Oklahoma, 1987

Tornado and Hail in Oklahoma, May 26, 1987

May 26, 1987 · NWS OKC · 14 events in 10 counties and zones

9 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 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.

  • 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
14

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

9 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Dewey

When
May 26, 4:10 PM CST
Where
Dewey County
Coordinates
36.150, -98.720

Thunderstorm Wind, Blaine

When
May 26, 4:35 PM CST
Where
Blaine County
Coordinates
36.130, -98.550

Thunderstorm Wind, Major

When
May 26, 4:35 PM CST
Where
Major County
Coordinates
36.350, -98.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Major

When
May 26, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Major County
Coordinates
36.320, -98.250

Hail, Custer

When
May 26, 5:45 PM CST
Where
Custer County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.750, -98.930

Hail, Blaine

When
May 26, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Blaine County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.930, -98.580

Hail, Dewey

When
May 26, 6:05 PM CST
Where
Dewey County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.900, -98.650

Hail, Grant

When
May 26, 6:40 PM CST
Where
Grant County
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
36.930, -97.580

Hail, McCurtain

When
May 26, 6:50 PM CST
Where
McCurtain County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
33.850, -94.650

Hail, Garfield

When
May 26, 7:43 PM CST
Where
Garfield County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.400, -97.900

Hail, Kay

When
May 26, 8:45 PM CST
Where
Kay County
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
36.630, -97.370

Hail, Garfield

When
May 26, 9:02 PM CST
Where
Garfield County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.320, -98.020

Hail, Caddo

When
May 26, 10:00 PM CST
Where
Caddo County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.030, -98.170

Tornado, Texas

When
May 26, 10:05 PM CST
Where
Texas County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
30 yd
Coordinates
36.570, -101.720

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.
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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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More

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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. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10107653, 10107654, 10107655, 10107656, 10107657, 10107658, 10107659, 10107660, 10107661, 10107662, 10107663, 10107664, 10107665, 10107666.