Oklahoma, 1975

Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, December 5, 1975

December 5, 1975 · 10 events in 6 counties and zones

5 hail, 4 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind, 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
41
Property damage
$28 million
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
10

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

5 hail, 4 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Okmulgee

When
December 5, 4:25 PM CST
Where
Okmulgee County
Rating
F3
Path length
27 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
35.670, -95.970

Hail, Tulsa

When
December 5, 4:28 PM CST
Where
Tulsa County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.150, -95.950

Tornado, Tulsa

When
December 5, 4:45 PM CST
Where
Tulsa County
Rating
F2
Path length
2 mi
Path width
100 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
35.900, -95.880

Hail, Tulsa

When
December 5, 4:52 PM CST
Where
Tulsa County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
36.200, -95.880

Tornado, Tulsa

When
December 5, 4:54 PM CST
Where
Tulsa County
Rating
F3
Path length
1.5 mi
Path width
700 yd
Injuries
38 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$25 million
Coordinates
36.150, -95.970

Hail, Tulsa

When
December 5, 5:45 PM CST
Where
Tulsa County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.200, -95.880

Tornado, Latimer

When
December 5, 6:40 PM CST
Where
Latimer County
Rating
F2
Path length
2.3 mi
Path width
350 yd
Injuries
3 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$2.5 million
Coordinates
34.880, -95.330

Hail, McCurtain

When
December 5, 7:30 PM CST
Where
McCurtain County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
34.470, -94.630

Thunderstorm Wind, Le Flore

When
December 5, 8:00 PM CST
Where
Le Flore County
Coordinates
35.050, -94.620

Hail, Sequoyah

When
December 5, 9:00 PM CST
Where
Sequoyah County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.420, -94.600

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.

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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: 10093297, 10093298, 10093299, 10093300, 10093301, 10093302, 10093303, 10093304, 10093305, 10093306.