Oklahoma, 1957

Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, May 24, 1957

May 24, 1957 · 15 events in 11 counties and zones

14 tornado, 1 hail, 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
4
Injuries
5
Property damage
$1.1 million
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
15

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

14 tornado, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Bryan

When
May 24, 10:40 AM CST
Where
Bryan County
Rating
F1
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
34.070, -96.500

Tornado, Tillman

When
May 24, 4:30 PM CST
Where
Tillman County
Rating
F1
Path length
9.7 mi
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
34.200, -99.070

Tornado, Cotton

When
May 24, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Cotton County
Rating
F4
Path length
13 mi
Path width
880 yd
Deaths
4 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries
5 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
34.270, -98.500

Tornado, Comanche

When
May 24, 5:50 PM CST
Where
Comanche County
Rating
F4
Path length
8.6 mi
Path width
880 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
34.450, -98.450

Tornado, Garvin

When
May 24, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Garvin County
Rating
F2
Path length
10 mi
Path width
440 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
34.620, -97.180

Tornado, Pottawatomie

When
May 24, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Pottawatomie County
Rating
F2
Path length
20.8 mi
Path width
440 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
34.930, -97.050

Hail, Comanche

When
May 24, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Comanche County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
34.580, -98.400

Tornado, Comanche

When
May 24, 8:00 PM CST
Where
Comanche County
Rating
F0
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$30
Coordinates
34.700, -98.700

Tornado, McClain

When
May 24, 9:00 PM CST
Where
McClain County
Rating
F1
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$30
Coordinates
35.000, -97.400

Tornado, Stephens

When
May 24, 9:00 PM CST
Where
Stephens County
Rating
F2
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
34.650, -98.000

Tornado, Ottawa

When
May 24, 10:00 PM CST
Where
Ottawa County
Rating
F1
Path length
1 mi
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
36.950, -94.800

Tornado, Okmulgee

When
May 24, 10:25 PM CST
Where
Okmulgee County
Rating
F0
Path length
10.8 mi
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$30
Coordinates
35.630, -95.830

Tornado, Stephens

When
May 24, 10:25 PM CST
Where
Stephens County
Rating
F2
Path length
2.5 mi
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$250
Coordinates
34.470, -97.970

Tornado, McIntosh

When
May 24, 11:43 PM CST
Where
McIntosh County
Rating
F0
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$30
Coordinates
35.300, -95.830

Tornado, McIntosh

When
May 24, 11:45 PM CST
Where
McIntosh County
Rating
F0
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$30
Coordinates
35.430, -95.600

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.

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

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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: 10096543, 10096544, 10096545, 10096546, 10096547, 10096548, 10096549, 10096550, 10096551, 10096552, 10096553, 10096554, 10096555, 10096556, 10096557.