Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, May 2, 1975

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, May 2, 1975
Start: 1975-05-02T02:18
End: 1975-05-02T19:20
Location: Oklahoma

May 2, 1975 · 21 events in 13 counties and zones

19 hail, 2 tornado, 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: 0
Property damage: $275,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 21

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

19 hail, 2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Texas

When: May 2, 2:18 AM CST
Where: Texas County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.870, -101.220

Hail, Cleveland

When: May 2, 3:15 AM CST
Where: Cleveland County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.220, -97.450

Hail, Cleveland

When: May 2, 3:28 AM CST
Where: Cleveland County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.330, -97.500

Hail, Beckham

When: May 2, 2:00 PM CST
Where: Beckham County
Measured: 3 in hail
Coordinates: 35.420, -99.830

Hail, Beckham

When: May 2, 2:30 PM CST
Where: Beckham County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.300, -99.650

Hail, Roger Mills

When: May 2, 2:30 PM CST
Where: Roger Mills County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.620, -99.670

Hail, Greer

When: May 2, 2:30 PM CST
Where: Greer County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.880, -99.500

Hail, Beckham

When: May 2, 2:45 PM CST
Where: Beckham County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 35.420, -99.580

Hail, Beckham

When: May 2, 3:00 PM CST
Where: Beckham County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.420, -99.420

Hail, Jackson

When: May 2, 3:13 PM CST
Where: Jackson County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.500, -99.130

Hail, Washita

When: May 2, 3:15 PM CST
Where: Washita County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.350, -99.170

Hail, Washita

When: May 2, 3:15 PM CST
Where: Washita County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.150, -99.180

Tornado, Washita

When: May 2, 3:30 PM CST
Where: Washita County
Rating: F3
Path length: 4.7 mi
Path width: 150 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 35.200, -99.080

Hail, Washita

When: May 2, 3:30 PM CST
Where: Washita County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.300, -98.980

Tornado, Washita

When: May 2, 3:40 PM CST
Where: Washita County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.8 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 35.200, -98.900

Hail, Tillman

When: May 2, 3:56 PM CST
Where: Tillman County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.380, -99.020

Hail, Kiowa

When: May 2, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Kiowa County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.100, -98.750

Hail, Pottawatomie

When: May 2, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Pottawatomie County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.430, -97.100

Hail, Lincoln

When: May 2, 5:45 PM CST
Where: Lincoln County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 35.500, -96.900

Hail, Carter

When: May 2, 7:12 PM CST
Where: Carter County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.180, -97.130

Hail, Stephens

When: May 2, 7:20 PM CST
Where: Stephens County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.370, -97.970

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.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Oklahoma in 1975 Every state in 1975 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Oklahoma, 1975

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: 10095304, 10095305, 10095306, 10095307, 10095308, 10095529, 10095530, 10095531, 10095532, 10095533, 10095534, 10095535, 10095536, 10095537, 10095538, 10095539, 10095540, 10095541, 10095542, 10095543, 10095544.