Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, May 11, 1982

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, May 11, 1982
Start: 1982-05-11T14:55
End: 1982-05-11T23:57
Location: Oklahoma

May 11, 1982 · 26 events in 9 counties and zones

18 tornado, 7 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, 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: 2
Injuries: 59
Property damage: $251 million
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 26

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

18 tornado, 7 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Jackson

When: May 11, 2:55 PM CST
Where: Jackson County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.530, -99.620

Tornado, Jackson

When: May 11, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Jackson County
Rating: F0
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $30
Coordinates: 34.520, -99.530

Tornado, Jackson

When: May 11, 4:03 PM CST
Where: Jackson County
Rating: F2
Path length: 5.7 mi
Path width: 150 yd
Property damage: $250
Coordinates: 34.630, -99.500

Tornado, Jackson

When: May 11, 4:14 PM CST
Where: Jackson County
Rating: F0
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $30
Coordinates: 34.650, -99.330

Tornado, Jackson

When: May 11, 4:35 PM CST
Where: Jackson County
Rating: F0
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $30
Coordinates: 34.770, -99.430

Tornado, Jackson

When: May 11, 4:38 PM CST
Where: Jackson County
Rating: F0
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $30
Coordinates: 34.600, -99.350

Tornado, Jackson

When: May 11, 4:50 PM CST
Where: Jackson County
Rating: F3
Path length: 4 mi
Path width: 350 yd
Injuries: 41 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250 million
Coordinates: 34.620, -99.320

Hail, Jackson

When: May 11, 4:59 PM CST
Where: Jackson County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 34.630, -99.330

Tornado, Jackson

When: May 11, 5:01 PM CST
Where: Jackson County
Rating: F0
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $30
Coordinates: 34.680, -99.270

Tornado, Jackson

When: May 11, 5:02 PM CST
Where: Jackson County
Rating: F3
Path length: 10 mi
Path width: 700 yd
Deaths: 2 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries: 18 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 34.700, -99.270

Hail, Jackson

When: May 11, 5:02 PM CST
Where: Jackson County
Measured: 2.5 in hail
Coordinates: 34.670, -99.270

Tornado, Roger Mills

When: May 11, 5:10 PM CST
Where: Roger Mills County
Rating: F1
Path length: 11 mi
Path width: 150 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 35.620, -99.750

Hail, Roger Mills

When: May 11, 5:10 PM CST
Where: Roger Mills County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.620, -99.750

Hail, Jackson

When: May 11, 5:22 PM CST
Where: Jackson County
Measured: 2.5 in hail
Coordinates: 34.820, -99.350

Hail, Roger Mills

When: May 11, 5:25 PM CST
Where: Roger Mills County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.780, -99.750

Tornado, Kiowa

When: May 11, 5:55 PM CST
Where: Kiowa County
Rating: F3
Path length: 7 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 34.970, -99.230

Tornado, Washita

When: May 11, 6:22 PM CST
Where: Washita County
Rating: F2
Path length: 7 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 35.130, -99.250

Tornado, Ellis

When: May 11, 6:31 PM CST
Where: Ellis County
Rating: F0
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $30
Coordinates: 36.130, -99.830

Tornado, Washita

When: May 11, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Washita County
Rating: F0
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $30
Coordinates: 35.350, -99.220

Tornado, Beckham

When: May 11, 7:18 PM CST
Where: Beckham County
Rating: F0
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $30
Coordinates: 35.220, -99.550

Tornado, Custer

When: May 11, 7:42 PM CST
Where: Custer County
Rating: F0
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $30
Coordinates: 35.520, -99.200

Tornado, Harmon

When: May 11, 9:00 PM CST
Where: Harmon County
Rating: F0
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $30
Coordinates: 34.680, -99.900

Hail, Marshall

When: May 11, 9:05 PM CST
Where: Marshall County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.980, -96.700

Tornado, Harmon

When: May 11, 11:15 PM CST
Where: Harmon County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.5 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 34.600, -99.830

Thunderstorm Wind, Harmon

When: May 11, 11:30 PM CST
Where: Harmon County
Coordinates: 34.800, -99.670

Tornado, Harmon

When: May 11, 11:57 PM CST
Where: Harmon County
Rating: F1
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 34.780, -99.730

What these are

Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
Tornado: A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Oklahoma in 1982 Every state in 1982 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Oklahoma, 1982

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: 10109002, 10109003, 10109004, 10109005, 10109006, 10109007, 10109008, 10109009, 10109010, 10109011, 10109012, 10109013, 10109014, 10109015, 10109016, 10109017, 10109018, 10109019, 10109020, 10109021, 10109022, 10109023, 10109024, 10109025, 10109026, 10109027.