Storms in Oklahoma in 1987
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Oklahoma in 1987, with each episode’s narrative and every event in it. Before 1996 the record holds tornadoes, hail and thunderstorm wind only, without narratives; floods, heat, winter storms and the other kinds begin in 1996.
Oklahoma in 1987 on the map
Every episode with a place to put it, colored by kind of event.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The year
- Events
- 626
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 26
- Damage
- $3.2 million
- Episodes
- 74
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.
By kind of event
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | 387 | 1 | 10 | |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 216 | 0 | 7 | |
| Tornado | 23 | 0 | 9 | $3.2 million |
Every episode, month by month
February 1987
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, February 14, 1987
- Hail in Oklahoma, February 27, 1987
- Hail in Oklahoma, February 28, 1987
March 1987
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, March 16, 1987
- Hail in Oklahoma, March 20, 1987
- Hail in Oklahoma, March 21, 1987
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, March 22, 1987
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, March 23, 1987
April 1987
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, April 12, 1987
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, April 13, 1987
- Hail in Oklahoma, April 20, 1987
May 1987
- Tornado and Hail in Oklahoma, May 3, 1987
- Hail in Oklahoma, May 5, 1987
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, May 18, 1987
- Tornado and Hail in Oklahoma, May 19, 1987
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, May 20, 1987
- Hail in Oklahoma, May 21, 1987
- Hail in Oklahoma, May 22, 1987
- Hail in Oklahoma, May 23, 1987
- Tornado in Oklahoma, May 24, 1987
- Tornado and Hail in Oklahoma, May 26, 1987
- Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, May 27, 1987
- Hail in Oklahoma, May 28, 1987
- Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, May 30, 1987
- Tornado and Hail in Oklahoma, May 31, 1987
June 1987
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, June 2, 1987
- Hail in Oklahoma, June 11, 1987
- Hail in Oklahoma, June 13, 1987
- Hail in Oklahoma, June 14, 1987
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, June 15, 1987
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, June 17, 1987
- Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, June 18, 1987
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, June 19, 1987
- Hail in Oklahoma, June 21, 1987
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, June 22, 1987
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, June 23, 1987
- Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, June 24, 1987
- Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, June 25, 1987
- Hail in Oklahoma, June 29, 1987
July 1987
- Hail in Oklahoma, July 1, 1987
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, July 2, 1987
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, July 3, 1987
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, July 4, 1987
- Hail in Oklahoma, July 8, 1987
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, July 12, 1987
- Hail in Oklahoma, July 14, 1987
- Tornado and Hail in Oklahoma, July 17, 1987
- Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, July 18, 1987
August 1987
- Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, August 12, 1987
- Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, August 13, 1987
- Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, August 14, 1987
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, August 16, 1987
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, August 17, 1987
- Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, August 19, 1987
- Hail in Oklahoma, August 22, 1987
- Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, August 23, 1987
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, August 24, 1987
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, August 26, 1987
September 1987
- Hail in Oklahoma, September 8, 1987
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, September 9, 1987
- Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, September 11, 1987
- Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, September 14, 1987
- Tornado and Hail in Oklahoma, September 15, 1987
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, September 18, 1987
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, September 20, 1987
- Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, September 22, 1987
- Hail in Oklahoma, September 27, 1987
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, September 28, 1987
October 1987
- Hail in Oklahoma, October 18, 1987
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, October 25, 1987
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, October 30, 1987
November 1987
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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.