Oklahoma, 1965

Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, August 31, 1965

August 31, 1965 · 4 events in 3 counties and zones

3 tornado, 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
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
4

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 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Oklahoma

When
August 31, 1:45 PM CST
Where
Oklahoma County
Rating
F0
Path length
1 mi
Path width
100 yd
Coordinates
35.550, -97.600

Thunderstorm Wind, Grady

When
August 31, 2:00 PM CST
Where
Grady County
Coordinates
35.080, -97.900

Tornado, Oklahoma

When
August 31, 2:15 PM CST
Where
Oklahoma County
Rating
F0
Path length
11.6 mi
Path width
50 yd
Coordinates
35.450, -97.600

Tornado, Cleveland

When
August 31, 2:20 PM CST
Where
Cleveland County
Rating
F0
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
35.500, -97.500

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.
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: 10095156, 10095157, 10095158, 10095159.