Tornado, Jackson
- When
- February 22, 12:30 AM CST
- Where
- Jackson County
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 6.2 mi
- Path width
- 60 yd
- Injuries
- 4 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Coordinates
- 34.630, -99.300
Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, February 22, 1975
9 thunderstorm wind, 6 tornado, 2 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
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 3
- Injuries
- 34
- Property damage
- $3.8 million
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 17
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
9 thunderstorm wind, 6 tornado, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Tornado, Jackson
- When
- February 22, 12:30 AM CST
- Where
- Jackson County
- Rating
- F2
- Path length
- 5.2 mi
- Path width
- 100 yd
- Deaths
- 2 direct, 0 indirect
- Injuries
- 8 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Coordinates
- 34.620, -99.350
Hail, Jackson
- When
- February 22, 12:35 AM CST
- Where
- Jackson County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.630, -99.330
Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson
- When
- February 22, 12:35 AM CST
- Where
- Jackson County
- Measured
- 82 kt (94 mph)
- Coordinates
- 34.650, -99.270
Tornado, Kiowa
- When
- February 22, 1:00 AM CST
- Where
- Kiowa County
- Rating
- F2
- Path length
- 4.5 mi
- Path width
- 77 yd
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Injuries
- 2 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Coordinates
- 34.670, -98.970
Thunderstorm Wind, Kiowa
- When
- February 22, 1:15 AM CST
- Where
- Kiowa County
- Coordinates
- 34.650, -98.950
Thunderstorm Wind, Kiowa
- When
- February 22, 1:35 AM CST
- Where
- Kiowa County
- Coordinates
- 34.870, -98.830
Tornado, Stephens
- When
- February 22, 2:15 AM CST
- Where
- Stephens County
- Rating
- F2
- Path length
- 5.4 mi
- Path width
- 70 yd
- Injuries
- 2 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Coordinates
- 34.450, -97.980
Tornado, Stephens
- When
- February 22, 2:15 AM CST
- Where
- Stephens County
- Rating
- F2
- Path length
- 6.1 mi
- Path width
- 70 yd
- Injuries
- 4 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Coordinates
- 34.500, -98.000
Thunderstorm Wind, Comanche
- When
- February 22, 2:15 AM CST
- Where
- Comanche County
- Coordinates
- 34.620, -98.400
Thunderstorm Wind, Stephens
- When
- February 22, 2:25 AM CST
- Where
- Stephens County
- Coordinates
- 34.370, -97.970
Thunderstorm Wind, Stephens
- When
- February 22, 2:25 AM CST
- Where
- Stephens County
- Coordinates
- 34.650, -97.950
Tornado, Garvin
- When
- February 22, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Garvin County
- Rating
- F2
- Path length
- 3.3 mi
- Path width
- 60 yd
- Injuries
- 14 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $2.5 million
- Coordinates
- 34.830, -97.620
Hail, McClain
- When
- February 22, 3:18 AM CST
- Where
- McClain County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.000, -97.600
Thunderstorm Wind, McClain
- When
- February 22, 3:18 AM CST
- Where
- McClain County
- Coordinates
- 35.000, -97.600
Thunderstorm Wind, McClain
- When
- February 22, 3:20 AM CST
- Where
- McClain County
- Coordinates
- 35.020, -97.370
Thunderstorm Wind, Seminole
- When
- February 22, 5:08 AM CST
- Where
- Seminole County
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 35.230, -96.680
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, Kiowa | 1975-02-22 | Direct |
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
More
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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: 10098732, 10098733, 10098734, 10098735, 10098736, 10098737, 10098738, 10098739, 10098740, 10098741, 10098742, 10098743, 10098744, 10098745, 10098746, 10098747, 10098748.