Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, May 8, 1986

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, May 8, 1986
Start: 1986-05-08T13:45
End: 1986-05-08T20:11
Location: Oklahoma

May 8, 1986 · NWS OKC · 41 events in 16 counties and zones

34 hail, 4 tornado, 3 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: 15
Property damage: $26 million
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 41

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

34 hail, 4 tornado, 3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Harmon

When: May 8, 1:45 PM CST
Where: Harmon County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.770, -99.800

Hail, Jackson

When: May 8, 1:45 PM CST
Where: Jackson County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.570, -99.650

Hail, Ellis

When: May 8, 1:50 PM CST
Where: Ellis County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.920, -99.800

Hail, Roger Mills

When: May 8, 2:08 PM CST
Where: Roger Mills County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 35.920, -99.750

Hail, Jackson

When: May 8, 2:14 PM CST
Where: Jackson County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.630, -99.420

Hail, Greer

When: May 8, 2:30 PM CST
Where: Greer County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 34.920, -99.550

Hail, Greer

When: May 8, 2:30 PM CST
Where: Greer County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 34.970, -99.380

Hail, Jackson

When: May 8, 2:36 PM CST
Where: Jackson County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.630, -99.420

Hail, Kiowa

When: May 8, 2:45 PM CST
Where: Kiowa County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.850, -99.000

Hail, Kiowa

When: May 8, 2:45 PM CST
Where: Kiowa County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.950, -99.300

Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson

When: May 8, 3:06 PM CST
Where: Jackson County
Coordinates: 34.630, -99.420

Hail, Kiowa

When: May 8, 3:15 PM CST
Where: Kiowa County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 34.850, -99.000

Hail, Kiowa

When: May 8, 3:15 PM CST
Where: Kiowa County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 35.020, -99.100

Hail, Washita

When: May 8, 3:30 PM CST
Where: Washita County
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Coordinates: 35.300, -99.020

Hail, Woods

When: May 8, 3:40 PM CST
Where: Woods County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 36.700, -98.980

Hail, Jackson

When: May 8, 3:58 PM CST
Where: Jackson County
Measured: 2.25 in hail
Coordinates: 34.630, -99.420

Tornado, Tillman

When: May 8, 4:08 PM CST
Where: Tillman County
Rating: F0
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 300 yd
Coordinates: 34.230, -98.720

Thunderstorm Wind, Caddo

When: May 8, 4:10 PM CST
Where: Caddo County
Coordinates: 35.200, -98.350

Hail, Comanche

When: May 8, 4:15 PM CST
Where: Comanche County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.630, -98.450

Hail, Washita

When: May 8, 4:15 PM CST
Where: Washita County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 35.300, -99.020

Hail, Custer

When: May 8, 4:15 PM CST
Where: Custer County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.570, -99.120

Hail, Washita

When: May 8, 4:15 PM CST
Where: Washita County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 35.350, -98.680

Hail, Blaine

When: May 8, 4:25 PM CST
Where: Blaine County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.870, -98.420

Hail, Caddo

When: May 8, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Caddo County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.200, -98.350

Hail, Woods

When: May 8, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Woods County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.700, -98.980

Hail, Caddo

When: May 8, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Caddo County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.100, -98.600

Hail, Tillman

When: May 8, 4:45 PM CST
Where: Tillman County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 34.380, -98.950

Hail, Tillman

When: May 8, 4:45 PM CST
Where: Tillman County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 34.300, -98.770

Hail, Tillman

When: May 8, 5:13 PM CST
Where: Tillman County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 34.380, -98.950

Thunderstorm Wind, Comanche

When: May 8, 5:13 PM CST
Where: Comanche County
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates: 34.420, -98.650

Hail, Oklahoma

When: May 8, 5:24 PM CST
Where: Oklahoma County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.530, -97.420

Hail, Oklahoma

When: May 8, 5:47 PM CST
Where: Oklahoma County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.530, -97.420

Hail, Oklahoma

When: May 8, 5:47 PM CST
Where: Oklahoma County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.520, -97.630

Hail, Kingfisher

When: May 8, 5:55 PM CST
Where: Kingfisher County
Measured: 2.25 in hail
Coordinates: 35.930, -97.950

Hail, Caddo

When: May 8, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Caddo County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.200, -98.350

Tornado, Oklahoma

When: May 8, 6:12 PM CST
Where: Oklahoma County
Rating: F3
Path length: 4 mi
Path width: 200 yd
Injuries: 15 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $25 million
Coordinates: 35.480, -97.530

Tornado, Oklahoma

When: May 8, 6:21 PM CST
Where: Oklahoma County
Rating: F1
Path length: 7 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 35.650, -97.480

Hail, Oklahoma

When: May 8, 6:55 PM CST
Where: Oklahoma County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 35.480, -97.530

Tornado, Logan

When: May 8, 7:15 PM CST
Where: Logan County
Rating: F1
Path length: 3 mi
Path width: 23 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 35.880, -97.350

Hail, Oklahoma

When: May 8, 7:48 PM CST
Where: Oklahoma County
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Coordinates: 35.530, -97.420

Hail, Oklahoma

When: May 8, 8:11 PM CST
Where: Oklahoma County
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Coordinates: 35.530, -97.420

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.

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: 10106363, 10106364, 10106365, 10106366, 10106367, 10106368, 10106369, 10106370, 10106371, 10106372, 10106373, 10106374, 10106375, 10106376, 10106377, 10106378, 10106379, 10106380, 10107242, 10107243, 10107244, 10107245, 10107246, 10107247, 10107248, 10107249, 10107250, 10107251, 10107252, 10107253, 10105674, 10105675, 10105676, 10105677, 10105678, 10105679, 10105680, 10105681, 10105682, 10105683, and more.