Tornado and Hail in Oklahoma, May 31, 1987

Name: Tornado and Hail in Oklahoma, May 31, 1987
Start: 1987-05-31T11:50
End: 1987-05-31T17:05
Location: Oklahoma

May 31, 1987 · NWS OKC · 14 events in 6 counties and zones

10 hail, 3 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
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Wind
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Winter weather
Heat and drought
Cold
Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
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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

10 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Oklahoma

When: May 31, 11:50 AM CST
Where: Oklahoma County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.480, -97.530

Hail, Logan

When: May 31, 12:00 PM CST
Where: Logan County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.750, -97.480

Hail, Oklahoma

When: May 31, 12:05 PM CST
Where: Oklahoma County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.650, -97.480

Hail, Logan

When: May 31, 12:45 PM CST
Where: Logan County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.880, -97.270

Hail, Oklahoma

When: May 31, 1:35 PM CST
Where: Oklahoma County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.650, -97.480

Thunderstorm Wind, Tulsa

When: May 31, 1:45 PM CST
Where: Tulsa County
Coordinates: 36.150, -95.950

Hail, Oklahoma

When: May 31, 2:35 PM CST
Where: Oklahoma County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.650, -97.480

Thunderstorm Wind, Creek

When: May 31, 3:00 PM CST
Where: Creek County
Coordinates: 35.870, -96.070

Thunderstorm Wind, Oklahoma

When: May 31, 3:10 PM CST
Where: Oklahoma County
Coordinates: 35.570, -97.280

Hail, Oklahoma

When: May 31, 3:32 PM CST
Where: Oklahoma County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 35.570, -97.280

Hail, Lincoln

When: May 31, 3:50 PM CST
Where: Lincoln County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 35.700, -96.920

Tornado, Lincoln

When: May 31, 4:15 PM CST
Where: Lincoln County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.2 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Coordinates: 35.500, -96.880

Hail, Pottawatomie

When: May 31, 4:32 PM CST
Where: Pottawatomie County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 35.420, -96.750

Hail, Lincoln

When: May 31, 5:05 PM CST
Where: Lincoln County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 35.480, -96.680

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.
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.

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, 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: 10107671, 10107672, 10107673, 10109612, 10109613, 10109614, 10109615, 10109616, 10109617, 10109618, 10109619, 10109620, 10109621, 10105317.