Oklahoma, 1958

Tornado and Hail in Oklahoma, August 23, 1958

August 23, 1958 · 3 events in 2 counties and zones

1 tornado, 1 hail, 1 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
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$30
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
3

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

1 tornado, 1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Woods

When
August 23, 2:00 PM CST
Where
Woods County
Path length
25.2 mi
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$30
Coordinates
36.630, -98.800

Hail, Greer

When
August 23, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Greer County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
34.780, -99.680

Thunderstorm Wind, Greer

When
August 23, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Greer County
Coordinates
34.780, -99.680

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.

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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: 10093582, 10093583, 10093584.