Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, April 16, 1969

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, April 16, 1969
Start: 1969-04-16T13:31
End: 1969-04-16T21:00
Location: Oklahoma

April 16, 1969 · 25 events in 17 counties and zones

15 hail, 7 tornado, 3 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.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 2
Property damage: $550,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 25

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

15 hail, 7 tornado, 3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Woodward

When: April 16, 1:31 PM CST
Where: Woodward County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.280, -99.000

Tornado, Alfalfa

When: April 16, 2:30 PM CST
Where: Alfalfa County
Rating: F2
Path length: 13.8 mi
Path width: 200 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 36.600, -98.500

Hail, Beckham

When: April 16, 2:30 PM CST
Where: Beckham County
Measured: 4 in hail
Coordinates: 35.200, -99.900

Hail, Alfalfa

When: April 16, 2:30 PM CST
Where: Alfalfa County
Measured: 2.5 in hail
Coordinates: 36.580, -98.500

Hail, Beckham

When: April 16, 2:50 PM CST
Where: Beckham County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.280, -99.680

Hail, Alfalfa

When: April 16, 3:25 PM CST
Where: Alfalfa County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.780, -98.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Alfalfa

When: April 16, 3:25 PM CST
Where: Alfalfa County
Coordinates: 36.780, -98.280

Tornado, Cotton

When: April 16, 3:30 PM CST
Where: Cotton County
Rating: F2
Path length: 24.2 mi
Path width: 33 yd
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 34.150, -98.600

Hail, Cotton

When: April 16, 3:30 PM CST
Where: Cotton County
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Coordinates: 34.280, -98.280

Hail, Tillman

When: April 16, 3:30 PM CST
Where: Tillman County
Measured: 2 in hail
Coordinates: 34.200, -98.680

Thunderstorm Wind, Major

When: April 16, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Major County
Coordinates: 36.280, -98.500

Tornado, Garfield

When: April 16, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Garfield County
Rating: F1
Path length: 2 mi
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 36.450, -97.930

Hail, Custer

When: April 16, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Custer County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.500, -99.000

Hail, Grant

When: April 16, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Grant County
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 36.700, -97.780

Hail, Garfield

When: April 16, 5:04 PM CST
Where: Garfield County
Measured: 1.13 in hail
Coordinates: 36.380, -97.900

Hail, Kay

When: April 16, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Kay County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.780, -97.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Garfield

When: April 16, 5:37 PM CST
Where: Garfield County
Coordinates: 36.580, -97.900

Tornado, Stephens

When: April 16, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Stephens County
Rating: F2
Path length: 8.2 mi
Path width: 33 yd
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 34.280, -97.980

Hail, Stephens

When: April 16, 6:10 PM CST
Where: Stephens County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.380, -97.900

Hail, Payne

When: April 16, 6:15 PM CST
Where: Payne County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.080, -97.400

Tornado, Ottawa

When: April 16, 6:20 PM CST
Where: Ottawa County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.3 mi
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $250
Coordinates: 36.880, -94.750

Tornado, Osage

When: April 16, 7:15 PM CST
Where: Osage County
Rating: F1
Path width: 33 yd
Coordinates: 36.900, -96.730

Hail, Johnston

When: April 16, 8:30 PM CST
Where: Johnston County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.500, -96.780

Tornado, Carter

When: April 16, 9:00 PM CST
Where: Carter County
Rating: F0
Path width: 33 yd
Coordinates: 34.330, -97.300

Hail, Murray

When: April 16, 9:00 PM CST
Where: Murray County
Measured: 2.5 in hail
Coordinates: 34.500, -97.080

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.

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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: 10093001, 10093002, 10093003, 10093004, 10093005, 10093006, 10093007, 10093008, 10093009, 10093010, 10093011, 10093012, 10093013, 10093014, 10093015, 10093016, 10093017, 10093018, 10093019, 10093020, 10093021, 10093022, 10093023, 10093024, 10093025.