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Oklahoma, 1970

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

163events recorded159 in 1969

6deaths recorded118 injuries

$139Mproperty 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

Tornado58

Wind54

Hail51

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 1970 was 163 against 159 in 1969.

Counties with the most recorded events

County	Events in 1970
Jackson County	9
Grady County	8
Canadian County	6
Carter County	5
Garfield County	5
Kay County	5
McIntosh County	5
Oklahoma County	5
Pontotoc County	5
Washita County	5
Caddo County	4
Payne County	4
Pittsburg County	4
Pottawatomie County	4
Seminole County	4
Beckham County	3
Blaine County	3
Cleveland County	3
Craig County	3
Kingfisher County	3
Major County	3
Murray County	3
Okfuskee County	3
Ottawa County	3
Rogers County	3

Notable events

Date	County	Event type	Magnitude	Property damage	Deaths	Injuries
5 Oct 1970	Pottawatomie	Tornado	F4	$25,000,000	4	80
11 Jun 1970	Pittsburg	Tornado	F2	$2,500,000	1	14
11 Jun 1970	Craig	Tornado	F2	$250,000	1	1
30 Apr 1970	Oklahoma	Tornado	F2	$25,000,000	—	6
5 Oct 1970	Lincoln	Tornado	F4	$25,000,000	—	4
30 Apr 1970	Grady	Tornado	F2	$25,000,000	—	—
5 Oct 1970	Okfuskee	Tornado	F4	$25,000,000	—	—
30 Apr 1970	Logan	Tornado	F2	$2,500,000	—	2
30 Apr 1970	Payne	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	2
11 Jun 1970	Stephens	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	2
11 Jun 1970	Kingfisher	Tornado	F2	—	—	2
11 Jun 1970	Oklahoma	Tornado	F3	$250,000	—	1
5 Oct 1970	Cleveland	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	1
8 Oct 1970	Bryan	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	1
11 Jun 1970	Johnston	Tornado	F1	—	—	1
11 Jun 1970	Adair	Tornado	F3	—	—	1
30 Apr 1970	Payne	Tornado	F2	$2,500,000	—	—
29 Apr 1970	Jackson	Tornado	F2	$2,500,000	—	—
30 Apr 1970	Grady	Tornado	F2	$2,500,000	—	—
26 Apr 1970	Garfield	Tornado	F0	$250,000	—	—
17 Aug 1970	Wagoner	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
11 Jun 1970	Pushmataha	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	—
11 Jun 1970	Pawnee	Tornado	F3	$250,000	—	—
18 Apr 1970	Pontotoc	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
11 Jun 1970	Okfuskee	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
11 Jun 1970	Pontotoc	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
11 Jun 1970	Lincoln	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
11 Jun 1970	Murray	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
5 Oct 1970	Pottawatomie	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
7 Oct 1970	Pontotoc	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
7 Oct 1970	Pontotoc	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
26 Oct 1970	Pittsburg	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
6 Sep 1970	Beaver	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
6 Sep 1970	Harper	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
7 Sep 1970	Stephens	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
22 Sep 1970	Okmulgee	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
29 May 1970	Okfuskee	Tornado	F0	$2,500	—	—
9 May 1970	Mayes	Tornado	F1	$2,500	—	—
6 Oct 1970	McCurtain	Tornado	F0	$2,500	—	—
8 Oct 1970	Le Flore	Tornado	F1	$2,500	—	—

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 1970

Declared	Number	Type	Incident	Title	Counties
14 Oct 1970	DR-297	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Heavy Rains, Tornadoes & Flooding	15

Flood insurance claims with a 1970 date of loss

No NFIP claims in Oklahoma carry a 1970 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.