Hail, Kay
- When
- April 12, 9:28 PM CST
- Where
- Kay County
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Coordinates
- 36.700, -96.980
Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, April 12, 1987
8 hail, 4 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
The toll
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 12
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
8 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Kay
- When
- April 12, 9:40 PM CST
- Where
- Kay County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 36.780, -96.830
Hail, Kingfisher
- When
- April 12, 9:40 PM CST
- Where
- Kingfisher County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.970, -98.120
Hail, Garfield
- When
- April 12, 10:12 PM CST
- Where
- Garfield County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 36.330, -97.900
Hail, Kingfisher
- When
- April 12, 10:17 PM CST
- Where
- Kingfisher County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 36.100, -97.900
Hail, Garfield
- When
- April 12, 10:30 PM CST
- Where
- Garfield County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 36.470, -97.680
Thunderstorm Wind, Noble
- When
- April 12, 10:35 PM CST
- Where
- Noble County
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 36.270, -97.380
Hail, Kay
- When
- April 12, 10:50 PM CST
- Where
- Kay County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 36.680, -97.300
Hail, Kay
- When
- April 12, 11:04 PM CST
- Where
- Kay County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 36.700, -97.080
Thunderstorm Wind, Noble
- When
- April 12, 11:05 PM CST
- Where
- Noble County
- Coordinates
- 36.570, -97.150
Thunderstorm Wind, Kay
- When
- April 12, 11:40 PM CST
- Where
- Kay County
- Coordinates
- 36.770, -96.850
Thunderstorm Wind, Osage
- When
- April 12, 11:40 PM CST
- Where
- Osage County
- Coordinates
- 36.700, -96.880
The people who died
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind, Noble | 1987-04-12 | Direct |
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
More
Every storm in Oklahoma in 1987Every state in 1987This day in weather historyWarnings in Oklahoma, April 1987
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: 10108765, 10108766, 10108767, 10108768, 10108769, 10108770, 10108771, 10108772, 10108773, 10108774, 10108775, 10108776.