Oklahoma, 1968

Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, April 19, 1968

April 19, 1968 · 10 events in 10 counties and zones

6 tornado, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 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.

  • 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
6
Property damage
$105,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
10

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

6 tornado, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Atoka

When
April 19, 12:15 PM CST
Where
Atoka County
Rating
F1
Path length
5.4 mi
Path width
150 yd
Injuries
3 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
34.270, -95.870

Thunderstorm Wind, Choctaw

When
April 19, 1:20 PM CST
Where
Choctaw County
Coordinates
34.000, -95.500

Tornado, Le Flore

When
April 19, 2:30 PM CST
Where
Le Flore County
Rating
F2
Path length
1 mi
Path width
100 yd
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
34.970, -94.650

Hail, Sequoyah

When
April 19, 2:30 PM CST
Where
Sequoyah County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
35.580, -94.500

Tornado, Grady

When
April 19, 3:45 PM CST
Where
Grady County
Rating
F1
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
35.200, -97.700

Tornado, Seminole

When
April 19, 3:45 PM CST
Where
Seminole County
Rating
F3
Path length
6.6 mi
Path width
150 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
35.280, -96.730

Tornado, Kay

When
April 19, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Kay County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
36.750, -97.200

Tornado, Pontotoc

When
April 19, 4:58 PM CST
Where
Pontotoc County
Rating
F2
Path length
3.3 mi
Path width
27 yd
Injuries
2 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
34.830, -96.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Oklahoma

When
April 19, 6:45 PM CST
Where
Oklahoma County
Measured
60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates
35.500, -97.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Payne

When
April 19, 7:45 PM CST
Where
Payne County
Coordinates
36.000, -96.780

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.
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.

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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: 10094683, 10094684, 10094685, 10094686, 10094687, 10094688, 10094689, 10094690, 10094691, 10094692.