Oklahoma, 1964

Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, April 23, 1964

April 23, 1964 · 17 events in 12 counties and zones

11 hail, 3 tornado, 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
None recorded
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

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

Tornado, Comanche

When
April 23, 4:50 PM CST
Where
Comanche County
Rating
F0
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
34.600, -98.330

Hail, Comanche

When
April 23, 4:51 PM CST
Where
Comanche County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.700, -98.400

Hail, Comanche

When
April 23, 4:53 PM CST
Where
Comanche County
Measured
3.5 in hail
Coordinates
34.580, -98.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Comanche

When
April 23, 4:53 PM CST
Where
Comanche County
Measured
58 kt (67 mph)
Coordinates
34.580, -98.400

Hail, Caddo

When
April 23, 5:20 PM CST
Where
Caddo County
Measured
1.25 in hail
Coordinates
34.880, -98.400

Hail, Grady

When
April 23, 5:55 PM CST
Where
Grady County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
35.080, -97.900

Hail, Canadian

When
April 23, 6:45 PM CST
Where
Canadian County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
35.380, -97.780

Hail, Logan

When
April 23, 7:27 PM CST
Where
Logan County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.880, -97.400

Hail, Pawnee

When
April 23, 8:30 PM CST
Where
Pawnee County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.500, -96.680

Hail, Bryan

When
April 23, 9:30 PM CST
Where
Bryan County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.000, -96.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Osage

When
April 23, 9:33 PM CST
Where
Osage County
Measured
55 kt (63 mph)
Coordinates
36.700, -96.000

Hail, Love

When
April 23, 9:35 PM CST
Where
Love County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
34.000, -97.000

Hail, McCurtain

When
April 23, 10:00 PM CST
Where
McCurtain County
Measured
3.5 in hail
Coordinates
33.880, -94.680

Thunderstorm Wind, McCurtain

When
April 23, 10:00 PM CST
Where
McCurtain County
Measured
70 kt (81 mph)
Coordinates
34.000, -95.000

Hail, Ottawa

When
April 23, 11:05 PM CST
Where
Ottawa County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.880, -94.900

Tornado, Pittsburg

When
April 23, 11:25 PM CST
Where
Pittsburg County
Rating
F0
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
34.830, -95.550

Tornado, Pittsburg

When
April 23, 11:25 PM CST
Where
Pittsburg County
Rating
F1
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
34.830, -95.570

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: 10093887, 10093888, 10093889, 10093890, 10093891, 10093892, 10093893, 10093894, 10093895, 10093896, 10093897, 10093898, 10093899, 10093900, 10093901, 10093902, 10093903.