Hail in Oklahoma, May 21, 1987

Name: Hail in Oklahoma, May 21, 1987
Start: 1987-05-21T16:10
End: 1987-05-21T23:00
Location: Oklahoma

May 21, 1987 · NWS OKC · 40 events in 14 counties and zones

40 hail, 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: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 40

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

40 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Canadian

When: May 21, 4:10 PM CST
Where: Canadian County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 35.600, -97.700

Hail, Blaine

When: May 21, 4:25 PM CST
Where: Blaine County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.730, -98.380

Hail, Payne

When: May 21, 4:31 PM CST
Where: Payne County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.980, -96.770

Hail, Canadian

When: May 21, 4:35 PM CST
Where: Canadian County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 35.950, -98.230

Hail, Canadian

When: May 21, 4:35 PM CST
Where: Canadian County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.680, -97.700

Hail, Logan

When: May 21, 4:44 PM CST
Where: Logan County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 35.750, -97.480

Hail, Creek

When: May 21, 4:44 PM CST
Where: Creek County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.250, -96.400

Hail, Pawnee

When: May 21, 4:48 PM CST
Where: Pawnee County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 36.320, -96.570

Hail, Oklahoma

When: May 21, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Oklahoma County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.650, -97.480

Hail, Kingfisher

When: May 21, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Kingfisher County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.780, -98.200

Hail, Osage

When: May 21, 5:17 PM CST
Where: Osage County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.670, -96.330

Hail, Kingfisher

When: May 21, 5:20 PM CST
Where: Kingfisher County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 35.800, -97.680

Hail, Logan

When: May 21, 5:24 PM CST
Where: Logan County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.800, -97.600

Hail, Canadian

When: May 21, 5:34 PM CST
Where: Canadian County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.700, -97.700

Hail, Oklahoma

When: May 21, 5:37 PM CST
Where: Oklahoma County
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Coordinates: 35.650, -97.420

Hail, Logan

When: May 21, 5:41 PM CST
Where: Logan County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.800, -97.480

Hail, Caddo

When: May 21, 5:52 PM CST
Where: Caddo County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.370, -98.350

Hail, Logan

When: May 21, 6:03 PM CST
Where: Logan County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.880, -97.330

Hail, Logan

When: May 21, 6:08 PM CST
Where: Logan County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.780, -97.600

Hail, Logan

When: May 21, 6:14 PM CST
Where: Logan County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.880, -97.120

Hail, Oklahoma

When: May 21, 6:20 PM CST
Where: Oklahoma County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.650, -97.500

Hail, Logan

When: May 21, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Logan County
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Coordinates: 35.830, -97.130

Hail, Washita

When: May 21, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Washita County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.350, -98.780

Hail, Ellis

When: May 21, 6:31 PM CST
Where: Ellis County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.300, -99.780

Hail, Logan

When: May 21, 6:36 PM CST
Where: Logan County
Measured: 2 in hail
Coordinates: 35.870, -97.430

Hail, Canadian

When: May 21, 6:37 PM CST
Where: Canadian County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.480, -98.020

Hail, Canadian

When: May 21, 6:48 PM CST
Where: Canadian County
Measured: 2.5 in hail
Coordinates: 35.500, -97.750

Hail, Washita

When: May 21, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Washita County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.380, -98.780

Hail, Oklahoma

When: May 21, 7:05 PM CST
Where: Oklahoma County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.480, -97.530

Hail, Ottawa

When: May 21, 7:23 PM CST
Where: Ottawa County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.880, -94.880

Hail, Oklahoma

When: May 21, 7:27 PM CST
Where: Oklahoma County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.480, -97.530

Hail, Logan

When: May 21, 7:30 PM CST
Where: Logan County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.730, -97.480

Hail, Canadian

When: May 21, 7:30 PM CST
Where: Canadian County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.380, -97.930

Hail, Oklahoma

When: May 21, 7:45 PM CST
Where: Oklahoma County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.650, -97.550

Hail, Logan

When: May 21, 7:45 PM CST
Where: Logan County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.770, -97.530

Hail, Lincoln

When: May 21, 8:35 PM CST
Where: Lincoln County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.670, -96.880

Hail, Caddo

When: May 21, 8:45 PM CST
Where: Caddo County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 35.550, -98.470

Hail, Canadian

When: May 21, 9:58 PM CST
Where: Canadian County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 35.530, -97.980

Hail, Canadian

When: May 21, 10:20 PM CST
Where: Canadian County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.500, -97.750

Hail, Oklahoma

When: May 21, 11:00 PM CST
Where: Oklahoma County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 35.570, -97.450

What these are

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 1987 Every state in 1987 This day in weather history Warnings in Oklahoma, May 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: 10107390, 10107391, 10107392, 10107393, 10107394, 10107395, 10107396, 10107611, 10107612, 10107613, 10107614, 10107615, 10107616, 10107617, 10107618, 10107619, 10107620, 10107621, 10107622, 10107623, 10107624, 10107625, 10107626, 10107627, 10107628, 10107629, 10107630, 10107631, 10107632, 10107633, 10107634, 10107635, 10107636, 10107637, 10107638, 10107639, 10107640, 10107641, 10107642, 10107643.