Oklahoma, 1965

Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, May 8, 1965

May 8, 1965 · 6 events in 6 counties and zones

4 tornado, 1 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
6

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

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

Hail, Jackson

When
May 8, 12:25 PM CST
Where
Jackson County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
34.700, -99.280

Tornado, Cotton

When
May 8, 2:00 PM CST
Where
Cotton County
Rating
F0
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
34.130, -98.430

Tornado, Osage

When
May 8, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Osage County
Rating
F1
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
36.500, -96.200

Thunderstorm Wind, Tulsa

When
May 8, 6:10 PM CST
Where
Tulsa County
Coordinates
36.200, -95.900

Tornado, McIntosh

When
May 8, 9:00 PM CST
Where
McIntosh County
Rating
F1
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
35.400, -95.700

Tornado, Love

When
May 8, 9:10 PM CST
Where
Love County
Rating
F0
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
33.900, -97.100

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: 10093096, 10093097, 10093098, 10093099, 10093100, 10093101.