Oklahoma, 1961

Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, April 30, 1961

April 30, 1961 · 15 events in 10 counties and zones

7 tornado, 7 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
2
Property damage
$75,000
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 tornado, 7 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Dewey

When
April 30, 2:00 PM CST
Where
Dewey County
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
35.950, -99.150

Tornado, Dewey

When
April 30, 2:00 PM CST
Where
Dewey County
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
36.000, -99.000

Tornado, Dewey

When
April 30, 2:00 PM CST
Where
Dewey County
Rating
F0
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
35.900, -99.300

Hail, Woodward

When
April 30, 2:00 PM CST
Where
Woodward County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.200, -99.280

Hail, Kay

When
April 30, 4:05 PM CST
Where
Kay County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
36.700, -97.080

Hail, Blaine

When
April 30, 4:30 PM CST
Where
Blaine County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.700, -98.500

Hail, Kiowa

When
April 30, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Kiowa County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.000, -99.080

Tornado, Canadian

When
April 30, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Canadian County
Rating
F2
Path length
18.1 mi
Path width
200 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
35.650, -97.750

Tornado, Osage

When
April 30, 5:55 PM CST
Where
Osage County
Rating
F2
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
36.400, -96.500

Tornado, Canadian

When
April 30, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Canadian County
Rating
F2
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
35.500, -98.170

Hail, Roger Mills

When
April 30, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Roger Mills County
Measured
3 in hail
Coordinates
35.580, -99.680

Hail, Canadian

When
April 30, 6:15 PM CST
Where
Canadian County
Measured
7 in hail
Coordinates
35.500, -98.000

Hail, Canadian

When
April 30, 6:18 PM CST
Where
Canadian County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
35.500, -98.000

Tornado, Grady

When
April 30, 6:45 PM CST
Where
Grady County
Rating
F3
Path length
2 mi
Path width
77 yd
Injuries
2 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
35.330, -97.950

Thunderstorm Wind, Tulsa

When
April 30, 7:20 PM CST
Where
Tulsa County
Measured
75 kt (86 mph)
Coordinates
36.200, -95.900

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.

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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: 10091816, 10091817, 10091818, 10091819, 10091820, 10091821, 10091822, 10091823, 10091824, 10091825, 10091826, 10091827, 10091828, 10091829, 10091830.