Oklahoma, 1965

Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, March 16, 1965

March 16, 1965 · 16 events in 11 counties and zones

10 hail, 6 tornado, 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
2
Property damage
$550,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
16

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

10 hail, 6 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Kiowa

When
March 16, 10:01 AM CST
Where
Kiowa County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.000, -99.080

Hail, Canadian

When
March 16, 3:35 PM CST
Where
Canadian County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
35.500, -98.000

Tornado, Grant

When
March 16, 4:40 PM CST
Where
Grant County
Rating
F4
Path length
7.1 mi
Path width
50 yd
Injuries
2 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
36.600, -98.100

Hail, Logan

When
March 16, 4:45 PM CST
Where
Logan County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.880, -97.280

Hail, Carter

When
March 16, 4:45 PM CST
Where
Carter County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
34.200, -97.400

Tornado, Grant

When
March 16, 4:55 PM CST
Where
Grant County
Rating
F4
Path length
21.9 mi
Path width
50 yd
Coordinates
36.670, -98.000

Hail, Grant

When
March 16, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Grant County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
36.700, -98.080

Tornado, Grant

When
March 16, 5:15 PM CST
Where
Grant County
Rating
F4
Path length
12.3 mi
Path width
50 yd
Coordinates
36.820, -97.650

Hail, Murray

When
March 16, 5:20 PM CST
Where
Murray County
Measured
1.7 in hail
Coordinates
34.500, -97.080

Tornado, Kay

When
March 16, 5:45 PM CST
Where
Kay County
Rating
F4
Path length
10.2 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
36.920, -97.470

Hail, Logan

When
March 16, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Logan County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.880, -97.400

Tornado, Noble

When
March 16, 6:35 PM CST
Where
Noble County
Rating
F1
Path length
16.9 mi
Path width
300 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
36.200, -97.270

Hail, Payne

When
March 16, 6:35 PM CST
Where
Payne County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
36.000, -97.180

Hail, Osage

When
March 16, 7:30 PM CST
Where
Osage County
Measured
1.25 in hail
Coordinates
36.580, -96.680

Tornado, Osage

When
March 16, 8:00 PM CST
Where
Osage County
Rating
F2
Path length
2 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
36.670, -96.400

Hail, Mayes

When
March 16, 10:00 PM CST
Where
Mayes County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
36.280, -95.080

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.

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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: 10091944, 10091945, 10091946, 10091947, 10091948, 10091949, 10091950, 10091951, 10091952, 10091953, 10091954, 10091955, 10091956, 10091957, 10091958, 10091959.