Oklahoma, 1982

Tornado and Hail in Oklahoma, May 26, 1982

May 26, 1982 · 10 events in 8 counties and zones

5 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 1 tornado, 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
$2.5 million
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
10

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

5 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Comanche

When
May 26, 1:00 PM CST
Where
Comanche County
Coordinates
34.780, -98.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Comanche

When
May 26, 1:20 PM CST
Where
Comanche County
Coordinates
34.780, -98.280

Hail, Garvin

When
May 26, 2:30 PM CST
Where
Garvin County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.500, -97.220

Hail, Okmulgee

When
May 26, 2:55 PM CST
Where
Okmulgee County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.750, -95.970

Hail, McIntosh

When
May 26, 3:55 PM CST
Where
McIntosh County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.420, -95.220

Tornado, Atoka

When
May 26, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Atoka County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$2.5 million
Coordinates
34.380, -96.050

Thunderstorm Wind, Bryan

When
May 26, 4:15 PM CST
Where
Bryan County
Coordinates
33.970, -96.280

Thunderstorm Wind, McCurtain

When
May 26, 6:10 PM CST
Where
McCurtain County
Coordinates
33.730, -94.570

Thunderstorm Wind, McCurtain

When
May 26, 6:40 PM CST
Where
McCurtain County
Coordinates
33.730, -94.570

Hail, Love

When
May 26, 8:30 PM CST
Where
Love County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.930, -97.120

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.
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.

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

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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: 10105662, 10105663, 10106526, 10106527, 10106528, 10106529, 10106530, 10106531, 10106532, 10106533.