Tornado and Hail in Oklahoma, June 15, 1966

Name: Tornado and Hail in Oklahoma, June 15, 1966
Start: 1966-06-15T03:00
End: 1966-06-15T23:30
Location: Oklahoma

June 15, 1966 · 31 events in 16 counties and zones

18 thunderstorm wind, 12 hail, 1 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.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $25,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 31

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

18 thunderstorm wind, 12 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson

When: June 15, 3:00 AM CST
Where: Jackson County
Coordinates: 34.780, -99.280

Hail, Kay

When: June 15, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Kay County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.580, -97.280

Hail, Kay

When: June 15, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Kay County
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 37.000, -97.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Kay

When: June 15, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Kay County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 36.580, -97.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Kay

When: June 15, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Kay County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 36.780, -97.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Kay

When: June 15, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Kay County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 37.000, -97.280

Hail, Blaine

When: June 15, 5:45 PM CST
Where: Blaine County
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 36.080, -98.280

Tornado, Noble

When: June 15, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Noble County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.2 mi
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 36.530, -97.230

Thunderstorm Wind, Kay

When: June 15, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Kay County
Coordinates: 36.700, -97.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Osage

When: June 15, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Osage County
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Coordinates: 36.780, -96.000

Hail, Kingfisher

When: June 15, 7:30 PM CST
Where: Kingfisher County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 35.780, -97.900

Hail, Washington

When: June 15, 7:50 PM CST
Where: Washington County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 36.780, -95.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When: June 15, 7:50 PM CST
Where: Washington County
Measured: 88 kt (101 mph)
Coordinates: 36.780, -95.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Osage

When: June 15, 8:00 PM CST
Where: Osage County
Coordinates: 36.780, -96.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Tulsa

When: June 15, 8:00 PM CST
Where: Tulsa County
Coordinates: 36.200, -95.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Oklahoma

When: June 15, 8:03 PM CST
Where: Oklahoma County
Measured: 58 kt (67 mph)
Coordinates: 35.500, -97.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Grady

When: June 15, 8:05 PM CST
Where: Grady County
Coordinates: 35.280, -97.680

Hail, Grady

When: June 15, 8:15 PM CST
Where: Grady County
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Coordinates: 35.080, -97.680

Hail, Custer

When: June 15, 8:15 PM CST
Where: Custer County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.500, -98.680

Hail, McClain

When: June 15, 8:30 PM CST
Where: McClain County
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 35.200, -97.580

Hail, Oklahoma

When: June 15, 8:30 PM CST
Where: Oklahoma County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.380, -97.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Oklahoma

When: June 15, 8:30 PM CST
Where: Oklahoma County
Coordinates: 35.380, -97.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Cleveland

When: June 15, 8:30 PM CST
Where: Cleveland County
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Coordinates: 35.200, -97.500

Hail, Oklahoma

When: June 15, 8:40 PM CST
Where: Oklahoma County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.380, -97.580

Hail, Grady

When: June 15, 8:45 PM CST
Where: Grady County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.280, -97.780

Thunderstorm Wind, McClain

When: June 15, 8:55 PM CST
Where: McClain County
Coordinates: 35.080, -97.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Garvin

When: June 15, 10:00 PM CST
Where: Garvin County
Coordinates: 34.780, -97.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Pontotoc

When: June 15, 10:00 PM CST
Where: Pontotoc County
Measured: 63 kt (72 mph)
Coordinates: 34.880, -96.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Comanche

When: June 15, 11:02 PM CST
Where: Comanche County
Measured: 70 kt (81 mph)
Coordinates: 34.700, -98.400

Hail, Comanche

When: June 15, 11:24 PM CST
Where: Comanche County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.700, -98.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Comanche

When: June 15, 11:30 PM CST
Where: Comanche County
Coordinates: 34.580, -98.400

What these are

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.
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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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Oklahoma in 1966 Every state in 1966 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Oklahoma, 1966

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: 10092024, 10092025, 10092026, 10092027, 10092028, 10092029, 10092030, 10092031, 10092032, 10092033, 10092034, 10092035, 10092036, 10092037, 10092038, 10092039, 10092040, 10092041, 10092042, 10092043, 10092044, 10092045, 10092046, 10092047, 10092048, 10092049, 10092050, 10092051, 10092052, 10092053, 10092054.