Oklahoma, 1966

Hail in Oklahoma, May 20, 1966

May 20, 1966 · 13 events in 11 counties and zones

13 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

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  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
13

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

Event by event

13 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Carter

When
May 20, 4:56 PM CST
Where
Carter County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
34.280, -97.500

Hail, Oklahoma

When
May 20, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Oklahoma County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.380, -97.580

Hail, Canadian

When
May 20, 7:30 PM CST
Where
Canadian County
Measured
2.5 in hail
Coordinates
35.500, -97.900

Hail, Major

When
May 20, 8:00 PM CST
Where
Major County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.380, -98.280

Hail, Kay

When
May 20, 8:00 PM CST
Where
Kay County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
36.700, -97.080

Hail, Noble

When
May 20, 8:00 PM CST
Where
Noble County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.280, -97.280

Hail, Major

When
May 20, 8:14 PM CST
Where
Major County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.280, -98.500

Hail, Dewey

When
May 20, 8:25 PM CST
Where
Dewey County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.880, -99.280

Hail, Garfield

When
May 20, 8:35 PM CST
Where
Garfield County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.380, -97.900

Hail, Lincoln

When
May 20, 9:00 PM CST
Where
Lincoln County
Measured
1.25 in hail
Coordinates
35.700, -96.900

Hail, Osage

When
May 20, 9:15 PM CST
Where
Osage County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
36.780, -96.580

Hail, Kay

When
May 20, 9:15 PM CST
Where
Kay County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.580, -97.180

Hail, Custer

When
May 20, 9:55 PM CST
Where
Custer County
Measured
2.5 in hail
Coordinates
35.580, -99.000

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10095510, 10095511, 10095512, 10095513, 10095514, 10095515, 10095516, 10095517, 10095518, 10095519, 10095520, 10095521, 10091839.