Oklahoma, 1969

Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, June 23, 1969

June 23, 1969 · 14 events in 11 counties and zones

6 hail, 5 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.

  • 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
$253,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
14

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 hail, 5 tornado, 3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Le Flore

When
June 23, 1:25 AM CST
Where
Le Flore County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.080, -94.580

Hail, Adair

When
June 23, 1:00 PM CST
Where
Adair County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
35.780, -94.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Adair

When
June 23, 1:00 PM CST
Where
Adair County
Coordinates
35.780, -94.580

Hail, Kingfisher

When
June 23, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Kingfisher County
Measured
3 in hail
Coordinates
36.000, -98.000

Tornado, Ellis

When
June 23, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Ellis County
Rating
F0
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
36.300, -99.800

Hail, Kingfisher

When
June 23, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Kingfisher County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.780, -97.680

Hail, Logan

When
June 23, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Logan County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.780, -97.500

Tornado, Creek

When
June 23, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Creek County
Rating
F1
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
36.000, -96.500

Hail, Texas

When
June 23, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Texas County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.880, -101.180

Tornado, Noble

When
June 23, 6:10 PM CST
Where
Noble County
Rating
F0
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
36.230, -97.370

Tornado, Payne

When
June 23, 6:50 PM CST
Where
Payne County
Rating
F2
Path length
13.1 mi
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
35.950, -97.030

Thunderstorm Wind, Payne

When
June 23, 7:30 PM CST
Where
Payne County
Coordinates
36.000, -96.780

Thunderstorm Wind, McCurtain

When
June 23, 9:00 PM CST
Where
McCurtain County
Coordinates
34.000, -94.680

Tornado, Craig

When
June 23, 10:00 PM CST
Where
Craig County
Rating
F1
Path length
1.5 mi
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
36.800, -95.200

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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.
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: 10094160, 10094161, 10094162, 10094163, 10094164, 10094165, 10094166, 10094167, 10094168, 10094169, 10094170, 10094171, 10094172, 10094173.