Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, April 2, 1957

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, April 2, 1957
Start: 1957-04-02T15:30
End: 1957-04-02T23:45
Location: Oklahoma

April 2, 1957 · 29 events in 19 counties and zones

19 tornado, 8 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

Tornadoes
Tropical storms and surge
Floods
Wind
Hail
Winter weather
Heat and drought
Cold
Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
Other

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The toll

Deaths: 6
Injuries: 15
Property damage: $3.3 million
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 29

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

Event by event

19 tornado, 8 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Jefferson

When: April 2, 3:30 PM CST
Where: Jefferson County
Rating: F1
Path length: 2 mi
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 34.220, -97.580

Tornado, Murray

When: April 2, 4:50 PM CST
Where: Murray County
Rating: F2
Path length: 5.7 mi
Path width: 400 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 34.550, -96.920

Tornado, Garvin

When: April 2, 4:50 PM CST
Where: Garvin County
Rating: F2
Path length: 5.9 mi
Path width: 400 yd
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 34.630, -96.930

Hail, Murray

When: April 2, 4:50 PM CST
Where: Murray County
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 34.500, -97.080

Tornado, Murray

When: April 2, 4:55 PM CST
Where: Murray County
Rating: F2
Path length: 2 mi
Path width: 600 yd
Deaths: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries: 2 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 34.400, -97.130

Hail, Garvin

When: April 2, 5:05 PM CST
Where: Garvin County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.780, -97.580

Tornado, Marshall

When: April 2, 5:29 PM CST
Where: Marshall County
Rating: F4
Path length: 5.2 mi
Path width: 200 yd
Deaths: 2 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries: 6 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 34.000, -96.650

Tornado, Bryan

When: April 2, 5:58 PM CST
Where: Bryan County
Rating: F4
Path length: 7.9 mi
Path width: 200 yd
Deaths: 3 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries: 3 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 33.930, -96.430

Tornado, Jackson

When: April 2, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Jackson County
Rating: F2
Path length: 5.2 mi
Path width: 150 yd
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 34.630, -99.270

Tornado, Pottawatomie

When: April 2, 6:40 PM CST
Where: Pottawatomie County
Rating: F0
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $30
Coordinates: 34.980, -96.950

Tornado, Jackson

When: April 2, 6:40 PM CST
Where: Jackson County
Rating: F2
Path length: 6.2 mi
Path width: 150 yd
Coordinates: 34.700, -99.230

Tornado, Kiowa

When: April 2, 6:50 PM CST
Where: Kiowa County
Rating: F2
Path length: 32.3 mi
Path width: 150 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 34.770, -99.170

Hail, Kiowa

When: April 2, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Kiowa County
Measured: 2.5 in hail
Coordinates: 34.780, -99.000

Hail, Roger Mills

When: April 2, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Roger Mills County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 35.700, -99.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Roger Mills

When: April 2, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Roger Mills County
Coordinates: 35.580, -99.680

Tornado, Jackson

When: April 2, 7:05 PM CST
Where: Jackson County
Rating: F0
Path length: 8.8 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 34.600, -99.320

Tornado, Choctaw

When: April 2, 7:15 PM CST
Where: Choctaw County
Rating: F1
Path length: 16.8 mi
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 33.930, -95.500

Hail, Dewey

When: April 2, 7:30 PM CST
Where: Dewey County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 36.000, -99.000

Tornado, Latimer

When: April 2, 9:00 PM CST
Where: Latimer County
Rating: F2
Path length: 15.7 mi
Path width: 880 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 34.830, -95.100

Thunderstorm Wind, Caddo

When: April 2, 9:00 PM CST
Where: Caddo County
Coordinates: 35.500, -98.400

Tornado, Pittsburg

When: April 2, 9:05 PM CST
Where: Pittsburg County
Rating: F2
Path length: 11.7 mi
Path width: 440 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 34.850, -95.570

Hail, Latimer

When: April 2, 9:05 PM CST
Where: Latimer County
Measured: 2.5 in hail
Coordinates: 34.700, -95.400

Hail, Pittsburg

When: April 2, 9:05 PM CST
Where: Pittsburg County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.880, -95.780

Hail, Kiowa

When: April 2, 9:05 PM CST
Where: Kiowa County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 35.000, -99.080

Tornado, Haskell

When: April 2, 9:20 PM CST
Where: Haskell County
Rating: F2
Path length: 7.6 mi
Path width: 880 yd
Injuries: 2 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 35.050, -95.020

Tornado, McCurtain

When: April 2, 9:30 PM CST
Where: McCurtain County
Rating: F1
Path length: 11.2 mi
Path width: 880 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 34.130, -94.650

Tornado, Le Flore

When: April 2, 9:50 PM CST
Where: Le Flore County
Rating: F0
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $30
Coordinates: 35.050, -94.630

Tornado, Oklahoma

When: April 2, 10:30 PM CST
Where: Oklahoma County
Rating: F0
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $30
Coordinates: 35.600, -97.550

Tornado, Love

When: April 2, 11:45 PM UNK
Where: Love County
Rating: F1
Path width: 33 yd
Coordinates: 33.930, -97.520

The people who died

As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.

Event	Date	Age	Sex	Where	Kind
Tornado, Murray	1957-04-02				Direct

What these are

Tornado: A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
Thunderstorm Wind: Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Oklahoma in 1957 Every state in 1957 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Oklahoma, 1957

Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10092662, 10092663, 10092664, 10092665, 10092666, 10092667, 10092668, 10092669, 10092670, 10092671, 10092672, 10092673, 10092674, 10092675, 10092676, 10092677, 10092678, 10092679, 10092680, 10092681, 10092682, 10092683, 10092684, 10092685, 10092686, 10092687, 10092688, 10092689, 10092690.