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Oklahoma, 1957

The year's recorded storm events, federal disaster declarations and flood insurance claims.

250events recorded186 in 1956

22deaths recorded53 injuries

$7.3Mproperty damage (estimates)

1disaster declarations0 NFIP claims, $0 paid

NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders.

Events by hazard

Tornado118

Wind67

Hail65

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 1957 was 250 against 186 in 1956.

Counties with the most recorded events

County	Events in 1957
Ellis County	9
Jackson County	9
Oklahoma County	9
Comanche County	8
Kiowa County	8
Tillman County	8
Tulsa County	8
Creek County	7
Kay County	7
Pottawatomie County	7
Sequoyah County	7
Caddo County	6
Johnston County	6
Lincoln County	6
Stephens County	6
Canadian County	5
Garvin County	5
Murray County	5
Seminole County	5
Alfalfa County	4
Carter County	4
Craig County	4
Hughes County	4
Kingfisher County	4
Pawnee County	4

Notable events

Date	County	Event type	Magnitude	Property damage	Deaths	Injuries
22 Jan 1957	Sequoyah	Tornado	F4	$250,000	10	20
24 May 1957	Cotton	Tornado	F4	$250,000	4	5
2 Apr 1957	Bryan	Tornado	F4	$250,000	3	3
2 Apr 1957	Marshall	Tornado	F4	$2,500,000	2	6
14 Sep 1957	Pottawatomie	Tornado	F4	$250,000	2	6
2 Apr 1957	Murray	Tornado	F2	$250,000	1	2
14 Sep 1957	Pottawatomie	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	3
2 Apr 1957	Haskell	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	2
22 Apr 1957	Caddo	Tornado	F3	$250,000	—	1
12 Jun 1957	Mayes	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	1
2 Apr 1957	Garvin	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	1
2 Apr 1957	Jackson	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	1
20 May 1957	Mayes	Tornado	F3	$2,500	—	1
20 Apr 1957	Stephens	Tornado	F1	$2,500	—	1
22 Apr 1957	Caddo	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	—
22 Apr 1957	Kingfisher	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	—
25 Apr 1957	Hughes	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	—
20 May 1957	Tulsa	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
24 May 1957	Comanche	Tornado	F4	$250,000	—	—
24 May 1957	Garvin	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	—
24 May 1957	Pottawatomie	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	—
14 Sep 1957	Cleveland	Tornado	F4	$250,000	—	—
14 Sep 1957	Seminole	Tornado	F4	$250,000	—	—
2 Apr 1957	Choctaw	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
18 Apr 1957	Harmon	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
22 Apr 1957	Kay	Tornado	F0	$25,000	—	—
25 Apr 1957	Okfuskee	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
20 May 1957	Osage	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
25 May 1957	Johnston	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
22 Jan 1957	Pottawatomie	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
22 Jan 1957	Hughes	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
22 Jan 1957	Hughes	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
2 Apr 1957	Murray	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
2 Apr 1957	Kiowa	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
2 Apr 1957	Jackson	Tornado	F0	$25,000	—	—
2 Apr 1957	Latimer	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
2 Apr 1957	Pittsburg	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
2 Apr 1957	McCurtain	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
21 Jan 1957	Muskogee	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
22 May 1957	Oklahoma	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—

Up to 40 events with deaths, injuries, damage of $50,000 or more, or a tornado rating, ranked by deaths, injuries and damage.

Federal disaster declarations in 1957

Declared	Number	Type	Incident	Title	Counties
18 May 1957	DR-74	Major disaster	Flood	Flood	0

Flood insurance claims with a 1957 date of loss

No NFIP claims in Oklahoma carry a 1957 date of loss. The NFIP claims file begins with 1978 losses.

Sources: NOAA NCEI Storm Events through 30 Jun 2026; OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2 (1 Oct 2026); OpenFEMA NfipClaims v3 (8 Sep 2026). Built 1 Oct 2026.