Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, April 24, 1988

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, April 24, 1988
Start: 1988-04-24T21:42
End: 1988-04-24T23:35
Location: Oklahoma

April 24, 1988 · NWS OKC · 11 events in 6 counties and zones

10 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 11

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 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Custer

When: April 24, 9:42 PM CST
Where: Custer County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 35.670, -98.880

Thunderstorm Wind, Custer

When: April 24, 10:00 PM CST
Where: Custer County
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates: 35.670, -98.750

Thunderstorm Wind, Blaine

When: April 24, 10:15 PM CST
Where: Blaine County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 35.580, -98.570

Thunderstorm Wind, Washita

When: April 24, 10:20 PM CST
Where: Washita County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 35.430, -98.830

Thunderstorm Wind, Caddo

When: April 24, 10:25 PM CST
Where: Caddo County
Measured: 59 kt (68 mph)
Coordinates: 35.220, -98.600

Thunderstorm Wind, Canadian

When: April 24, 10:50 PM CST
Where: Canadian County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 35.650, -98.170

Thunderstorm Wind, Kiowa

When: April 24, 10:55 PM CST
Where: Kiowa County
Coordinates: 35.020, -99.100

Thunderstorm Wind, Blaine

When: April 24, 11:00 PM CST
Where: Blaine County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 35.730, -98.380

Thunderstorm Wind, Caddo

When: April 24, 11:00 PM CST
Where: Caddo County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 35.470, -98.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Canadian

When: April 24, 11:15 PM CST
Where: Canadian County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 35.600, -98.120

Thunderstorm Wind, Caddo

When: April 24, 11:35 PM CST
Where: Caddo County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 35.100, -98.600

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.

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

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Oklahoma in 1988 Every state in 1988 This day in weather history Warnings in Oklahoma, April 1988

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: 10104774, 10104775, 10104776, 10104777, 10104778, 10104779, 10104780, 10104781, 10104782, 10104783, 10104784.