Oklahoma, 1962

Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, June 9, 1962

June 9, 1962 · 5 events in 5 counties and zones

3 hail, 2 tornado, 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
$25,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
5

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

3 hail, 2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Osage

When
June 9, 1:20 AM CST
Where
Osage County
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
36.500, -96.330

Hail, Comanche

When
June 9, 2:00 AM CST
Where
Comanche County
Measured
1.25 in hail
Coordinates
34.500, -98.580

Tornado, Carter

When
June 9, 3:20 AM CST
Where
Carter County
Rating
F1
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
34.470, -97.400

Hail, Cotton

When
June 9, 9:10 PM CST
Where
Cotton County
Measured
1.25 in hail
Coordinates
34.380, -98.580

Hail, Major

When
June 9, 11:45 PM CST
Where
Major County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.280, -98.500

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.

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: 10093520, 10093521, 10093522, 10093523, 10093524.