Oklahoma, 1966

Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, May 16, 1966

May 16, 1966 · 7 events in 2 counties and zones

5 hail, 2 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
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
7

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

5 hail, 2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Grant

When
May 16, 7:30 PM CST
Where
Grant County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.000, -98.080

Hail, Grant

When
May 16, 8:00 PM CST
Where
Grant County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
36.880, -97.900

Tornado, Grant

When
May 16, 8:30 PM CST
Where
Grant County
Rating
F0
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
36.850, -97.920

Hail, Kay

When
May 16, 9:00 PM CST
Where
Kay County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
36.780, -97.280

Hail, Grant

When
May 16, 9:00 PM CST
Where
Grant County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
36.780, -97.680

Tornado, Kay

When
May 16, 9:53 PM CST
Where
Kay County
Rating
F0
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
36.680, -97.300

Hail, Kay

When
May 16, 10:25 PM CST
Where
Kay County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
36.700, -97.180

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.

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: 10095492, 10095493, 10095494, 10095495, 10095496, 10095497, 10095498.