Tornado and Hail in Oklahoma, April 13, 1986

Name: Tornado and Hail in Oklahoma, April 13, 1986
Start: 1986-04-13T19:40
End: 1986-04-13T23:55
Location: Oklahoma

April 13, 1986 · NWS OKC · 35 events in 20 counties and zones

21 hail, 13 thunderstorm wind, 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.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 2
Property damage: $2.5 million
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 35

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

21 hail, 13 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Woods

When: April 13, 7:40 PM CST
Where: Woods County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 36.700, -98.980

Hail, Woods

When: April 13, 7:55 PM CST
Where: Woods County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.800, -98.670

Hail, Woods

When: April 13, 8:00 PM CST
Where: Woods County
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 36.700, -98.980

Hail, Alfalfa

When: April 13, 8:20 PM CST
Where: Alfalfa County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.720, -98.300

Hail, Major

When: April 13, 8:25 PM CST
Where: Major County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 36.430, -98.730

Hail, Woodward

When: April 13, 8:39 PM CST
Where: Woodward County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.470, -99.270

Hail, Harper

When: April 13, 8:39 PM CST
Where: Harper County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.650, -99.270

Hail, Alfalfa

When: April 13, 8:42 PM CST
Where: Alfalfa County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 36.720, -98.300

Hail, Alfalfa

When: April 13, 8:42 PM CST
Where: Alfalfa County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 36.550, -98.270

Hail, Grant

When: April 13, 8:57 PM CST
Where: Grant County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.800, -97.800

Hail, Garfield

When: April 13, 9:09 PM CST
Where: Garfield County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 36.380, -97.800

Hail, Major

When: April 13, 9:13 PM CST
Where: Major County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.430, -98.730

Hail, Major

When: April 13, 9:13 PM CST
Where: Major County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.430, -98.150

Thunderstorm Wind, Kay

When: April 13, 9:15 PM CST
Where: Kay County
Coordinates: 36.880, -97.300

Hail, Kay

When: April 13, 9:20 PM CST
Where: Kay County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.800, -97.120

Hail, Noble

When: April 13, 9:40 PM CST
Where: Noble County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.380, -97.220

Hail, Payne

When: April 13, 10:10 PM CST
Where: Payne County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 36.080, -96.980

Hail, Logan

When: April 13, 10:15 PM CST
Where: Logan County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.930, -97.420

Thunderstorm Wind, Pawnee

When: April 13, 10:19 PM CST
Where: Pawnee County
Coordinates: 36.370, -96.620

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When: April 13, 10:23 PM CST
Where: Washington County
Coordinates: 36.700, -95.920

Thunderstorm Wind, Creek

When: April 13, 10:25 PM CST
Where: Creek County
Coordinates: 35.920, -96.330

Hail, Pawnee

When: April 13, 10:28 PM CST
Where: Pawnee County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.180, -96.570

Hail, Logan

When: April 13, 10:35 PM CST
Where: Logan County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.930, -97.420

Hail, Osage

When: April 13, 10:55 PM CST
Where: Osage County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.700, -96.450

Hail, Osage

When: April 13, 10:55 PM CST
Where: Osage County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.400, -96.300

Thunderstorm Wind, Tulsa

When: April 13, 11:03 PM CST
Where: Tulsa County
Coordinates: 36.250, -95.950

Thunderstorm Wind, Rogers

When: April 13, 11:18 PM CST
Where: Rogers County
Coordinates: 36.170, -95.820

Thunderstorm Wind, Rogers

When: April 13, 11:18 PM CST
Where: Rogers County
Coordinates: 36.450, -95.700

Tornado, Tulsa

When: April 13, 11:20 PM CST
Where: Tulsa County
Rating: F2
Path length: 4 mi
Path width: 300 yd
Injuries: 2 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 36.050, -95.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When: April 13, 11:23 PM CST
Where: Washington County
Coordinates: 36.700, -95.920

Thunderstorm Wind, Wagoner

When: April 13, 11:26 PM CST
Where: Wagoner County
Coordinates: 36.050, -95.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Okmulgee

When: April 13, 11:45 PM CST
Where: Okmulgee County
Coordinates: 35.750, -95.970

Thunderstorm Wind, Le Flore

When: April 13, 11:55 PM CST
Where: Le Flore County
Coordinates: 34.900, -94.930

Thunderstorm Wind, Wagoner

When: April 13, 11:55 PM CST
Where: Wagoner County
Coordinates: 35.970, -95.450

Thunderstorm Wind, Le Flore

When: April 13, 11:55 PM CST
Where: Le Flore County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 34.880, -94.720

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.
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.

The same day elsewhere

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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: 10108546, 10108547, 10108548, 10108549, 10108550, 10108551, 10108552, 10108553, 10108554, 10108555, 10108556, 10108557, 10108558, 10108559, 10108560, 10108561, 10108562, 10108563, 10108564, 10108565, 10108566, 10108567, 10108568, 10108569, 10108570, 10108571, 10108572, 10108573, 10108574, 10108575, 10108576, 10108577, 10108578, 10108579, 10108580.