Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, March 9, 1986

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, March 9, 1986
Start: 1986-03-09T19:15
End: 1986-03-09T23:56
Location: Oklahoma

March 9, 1986 · NWS OKC · 48 events in 30 counties and zones

24 thunderstorm wind, 24 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 48

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

24 thunderstorm wind, 24 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Woodward

When: March 9, 7:15 PM CST
Where: Woodward County
Coordinates: 36.400, -99.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Custer

When: March 9, 7:50 PM CST
Where: Custer County
Coordinates: 35.630, -99.070

Thunderstorm Wind, Blaine

When: March 9, 8:00 PM CST
Where: Blaine County
Coordinates: 35.850, -98.480

Thunderstorm Wind, Comanche

When: March 9, 8:48 PM CST
Where: Comanche County
Coordinates: 34.650, -98.420

Hail, Stephens

When: March 9, 9:12 PM CST
Where: Stephens County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.650, -97.950

Hail, Stephens

When: March 9, 9:12 PM CST
Where: Stephens County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.450, -97.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Comanche

When: March 9, 9:15 PM CST
Where: Comanche County
Coordinates: 34.650, -98.420

Hail, Cotton

When: March 9, 9:30 PM CST
Where: Cotton County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.270, -98.230

Hail, Garvin

When: March 9, 9:30 PM CST
Where: Garvin County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 34.830, -97.600

Thunderstorm Wind, Grady

When: March 9, 9:30 PM CST
Where: Grady County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 34.920, -97.770

Hail, McClain

When: March 9, 9:40 PM CST
Where: McClain County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.030, -97.630

Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson

When: March 9, 9:45 PM CST
Where: Jefferson County
Coordinates: 34.080, -97.870

Hail, Cleveland

When: March 9, 9:50 PM CST
Where: Cleveland County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.180, -97.350

Hail, Logan

When: March 9, 9:51 PM CST
Where: Logan County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 35.880, -97.470

Hail, Carter

When: March 9, 10:00 PM CST
Where: Carter County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.480, -97.450

Hail, Logan

When: March 9, 10:00 PM CST
Where: Logan County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 35.880, -97.470

Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson

When: March 9, 10:00 PM CST
Where: Jefferson County
Coordinates: 34.080, -97.870

Hail, Lincoln

When: March 9, 10:05 PM CST
Where: Lincoln County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 35.670, -96.920

Thunderstorm Wind, Cleveland

When: March 9, 10:10 PM CST
Where: Cleveland County
Coordinates: 35.180, -97.350

Hail, Garvin

When: March 9, 10:15 PM CST
Where: Garvin County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.830, -97.600

Hail, Stephens

When: March 9, 10:20 PM CST
Where: Stephens County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 34.330, -97.680

Hail, Stephens

When: March 9, 10:20 PM CST
Where: Stephens County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 34.450, -97.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Murray

When: March 9, 10:30 PM CST
Where: Murray County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 34.580, -97.120

Thunderstorm Wind, Pottawatomie

When: March 9, 10:30 PM CST
Where: Pottawatomie County
Coordinates: 35.150, -96.950

Thunderstorm Wind, Creek

When: March 9, 10:40 PM CST
Where: Creek County
Coordinates: 35.900, -96.380

Hail, Seminole

When: March 9, 10:45 PM CST
Where: Seminole County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 35.150, -96.630

Thunderstorm Wind, Pontotoc

When: March 9, 10:45 PM CST
Where: Pontotoc County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 34.870, -96.650

Hail, Garvin

When: March 9, 11:00 PM CST
Where: Garvin County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.650, -97.170

Hail, Love

When: March 9, 11:00 PM CST
Where: Love County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.930, -97.420

Thunderstorm Wind, Okmulgee

When: March 9, 11:00 PM CST
Where: Okmulgee County
Coordinates: 35.680, -96.070

Hail, Carter

When: March 9, 11:03 PM CST
Where: Carter County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 34.180, -97.130

Hail, Carter

When: March 9, 11:03 PM CST
Where: Carter County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 34.230, -97.320

Hail, Murray

When: March 9, 11:05 PM CST
Where: Murray County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.400, -97.050

Hail, Pontotoc

When: March 9, 11:10 PM CST
Where: Pontotoc County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.870, -96.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Johnston

When: March 9, 11:15 PM CST
Where: Johnston County
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Coordinates: 34.180, -96.880

Hail, Love

When: March 9, 11:20 PM CST
Where: Love County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 33.950, -97.270

Thunderstorm Wind, Hughes

When: March 9, 11:20 PM CST
Where: Hughes County
Coordinates: 35.020, -96.250

Thunderstorm Wind, Tulsa

When: March 9, 11:29 PM CST
Where: Tulsa County
Coordinates: 36.120, -95.970

Thunderstorm Wind, Pottawatomie

When: March 9, 11:30 PM CST
Where: Pottawatomie County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 35.330, -97.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Wagoner

When: March 9, 11:30 PM CST
Where: Wagoner County
Coordinates: 35.950, -95.530

Hail, Seminole

When: March 9, 11:40 PM CST
Where: Seminole County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 34.970, -96.520

Hail, Love

When: March 9, 11:45 PM CST
Where: Love County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.930, -97.120

Thunderstorm Wind, Coal

When: March 9, 11:50 PM CST
Where: Coal County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 34.620, -96.330

Thunderstorm Wind, Muskogee

When: March 9, 11:50 PM CST
Where: Muskogee County
Coordinates: 35.630, -95.420

Thunderstorm Wind, Cherokee

When: March 9, 11:50 PM CST
Where: Cherokee County
Coordinates: 35.880, -95.020

Thunderstorm Wind, Pittsburg

When: March 9, 11:50 PM CST
Where: Pittsburg County
Coordinates: 34.920, -95.770

Thunderstorm Wind, Delaware

When: March 9, 11:50 PM CST
Where: Delaware County
Coordinates: 36.380, -94.800

Hail, Hughes

When: March 9, 11:56 PM CST
Where: Hughes County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.270, -96.030

What these are

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

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

The same day elsewhere

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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: 10107337, 10107338, 10107339, 10107340, 10107341, 10107342, 10107343, 10107344, 10107345, 10107346, 10107347, 10107348, 10107349, 10107350, 10107351, 10107352, 10107353, 10107354, 10107355, 10107356, 10107357, 10107358, 10107359, 10107360, 10107361, 10107362, 10107363, 10107364, 10107365, 10107366, 10107367, 10107368, 10107369, 10107370, 10107371, 10107372, 10107373, 10107374, 10107375, 10107376, and more.