Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, September 29, 1986

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, September 29, 1986
Start: 1986-09-29T03:30
End: 1986-09-29T21:00
Location: Oklahoma

September 29, 1986 · 47 events in 19 counties and zones

23 hail, 19 thunderstorm wind, 5 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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Tropical storms and surge
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Wind
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Heat and drought
Cold
Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 1
Property damage: $750,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 47

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

23 hail, 19 thunderstorm wind, 5 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson

When: September 29, 3:30 AM CST
Where: Jackson County
Coordinates: 34.630, -99.420

Thunderstorm Wind, Oklahoma

When: September 29, 5:20 AM CST
Where: Oklahoma County
Coordinates: 35.530, -97.420

Tornado, Lincoln

When: September 29, 6:15 AM CST
Where: Lincoln County
Rating: F1
Path length: 4 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 35.470, -96.950

Tornado, Rogers

When: September 29, 7:15 AM CST
Where: Rogers County
Rating: F2
Path length: 2 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 36.180, -95.730

Thunderstorm Wind, Okmulgee

When: September 29, 7:15 AM CST
Where: Okmulgee County
Coordinates: 35.750, -95.970

Thunderstorm Wind, Tulsa

When: September 29, 7:20 AM CST
Where: Tulsa County
Coordinates: 36.250, -95.950

Thunderstorm Wind, Okmulgee

When: September 29, 8:00 AM CST
Where: Okmulgee County
Measured: 65 kt (75 mph)
Coordinates: 35.730, -96.070

Thunderstorm Wind, Rogers

When: September 29, 8:00 AM CST
Where: Rogers County
Coordinates: 36.180, -95.750

Thunderstorm Wind, Tulsa

When: September 29, 8:00 AM CST
Where: Tulsa County
Coordinates: 36.150, -95.950

Tornado, Logan

When: September 29, 2:07 PM CST
Where: Logan County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Coordinates: 35.800, -97.550

Hail, Oklahoma

When: September 29, 2:30 PM CST
Where: Oklahoma County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 35.530, -97.420

Tornado, Oklahoma

When: September 29, 3:25 PM CST
Where: Oklahoma County
Rating: F2
Path length: 5 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 35.500, -97.200

Tornado, Oklahoma

When: September 29, 3:30 PM CST
Where: Oklahoma County
Rating: F2
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 73 yd
Coordinates: 35.450, -97.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Lincoln

When: September 29, 3:49 PM CST
Where: Lincoln County
Coordinates: 35.700, -96.830

Hail, Roger Mills

When: September 29, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Roger Mills County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 35.920, -99.750

Hail, Roger Mills

When: September 29, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Roger Mills County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 35.770, -99.980

Hail, Ellis

When: September 29, 5:10 PM CST
Where: Ellis County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.920, -99.800

Hail, Ellis

When: September 29, 5:10 PM CST
Where: Ellis County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.850, -99.620

Hail, Ellis

When: September 29, 5:35 PM CST
Where: Ellis County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 35.920, -99.800

Hail, Ellis

When: September 29, 5:35 PM CST
Where: Ellis County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 35.850, -99.620

Hail, Roger Mills

When: September 29, 5:50 PM CST
Where: Roger Mills County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.920, -99.750

Hail, Roger Mills

When: September 29, 5:50 PM CST
Where: Roger Mills County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.770, -99.700

Thunderstorm Wind, Custer

When: September 29, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Custer County
Coordinates: 35.630, -99.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Custer

When: September 29, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Custer County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 35.780, -99.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Woodward

When: September 29, 6:05 PM CST
Where: Woodward County
Coordinates: 36.470, -99.270

Thunderstorm Wind, Woodward

When: September 29, 6:05 PM CST
Where: Woodward County
Coordinates: 36.230, -99.070

Thunderstorm Wind, Dewey

When: September 29, 6:10 PM CST
Where: Dewey County
Coordinates: 35.980, -99.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Dewey

When: September 29, 6:10 PM CST
Where: Dewey County
Measured: 74 kt (85 mph)
Coordinates: 35.970, -99.300

Thunderstorm Wind, Woodward

When: September 29, 6:28 PM CST
Where: Woodward County
Coordinates: 36.470, -99.270

Hail, Major

When: September 29, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Major County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 36.430, -98.730

Hail, Beckham

When: September 29, 6:45 PM CST
Where: Beckham County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 35.280, -99.670

Hail, Roger Mills

When: September 29, 6:50 PM CST
Where: Roger Mills County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.920, -99.750

Hail, Roger Mills

When: September 29, 6:50 PM CST
Where: Roger Mills County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.670, -99.750

Hail, Alfalfa

When: September 29, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Alfalfa County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 36.720, -98.300

Hail, Custer

When: September 29, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Custer County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.630, -99.000

Hail, Alfalfa

When: September 29, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Alfalfa County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 36.580, -98.450

Hail, Custer

When: September 29, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Custer County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.730, -99.180

Hail, Dewey

When: September 29, 7:28 PM CST
Where: Dewey County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.980, -99.000

Hail, Garfield

When: September 29, 7:30 PM CST
Where: Garfield County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.400, -97.870

Hail, Custer

When: September 29, 7:40 PM CST
Where: Custer County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 35.630, -99.000

Hail, Custer

When: September 29, 7:40 PM CST
Where: Custer County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 35.500, -99.280

Hail, Garfield

When: September 29, 7:55 PM CST
Where: Garfield County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.380, -97.800

Hail, Grant

When: September 29, 9:00 PM CST
Where: Grant County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.650, -97.550

Thunderstorm Wind, Kay

When: September 29, 9:00 PM CST
Where: Kay County
Coordinates: 36.800, -97.120

Thunderstorm Wind, Grant

When: September 29, 9:00 PM CST
Where: Grant County
Coordinates: 36.800, -97.800

Thunderstorm Wind, Kingfisher

When: September 29, 9:00 PM CST
Where: Kingfisher County
Coordinates: 35.930, -97.950

Thunderstorm Wind, Kingfisher

When: September 29, 9:00 PM CST
Where: Kingfisher County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 35.970, -98.200

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.
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.
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

Every storm in Oklahoma in 1986 Every state in 1986 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Oklahoma, 1986 Warnings in Oklahoma, September 1986

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: 10106522, 10106523, 10106524, 10106525, 10109684, 10109685, 10109686, 10109687, 10109688, 10109689, 10109690, 10109691, 10109692, 10109693, 10105103, 10105104, 10105105, 10105106, 10105107, 10105108, 10105109, 10105110, 10105111, 10105112, 10105113, 10105114, 10105115, 10105116, 10105117, 10105118, 10105119, 10105120, 10105121, 10105122, 10105123, 10105124, 10105125, 10105126, 10105127, 10105128, and more.