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Oklahoma, 1965

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

210events recorded202 in 1964

0deaths recorded12 injuries

$6.9Mproperty damage (estimates)

0disaster 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

Tornado81

Hail72

Wind57

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 1965 was 210 against 202 in 1964.

Counties with the most recorded events

County	Events in 1965
Oklahoma County	17
Kay County	15
Canadian County	10
Grant County	10
Grady County	9
Kiowa County	9
Caddo County	7
Dewey County	7
Beckham County	6
Ellis County	6
Custer County	5
Jackson County	5
Kingfisher County	5
Osage County	5
Pottawatomie County	5
Roger Mills County	5
Tulsa County	5
Washita County	5
Blaine County	4
Comanche County	4
Carter County	3
Garfield County	3
Greer County	3
Jefferson County	3
Major County	3

Notable events

Date	County	Event type	Magnitude	Property damage	Deaths	Injuries
9 May 1965	Pottawatomie	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	3
8 Apr 1965	Grady	Tornado	F2	$2,500,000	—	2
6 May 1965	Harmon	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	2
16 Mar 1965	Grant	Tornado	F4	$250,000	—	2
6 May 1965	Kingfisher	Tornado	F2	—	—	2
6 May 1965	Dewey	Tornado	F0	$25,000	—	1
7 Apr 1965	Caddo	Tornado	F2	$2,500,000	—	—
6 May 1965	Greer	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	—
16 Mar 1965	Kay	Tornado	F4	$250,000	—	—
5 Apr 1965	Washington	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	—
26 May 1965	Oklahoma	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	—
4 Jun 1965	Woods	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
19 Sep 1965	Oklahoma	Tornado	F0	$25,000	—	—
6 May 1965	Washington	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
8 May 1965	Osage	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
8 Apr 1965	Muskogee	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
22 Jun 1965	Sequoyah	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
16 Mar 1965	Noble	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
16 Mar 1965	Osage	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
4 Apr 1965	Garfield	Tornado	F0	$25,000	—	—
7 Apr 1965	Greer	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
7 Apr 1965	Tillman	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
26 May 1965	Seminole	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
15 May 1965	Ottawa	Tornado	F2	$2,500	—	—
8 May 1965	Cotton	Tornado	F0	$2,500	—	—
8 May 1965	McIntosh	Tornado	F1	$2,500	—	—
13 May 1965	Major	Tornado	F0	$2,500	—	—
8 Apr 1965	Grady	Tornado	F1	$2,500	—	—
11 Apr 1965	Muskogee	Tornado	F2	$2,500	—	—
14 Apr 1965	Jefferson	Tornado	F1	$2,500	—	—
14 Apr 1965	Pottawatomie	Tornado	F2	$2,500	—	—
19 Sep 1965	Oklahoma	Tornado	F0	$2,500	—	—
6 Aug 1965	Comanche	Tornado	F2	$2,500	—	—
20 Aug 1965	Kingfisher	Tornado	F0	$2,500	—	—
5 Apr 1965	McClain	Tornado	F1	$2,500	—	—
5 Apr 1965	Caddo	Tornado	F1	$2,500	—	—
13 May 1965	Grant	Tornado	F2	$250	—	—
15 May 1965	Craig	Tornado	F0	$250	—	—
6 May 1965	Blaine	Tornado	F1	$250	—	—
9 May 1965	Jackson	Tornado	F0	$250	—	—

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 1965

No declaration touching Oklahoma was made in 1965.

Flood insurance claims with a 1965 date of loss

No NFIP claims in Oklahoma carry a 1965 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.