Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, June 8, 1974

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, June 8, 1974
Start: 1974-06-08T03:00
End: 1974-06-08T22:24
Location: Oklahoma

June 8, 1974 · 38 events in 19 counties and zones

29 tornado, 5 thunderstorm wind, 4 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
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Heat and drought
Cold
Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths: 16
Injuries: 294
Property damage: $117 million
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 38

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

29 tornado, 5 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Texas

When: June 8, 3:00 AM CST
Where: Texas County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.680, -101.480

Hail, Okfuskee

When: June 8, 6:30 AM CST
Where: Okfuskee County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.520, -96.300

Hail, Okmulgee

When: June 8, 8:00 AM CST
Where: Okmulgee County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.630, -95.970

Tornado, Oklahoma

When: June 8, 1:42 PM CST
Where: Oklahoma County
Rating: F3
Path length: 8.9 mi
Path width: 250 yd
Injuries: 14 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 35.400, -97.600

Tornado, Oklahoma

When: June 8, 2:11 PM CST
Where: Oklahoma County
Rating: F2
Path length: 4.5 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 35.520, -97.370

Tornado, Oklahoma

When: June 8, 2:18 PM CST
Where: Oklahoma County
Rating: F3
Path length: 10.2 mi
Path width: 600 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 35.550, -97.350

Tornado, Garfield

When: June 8, 2:30 PM CST
Where: Garfield County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.2 mi
Path width: 23 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 36.470, -97.700

Tornado, Oklahoma

When: June 8, 3:35 PM CST
Where: Oklahoma County
Rating: F1
Path length: 2.5 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 35.400, -97.570

Tornado, Oklahoma

When: June 8, 3:48 PM CST
Where: Oklahoma County
Rating: F3
Path length: 9 mi
Path width: 127 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 35.480, -97.300

Tornado, Creek

When: June 8, 3:55 PM CST
Where: Creek County
Rating: F4
Path length: 14.5 mi
Path width: 400 yd
Deaths: 13 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries: 135 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 35.950, -96.650

Thunderstorm Wind, Kay

When: June 8, 3:55 PM CST
Where: Kay County
Coordinates: 36.800, -97.280

Tornado, Tulsa

When: June 8, 4:20 PM CST
Where: Tulsa County
Rating: F4
Path length: 3.8 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 36.150, -96.300

Tornado, Osage

When: June 8, 4:40 PM CST
Where: Osage County
Rating: F4
Path length: 10.7 mi
Path width: 200 yd
Deaths: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries: 15 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 36.270, -96.120

Tornado, Lincoln

When: June 8, 4:46 PM CST
Where: Lincoln County
Rating: F3
Path length: 6.8 mi
Path width: 1,300 yd
Injuries: 8 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 35.680, -96.800

Tornado, Lincoln

When: June 8, 4:55 PM CST
Where: Lincoln County
Rating: F1
Path length: 1.5 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Property damage: $250
Coordinates: 35.670, -96.770

Tornado, Lincoln

When: June 8, 5:03 PM CST
Where: Lincoln County
Rating: F2
Path width: 1,500 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 35.770, -96.680

Tornado, Lincoln

When: June 8, 5:20 PM CST
Where: Lincoln County
Rating: F3
Path length: 2.5 mi
Path width: 350 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 35.620, -96.730

Tornado, Creek

When: June 8, 5:35 PM CST
Where: Creek County
Rating: F2
Path length: 4.3 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 35.870, -96.400

Tornado, Tulsa

When: June 8, 5:40 PM CST
Where: Tulsa County
Rating: F2
Path length: 5.4 mi
Path width: 60 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 36.330, -95.880

Tornado, Seminole

When: June 8, 5:45 PM CST
Where: Seminole County
Rating: F2
Path length: 11.8 mi
Path width: 450 yd
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 35.300, -96.780

Tornado, Tulsa

When: June 8, 5:50 PM CST
Where: Tulsa County
Rating: F3
Path length: 12.8 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Deaths: 2 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries: 70 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $25 million
Coordinates: 35.980, -96.000

Tornado, Tulsa

When: June 8, 5:50 PM CST
Where: Tulsa County
Rating: F3
Path length: 19.5 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Injuries: 35 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $25 million
Coordinates: 36.000, -96.100

Thunderstorm Wind, Tulsa

When: June 8, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Tulsa County
Measured: 100 kt (115 mph)
Coordinates: 36.050, -95.980

Tornado, Seminole

When: June 8, 6:05 PM CST
Where: Seminole County
Rating: F3
Path length: 12.5 mi
Path width: 1,300 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 35.400, -96.680

Tornado, Rogers

When: June 8, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Rogers County
Rating: F3
Path length: 21.8 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Injuries: 10 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 36.150, -95.900

Tornado, Wagoner

When: June 8, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Wagoner County
Rating: F3
Path length: 20.4 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $25 million
Coordinates: 36.080, -95.770

Tornado, Okfuskee

When: June 8, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Okfuskee County
Rating: F3
Path length: 17.4 mi
Path width: 1,300 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 35.530, -96.530

Thunderstorm Wind, Tulsa

When: June 8, 6:36 PM CST
Where: Tulsa County
Measured: 59 kt (68 mph)
Coordinates: 36.200, -95.830

Tornado, Pottawatomie

When: June 8, 6:50 PM CST
Where: Pottawatomie County
Rating: F2
Path length: 2 mi
Path width: 800 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 35.330, -97.150

Tornado, Craig

When: June 8, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Craig County
Rating: F3
Path length: 29 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 36.320, -95.570

Tornado, Mayes

When: June 8, 7:02 PM CST
Where: Mayes County
Rating: F3
Path length: 9 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Injuries: 7 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $25 million
Coordinates: 36.170, -95.420

Tornado, Creek

When: June 8, 7:30 PM CST
Where: Creek County
Rating: F2
Path length: 14.4 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 35.920, -96.120

Hail, Tulsa

When: June 8, 7:45 PM CST
Where: Tulsa County
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Coordinates: 36.200, -95.880

Thunderstorm Wind, Craig

When: June 8, 8:00 PM CST
Where: Craig County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 36.650, -95.150

Thunderstorm Wind, Love

When: June 8, 8:05 PM CST
Where: Love County
Coordinates: 33.930, -97.120

Tornado, Delaware

When: June 8, 9:14 PM CST
Where: Delaware County
Rating: F3
Path length: 2.7 mi
Path width: 150 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 36.370, -94.900

Tornado, Craig

When: June 8, 9:30 PM CST
Where: Craig County
Rating: F2
Path length: 3.8 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 36.600, -95.000

Tornado, Pittsburg

When: June 8, 10:24 PM CST
Where: Pittsburg County
Rating: F1
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 67 yd
Coordinates: 35.120, -95.750

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, Osage	1974-06-08				Direct

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.
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 1974 Every state in 1974 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Oklahoma, 1974

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: 10092938, 10092939, 10092940, 10092941, 10092942, 10092943, 10092944, 10092945, 10092946, 10092947, 10092948, 10092949, 10092950, 10092951, 10092952, 10092953, 10092954, 10092955, 10092956, 10092957, 10092958, 10092959, 10092960, 10092961, 10092962, 10092963, 10092964, 10092965, 10092966, 10092967, 10092968, 10092969, 10092970, 10092971, 10092972, 10092973, 10092974, 10092975.