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Oklahoma, 1974

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

171events recorded257 in 1973

16deaths recorded301 injuries

$128Mproperty damage (estimates)

3disaster 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

Hail66

Tornado55

Wind50

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 1974 was 171 against 257 in 1973.

Counties with the most recorded events

County	Events in 1974
Oklahoma County	17
Garfield County	9
Lincoln County	7
McCurtain County	7
Tulsa County	7
Creek County	6
Stephens County	6
Craig County	5
Garvin County	5
Grant County	5
Jackson County	5
Kay County	5
Pittsburg County	5
Bryan County	4
Canadian County	4
Carter County	4
Cleveland County	4
Seminole County	4
Dewey County	3
Kingfisher County	3
Logan County	3
Love County	3
Comanche County	2
Cotton County	2
Delaware County	2

Notable events

Date	County	Event type	Magnitude	Property damage	Deaths	Injuries
8 Jun 1974	Creek	Tornado	F4	$2,500,000	13	135
8 Jun 1974	Tulsa	Tornado	F3	$25,000,000	2	70
8 Jun 1974	Osage	Tornado	F4	$250,000	1	15
8 Jun 1974	Tulsa	Tornado	F3	$25,000,000	—	35
8 Jun 1974	Oklahoma	Tornado	F3	$2,500,000	—	14
8 Jun 1974	Rogers	Tornado	F3	$2,500,000	—	10
8 Jun 1974	Mayes	Tornado	F3	$25,000,000	—	7
8 Jun 1974	Lincoln	Tornado	F3	$2,500,000	—	8
20 Apr 1974	Oklahoma	Tornado	F3	$2,500,000	—	3
8 Jun 1974	Wagoner	Tornado	F3	$25,000,000	—	—
11 Apr 1974	Pittsburg	Tornado	F0	$25,000	—	2
1 May 1974	McCurtain	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	1
8 Mar 1974	Oklahoma	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	1
20 Apr 1974	Lincoln	Tornado	F3	$2,500,000	—	—
20 Apr 1974	Grady	Tornado	F3	$2,500,000	—	—
20 Apr 1974	Canadian	Tornado	F3	$2,500,000	—	—
8 Jun 1974	Craig	Tornado	F2	$2,500,000	—	—
8 Jun 1974	Seminole	Tornado	F2	$2,500,000	—	—
3 Nov 1974	Pittsburg	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
20 Apr 1974	Jefferson	Tornado	F3	$250,000	—	—
8 Jun 1974	Delaware	Tornado	F3	$250,000	—	—
1 Aug 1974	Cleveland	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
8 Jun 1974	Okfuskee	Tornado	F3	$250,000	—	—
8 Jun 1974	Creek	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	—
8 Jun 1974	Seminole	Tornado	F3	$250,000	—	—
8 Jun 1974	Tulsa	Tornado	F4	$250,000	—	—
6 Jun 1974	Hughes	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
3 Nov 1974	Washington	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
23 May 1974	Delaware	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
14 May 1974	McCurtain	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
14 May 1974	Le Flore	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
23 May 1974	Canadian	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
25 May 1974	Bryan	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
8 Jun 1974	Pottawatomie	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
8 Jun 1974	Craig	Tornado	F3	$25,000	—	—
8 Jun 1974	Lincoln	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
8 Jun 1974	Lincoln	Tornado	F3	$25,000	—	—
8 Jun 1974	Creek	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
8 Jun 1974	Tulsa	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
6 Jun 1974	Atoka	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 1974

Declared	Number	Type	Incident	Title	Counties
26 Nov 1974	DR-453	Major disaster	Flood	Severe Storms & Flooding	13
10 Jun 1974	DR-441	Major disaster	Flood	Severe Storms & Flooding	20
22 Mar 1974	DR-419	Major disaster	Flood	Heavy Rains & Flooding	6

Flood insurance claims with a 1974 date of loss

No NFIP claims in Oklahoma carry a 1974 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.