Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, May 13, 1968

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, May 13, 1968
Start: 1968-05-13T09:00
End: 1968-05-13T22:00
Location: Oklahoma

May 13, 1968 · 23 events in 16 counties and zones

13 hail, 9 tornado, 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
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $355,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 23

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

13 hail, 9 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Kiowa

When: May 13, 9:00 AM CST
Where: Kiowa County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 34.700, -99.080

Hail, Beckham

When: May 13, 9:00 AM CST
Where: Beckham County
Measured: 3 in hail
Coordinates: 35.200, -99.580

Hail, Washita

When: May 13, 9:15 AM CST
Where: Washita County
Measured: 2 in hail
Coordinates: 35.280, -99.180

Tornado, Garvin

When: May 13, 12:15 PM CST
Where: Garvin County
Rating: F1
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 200 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 34.830, -97.370

Hail, Garvin

When: May 13, 12:15 PM CST
Where: Garvin County
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 34.780, -97.400

Tornado, Garvin

When: May 13, 12:45 PM CST
Where: Garvin County
Rating: F1
Path length: 2.5 mi
Path width: 150 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 34.770, -97.250

Hail, Garvin

When: May 13, 12:45 PM CST
Where: Garvin County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 34.780, -97.180

Tornado, Pottawatomie

When: May 13, 1:45 PM CST
Where: Pottawatomie County
Rating: F3
Path length: 11.6 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 34.930, -96.850

Hail, Pottawatomie

When: May 13, 2:00 PM CST
Where: Pottawatomie County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 35.000, -96.780

Tornado, Pushmataha

When: May 13, 2:30 PM CST
Where: Pushmataha County
Rating: F1
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 34.350, -95.750

Thunderstorm Wind, Seminole

When: May 13, 2:40 PM CST
Where: Seminole County
Coordinates: 35.200, -96.500

Tornado, Pontotoc

When: May 13, 3:00 PM CST
Where: Pontotoc County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.3 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Coordinates: 34.850, -96.550

Hail, Muskogee

When: May 13, 3:15 PM CST
Where: Muskogee County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.500, -95.280

Hail, Love

When: May 13, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Love County
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 34.000, -97.500

Tornado, Pittsburg

When: May 13, 4:05 PM CST
Where: Pittsburg County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.3 mi
Path width: 200 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 35.150, -95.780

Hail,

When: May 13, 4:05 PM CST
Where: County
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 35.200, -95.780

Hail, Carter

When: May 13, 4:15 PM CST
Where: Carter County
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 34.200, -97.400

Hail, Le Flore

When: May 13, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Le Flore County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 35.080, -94.580

Tornado, Latimer

When: May 13, 4:35 PM CST
Where: Latimer County
Rating: F1
Path width: 33 yd
Coordinates: 34.970, -95.370

Tornado, Marshall

When: May 13, 6:20 PM CST
Where: Marshall County
Rating: F1
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 33.900, -96.800

Tornado, Marshall

When: May 13, 7:15 PM CST
Where: Marshall County
Rating: F0
Path length: 3.8 mi
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 33.900, -96.700

Hail, Marshall

When: May 13, 10:00 PM CST
Where: Marshall County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.080, -96.780

Hail, Carter

When: May 13, 10:00 PM CST
Where: Carter County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.280, -97.000

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.

The same day elsewhere

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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: 10094384, 10094385, 10094386, 10094387, 10094388, 10094389, 10094390, 10094391, 10094392, 10094393, 10094394, 10094395, 10094396, 10094397, 10094398, 10094399, 10094400, 10094401, 10094402, 10094403, 10094404, 10094405, 10094406.