Oklahoma, 1986

Tornado and Hail in Oklahoma, April 7, 1986

April 7, 1986 · 11 events in 4 counties and zones

10 hail, 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.

  • 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
$250,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
11

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

10 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Nowata

When
April 7, 4:55 PM CST
Where
Nowata County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.700, -95.530

Tornado, Mayes

When
April 7, 5:44 PM CST
Where
Mayes County
Rating
F2
Path length
5 mi
Path width
100 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
36.480, -95.330

Hail, Mayes

When
April 7, 6:07 PM CST
Where
Mayes County
Measured
4 in hail
Coordinates
36.450, -95.130

Hail, Craig

When
April 7, 6:08 PM CST
Where
Craig County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.730, -95.220

Hail, Delaware

When
April 7, 7:04 PM CST
Where
Delaware County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
36.420, -94.730

Hail, Delaware

When
April 7, 7:04 PM CST
Where
Delaware County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
36.270, -94.680

Hail, Delaware

When
April 7, 7:20 PM CST
Where
Delaware County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.420, -94.730

Hail, Craig

When
April 7, 11:10 PM CST
Where
Craig County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.730, -95.220

Hail, Craig

When
April 7, 11:10 PM CST
Where
Craig County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.870, -95.100

Hail, Delaware

When
April 7, 11:41 PM CST
Where
Delaware County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.420, -94.730

Hail, Delaware

When
April 7, 11:41 PM CST
Where
Delaware County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.580, -94.770

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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.

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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: 10108319, 10108320, 10108321, 10108322, 10108323, 10108324, 10108325, 10108326, 10108327, 10108544, 10108545.