Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, April 3, 1986

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, April 3, 1986
Start: 1986-04-03T09:48
End: 1986-04-03T20:30
Location: Oklahoma

April 3, 1986 · NWS OKC · 56 events in 18 counties and zones

53 hail, 3 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: 56

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

53 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Caddo

When: April 3, 9:48 AM CST
Where: Caddo County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.070, -98.250

Hail, Caddo

When: April 3, 9:48 AM CST
Where: Caddo County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.200, -98.350

Hail, Stephens

When: April 3, 10:40 AM CST
Where: Stephens County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.650, -98.120

Hail, Stephens

When: April 3, 10:40 AM CST
Where: Stephens County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.470, -97.870

Hail, Grady

When: April 3, 10:45 AM CST
Where: Grady County
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 34.780, -97.950

Hail, Grady

When: April 3, 10:45 AM CST
Where: Grady County
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 35.030, -97.880

Hail, Canadian

When: April 3, 11:13 AM CST
Where: Canadian County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.480, -97.530

Hail, Canadian

When: April 3, 11:13 AM CST
Where: Canadian County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.530, -98.000

Hail, Grady

When: April 3, 11:20 AM CST
Where: Grady County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.880, -97.700

Hail, Grady

When: April 3, 11:20 AM CST
Where: Grady County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.030, -97.880

Hail, Oklahoma

When: April 3, 11:20 AM CST
Where: Oklahoma County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.530, -97.420

Hail, McClain

When: April 3, 11:40 AM CST
Where: McClain County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.130, -97.670

Hail, McClain

When: April 3, 11:40 AM CST
Where: McClain County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.120, -97.300

Hail, Oklahoma

When: April 3, 12:00 PM CST
Where: Oklahoma County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 35.480, -97.530

Hail, Cleveland

When: April 3, 12:00 PM CST
Where: Cleveland County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 35.150, -97.420

Hail, Grady

When: April 3, 12:00 PM CST
Where: Grady County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 35.030, -97.880

Hail, McClain

When: April 3, 12:02 PM CST
Where: McClain County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.120, -97.300

Hail, McClain

When: April 3, 12:02 PM CST
Where: McClain County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.130, -97.670

Hail, Stephens

When: April 3, 12:05 PM CST
Where: Stephens County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 34.470, -97.870

Hail, Cotton

When: April 3, 12:30 PM CST
Where: Cotton County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.280, -98.380

Hail, Payne

When: April 3, 12:40 PM CST
Where: Payne County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 36.080, -96.980

Hail, Payne

When: April 3, 12:40 PM CST
Where: Payne County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 36.120, -97.330

Hail, McClain

When: April 3, 12:50 PM CST
Where: McClain County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.120, -97.300

Hail, Cleveland

When: April 3, 1:05 PM CST
Where: Cleveland County
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Coordinates: 35.480, -97.530

Hail, Cleveland

When: April 3, 1:05 PM CST
Where: Cleveland County
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Coordinates: 35.150, -97.420

Hail, Oklahoma

When: April 3, 1:09 PM CST
Where: Oklahoma County
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 35.530, -97.420

Hail, Cleveland

When: April 3, 1:37 PM CST
Where: Cleveland County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 35.150, -97.420

Hail, Stephens

When: April 3, 1:37 PM CST
Where: Stephens County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.470, -97.870

Hail, Garvin

When: April 3, 2:19 PM CST
Where: Garvin County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 34.750, -97.480

Hail, Garvin

When: April 3, 2:19 PM CST
Where: Garvin County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 34.670, -97.300

Hail, Pottawatomie

When: April 3, 2:30 PM CST
Where: Pottawatomie County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.930, -96.900

Hail, Cleveland

When: April 3, 2:30 PM CST
Where: Cleveland County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.150, -97.420

Hail, Pottawatomie

When: April 3, 2:30 PM CST
Where: Pottawatomie County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.430, -97.100

Hail, Stephens

When: April 3, 2:45 PM CST
Where: Stephens County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.470, -97.870

Hail, Lincoln

When: April 3, 2:46 PM CST
Where: Lincoln County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.700, -96.830

Hail, Garvin

When: April 3, 3:12 PM CST
Where: Garvin County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.830, -97.600

Hail, Garvin

When: April 3, 3:12 PM CST
Where: Garvin County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.670, -97.300

Hail, Garvin

When: April 3, 3:30 PM CST
Where: Garvin County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.670, -97.300

Hail, Pottawatomie

When: April 3, 4:11 PM CST
Where: Pottawatomie County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.270, -96.820

Hail, Pottawatomie

When: April 3, 4:11 PM CST
Where: Pottawatomie County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.930, -96.900

Hail, Love

When: April 3, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Love County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 33.800, -97.150

Hail, Love

When: April 3, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Love County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 33.930, -97.250

Thunderstorm Wind, Love

When: April 3, 5:15 PM CST
Where: Love County
Coordinates: 33.800, -97.150

Thunderstorm Wind, Love

When: April 3, 5:15 PM CST
Where: Love County
Coordinates: 33.930, -97.250

Hail, Marshall

When: April 3, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Marshall County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.000, -96.750

Hail, Choctaw

When: April 3, 6:06 PM CST
Where: Choctaw County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.880, -95.920

Thunderstorm Wind, Bryan

When: April 3, 6:40 PM CST
Where: Bryan County
Coordinates: 33.970, -96.280

Hail, Bryan

When: April 3, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Bryan County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 34.000, -96.500

Hail, Bryan

When: April 3, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Bryan County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 33.970, -96.280

Hail, Atoka

When: April 3, 7:30 PM CST
Where: Atoka County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.420, -96.050

Hail, Atoka

When: April 3, 7:45 PM CST
Where: Atoka County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.270, -95.820

Hail, Atoka

When: April 3, 7:45 PM CST
Where: Atoka County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.420, -96.050

Hail, Choctaw

When: April 3, 8:06 PM CST
Where: Choctaw County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.030, -95.870

Hail, Choctaw

When: April 3, 8:15 PM CST
Where: Choctaw County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.880, -95.920

Hail, Choctaw

When: April 3, 8:15 PM CST
Where: Choctaw County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 47.130, -134.530

Hail, Pushmataha

When: April 3, 8:30 PM CST
Where: Pushmataha County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.420, -95.350

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: 10108526, 10108527, 10108528, 10108529, 10108530, 10108531, 10108532, 10108533, 10109395, 10109396, 10109397, 10109398, 10109399, 10109400, 10109401, 10109402, 10109403, 10109404, 10109622, 10109623, 10109624, 10109625, 10109626, 10109627, 10109628, 10109629, 10109630, 10109631, 10109632, 10109633, 10109634, 10109635, 10109636, 10109637, 10109638, 10109639, 10109640, 10109641, 10109642, 10109643, and more.