Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, March 22, 1987

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, March 22, 1987
Start: 1987-03-22T01:58
End: 1987-03-22T23:51
Location: Oklahoma

March 22, 1987 · NWS OKC · 22 events in 10 counties and zones

14 hail, 7 tornado, 1 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: 6
Property damage: $303,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 22

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

14 hail, 7 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Delaware

When: March 22, 1:58 AM CST
Where: Delaware County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.600, -94.780

Hail, Ottawa

When: March 22, 2:38 AM CST
Where: Ottawa County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.600, -94.780

Hail, Ellis

When: March 22, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Ellis County
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 36.570, -99.750

Tornado, Ellis

When: March 22, 6:45 PM CST
Where: Ellis County
Rating: F2
Path length: 7.5 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 36.480, -99.980

Tornado, Harper

When: March 22, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Harper County
Rating: F2
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 73 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 36.620, -99.900

Tornado, Ellis

When: March 22, 7:10 PM CST
Where: Ellis County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.2 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Coordinates: 36.400, -99.750

Tornado, Ellis

When: March 22, 7:30 PM CST
Where: Ellis County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 36.400, -99.850

Tornado, Beaver

When: March 22, 7:32 PM CST
Where: Beaver County
Rating: F2
Path length: 10 mi
Path width: 83 yd
Injuries: 6 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 36.550, -100.520

Tornado, Harper

When: March 22, 7:50 PM CST
Where: Harper County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.5 mi
Path width: 30 yd
Coordinates: 36.680, -99.730

Hail, Roger Mills

When: March 22, 7:53 PM CST
Where: Roger Mills County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.470, -99.770

Hail, Harper

When: March 22, 7:55 PM CST
Where: Harper County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 36.800, -99.620

Thunderstorm Wind, Harper

When: March 22, 8:00 PM CST
Where: Harper County
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates: 36.650, -99.400

Hail, Woods

When: March 22, 8:00 PM CST
Where: Woods County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 36.900, -99.280

Hail, Harper

When: March 22, 8:00 PM CST
Where: Harper County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 36.830, -99.330

Hail, Roger Mills

When: March 22, 8:20 PM CST
Where: Roger Mills County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 35.600, -99.520

Hail, Woods

When: March 22, 8:25 PM CST
Where: Woods County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 36.950, -99.270

Hail, Beckham

When: March 22, 8:30 PM CST
Where: Beckham County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.330, -99.880

Tornado, Roger Mills

When: March 22, 9:10 PM CST
Where: Roger Mills County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.2 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Coordinates: 35.620, -99.770

Hail, Ellis

When: March 22, 9:30 PM CST
Where: Ellis County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.880, -99.630

Hail, Roger Mills

When: March 22, 10:00 PM CST
Where: Roger Mills County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 35.780, -99.450

Hail, Woodward

When: March 22, 11:03 PM CST
Where: Woodward County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.280, -99.330

Hail, Jackson

When: March 22, 11:51 PM CST
Where: Jackson County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 34.450, -99.670

What these are

Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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.
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

Every storm in Oklahoma in 1987 Every state in 1987 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Oklahoma, 1987 Warnings in Oklahoma, March 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: 10108737, 10108738, 10108739, 10108740, 10108741, 10108742, 10108743, 10108744, 10108745, 10108746, 10108747, 10107388, 10108748, 10108749, 10108534, 10108535, 10108536, 10108537, 10108538, 10108539, 10108540, 10108541.