Oklahoma, 1986

Tornado and Hail in Oklahoma, March 11, 1986

March 11, 1986 · NWS OKC · 14 events in 8 counties and zones

11 hail, 2 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.

  • 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
$3,000
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

11 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Love

When
March 11, 1:00 PM CST
Where
Love County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
33.950, -97.270

Thunderstorm Wind, Muskogee

When
March 11, 1:15 PM CST
Where
Muskogee County
Coordinates
35.630, -95.420

Hail, Carter

When
March 11, 1:35 PM CST
Where
Carter County
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
34.180, -96.980

Hail, Carter

When
March 11, 1:35 PM CST
Where
Carter County
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
34.230, -97.320

Hail, McClain

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

Hail, McClain

When
March 11, 3:40 PM CST
Where
McClain County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.000, -97.470

Hail, Pottawatomie

When
March 11, 4:30 PM CST
Where
Pottawatomie County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.070, -96.870

Hail, Grady

When
March 11, 4:42 PM CST
Where
Grady County
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
34.900, -97.950

Hail, Pottawatomie

When
March 11, 4:50 PM CST
Where
Pottawatomie County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.300, -96.770

Hail, Seminole

When
March 11, 4:50 PM CST
Where
Seminole County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.150, -96.630

Tornado, Love

When
March 11, 4:55 PM CST
Where
Love County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
10 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
33.930, -97.500

Hail, McClain

When
March 11, 5:07 PM CST
Where
McClain County
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
35.000, -97.470

Thunderstorm Wind, Love

When
March 11, 5:33 PM CST
Where
Love County
Coordinates
33.930, -97.500

Hail, McCurtain

When
March 11, 9:50 PM CST
Where
McCurtain County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
34.220, -94.520

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.

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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: 10108247, 10108248, 10108249, 10108250, 10108251, 10108252, 10108253, 10108254, 10108255, 10108472, 10108473, 10108474, 10108475, 10108476.