Oklahoma, 1962

Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, June 5, 1962

June 5, 1962 · 17 events in 8 counties and zones

10 tornado, 4 hail, 3 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
$3,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
17

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

10 tornado, 4 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Ellis

When
June 5, 4:55 PM CST
Where
Ellis County
Rating
F0
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
36.380, -99.900

Tornado, Ellis

When
June 5, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Ellis County
Rating
F0
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
36.200, -99.800

Hail, Ellis

When
June 5, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Ellis County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.380, -100.000

Tornado, Ellis

When
June 5, 5:05 PM CST
Where
Ellis County
Rating
F0
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
36.350, -99.880

Tornado, Woodward

When
June 5, 5:08 PM CST
Where
Woodward County
Rating
F0
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
36.430, -99.570

Tornado, Ellis

When
June 5, 5:20 PM CST
Where
Ellis County
Rating
F0
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
36.150, -99.970

Tornado, Ellis

When
June 5, 5:20 PM CST
Where
Ellis County
Rating
F0
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
36.500, -99.970

Tornado, Ellis

When
June 5, 5:20 PM CST
Where
Ellis County
Rating
F0
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
36.330, -99.800

Tornado, Custer

When
June 5, 6:20 PM CST
Where
Custer County
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
35.670, -99.200

Hail, Woods

When
June 5, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Woods County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.580, -98.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Woods

When
June 5, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Woods County
Coordinates
36.580, -98.900

Hail, Custer

When
June 5, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Custer County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
35.580, -99.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Grady

When
June 5, 8:30 PM CST
Where
Grady County
Coordinates
35.000, -97.900

Tornado, Kiowa

When
June 5, 8:45 PM CST
Where
Kiowa County
Rating
F1
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
35.080, -98.880

Tornado, Garfield

When
June 5, 9:00 PM CST
Where
Garfield County
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
36.400, -97.530

Thunderstorm Wind, Canadian

When
June 5, 9:15 PM CST
Where
Canadian County
Coordinates
35.500, -98.000

Hail, Canadian

When
June 5, 9:15 PM CST
Where
Canadian County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.500, -98.000

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: 10093842, 10093843, 10093844, 10093845, 10093846, 10093847, 10093848, 10093849, 10094137, 10094138, 10094139, 10094140, 10094141, 10094142, 10094143, 10093499, 10094144.