Oklahoma, 1971

Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, May 26, 1971

May 26, 1971 · 18 events in 12 counties and zones

15 thunderstorm wind, 3 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.

  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • 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
18

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

15 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Osage

When
May 26, 4:10 PM CST
Where
Osage County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.580, -96.680

Thunderstorm Wind, Ellis

When
May 26, 4:10 PM CST
Where
Ellis County
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates
36.280, -99.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Osage

When
May 26, 4:10 PM CST
Where
Osage County
Coordinates
36.580, -96.680

Hail, Pawnee

When
May 26, 5:10 PM CST
Where
Pawnee County
Measured
2.5 in hail
Coordinates
36.500, -96.680

Thunderstorm Wind, Pawnee

When
May 26, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Pawnee County
Coordinates
36.280, -96.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Osage

When
May 26, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Osage County
Coordinates
36.380, -96.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Lincoln

When
May 26, 5:50 PM CST
Where
Lincoln County
Coordinates
35.880, -96.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Creek

When
May 26, 6:15 PM CST
Where
Creek County
Coordinates
36.080, -96.080

Hail, Osage

When
May 26, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Osage County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.580, -96.680

Thunderstorm Wind, Tulsa

When
May 26, 6:50 PM CST
Where
Tulsa County
Measured
69 kt (79 mph)
Coordinates
36.080, -96.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Tulsa

When
May 26, 6:52 PM CST
Where
Tulsa County
Measured
60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates
36.200, -95.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Creek

When
May 26, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Creek County
Coordinates
36.000, -96.080

Thunderstorm Wind,

When
May 26, 7:05 PM CST
Where
County
Coordinates
36.000, -95.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Oklahoma

When
May 26, 7:24 PM CST
Where
Oklahoma County
Measured
65 kt (75 mph)
Coordinates
35.580, -97.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Wagoner

When
May 26, 7:30 PM CST
Where
Wagoner County
Coordinates
36.000, -95.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Muskogee

When
May 26, 7:55 PM CST
Where
Muskogee County
Coordinates
35.780, -95.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Cleveland

When
May 26, 8:00 PM CST
Where
Cleveland County
Coordinates
35.200, -97.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Carter

When
May 26, 10:40 PM CST
Where
Carter County
Coordinates
34.200, -97.180

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
Thunderstorm Wind
Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.

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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: 10094556, 10094557, 10094558, 10094559, 10094560, 10094561, 10094562, 10094563, 10094564, 10094565, 10094566, 10094567, 10094568, 10094569, 10094570, 10094571, 10094572, 10094573.