Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, March 28, 1988

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, March 28, 1988
Start: 1988-03-28T14:28
End: 1988-03-28T23:45
Location: Oklahoma

March 28, 1988 · NWS OKC · 49 events in 17 counties and zones

38 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind, 4 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.

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Wind
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Heat and drought
Cold
Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths: 1
Injuries: 4
Property damage: $253,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 49

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

38 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind, 4 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Caddo

When: March 28, 2:28 PM CST
Where: Caddo County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.470, -98.350

Hail, Kingfisher

When: March 28, 2:47 PM CST
Where: Kingfisher County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 35.850, -97.930

Hail, Logan

When: March 28, 3:23 PM CST
Where: Logan County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 36.020, -97.600

Hail, Kingfisher

When: March 28, 3:36 PM CST
Where: Kingfisher County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.800, -97.770

Hail, Caddo

When: March 28, 3:40 PM CST
Where: Caddo County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.370, -98.350

Hail, Logan

When: March 28, 3:45 PM CST
Where: Logan County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 36.150, -97.380

Hail, Logan

When: March 28, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Logan County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.880, -97.530

Hail, Stephens

When: March 28, 4:28 PM CST
Where: Stephens County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.520, -97.950

Hail, Tillman

When: March 28, 4:35 PM CST
Where: Tillman County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.380, -98.780

Hail, Logan

When: March 28, 4:37 PM CST
Where: Logan County
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Coordinates: 35.880, -97.430

Hail, Canadian

When: March 28, 4:39 PM CST
Where: Canadian County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 35.380, -97.730

Hail, Canadian

When: March 28, 4:47 PM CST
Where: Canadian County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.470, -97.930

Hail, Logan

When: March 28, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Logan County
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Coordinates: 35.880, -97.170

Thunderstorm Wind, Canadian

When: March 28, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Canadian County
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates: 35.380, -97.720

Hail, Payne

When: March 28, 5:03 PM CST
Where: Payne County
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Coordinates: 35.970, -97.030

Hail, Oklahoma

When: March 28, 5:09 PM CST
Where: Oklahoma County
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 35.380, -97.630

Tornado, Payne

When: March 28, 5:15 PM CST
Where: Payne County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.2 mi
Path width: 30 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 36.080, -96.770

Tornado, Cleveland

When: March 28, 5:20 PM CST
Where: Cleveland County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 30 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 35.480, -97.530

Hail, Oklahoma

When: March 28, 5:26 PM CST
Where: Oklahoma County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.480, -97.530

Hail, Oklahoma

When: March 28, 5:27 PM CST
Where: Oklahoma County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 35.650, -97.450

Hail, Comanche

When: March 28, 5:34 PM CST
Where: Comanche County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.630, -98.620

Tornado, Cotton

When: March 28, 5:35 PM CST
Where: Cotton County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 20 yd
Coordinates: 34.250, -98.430

Thunderstorm Wind, Oklahoma

When: March 28, 5:42 PM CST
Where: Oklahoma County
Coordinates: 35.480, -97.530

Thunderstorm Wind, Creek

When: March 28, 5:45 PM CST
Where: Creek County
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph)
Coordinates: 36.080, -96.580

Hail, Oklahoma

When: March 28, 5:52 PM CST
Where: Oklahoma County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.500, -97.330

Thunderstorm Wind, Creek

When: March 28, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Creek County
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates: 36.250, -96.420

Tornado, Oklahoma

When: March 28, 6:05 PM CST
Where: Oklahoma County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.8 mi
Path width: 33 yd
Deaths: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates: 35.480, -97.530

Hail, Grady

When: March 28, 6:15 PM CST
Where: Grady County
Measured: 2 in hail
Coordinates: 35.220, -97.800

Hail, Tulsa

When: March 28, 6:17 PM CST
Where: Tulsa County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.150, -96.270

Hail, Oklahoma

When: March 28, 6:25 PM CST
Where: Oklahoma County
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Coordinates: 35.480, -97.170

Thunderstorm Wind, Cleveland

When: March 28, 6:42 PM CST
Where: Cleveland County
Coordinates: 35.320, -97.220

Hail, Tulsa

When: March 28, 6:47 PM CST
Where: Tulsa County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.370, -95.830

Hail, Lincoln

When: March 28, 6:50 PM CST
Where: Lincoln County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.470, -96.900

Hail, Comanche

When: March 28, 6:51 PM CST
Where: Comanche County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.480, -98.380

Thunderstorm Wind, Cotton

When: March 28, 7:07 PM CST
Where: Cotton County
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Injuries: 3 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates: 34.350, -98.220

Hail, Stephens

When: March 28, 7:30 PM CST
Where: Stephens County
Measured: 2 in hail
Coordinates: 34.520, -97.950

Hail, Cotton

When: March 28, 7:30 PM CST
Where: Cotton County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.350, -98.300

Hail, Stephens

When: March 28, 7:53 PM CST
Where: Stephens County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.520, -97.950

Hail, Cotton

When: March 28, 8:00 PM CST
Where: Cotton County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.450, -98.180

Hail, Stephens

When: March 28, 8:15 PM CST
Where: Stephens County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.430, -97.970

Hail, Stephens

When: March 28, 8:40 PM CST
Where: Stephens County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.370, -97.970

Hail, Stephens

When: March 28, 8:50 PM CST
Where: Stephens County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 34.520, -97.950

Hail, Okfuskee

When: March 28, 9:05 PM CST
Where: Okfuskee County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.430, -96.300

Thunderstorm Wind, Stephens

When: March 28, 9:20 PM CST
Where: Stephens County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 34.450, -97.670

Hail, Stephens

When: March 28, 9:40 PM CST
Where: Stephens County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.370, -97.970

Hail, Stephens

When: March 28, 10:25 PM CST
Where: Stephens County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.370, -97.970

Hail, Stephens

When: March 28, 11:30 PM CST
Where: Stephens County
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 34.450, -97.670

Hail, Oklahoma

When: March 28, 11:34 PM CST
Where: Oklahoma County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.480, -97.530

Hail, Carter

When: March 28, 11:45 PM CST
Where: Carter County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 34.450, -97.500

The people who died

As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.

Event	Date	Age	Sex	Where	Kind
Tornado, Oklahoma	1988-03-28				Direct

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

Hail in Arkansas, March 28, 19881.75 in hail · 1 event

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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: 10105484, 10105485, 10105486, 10105487, 10105488, 10105489, 10105490, 10105491, 10105492, 10105493, 10105494, 10105495, 10105496, 10105497, 10105498, 10105499, 10105500, 10105501, 10105502, 10105503, 10105504, 10105505, 10105506, 10105507, 10105508, 10105509, 10105510, 10105511, 10105512, 10105513, 10105514, 10105515, 10105516, 10105517, 10105518, 10104526, 10105519, 10104527, 10104528, 10104529, and more.