Tornado, Washita
- When
- June 11, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Washita County
- Rating
- F1
- Path width
- 33 yd
- Property damage
- $250
- Coordinates
- 35.300, -98.800
Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, June 11, 1970
15 tornado, 9 hail, 8 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
The toll
- Deaths
- 2
- Injuries
- 22
- Property damage
- $3.6 million
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 32
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 tornado, 9 hail, 8 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Washita
- When
- June 11, 12:20 PM CST
- Where
- Washita County
- Measured
- 2 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.280, -98.780
Hail, Caddo
- When
- June 11, 1:20 PM CST
- Where
- Caddo County
- Measured
- 2.5 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.000, -98.280
Thunderstorm Wind, Caddo
- When
- June 11, 1:30 PM CST
- Where
- Caddo County
- Measured
- 78 kt (90 mph)
- Coordinates
- 35.000, -98.280
Tornado, Kingfisher
- When
- June 11, 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Kingfisher County
- Rating
- F2
- Path width
- 33 yd
- Injuries
- 2 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 36.120, -97.900
Tornado, Pawnee
- When
- June 11, 2:10 PM CST
- Where
- Pawnee County
- Rating
- F3
- Path length
- 4.9 mi
- Path width
- 100 yd
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Coordinates
- 35.500, -97.750
Hail, Canadian
- When
- June 11, 2:10 PM CST
- Where
- Canadian County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.380, -97.780
Thunderstorm Wind, Canadian
- When
- June 11, 2:10 PM CST
- Where
- Canadian County
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 35.380, -97.780
Tornado, Oklahoma
- When
- June 11, 2:25 PM CST
- Where
- Oklahoma County
- Rating
- F3
- Path length
- 8.3 mi
- Path width
- 100 yd
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Coordinates
- 35.550, -97.680
Thunderstorm Wind, Logan
- When
- June 11, 2:30 PM CST
- Where
- Logan County
- Coordinates
- 35.880, -97.500
Tornado, Stephens
- When
- June 11, 2:45 PM CST
- Where
- Stephens County
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 10.1 mi
- Path width
- 167 yd
- Injuries
- 2 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Coordinates
- 34.480, -97.970
Tornado, Lincoln
- When
- June 11, 3:45 PM CST
- Where
- Lincoln County
- Rating
- F1
- Path width
- 33 yd
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Coordinates
- 35.930, -97.030
Hail, Carter
- When
- June 11, 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Carter County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.200, -97.080
Thunderstorm Wind, Tillman
- When
- June 11, 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Tillman County
- Coordinates
- 34.380, -99.000
Tornado, Murray
- When
- June 11, 5:05 PM CST
- Where
- Murray County
- Rating
- F2
- Path length
- 2 mi
- Path width
- 100 yd
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Coordinates
- 34.500, -97.170
Tornado, Creek
- When
- June 11, 5:11 PM CST
- Where
- Creek County
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 2 mi
- Path width
- 50 yd
- Coordinates
- 35.800, -96.100
Tornado, Okfuskee
- When
- June 11, 5:30 PM CST
- Where
- Okfuskee County
- Rating
- F2
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 100 yd
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Coordinates
- 35.430, -96.270
Hail, Murray
- When
- June 11, 5:30 PM CST
- Where
- Murray County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.500, -97.000
Tornado, Johnston
- When
- June 11, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Johnston County
- Rating
- F1
- Path width
- 33 yd
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 34.480, -96.620
Hail, Pontotoc
- When
- June 11, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Pontotoc County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.780, -96.680
Tornado, Pontotoc
- When
- June 11, 6:12 PM CST
- Where
- Pontotoc County
- Rating
- F2
- Path length
- 2.5 mi
- Path width
- 440 yd
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Coordinates
- 34.600, -96.570
Hail, Carter
- When
- June 11, 6:50 PM CST
- Where
- Carter County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.280, -97.500
Tornado, Craig
- When
- June 11, 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Craig County
- Rating
- F2
- Path length
- 15.4 mi
- Path width
- 150 yd
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Coordinates
- 36.620, -95.150
Thunderstorm Wind, Marshall
- When
- June 11, 7:30 PM CST
- Where
- Marshall County
- Coordinates
- 34.000, -96.680
Thunderstorm Wind, McIntosh
- When
- June 11, 7:45 PM CST
- Where
- McIntosh County
- Coordinates
- 35.380, -96.000
Thunderstorm Wind, Pittsburg
- When
- June 11, 7:52 PM CST
- Where
- Pittsburg County
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Coordinates
- 34.880, -95.780
Tornado, Pittsburg
- When
- June 11, 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Pittsburg County
- Rating
- F2
- Path length
- 5.2 mi
- Path width
- 440 yd
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Injuries
- 14 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $2.5 million
- Coordinates
- 35.250, -95.500
Hail, McIntosh
- When
- June 11, 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- McIntosh County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.280, -95.500
Tornado, Adair
- When
- June 11, 8:15 PM CST
- Where
- Adair County
- Rating
- F3
- Path length
- 22.2 mi
- Path width
- 33 yd
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 35.680, -94.770
Thunderstorm Wind,
- When
- June 11, 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- County
- Coordinates
- 33.780, -97.080
Tornado, Pushmataha
- When
- June 11, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Pushmataha County
- Rating
- F2
- Path width
- 33 yd
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Coordinates
- 34.600, -95.330
Hail, Pushmataha
- When
- June 11, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Pushmataha County
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.580, -95.280
The people who died
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado, Craig | 1970-06-11 | Direct | |||
| Tornado, Pittsburg | 1970-06-11 | Direct |
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.
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes in Arkansas, June 11, 1970
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, June 11, 1970
- Tornadoes and Hail in Kansas, June 11, 1970
- Damaging Winds in Missouri, June 11, 1970
- Damaging Winds in Maine, June 11, 1970
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Wisconsin, June 11, 1970
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, June 11, 1970
- Damaging Wind in New York, June 11, 1970
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, June 11, 1970
- Hail in Utah, June 11, 1970
- Damaging Wind in Georgia, June 11, 1970
- Tornado in North Dakota, June 11, 1970
More
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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: 10095372, 10095373, 10095374, 10091986, 10091987, 10091988, 10091989, 10091990, 10091991, 10091992, 10092211, 10092212, 10092213, 10092214, 10092215, 10092216, 10092217, 10092218, 10092219, 10092220, 10092221, 10092222, 10092223, 10092224, 10092225, 10092226, 10092227, 10092228, 10092229, 10092230, 10092231, 10092232.