Storms in Oklahoma in 1974
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Oklahoma in 1974, 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 1974 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
- 171
- Deaths
- 16
- Injuries
- 301
- Damage
- $128 million
- Episodes
- 45
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | 66 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 55 | 16 | 301 | $128 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 50 | 0 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
February 1974
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, February 18, 1974
- Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, February 20, 1974
March 1974
- Hail in Oklahoma, March 7, 1974
- Tornado in Oklahoma, March 8, 1974
- Tornado in Oklahoma, March 10, 1974
April 1974
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, April 2, 1974
- Tornado in Oklahoma, April 11, 1974
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, April 19, 1974
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, April 20, 1974
- Hail in Oklahoma, April 27, 1974
- Hail in Oklahoma, April 28, 1974
May 1974
- Tornadoes in Oklahoma, May 1, 1974
- Tornado in Oklahoma, May 9, 1974
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, May 13, 1974
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, May 14, 1974
- Hail in Oklahoma, May 21, 1974
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, May 22, 1974
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, May 23, 1974
- Tornado and Hail in Oklahoma, May 25, 1974
- Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, May 28, 1974
- Hail in Oklahoma, May 30, 1974
June 1974
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, June 4, 1974
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, June 6, 1974
- Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, June 7, 1974
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, June 8, 1974
- Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, June 9, 1974
- Hail in Oklahoma, June 11, 1974
- Hail in Oklahoma, June 14, 1974
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, June 15, 1974
July 1974
- Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, July 14, 1974
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, July 15, 1974
- Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, July 22, 1974
August 1974
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, August 1, 1974
- Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, August 14, 1974
- Tornado in Oklahoma, August 17, 1974
- Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, August 22, 1974
- Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, August 24, 1974
- Tornado in Oklahoma, August 26, 1974
- Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, August 31, 1974
September 1974
October 1974
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, October 28, 1974
- Tornado in Oklahoma, October 30, 1974
- Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, October 31, 1974
November 1974
More
Every year in OklahomaEvery state in 1974Tornadoes in Oklahoma in 197419731975
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.