Oklahoma, 1960

Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, April 16, 1960

April 16, 1960 · 15 events in 9 counties and zones

7 thunderstorm wind, 4 tornado, 4 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
0
Injuries
2
Property damage
$30,000
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

7 thunderstorm wind, 4 tornado, 4 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Tulsa

When
April 16, 4:40 PM CST
Where
Tulsa County
Rating
F1
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
36.300, -96.000

Hail, Noble

When
April 16, 8:00 PM CST
Where
Noble County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
36.380, -97.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Noble

When
April 16, 8:00 PM CST
Where
Noble County
Coordinates
36.380, -97.280

Tornado, Garfield

When
April 16, 8:05 PM CST
Where
Garfield County
Rating
F2
Path width
50 yd
Coordinates
36.280, -97.980

Hail, Payne

When
April 16, 8:15 PM CST
Where
Payne County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
36.080, -97.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Payne

When
April 16, 8:15 PM CST
Where
Payne County
Coordinates
36.080, -97.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Oklahoma

When
April 16, 8:45 PM CST
Where
Oklahoma County
Coordinates
35.380, -97.580

Hail, Osage

When
April 16, 9:15 PM CST
Where
Osage County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.500, -96.180

Hail, Osage

When
April 16, 9:20 PM CST
Where
Osage County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.700, -96.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Osage

When
April 16, 9:20 PM CST
Where
Osage County
Measured
53 kt (61 mph)
Coordinates
36.700, -96.580

Tornado, Craig

When
April 16, 9:30 PM CST
Where
Craig County
Rating
F1
Path length
1 mi
Path width
100 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
36.970, -95.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Creek

When
April 16, 9:30 PM CST
Where
Creek County
Coordinates
35.780, -96.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Tulsa

When
April 16, 9:55 PM CST
Where
Tulsa County
Coordinates
36.200, -95.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Muskogee

When
April 16, 10:10 PM CST
Where
Muskogee County
Coordinates
35.780, -95.280

Tornado, Craig

When
April 16, 10:15 PM CST
Where
Craig County
Rating
F2
Path length
3.8 mi
Path width
200 yd
Injuries
2 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
36.600, -95.200

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: 10092817, 10092818, 10092819, 10092820, 10092821, 10092822, 10092823, 10092824, 10092825, 10092826, 10092827, 10092828, 10092829, 10092830, 10092831.