Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, June 4, 1973

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, June 4, 1973
Start: 1973-06-04T00:45
End: 1973-06-04T23:30
Location: Oklahoma

June 4, 1973 · 29 events in 17 counties and zones

12 thunderstorm wind, 10 tornado, 7 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.

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Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 1
Property damage: $113,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 29

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

12 thunderstorm wind, 10 tornado, 7 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Love

When: June 4, 12:45 AM CST
Where: Love County
Rating: F1
Path length: 5.9 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 33.920, -97.120

Hail, Blaine

When: June 4, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Blaine County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.800, -98.400

Hail, Kingfisher

When: June 4, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Kingfisher County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.800, -97.900

Tornado, Canadian

When: June 4, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Canadian County
Rating: F1
Path length: 2 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 35.530, -97.730

Tornado, Kay

When: June 4, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Kay County
Rating: F2
Path length: 2.3 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 36.700, -97.070

Hail, Cleveland

When: June 4, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Cleveland County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.300, -97.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Cleveland

When: June 4, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Cleveland County
Coordinates: 35.300, -97.500

Tornado, Osage

When: June 4, 6:15 PM CST
Where: Osage County
Rating: F2
Path length: 10.1 mi
Path width: 83 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 36.670, -97.070

Tornado, Creek

When: June 4, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Creek County
Rating: F2
Path length: 1.5 mi
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 36.080, -96.530

Thunderstorm Wind, Payne

When: June 4, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Payne County
Coordinates: 36.100, -97.100

Thunderstorm Wind, Payne

When: June 4, 6:50 PM CST
Where: Payne County
Coordinates: 35.970, -96.800

Tornado, Osage

When: June 4, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Osage County
Rating: F1
Path length: 1.5 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 36.570, -96.120

Hail, Oklahoma

When: June 4, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Oklahoma County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.500, -97.500

Hail, Cleveland

When: June 4, 7:10 PM CST
Where: Cleveland County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.220, -97.500

Tornado, Cleveland

When: June 4, 7:12 PM CST
Where: Cleveland County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.4 mi
Path width: 17 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 35.220, -97.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Creek

When: June 4, 7:20 PM CST
Where: Creek County
Coordinates: 35.800, -96.600

Thunderstorm Wind, Oklahoma

When: June 4, 7:30 PM CST
Where: Oklahoma County
Coordinates: 35.400, -97.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Osage

When: June 4, 8:00 PM CST
Where: Osage County
Coordinates: 36.500, -96.300

Hail, Garvin

When: June 4, 8:15 PM CST
Where: Garvin County
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 34.800, -97.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Garvin

When: June 4, 8:15 PM CST
Where: Garvin County
Coordinates: 34.800, -97.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Okfuskee

When: June 4, 8:30 PM CST
Where: Okfuskee County
Coordinates: 35.450, -96.250

Tornado, Lincoln

When: June 4, 8:58 PM CST
Where: Lincoln County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.5 mi
Path width: 17 yd
Property damage: $30
Coordinates: 35.500, -96.870

Hail, Stephens

When: June 4, 9:15 PM CST
Where: Stephens County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.500, -97.850

Thunderstorm Wind, Stephens

When: June 4, 9:26 PM CST
Where: Stephens County
Coordinates: 34.650, -97.800

Thunderstorm Wind, Hughes

When: June 4, 9:30 PM CST
Where: Hughes County
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Coordinates: 35.100, -96.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Cotton

When: June 4, 9:30 PM CST
Where: Cotton County
Coordinates: 34.400, -98.200

Thunderstorm Wind, Stephens

When: June 4, 9:45 PM CST
Where: Stephens County
Coordinates: 34.400, -97.700

Tornado, Garvin

When: June 4, 9:48 PM CST
Where: Garvin County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.2 mi
Path width: 17 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 34.800, -96.950

Tornado, Carter

When: June 4, 11:30 PM CST
Where: Carter County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.5 mi
Path width: 17 yd
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 34.170, -97.130

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

Every storm in Oklahoma in 1973 Every state in 1973 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Oklahoma, 1973

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: 10093475, 10093476, 10093477, 10093478, 10093479, 10093480, 10093481, 10093482, 10093483, 10093484, 10093485, 10093486, 10093487, 10093488, 10093489, 10093490, 10093491, 10094357, 10094358, 10094359, 10094360, 10094361, 10094362, 10094363, 10094364, 10094584, 10094585, 10094586, 10094587.