Pushmataha County, Oklahoma · Antlers
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Pipes freeze in Pushmataha County on about 7 nights a year, mostly December to February. Older homes, 15% of the stock here, are most at risk.
May brings the most downpours to Pushmataha County, part of 16.1 heavy-rain days a year. Check the sump first.
15% of homes here predate 1960, when clay and cast iron sewer laterals were standard. Roots and cracks in those lines are a common cause of backups.
Pushmataha County's wettest day in the 2015–2024 record brought 5.1 inches, and about 54 freeze-thaw days a year mean ice dams in some winters.
27% of occupied homes in Pushmataha County heat mainly with wood or propane, above the Oklahoma county median of 12.5%.
With 107 muggy nights a year, mold in Pushmataha County can appear within days of a leak. Dry first, then clean.
Local risk profile
With 5,708 homes and around 10,790 residents, Pushmataha County is 1,396 square miles of southeast Oklahoma. Antlers is the county seat; Clayton, Rattan and Finley are the next largest communities. Half the homes here were built before 1982, half after.
44/100 Water Damage Risk Index: Moderate Pushmataha County ranks 60 of 77 Oklahoma counties. See the statewide ranking and method.The three factors where Pushmataha County ranks highest compared with other Oklahoma counties.
Winters here are on the gentler end for Oklahoma, and pipes still freeze. It averaged 57 freezing nights a year over 2015–2024, 7 of them at 20°F or colder, cold enough for pipes in outside walls and crawl spaces to freeze. Among 77 Oklahoma counties that's 68th.
The longest cold spell was straight 9 days without the temperature rising above freezing, ending in February 2021. The coldest night reached about -7°F on February 16, 2021. Burst pipes usually show up when a spell like that breaks and the ice thaws.
The freeze season here runs December to February, with January the coldest. If you travel then, leave the thermostat at 55°F or above and open sink cabinets on outside walls.
Freezing nights typically start around Nov 9 and end around Mar 27.
Heavy rain is a bigger factor here than in most of Oklahoma. Of roughly 53.3 inches of yearly precipitation, the damage comes from the 16.1 days a year with an inch or more, ranked 5th of 77. April, May and June see the most. The single wettest day in the record: 5.1 inches, December 28, 2015. The worst three-day stretch dropped 7.86 inches, ending December 28, 2015, the kind of soaking that overwhelms sump pumps and storm sewers.
About 54 days a year swing from below freezing at night to above freezing by day. Those freeze-thaw cycles feed ice dams on roofs, open cracks in foundations and driveways, and stress pipes that are already marginal.
Housing
46% of homes in Pushmataha County predate 1980, below the Oklahoma county median of 54.8%, which ranks 55th of Oklahoma's 77 counties.
The mix runs from 15% built before 1960 to 23% built since 2000, so older neighborhoods bring aging pipe while newer subdivisions bring failed appliance lines and water heaters.
31% date from 1980 to 1999, the window when polybutylene, a gray flexible plastic supply pipe, was used in some homes. It's prone to leaks at the fittings, so it's worth checking for in a house from those years.
17% of homes are manufactured or mobile homes, above the Oklahoma county median of 12.3%. Their water lines run under the floor behind the skirting, so a torn skirt or failed heat tape freezes them faster than lines in a site-built house.
The Census counted 22% of homes as vacant, above the Oklahoma county median of 17.1%. Empty houses are where a small leak turns into a large claim, because nobody is there to hear it.
Beyond water
About 107 nights a year in Pushmataha County stay at 65°F or warmer, a sign of muggy summer air (14th of 77 counties). May is the wettest month. Mold grows when indoor humidity stays above about 60%, the EPA's ceiling. A basement dehumidifier set to 50% and drying anything wet within 24 to 48 hours prevents most problems.
Mold remediation: what to expectMain heating fuel in Pushmataha County's occupied homes: 9% utility gas, 61% electric, 20% propane and 7% wood. Wood and propane heat are more common here than the state median. Have chimneys swept and fuel-burning appliances serviced each fall, and keep three feet clear around stoves and space heaters.
Fire and smoke cleanup: first stepsCoverage
Calls connect to restoration companies that work across Pushmataha County. The largest communities by population:
Population from ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Townships and unincorporated areas are covered too.
Nearby
Latimer, Le Flore and Pittsburg get more pipe-freeze nights than Pushmataha. Pittsburg County has the oldest housing nearby, with 53% of homes built before 1980.
By the numbers
| Factor | Pushmataha | Oklahoma median | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1960 | 15% | 24% | 64 of 77 |
| Homes built before 1980 | 46% | 55% | 55 of 77 |
| Homes built 2000 or later | 23% | 22% | 34 of 77 |
| Manufactured or mobile homes | 17% | 12% | 18 of 77 |
| Vacant homes | 22% | 17% | 18 of 77 |
| Wood or propane heat | 27% | 13% | 4 of 77 |
| Nights at 20°F or colder | 7/yr | 13/yr | 68 of 77 |
| Days with 1 inch+ of rain | 16/yr | 11/yr | 5 of 77 |
| Freeze-thaw days | 54/yr | 65/yr | 63 of 77 |
| Muggy nights (65°F+) | 107/yr | 98/yr | 14 of 77 |
Rank 1 is the highest value. Bars run from the lowest to the highest Oklahoma county; the tick marks the median; orange means higher water damage risk than the median, green means lower.
Questions
Peak risk months in Pushmataha County: freezing from December to February, heavy rain in April, May and June.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024 5-year estimates (2020-2024); weather from NOAA nClimGrid-Daily county averages (EpiNOAA), 2015–2024, averaged across the county; county boundaries from Census TIGER. Reviewed 2026-10-21. Methodology