Oklahoma, 1964

Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, April 3, 1964

April 3, 1964 · 31 events in 18 counties and zones

20 hail, 8 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
1
Property damage
$505,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
31

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

20 hail, 8 tornado, 3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Jefferson

When
April 3, 12:45 AM CST
Where
Jefferson County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.080, -98.000

Hail, Jefferson

When
April 3, 1:00 AM CST
Where
Jefferson County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
34.280, -97.780

Tornado, Marshall

When
April 3, 6:35 AM CST
Where
Marshall County
Rating
F3
Path length
4.9 mi
Path width
200 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
33.950, -96.680

Tornado, Bryan

When
April 3, 6:45 AM CST
Where
Bryan County
Rating
F3
Path length
11.8 mi
Path width
200 yd
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
33.980, -96.620

Tornado, Le Flore

When
April 3, 11:45 AM CST
Where
Le Flore County
Rating
F2
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
34.880, -94.850

Hail, Jefferson

When
April 3, 3:00 PM CST
Where
Jefferson County
Measured
1.25 in hail
Coordinates
34.200, -98.000

Hail, Grant

When
April 3, 3:00 PM CST
Where
Grant County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.700, -97.580

Hail, Kingfisher

When
April 3, 3:30 PM CST
Where
Kingfisher County
Measured
3 in hail
Coordinates
35.780, -98.000

Hail, Stephens

When
April 3, 3:30 PM CST
Where
Stephens County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
34.500, -98.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Stephens

When
April 3, 3:30 PM CST
Where
Stephens County
Measured
65 kt (75 mph)
Coordinates
34.500, -98.000

Hail, Custer

When
April 3, 4:30 PM CST
Where
Custer County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
35.500, -98.780

Hail, Custer

When
April 3, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Custer County
Measured
4.5 in hail
Coordinates
35.500, -98.900

Hail, Woodward

When
April 3, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Woodward County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
36.200, -99.000

Hail, Grady

When
April 3, 5:15 PM CST
Where
Grady County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.080, -98.000

Hail, Cleveland

When
April 3, 5:23 PM CST
Where
Cleveland County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
35.280, -97.500

Hail, Atoka

When
April 3, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Atoka County
Measured
3.5 in hail
Coordinates
34.200, -96.180

Tornado, Marshall

When
April 3, 5:50 PM CST
Where
Marshall County
Rating
F2
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
123 yd
Property damage
$30
Coordinates
34.050, -96.800

Thunderstorm Wind, Garvin

When
April 3, 5:50 PM CST
Where
Garvin County
Coordinates
34.780, -97.180

Tornado, Marshall

When
April 3, 5:55 PM CST
Where
Marshall County
Rating
F2
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
34.100, -96.650

Hail, Marshall

When
April 3, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Marshall County
Measured
2.5 in hail
Coordinates
34.080, -96.900

Hail, McClain

When
April 3, 6:15 PM CST
Where
McClain County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
34.880, -97.000

Hail, Major

When
April 3, 6:20 PM CST
Where
Major County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.200, -98.680

Tornado, McClain

When
April 3, 6:30 PM CST
Where
McClain County
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
35.200, -97.530

Hail, Garvin

When
April 3, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Garvin County
Measured
4 in hail
Coordinates
34.780, -97.180

Tornado, Cleveland

When
April 3, 6:40 PM CST
Where
Cleveland County
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
35.220, -97.500

Hail, Major

When
April 3, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Major County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
36.280, -98.500

Hail, Woodward

When
April 3, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Woodward County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
36.200, -99.280

Tornado, Choctaw

When
April 3, 9:30 PM CST
Where
Choctaw County
Rating
F1
Path length
1.5 mi
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
34.080, -95.520

Hail, Choctaw

When
April 3, 9:30 PM CST
Where
Choctaw County
Measured
2.5 in hail
Coordinates
34.080, -95.400

Hail, Lincoln

When
April 3, 10:00 PM CST
Where
Lincoln County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.580, -96.680

Thunderstorm Wind, Mayes

When
April 3, 11:00 PM CST
Where
Mayes County
Measured
58 kt (67 mph)
Coordinates
36.200, -95.400

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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.
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: 10092751, 10092752, 10092753, 10092754, 10092755, 10092756, 10092757, 10092758, 10092759, 10092760, 10092761, 10092762, 10092763, 10092764, 10092765, 10092766, 10092767, 10092768, 10092769, 10092770, 10092771, 10092772, 10092773, 10092774, 10092775, 10092776, 10092777, 10093637, 10093638, 10093639, 10093640.