Oklahoma, 1960

Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, May 23, 1960

May 23, 1960 · 6 events in 4 counties and zones

5 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
0
Injuries
1
Property damage
$25,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
6

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

Tornado, Caddo

When
May 23, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Caddo County
Rating
F2
Path width
33 yd
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
35.100, -98.570

Tornado, Caddo

When
May 23, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Caddo County
Rating
F2
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
35.100, -98.550

Tornado, Caddo

When
May 23, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Caddo County
Rating
F2
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
35.100, -98.530

Hail, Harmon

When
May 23, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Harmon County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.500, -99.680

Tornado, McClain

When
May 23, 8:30 PM CST
Where
McClain County
Rating
F1
Path length
1.5 mi
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$30
Coordinates
35.280, -97.630

Tornado, Stephens

When
May 23, 9:00 PM CST
Where
Stephens County
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$250
Coordinates
34.500, -98.030

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.

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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: 10095134, 10095135, 10095136, 10095137, 10095138, 10095139.