Oklahoma, 1959

Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, April 18, 1959

April 18, 1959 · 8 events in 6 counties and zones

5 hail, 2 tornado, 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
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
8

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

5 hail, 2 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Cleveland

When
April 18, 4:15 AM CST
Where
Cleveland County
Measured
1.25 in hail
Coordinates
35.280, -97.580

Hail, Comanche

When
April 18, 4:30 PM CST
Where
Comanche County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
34.500, -98.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Comanche

When
April 18, 4:30 PM CST
Where
Comanche County
Coordinates
34.500, -98.580

Tornado, Payne

When
April 18, 4:35 PM CST
Where
Payne County
Rating
F0
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
36.120, -97.200

Hail, Muskogee

When
April 18, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Muskogee County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
35.580, -95.500

Hail, Cotton

When
April 18, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Cotton County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
34.280, -98.500

Hail, Comanche

When
April 18, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Comanche County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
34.580, -98.280

Tornado, Tulsa

When
April 18, 7:02 PM CST
Where
Tulsa County
Rating
F0
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
36.000, -95.950

What these are

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.
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.

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

The same day elsewhere

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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: 10094744, 10094745, 10094746, 10094747, 10094748, 10094749, 10094750, 10094751.