Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, April 10, 1979

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, April 10, 1979
Start: 1979-04-10T15:45
End: 1979-04-10T23:50
Location: Oklahoma

April 10, 1979 · 36 events in 18 counties and zones

16 tornado, 14 thunderstorm wind, 6 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.

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Wind
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Fire, smoke and dust
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The toll

Deaths: 3
Injuries: 105
Property damage: $29 million
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 36

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

16 tornado, 14 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Tillman

When: April 10, 3:45 PM CST
Where: Tillman County
Rating: F4
Path length: 10.6 mi
Path width: 880 yd
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 34.200, -99.150

Tornado, Tillman

When: April 10, 4:05 PM CST
Where: Tillman County
Rating: F2
Path length: 9.2 mi
Path width: 120 yd
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 34.350, -98.900

Tornado, Tillman

When: April 10, 4:25 PM CST
Where: Tillman County
Rating: F2
Path length: 19.1 mi
Path width: 33 yd
Injuries: 3 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 34.130, -98.880

Tornado, Comanche

When: April 10, 4:35 PM CST
Where: Comanche County
Rating: F1
Path length: 7.1 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 34.470, -98.620

Tornado, Cotton

When: April 10, 4:50 PM CST
Where: Cotton County
Rating: F2
Path length: 19.2 mi
Path width: 33 yd
Coordinates: 34.300, -98.620

Tornado, Comanche

When: April 10, 5:05 PM CST
Where: Comanche County
Rating: F3
Path length: 4.5 mi
Path width: 170 yd
Deaths: 3 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries: 100 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $25 million
Coordinates: 34.570, -98.420

Tornado, Comanche

When: April 10, 5:15 PM CST
Where: Comanche County
Rating: F2
Path length: 14 mi
Path width: 33 yd
Coordinates: 34.450, -98.330

Tornado, Stephens

When: April 10, 5:35 PM CST
Where: Stephens County
Rating: F2
Path length: 11.9 mi
Path width: 33 yd
Coordinates: 34.570, -98.130

Thunderstorm Wind, Grady

When: April 10, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Grady County
Coordinates: 34.730, -97.950

Thunderstorm Wind, Stephens

When: April 10, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Stephens County
Coordinates: 34.650, -97.950

Thunderstorm Wind, Garvin

When: April 10, 6:15 PM CST
Where: Garvin County
Coordinates: 34.830, -97.600

Tornado, Jefferson

When: April 10, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Jefferson County
Rating: F4
Path length: 12.8 mi
Path width: 1,320 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 34.030, -98.120

Thunderstorm Wind, McClain

When: April 10, 6:30 PM CST
Where: McClain County
Coordinates: 35.070, -97.420

Thunderstorm Wind, Rogers

When: April 10, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Rogers County
Coordinates: 36.470, -95.420

Tornado, Cleveland

When: April 10, 6:40 PM CST
Where: Cleveland County
Rating: F2
Path length: 2 mi
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 35.100, -97.370

Tornado, Pottawatomie

When: April 10, 6:45 PM CST
Where: Pottawatomie County
Rating: F2
Path length: 1.9 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 35.420, -96.750

Tornado, Lincoln

When: April 10, 6:50 PM CST
Where: Lincoln County
Rating: F2
Path length: 2.7 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 35.430, -96.730

Tornado, Cleveland

When: April 10, 6:50 PM CST
Where: Cleveland County
Rating: F2
Path length: 1.5 mi
Path width: 40 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 35.100, -97.400

Hail, Rogers

When: April 10, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Rogers County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.470, -95.420

Tornado, Carter

When: April 10, 7:55 PM CST
Where: Carter County
Rating: F3
Path length: 12.8 mi
Path width: 170 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 34.350, -97.600

Hail, Creek

When: April 10, 8:00 PM CST
Where: Creek County
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 35.830, -96.380

Tornado, Pottawatomie

When: April 10, 8:05 PM CST
Where: Pottawatomie County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.2 mi
Path width: 13 yd
Coordinates: 34.100, -96.820

Tornado, Pottawatomie

When: April 10, 8:05 PM CST
Where: Pottawatomie County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.2 mi
Path width: 13 yd
Coordinates: 34.120, -96.800

Thunderstorm Wind, Seminole

When: April 10, 8:10 PM CST
Where: Seminole County
Coordinates: 35.270, -96.680

Thunderstorm Wind, Okfuskee

When: April 10, 8:30 PM CST
Where: Okfuskee County
Coordinates: 35.470, -96.380

Hail, Muskogee

When: April 10, 8:50 PM CST
Where: Muskogee County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.820, -95.670

Hail, Garvin

When: April 10, 9:45 PM CST
Where: Garvin County
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 34.670, -94.170

Thunderstorm Wind, Garvin

When: April 10, 9:45 PM CST
Where: Garvin County
Coordinates: 34.820, -97.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Garvin

When: April 10, 9:45 PM CST
Where: Garvin County
Coordinates: 34.670, -97.170

Thunderstorm Wind, McClain

When: April 10, 10:10 PM CST
Where: McClain County
Coordinates: 34.920, -97.320

Thunderstorm Wind, Cleveland

When: April 10, 10:30 PM CST
Where: Cleveland County
Coordinates: 35.020, -97.130

Hail, Lincoln

When: April 10, 11:20 PM CST
Where: Lincoln County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.500, -96.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Lincoln

When: April 10, 11:20 PM CST
Where: Lincoln County
Coordinates: 35.700, -96.880

Hail, Pontotoc

When: April 10, 11:25 PM CST
Where: Pontotoc County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.770, -96.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Okfuskee

When: April 10, 11:30 PM CST
Where: Okfuskee County
Coordinates: 35.430, -96.300

Thunderstorm Wind, Pontotoc

When: April 10, 11:50 PM CST
Where: Pontotoc County
Measured: 63 kt (72 mph)
Coordinates: 34.770, -96.670

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.
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.
Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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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: 10095997, 10095998, 10095999, 10096000, 10096001, 10096002, 10096003, 10096004, 10096005, 10096006, 10096007, 10096008, 10096009, 10096010, 10096011, 10096012, 10096013, 10096014, 10096015, 10096016, 10096017, 10096018, 10096019, 10096020, 10096021, 10096022, 10096023, 10101321, 10108605, 10108606, 10108607, 10108608, 10108609, 10108610, 10108611, 10108612.