Oklahoma, 1980

Tornado and Hail in Oklahoma, June 16, 1980

June 16, 1980 · NWS ATA · 11 events in 7 counties and zones

6 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 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
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
11

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

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

Hail, Woods

When
June 16, 8:15 AM CST
Where
Woods County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.800, -98.670

Hail, Alfalfa

When
June 16, 8:15 AM CST
Where
Alfalfa County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.550, -98.270

Thunderstorm Wind, Woods

When
June 16, 8:15 AM CST
Where
Woods County
Coordinates
36.800, -98.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Garfield

When
June 16, 8:50 AM CST
Where
Garfield County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
36.400, -97.870

Thunderstorm Wind, Creek

When
June 16, 11:15 AM CST
Where
Creek County
Coordinates
35.800, -96.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Creek

When
June 16, 11:30 AM CST
Where
Creek County
Coordinates
35.830, -96.380

Tornado, Kiowa

When
June 16, 6:23 PM CST
Where
Kiowa County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
100 yd
Coordinates
34.870, -99.000

Hail, Kiowa

When
June 16, 6:40 PM CST
Where
Kiowa County
Measured
4.5 in hail
Coordinates
34.830, -98.970

Hail, Comanche

When
June 16, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Comanche County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.850, -98.680

Hail, Comanche

When
June 16, 7:30 PM CST
Where
Comanche County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.630, -98.620

Hail, Oklahoma

When
June 16, 9:25 PM CST
Where
Oklahoma County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
35.650, -97.480

What these are

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.
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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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: 10107775, 10107776, 10107777, 10107778, 10107779, 10107780, 10107781, 10107782, 10107783, 10107784, 10107785.