 inch152016: 19 reports, 7 days at 1 inch or more, largest 4 inch162017: 16 reports, 6 days at 1 inch or more, largest 3 inch172018: 4 reports, 3 days at 1 inch or more, largest 1.75 inch182019: 20 reports, 3 days at 1 inch or more, largest 1.75 inch192020: 32 reports, 10 days at 1 inch or more, largest 3 inch202021: 6 reports, 4 days at 1 inch or more, largest 2.75 inch212022: 8 reports, 6 days at 1 inch or more, largest 1.5 inch222023: 45 reports, 8 days at 1 inch or more, largest 4 inch232024: 19 reports, 7 days at 1 inch or more, largest 2.75 inch242025: 18 reports, 5 days at 1 inch or more, largest 1.75 inch252026: 22 reports, 6 days at 1 inch or more, largest 2.75 inch26*
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Comanche County: NOAA hail reports by calendar month, 2014 to June 2026January: 0 reports0JanFebruary: 3 reports3FebMarch: 16 reports16MarApril: 66 reports66AprMay: 75 reports75MayJune: 44 reports44JunJuly: 3 reports3JulAugust: 10 reports10AugSeptember: 2 reports2SepOctober: 9 reports9OctNovember: 1 reports1NovDecember: 1 reports1Dec

Reports by calendar month, all years together. Peak: May, 75 reports.

The same numbers as a table (years with at least one report)
YearReportsDays, 1 inch or moreDays, 1.75 inch or moreLargest stoneDamage reported
20145312.25 in–
201516812.75 in–
201619734 in–
201716633 in–
20184311.75 in–
201920311.75 in–
2020321043 in–
20216412.75 in–
20228601.5 in–
202345844 in$20,000
202419722.75 in$10,000
202518521.75 in–
2026 (to June)22642.75 in–

Biggest hail days in Comanche County

DateLargest stoneReports that dayDamage reportedNear
June 15, 20234 in19none recordedLawton
April 29, 20164 in8none recordedMt Scott
April 21, 20203 in7none recordedElgin
June 30, 20173 in3none recordedMt Scott
October 21, 20173 in2none recordedIndiahoma

Where large hail was reported

FEMA scores the county as a whole. NOAA’s reports show where inside Comanche County the big stones fell.

Reported hail locations, Comanche County

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  • 781 to 1.74 in
  • 451.75 to 2.74 in, golf ball to tennis ball
  • 172.75 in and up, baseball

Largest plotted stone: 4 in. Bigger dots are bigger stones.

193 reports of 1 inch or larger have coordinates; the map shows the 140 largest. Each dot is a reported location, not a storm path.

Sources: NOAA, Census county outline

Wind and tornado records for Comanche County

Fastest gusts in Comanche County

DateGustNear
June 15, 2023104 mphLawton
May 16, 201598 mphMeers
April 10, 201690 mphGeronimo
June 11, 202690 mphPumpkin Center

Strongest tornado tracks in Comanche County

DateScaleLengthInjured / killedNear
May 18, 2019EF20.5 mi1 / 0Geronimo
April 29, 2016EF14 mi0 / 0Elgin
May 16, 2015EF17.14 mi0 / 0Meers
June 15, 2023EF03.8 mi0 / 0Faxon

13 tornado tracks in all since 2014; the strongest 4 are listed.

How old the roofs are

Census counts homes by the decade they were built. Under each bar is the number of hail days of 1 inch or more that an original roof from that decade has met, at Comanche County’s 2014 to 2025 pace of 5.83 such days a year. Most roofs have been replaced since; the row shows what a roof that never was would have taken.

Comanche County: share of homes by decade built, with the hail days at 1 inch or more that an original roof from each decade has met at the county's 2014 to 2025 ratepre-1940: 5.4% of homes5.4%<19405311940s: 5.2% of homes5.2%1940s4721950s: 11.7% of homes11.7%1950s4141960s: 14.8% of homes14.8%1960s3561970s: 19.2% of homes19.2%1970s2981980s: 13.0% of homes13%1980s2391990s: 10.2% of homes10.2%1990s1812000s: 11.1% of homes11.1%2000s1222010s: 8.6% of homes8.6%2010s642020+: 0.7% of homes0.7%2020+18

Bars: share of 52,647 housing units by decade built. Figures under the decade: hail days met by an original roof, at the county’s 2014 to 2025 pace. The pace of earlier years is unknown.

Median year built1977
Built before 198056.3%
Built before 200079.5%
Built since 20109.3%
Owner-occupied55.0%
Median home value$154,300
Single-family permits, 2014 to 20251,136
Permits per 1,000 homes21.6

Asphalt shingles are rated 15 to 20 years (3-tab) and 25 to 30 years (architectural). Source: Census ACS 2019 to 2023 and Building Permits Survey.

Roofers and past disasters in Comanche County

Roofing firms in Comanche County

Roofing contractor establishments, 202310
Change since 2016+4 (+67%)
Homes per roofing firm5,265
Median across counties5,189
Employees, 202391

Source for Comanche County: Census County Business Patterns, NAICS 238160. Full roofing-market page for Comanche County.

FEMA disaster declarations naming Comanche County since 2014

Declarations naming Comanche County7
Storm / flood / winter / fire3 / 1 / 3 / 0
Median OK county8
Rank among 72 OK counties43
Days from the latest to the data cutoff1,154

Source for Comanche County: OpenFEMA, data to 2026-09-15. Declaration list for Comanche County.

Nearby counties

The closest counties that have a risk page, by distance between county centres. Loss is per $1 million of buildings; the columns marked "times here" divide the neighbour's loss by Comanche County's.

CountyMilesOverallHail lossHail, times hereWind lossWind, times hereNOAA hail reports
Cleveland County, OK70 Relatively Moderate $2252.35$170.15365
Oklahoma County, OK87 Relatively High $1831.91$5.630.05427
Garfield County, OK127 Relatively Moderate $1621.69$220.20122
Tulsa County, OK172 Relatively High $510.53$570.51340

All 194 counties, with a filter by state and sorting

Cities and ZIP areas in Comanche County

1 city in this county is on PickARoofer. ZIP Code Tabulation Areas are Census shapes that approximate ZIP codes; where we have a city’s ZIPs, the share is the part of each area’s land that lies in this county. 12 such areas have more than half their land here.

CityZIP areas (share of land in the county)Pages
Lawton 73501 (100%), 73520 (0%), 73549 (0%), 73503 (100%), 73505 (100%) Roofers

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Questions

How high is storm risk in Comanche County?

FEMA's National Risk Index gives Comanche County an overall score of 86.23 (Relatively Moderate), 434th of 3,144. Hail scores 93.61 (Relatively Moderate), strong wind 97.39 (Relatively High) and tornado 95.52 (Relatively High).

In Comanche County, how many hail reports has NOAA logged?

A report is one entry for one storm in one county, so counts follow where people live as well as where hail fell. NOAA has 230 for Comanche County between 2014 and June 2026, on 76 days with hail of 1 inch or more; the largest stone was 4 inches.

What do hail and wind cost a home in Comanche County each year, on average?

Applying FEMA's county rates to its median home value of $154,300: FEMA's estimate is about $15 a year for hail and $17 for wind, before any deductible, against $3.45 and $3.14 at the U.S. median county rates. This is an average over many years and all buildings, not a prediction for one roof; one bad storm costs far more than the average year.

How does Comanche County compare with the rest of Oklahoma?

Per $1 million of buildings Comanche County loses $96 to hail a year, against $161 in the median county of the state. Among 77 rated counties it is 13th for hail, 3rd for strong wind and 5th for tornado.

How old are the roofs in Comanche County?

The median home was built in 1977, 49 years ago, and 79.5% of the 52,647 housing units in Comanche County date from before 2000. Asphalt shingles are rated 15 to 20 years (3-tab) or 25 to 30 years (architectural), so an original roof of either kind is past its rated life. The Census does not record when a roof was replaced.

What does expected annual loss mean?

It is FEMA's estimate of the average yearly loss from a hazard, in dollars, summed over the county. It is built for comparing counties at planning level, not for pricing one house.

Does a high rating mean my roof will be damaged?

No. The index compares counties and cannot say what will happen on your street. After a storm, a roof inspection is the only way to know.

Sources for Comanche County: FEMA National Risk Index, version December 2025, retrieved October 8, 2026; NOAA Storm Events Database hail reports for Comanche County; Census Bureau ZCTA-to-county relationship file (2020); Census ACS and Building Permits Survey, homes in Comanche County; Census County Business Patterns, roofing firms in Comanche County; OpenFEMA, declarations naming Comanche County. Planning-level information about Comanche County, not an inspection and not insurance advice.

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