Storms in Oklahoma in 1972
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Oklahoma in 1972, with each episode’s narrative and every event in it. Before 1996 the record holds tornadoes, hail and thunderstorm wind only, without narratives; floods, heat, winter storms and the other kinds begin in 1996.
Oklahoma in 1972 on the map
Every episode with a place to put it, colored by kind of event.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The year
- Events
- 82
- Deaths
- 5
- Injuries
- 9
- Damage
- $583,000
- Episodes
- 30
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.
By kind of event
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado | 33 | 5 | 9 | $583,000 |
| Hail | 26 | 0 | 0 | |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 23 | 0 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
March 1972
- Hail in Oklahoma, March 12, 1972
- Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, March 14, 1972
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, March 20, 1972
April 1972
- Tornado in Oklahoma, April 12, 1972
- Tornado in Oklahoma, April 13, 1972
- Tornado and Hail in Oklahoma, April 15, 1972
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, April 19, 1972
- Tornadoes in Oklahoma, April 20, 1972
- Tornado in Oklahoma, April 25, 1972
- Tornado and Hail in Oklahoma, April 26, 1972
- Tornado and Hail in Oklahoma, April 30, 1972
May 1972
- Tornado and Hail in Oklahoma, May 1, 1972
- Tornadoes in Oklahoma, May 22, 1972
- Hail in Oklahoma, May 23, 1972
- Hail in Oklahoma, May 27, 1972
- Tornado in Oklahoma, May 28, 1972
June 1972
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, June 19, 1972
- Tornado in Oklahoma, June 24, 1972
- Tornado in Oklahoma, June 26, 1972
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, June 27, 1972
July 1972
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, July 1, 1972
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, July 2, 1972
- Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, July 3, 1972
- Tornado in Oklahoma, July 17, 1972
- Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, July 28, 1972
August 1972
September 1972
October 1972
December 1972
More
Every year in OklahomaEvery state in 1972Tornadoes in Oklahoma in 197219711973
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.