Oklahoma, 1988

Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, July 24, 1988

July 24, 1988 · NWS OKC · 12 events in 9 counties and zones

9 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
12

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

Hail, Canadian

When
July 24, 3:45 PM CST
Where
Canadian County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.550, -97.930

Hail, Roger Mills

When
July 24, 4:05 PM CST
Where
Roger Mills County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.930, -99.800

Thunderstorm Wind, Blaine

When
July 24, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Blaine County
Coordinates
35.780, -98.630

Hail, Roger Mills

When
July 24, 5:08 PM CST
Where
Roger Mills County
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
35.730, -99.820

Hail, Dewey

When
July 24, 5:10 PM CST
Where
Dewey County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.930, -98.720

Hail, Custer

When
July 24, 5:15 PM CST
Where
Custer County
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
35.800, -98.700

Hail, Wagoner

When
July 24, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Wagoner County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.050, -95.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Tulsa

When
July 24, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Tulsa County
Coordinates
36.150, -95.950

Thunderstorm Wind, Tulsa

When
July 24, 6:14 PM CST
Where
Tulsa County
Coordinates
36.150, -95.950

Hail, Blaine

When
July 24, 6:15 PM CST
Where
Blaine County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
36.170, -98.380

Hail, Major

When
July 24, 6:20 PM CST
Where
Major County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
36.200, -98.320

Hail, Beckham

When
July 24, 8:06 PM CST
Where
Beckham County
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
35.300, -99.620

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: 10102575, 10102576, 10102577, 10102578, 10102579, 10102580, 10102581, 10102582, 10102583, 10102584, 10102585, 10102586.