Storms in Oklahoma in 1960
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Oklahoma in 1960, with each episode’s narrative and every event in it. Before 1996 the record holds tornadoes, hail and thunderstorm wind only, without narratives; floods, heat, winter storms and the other kinds begin in 1996.
Oklahoma in 1960 on the map
Every episode with a place to put it, colored by kind of event.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The year
- Events
- 252
- Deaths
- 35
- Injuries
- 319
- Damage
- $27 million
- Episodes
- 49
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.
By kind of event
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado | 112 | 35 | 319 | $27 million |
| Hail | 80 | 0 | 0 | |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 60 | 0 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
January 1960
February 1960
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, February 9, 1960
- Tornado and Hail in Oklahoma, February 20, 1960
March 1960
April 1960
- Tornadoes in Oklahoma, April 12, 1960
- Hail in Oklahoma, April 14, 1960
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, April 16, 1960
- Hail in Oklahoma, April 24, 1960
- Hail in Oklahoma, April 27, 1960
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, April 28, 1960
- Tornado in Oklahoma, April 29, 1960
May 1960
- Tornado and Hail in Oklahoma, May 3, 1960
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, May 4, 1960
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, May 5, 1960
- Tornado and Hail in Oklahoma, May 16, 1960
- Tornado and Hail in Oklahoma, May 17, 1960
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, May 18, 1960
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, May 19, 1960
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, May 20, 1960
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, May 23, 1960
- Tornado and Hail in Oklahoma, May 27, 1960
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, May 28, 1960
June 1960
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, June 2, 1960
- Tornado and Hail in Oklahoma, June 7, 1960
- Hail in Oklahoma, June 8, 1960
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, June 13, 1960
- Hail in Oklahoma, June 14, 1960
- Tornado in Oklahoma, June 15, 1960
July 1960
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, July 3, 1960
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, July 17, 1960
- Tornado and Hail in Oklahoma, July 21, 1960
- Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, July 22, 1960
- Tornado in Oklahoma, July 24, 1960
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, July 25, 1960
- Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, July 27, 1960
- Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, July 28, 1960
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, July 29, 1960
August 1960
- Tornado in Oklahoma, August 7, 1960
- Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, August 8, 1960
- Tornado in Oklahoma, August 9, 1960
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, August 20, 1960
- Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, August 24, 1960
September 1960
October 1960
- Hail in Oklahoma, October 11, 1960
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, October 13, 1960
- Hail in Oklahoma, October 29, 1960
November 1960
More
Every year in OklahomaEvery state in 1960Tornadoes in Oklahoma in 196019591961
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.