Oklahoma, 1986

Hail and Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, April 18, 1986

April 18, 1986 · NWS OKC · 17 events in 6 counties and zones

16 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
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
17

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

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

Hail, Logan

When
April 18, 12:18 AM CST
Where
Logan County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.930, -97.420

Hail, Logan

When
April 18, 12:18 AM CST
Where
Logan County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.150, -97.380

Thunderstorm Wind, Tulsa

When
April 18, 4:30 AM CST
Where
Tulsa County
Coordinates
36.250, -95.950

Hail, Carter

When
April 18, 4:40 AM CST
Where
Carter County
Measured
1.25 in hail
Coordinates
34.300, -97.250

Hail, Carter

When
April 18, 4:40 AM CST
Where
Carter County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.180, -97.130

Hail, Marshall

When
April 18, 4:50 AM CST
Where
Marshall County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.000, -96.750

Hail, Johnston

When
April 18, 5:00 AM CST
Where
Johnston County
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
34.300, -96.650

Hail, Carter

When
April 18, 5:05 AM CST
Where
Carter County
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
34.300, -97.250

Hail, Carter

When
April 18, 5:05 AM CST
Where
Carter County
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
34.180, -97.130

Hail, Love

When
April 18, 7:05 PM CST
Where
Love County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
33.930, -97.500

Hail, Love

When
April 18, 7:05 PM CST
Where
Love County
Measured
1.25 in hail
Coordinates
33.930, -97.250

Hail, Carter

When
April 18, 7:45 PM CST
Where
Carter County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.300, -97.250

Hail, Love

When
April 18, 7:50 PM CST
Where
Love County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.830, -97.430

Hail, Love

When
April 18, 7:50 PM CST
Where
Love County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.930, -97.250

Hail, Love

When
April 18, 9:00 PM CST
Where
Love County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.930, -97.020

Hail, Love

When
April 18, 9:00 PM CST
Where
Love County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.930, -97.250

Hail, Marshall

When
April 18, 11:25 PM CST
Where
Marshall County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.000, -96.750

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.

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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: 10108601, 10108602, 10108603, 10108604, 10109465, 10109466, 10109467, 10109468, 10109469, 10109470, 10109471, 10109472, 10109473, 10109474, 10109475, 10109476, 10105174.