Hail and Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, May 27, 1977

Name: Hail and Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, May 27, 1977
Start: 1977-05-27T01:30
End: 1977-05-27T18:48
Location: Oklahoma

May 27, 1977 · NWS ATA · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 2

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

1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Payne

When: May 27, 1:30 AM CST
Where: Payne County
Coordinates: 36.120, -96.700

Hail, Beckham

When: May 27, 6:48 PM CST
Where: Beckham County
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 35.300, -99.650

What these are

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.
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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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Oklahoma in 1977 Every state in 1977 This day in weather history

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: 10096043, 10096044.