Oklahoma, 1964

Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, May 5, 1964

May 5, 1964 · 12 events in 6 counties and zones

7 tornado, 4 hail, 1 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
$30,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
12

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

7 tornado, 4 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Woodward

When
May 5, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Woodward County
Measured
2.5 in hail
Coordinates
36.500, -99.400

Tornado, Woods

When
May 5, 5:20 PM CST
Where
Woods County
Rating
F0
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
36.800, -99.000

Hail, Woods

When
May 5, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Woods County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
36.780, -99.080

Tornado, Woods

When
May 5, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Woods County
Rating
F0
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$30
Coordinates
36.800, -98.800

Hail, Woods

When
May 5, 6:25 PM CST
Where
Woods County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.780, -98.780

Tornado, Woods

When
May 5, 6:45 PM CST
Where
Woods County
Rating
F1
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$30
Coordinates
36.750, -98.600

Tornado, Roger Mills

When
May 5, 9:00 PM CST
Where
Roger Mills County
Rating
F2
Path length
3.6 mi
Path width
440 yd
Property damage
$30
Coordinates
35.500, -99.800

Tornado, Roger Mills

When
May 5, 10:20 PM CST
Where
Roger Mills County
Rating
F2
Path length
11.6 mi
Path width
440 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
35.700, -99.550

Tornado, Dewey

When
May 5, 11:15 PM CST
Where
Dewey County
Rating
F1
Path length
1 mi
Path width
400 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
36.150, -98.930

Tornado, Grant

When
May 5, 11:45 PM CST
Where
Grant County
Rating
F1
Path length
3.3 mi
Path width
83 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
36.720, -97.780

Hail, Custer

When
May 5, 11:49 PM CST
Where
Custer County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.500, -99.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Custer

When
May 5, 11:49 PM CST
Where
Custer County
Measured
61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates
35.500, -99.000

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: 10094794, 10094795, 10094796, 10094797, 10094798, 10095018, 10095019, 10095020, 10095021, 10095022, 10095023, 10095024.