Oklahoma, 1987Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, November 15, 1987
November 15, 1987 · NWS OKC · 10 events in 10 counties and zones
6 thunderstorm wind, 4 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 2
- Property damage
- $78,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 10
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.
Thunderstorm Wind, Cleveland
- When
- November 15, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Cleveland County
- Coordinates
- 35.220, -97.450
Thunderstorm Wind, Kay
- When
- November 15, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Kay County
- Coordinates
- 36.700, -97.080
Thunderstorm Wind, Noble
- When
- November 15, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Noble County
- Coordinates
- 36.300, -97.280
Tornado, Logan
- When
- November 15, 9:30 AM CST
- Where
- Logan County
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 30 yd
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Coordinates
- 35.830, -97.380
Thunderstorm Wind, Carter
- When
- November 15, 9:50 AM CST
- Where
- Carter County
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 34.180, -97.130
Tornado, Marshall
- When
- November 15, 10:30 AM CST
- Where
- Marshall County
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 3.2 mi
- Path width
- 40 yd
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Coordinates
- 33.980, -96.880
Thunderstorm Wind, Okfuskee
- When
- November 15, 10:45 AM CST
- Where
- Okfuskee County
- Coordinates
- 35.500, -96.220
Tornado, Atoka
- When
- November 15, 11:30 AM CST
- Where
- Atoka County
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 1 mi
- Path width
- 40 yd
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Coordinates
- 34.470, -96.020
Tornado, Craig
- When
- November 15, 12:54 PM CST
- Where
- Craig County
- Rating
- F2
- Path length
- 1.5 mi
- Path width
- 50 yd
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Coordinates
- 36.670, -95.170
Thunderstorm Wind, Delaware
- When
- November 15, 1:15 PM CST
- Where
- Delaware County
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 36.620, -94.920
- 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.
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: 10103069, 10103070, 10103071, 10103072, 10103073, 10103074, 10103075, 10103076, 10103077, 10103078.