Oklahoma, 1971

Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, May 5, 1971

May 5, 1971 · 5 events in 5 counties and zones

4 tornado, 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
0
Property damage
$275,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
5

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

4 tornado, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Rogers

When
May 5, 4:30 PM CST
Where
Rogers County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.280, -95.680

Tornado, Ottawa

When
May 5, 4:50 PM CST
Where
Ottawa County
Rating
F1
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
36.980, -94.830

Tornado, Mayes

When
May 5, 5:08 PM CST
Where
Mayes County
Rating
F2
Path length
17 mi
Path width
200 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
36.270, -95.330

Tornado, Muskogee

When
May 5, 5:43 PM CST
Where
Muskogee County
Rating
F3
Path length
37 mi
Path width
600 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
35.820, -95.750

Tornado, Wagoner

When
May 5, 5:55 PM CST
Where
Wagoner County
Rating
F0
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
35.900, -95.600

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.

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: 10094513, 10094514, 10094515, 10094516, 10094517.