Hail and Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, April 17, 1986

Name: Hail and Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, April 17, 1986
Start: 1986-04-17T18:15
End: 1986-04-17T23:55
Location: Oklahoma

April 17, 1986 · NWS OKC · 14 events in 9 counties and zones

13 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, 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: 14

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

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

Hail, Woodward

When: April 17, 6:15 PM CST
Where: Woodward County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.470, -99.270

Hail, Woodward

When: April 17, 6:15 PM CST
Where: Woodward County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.230, -99.170

Hail, Beckham

When: April 17, 9:43 PM CST
Where: Beckham County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.280, -99.670

Hail, Beckham

When: April 17, 9:43 PM CST
Where: Beckham County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.420, -99.420

Hail, Washita

When: April 17, 9:45 PM CST
Where: Washita County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.300, -99.020

Hail, Washita

When: April 17, 9:45 PM CST
Where: Washita County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.420, -99.280

Hail, Custer

When: April 17, 9:50 PM CST
Where: Custer County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.630, -99.000

Hail, Custer

When: April 17, 9:50 PM CST
Where: Custer County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.630, -99.180

Hail, Blaine

When: April 17, 10:30 PM CST
Where: Blaine County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 35.870, -98.420

Hail, Kingfisher

When: April 17, 10:50 PM CST
Where: Kingfisher County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.930, -97.950

Thunderstorm Wind, Caddo

When: April 17, 10:55 PM CST
Where: Caddo County
Coordinates: 35.200, -98.350

Hail, Blaine

When: April 17, 11:10 PM CST
Where: Blaine County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 35.870, -98.420

Hail, Kay

When: April 17, 11:55 PM CST
Where: Kay County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.800, -97.120

Hail, Osage

When: April 17, 11:55 PM CST
Where: Osage County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.670, -97.030

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.

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

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Oklahoma in 1986 Every state in 1986 This day in weather history Warnings in Oklahoma, April 1986

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: 10108587, 10108588, 10108589, 10108590, 10108591, 10108592, 10108593, 10108594, 10108595, 10108596, 10108597, 10108598, 10108599, 10108600.