Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, September 26, 1986

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, September 26, 1986
Start: 1986-09-26T11:56
End: 1986-09-26T22:01
Location: Oklahoma

September 26, 1986 · NWS OKC · 27 events in 13 counties and zones

18 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind, 2 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.

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Fire, smoke and dust
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $250,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 27

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

18 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Oklahoma

When: September 26, 11:56 AM CST
Where: Oklahoma County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.530, -97.420

Hail, Oklahoma

When: September 26, 11:56 AM CST
Where: Oklahoma County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.400, -97.600

Hail, Creek

When: September 26, 3:28 PM CST
Where: Creek County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.920, -96.330

Thunderstorm Wind, Rogers

When: September 26, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Rogers County
Coordinates: 36.170, -95.820

Tornado, Tulsa

When: September 26, 4:18 PM CST
Where: Tulsa County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Coordinates: 35.950, -95.880

Thunderstorm Wind, Washita

When: September 26, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Washita County
Coordinates: 35.300, -99.020

Thunderstorm Wind, Washita

When: September 26, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Washita County
Coordinates: 35.150, -99.180

Hail, Garvin

When: September 26, 4:45 PM CST
Where: Garvin County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.670, -97.300

Hail, Pontotoc

When: September 26, 4:45 PM CST
Where: Pontotoc County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 34.720, -96.650

Hail, Garvin

When: September 26, 4:45 PM CST
Where: Garvin County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.800, -96.950

Hail, Pontotoc

When: September 26, 4:45 PM CST
Where: Pontotoc County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 34.770, -96.900

Hail, Alfalfa

When: September 26, 5:10 PM CST
Where: Alfalfa County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 36.720, -98.300

Hail, Alfalfa

When: September 26, 5:10 PM CST
Where: Alfalfa County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 36.880, -98.450

Hail, Washita

When: September 26, 5:15 PM CST
Where: Washita County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 35.300, -99.020

Tornado, Wagoner

When: September 26, 5:45 PM CST
Where: Wagoner County
Rating: F2
Path length: 8 mi
Path width: 73 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 35.900, -95.650

Thunderstorm Wind, Wagoner

When: September 26, 5:58 PM CST
Where: Wagoner County
Coordinates: 35.970, -95.450

Hail, Grady

When: September 26, 7:10 PM CST
Where: Grady County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.280, -97.800

Hail, Oklahoma

When: September 26, 7:30 PM CST
Where: Oklahoma County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 35.530, -97.420

Hail, Oklahoma

When: September 26, 7:58 PM CST
Where: Oklahoma County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.530, -97.420

Hail, Oklahoma

When: September 26, 8:50 PM CST
Where: Oklahoma County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.530, -97.420

Hail, Grady

When: September 26, 9:00 PM CST
Where: Grady County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.030, -97.880

Hail, Grady

When: September 26, 9:00 PM CST
Where: Grady County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.180, -97.820

Hail, Lincoln

When: September 26, 9:20 PM CST
Where: Lincoln County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.700, -96.830

Hail, Pottawatomie

When: September 26, 10:00 PM CST
Where: Pottawatomie County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.930, -96.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Pottawatomie

When: September 26, 10:00 PM CST
Where: Pottawatomie County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 35.270, -97.120

Thunderstorm Wind, Cleveland

When: September 26, 10:01 PM CST
Where: Cleveland County
Coordinates: 35.150, -97.420

Thunderstorm Wind, Cleveland

When: September 26, 10:01 PM CST
Where: Cleveland County
Coordinates: 35.320, -97.220

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.

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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: 10106491, 10106492, 10106493, 10106494, 10106495, 10106496, 10106497, 10106498, 10106499, 10106500, 10106501, 10106502, 10106503, 10106504, 10106505, 10106506, 10106507, 10106508, 10106509, 10106510, 10106511, 10106512, 10106513, 10106514, 10106515, 10106516, 10106517.