Oklahoma, 1988

Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, April 5, 1988

April 5, 1988 · NWS OKC · 15 events in 14 counties and zones

12 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 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
15

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

12 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Okfuskee

When
April 5, 2:00 PM CST
Where
Okfuskee County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
35.330, -96.130

Thunderstorm Wind, Okmulgee

When
April 5, 2:15 PM CST
Where
Okmulgee County
Coordinates
35.600, -95.850

Hail, Muskogee

When
April 5, 2:45 PM CST
Where
Muskogee County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.820, -95.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Muskogee

When
April 5, 2:50 PM CST
Where
Muskogee County
Coordinates
35.670, -95.370

Hail, McIntosh

When
April 5, 2:55 PM CST
Where
McIntosh County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.430, -95.720

Hail, Coal

When
April 5, 3:15 PM CST
Where
Coal County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.600, -96.130

Hail, Pittsburg

When
April 5, 3:15 PM CST
Where
Pittsburg County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.170, -95.650

Thunderstorm Wind, Cherokee

When
April 5, 3:20 PM CST
Where
Cherokee County
Coordinates
35.880, -94.970

Hail, Sequoyah

When
April 5, 3:38 PM CST
Where
Sequoyah County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.530, -95.120

Hail, Bryan

When
April 5, 3:40 PM CST
Where
Bryan County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.930, -96.300

Hail, Le Flore

When
April 5, 3:40 PM CST
Where
Le Flore County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.030, -94.630

Hail, Pushmataha

When
April 5, 3:40 PM CST
Where
Pushmataha County
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
34.400, -95.420

Hail, Haskell

When
April 5, 3:45 PM CST
Where
Haskell County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.220, -95.380

Hail, Atoka

When
April 5, 3:50 PM CST
Where
Atoka County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.500, -95.850

Hail, McCurtain

When
April 5, 6:10 PM CST
Where
McCurtain County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
33.850, -94.650

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.

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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: 10104759, 10104760, 10104761, 10104762, 10104763, 10104764, 10104765, 10104766, 10104767, 10104768, 10104769, 10104770, 10104771, 10104772, 10104773.