Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, May 10, 1964

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, May 10, 1964
Start: 1964-05-10T10:00
End: 1964-05-10T23:45
Location: Oklahoma

May 10, 1964 · 22 events in 16 counties and zones

11 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.

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Wind
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Heat and drought
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Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 1
Property damage: $53,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 22

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

Hail, Greer

When: May 10, 10:00 AM CST
Where: Greer County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 35.000, -99.400

Hail, Grady

When: May 10, 2:15 PM CST
Where: Grady County
Measured: 3 in hail
Coordinates: 34.780, -97.680

Tornado, Cimarron

When: May 10, 3:00 PM CST
Where: Cimarron County
Rating: F0
Path width: 33 yd
Coordinates: 36.800, -102.200

Hail, Grady

When: May 10, 3:30 PM CST
Where: Grady County
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Coordinates: 34.780, -98.000

Hail, Beaver

When: May 10, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Beaver County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.880, -100.900

Hail, Kiowa

When: May 10, 4:50 PM CST
Where: Kiowa County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.080, -98.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Texas

When: May 10, 5:15 PM CST
Where: Texas County
Coordinates: 36.880, -101.180

Tornado, Caddo

When: May 10, 5:45 PM CST
Where: Caddo County
Rating: F2
Path length: 11.7 mi
Path width: 33 yd
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 35.200, -98.500

Hail, Caddo

When: May 10, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Caddo County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 34.880, -98.400

Tornado, Johnston

When: May 10, 6:15 PM CST
Where: Johnston County
Rating: F0
Path length: 6.9 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $250
Coordinates: 34.270, -96.770

Hail, Grady

When: May 10, 6:20 PM CST
Where: Grady County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.200, -97.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Oklahoma

When: May 10, 6:22 PM CST
Where: Oklahoma County
Measured: 62 kt (71 mph)
Coordinates: 35.380, -97.500

Hail, Oklahoma

When: May 10, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Oklahoma County
Measured: 2 in hail
Coordinates: 35.380, -97.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Oklahoma

When: May 10, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Oklahoma County
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates: 35.380, -97.500

Tornado, Ellis

When: May 10, 6:45 PM CST
Where: Ellis County
Rating: F0
Path width: 33 yd
Coordinates: 36.250, -99.830

Hail, Oklahoma

When: May 10, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Oklahoma County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 35.380, -97.400

Hail, McClain

When: May 10, 7:30 PM CST
Where: McClain County
Measured: 2 in hail
Coordinates: 35.000, -97.400

Hail, Pottawatomie

When: May 10, 7:30 PM CST
Where: Pottawatomie County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.280, -96.780

Tornado, Okmulgee

When: May 10, 8:40 PM CST
Where: Okmulgee County
Rating: F2
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 35.730, -95.950

Tornado, Cherokee

When: May 10, 10:15 PM CST
Where: Cherokee County
Rating: F3
Path length: 2 mi
Path width: 440 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 35.870, -94.950

Tornado, Okfuskee

When: May 10, 10:35 PM CST
Where: Okfuskee County
Rating: F0
Path width: 33 yd
Coordinates: 35.420, -96.300

Tornado, Rogers

When: May 10, 11:45 PM CST
Where: Rogers County
Rating: F0
Path width: 33 yd
Coordinates: 36.400, -95.600

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.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Oklahoma in 1964 Every state in 1964 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Oklahoma, 1964

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: 10095038, 10095039, 10095040, 10095041, 10095042, 10095043, 10095044, 10095045, 10095046, 10095047, 10095048, 10095049, 10095050, 10095051, 10095052, 10095053, 10095054, 10095055, 10095056, 10095057, 10095058, 10095059.