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Oklahoma, 1968

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

284events recorded194 in 1967

0deaths recorded15 injuries

$1.6Mproperty 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

Hail168

Wind60

Tornado56

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 1968 was 284 against 194 in 1967.

Counties with the most recorded events

County	Events in 1968
Kay County	15
Oklahoma County	14
Kiowa County	12
Caddo County	11
Pontotoc County	9
Washita County	9
Carter County	8
Garvin County	8
Greer County	7
Pittsburg County	7
Canadian County	6
Grady County	6
Jefferson County	6
Kingfisher County	6
Texas County	6
Tulsa County	6
Blaine County	5
Cleveland County	5
Comanche County	5
Ellis County	5
McCurtain County	5
Marshall County	5
Payne County	5
Woodward County	5
Atoka County	4

Notable events

Date	County	Event type	Magnitude	Property damage	Deaths	Injuries
16 Apr 1968	Logan	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	3
19 Apr 1968	Atoka	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	3
9 Jun 1968	Roger Mills	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	2
19 Apr 1968	Pontotoc	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	2
22 Apr 1968	Oklahoma	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	1
22 Apr 1968	Latimer	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	1
3 Apr 1968	Noble	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	1
25 May 1968	Sequoyah	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	1
19 Apr 1968	Le Flore	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	1
13 May 1968	Pottawatomie	Tornado	F3	$250,000	—	—
6 May 1968	Harmon	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	—
13 May 1968	Garvin	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
13 May 1968	Garvin	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
18 Dec 1968	Tulsa	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
18 Dec 1968	Pittsburg	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
10 Aug 1968	Oklahoma	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
2 Apr 1968	Beckham	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
22 May 1968	Kay	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
18 Dec 1968	Caddo	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
3 Apr 1968	Noble	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
3 Apr 1968	Kay	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
13 May 1968	Marshall	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
13 May 1968	Marshall	Tornado	F0	$25,000	—	—
1 Jun 1968	Adair	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
19 Apr 1968	Seminole	Tornado	F3	$25,000	—	—
21 Apr 1968	Logan	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
8 May 1968	Kay	Tornado	F0	$2,500	—	—
23 May 1968	Ottawa	Tornado	F1	$2,500	—	—
13 May 1968	Pittsburg	Tornado	F1	$2,500	—	—
13 May 1968	Pushmataha	Tornado	F1	$2,500	—	—
8 Jun 1968	Beaver	Tornado	F2	$2,500	—	—
7 May 1968	Jefferson	Tornado	F0	$2,500	—	—
19 Apr 1968	Grady	Tornado	F1	$2,500	—	—
19 Apr 1968	Kay	Tornado	F1	$2,500	—	—
30 Jun 1968	Logan	Tornado	F2	$250	—	—
2 May 1968	Comanche	Tornado	F1	$250	—	—
21 Apr 1968	Kingfisher	Tornado	F1	$250	—	—
15 Jun 1968	Comanche	Tornado	F0	$30	—	—
3 May 1968	Beaver	Tornado	F0	—	—	—
16 May 1968	Love	Tornado	F0	—	—	—

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 1968

Declared	Number	Type	Incident	Title	Counties
29 May 1968	DR-241	Major disaster	Flood	Heavy Rains & Flooding	5

Flood insurance claims with a 1968 date of loss

No NFIP claims in Oklahoma carry a 1968 date of loss. The NFIP claims file begins with 1978 losses.

Sources: NOAA NCEI Storm Events through 30 Jun 2026; OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2 (29 Sep 2026); OpenFEMA NfipClaims v3 (8 Sep 2026). Built 30 Sep 2026.