Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, August 5, 1985

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, August 5, 1985
Start: 1985-08-05T15:00
End: 1985-08-05T19:55
Location: Oklahoma

August 5, 1985 · NWS AT · 9 events in 6 counties and zones

8 thunderstorm wind, 1 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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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 9

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

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

Thunderstorm Wind, Stephens

When: August 5, 3:00 PM CST
Where: Stephens County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 34.650, -97.950

Hail, Garvin

When: August 5, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Garvin County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.830, -97.600

Thunderstorm Wind, Garvin

When: August 5, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Garvin County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 34.830, -97.600

Thunderstorm Wind, Garvin

When: August 5, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Garvin County
Coordinates: 34.730, -97.220

Thunderstorm Wind, Pontotoc

When: August 5, 5:17 PM CST
Where: Pontotoc County
Coordinates: 34.770, -96.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Seminole

When: August 5, 6:12 PM CST
Where: Seminole County
Coordinates: 35.150, -96.480

Thunderstorm Wind, Seminole

When: August 5, 6:14 PM CST
Where: Seminole County
Coordinates: 34.980, -96.520

Thunderstorm Wind, Hughes

When: August 5, 6:20 PM CST
Where: Hughes County
Coordinates: 35.080, -96.400

Thunderstorm Wind, McIntosh

When: August 5, 7:55 PM CST
Where: McIntosh County
Coordinates: 35.430, -95.520

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.

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: 10108446, 10108447, 10108448, 10108449, 10108450, 10108451, 10108452, 10108453, 10108454.