Oklahoma, 1966

Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, June 5, 1966

June 5, 1966 · 13 events in 8 counties and zones

7 tornado, 6 hail, 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
7
Property damage
$528,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
13

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, 6 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Blaine

When
June 5, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Blaine County
Rating
F0
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
35.850, -98.470

Tornado, Kay

When
June 5, 5:50 PM CST
Where
Kay County
Rating
F2
Path length
2.5 mi
Path width
100 yd
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
36.830, -97.400

Tornado, Garfield

When
June 5, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Garfield County
Rating
F0
Path length
4.3 mi
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
36.480, -97.880

Tornado, Grant

When
June 5, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Grant County
Rating
F1
Path length
1.4 mi
Path width
150 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
36.670, -97.620

Hail, Grant

When
June 5, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Grant County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.700, -97.500

Hail, Garfield

When
June 5, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Garfield County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.380, -97.900

Tornado, Garfield

When
June 5, 6:35 PM CST
Where
Garfield County
Rating
F2
Path width
33 yd
Injuries
6 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
36.470, -97.880

Tornado, Garfield

When
June 5, 6:55 PM CST
Where
Garfield County
Rating
F0
Path length
3.8 mi
Path width
67 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
36.300, -98.100

Tornado, Garfield

When
June 5, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Garfield County
Rating
F1
Path length
5.7 mi
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$250
Coordinates
36.370, -97.900

Hail, Logan

When
June 5, 8:00 PM CST
Where
Logan County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.880, -97.580

Hail, Kingfisher

When
June 5, 8:10 PM CST
Where
Kingfisher County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
35.780, -97.900

Hail, Noble

When
June 5, 8:30 PM CST
Where
Noble County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.280, -97.280

Hail, Grady

When
June 5, 9:00 PM CST
Where
Grady County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
35.280, -98.000

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.
Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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: 10091844, 10091845, 10091846, 10091993, 10091994, 10091995, 10091996, 10091997, 10091998, 10091999, 10092000, 10092001, 10092002.