Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, May 15, 1988

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, May 15, 1988
Start: 1988-05-15T18:05
End: 1988-05-15T23:15
Location: Oklahoma

May 15, 1988 · NWS OKC · 31 events in 14 counties and zones

25 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 1
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 31

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

25 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Pawnee

When: May 15, 6:05 PM CST
Where: Pawnee County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates: 36.370, -96.600

Hail, Garfield

When: May 15, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Garfield County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.170, -97.580

Hail, Pawnee

When: May 15, 6:36 PM CST
Where: Pawnee County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.320, -96.470

Hail, Logan

When: May 15, 6:45 PM CST
Where: Logan County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 36.150, -97.580

Hail, Pawnee

When: May 15, 6:49 PM CST
Where: Pawnee County
Measured: 2 in hail
Coordinates: 36.230, -96.730

Hail, Payne

When: May 15, 6:53 PM CST
Where: Payne County
Measured: 2.5 in hail
Coordinates: 36.170, -96.720

Hail, Logan

When: May 15, 7:10 PM CST
Where: Logan County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.150, -97.580

Hail, Payne

When: May 15, 7:15 PM CST
Where: Payne County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.120, -96.700

Hail, Canadian

When: May 15, 7:28 PM CST
Where: Canadian County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.600, -97.700

Hail, Payne

When: May 15, 7:29 PM CST
Where: Payne County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.120, -97.070

Hail, Creek

When: May 15, 7:39 PM CST
Where: Creek County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.980, -96.600

Hail, Oklahoma

When: May 15, 7:47 PM CST
Where: Oklahoma County
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Coordinates: 35.480, -97.530

Hail, Canadian

When: May 15, 7:47 PM CST
Where: Canadian County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 35.630, -97.720

Hail, Noble

When: May 15, 8:15 PM CST
Where: Noble County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.430, -97.280

Hail, Oklahoma

When: May 15, 8:20 PM CST
Where: Oklahoma County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.480, -97.530

Hail, Pawnee

When: May 15, 8:20 PM CST
Where: Pawnee County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.330, -96.800

Thunderstorm Wind, Texas

When: May 15, 8:30 PM CST
Where: Texas County
Measured: 65 kt (75 mph)
Coordinates: 36.950, -101.070

Hail, Oklahoma

When: May 15, 8:36 PM CST
Where: Oklahoma County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.480, -97.530

Hail, Lincoln

When: May 15, 8:40 PM CST
Where: Lincoln County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 35.820, -97.020

Hail, Oklahoma

When: May 15, 8:51 PM CST
Where: Oklahoma County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 35.480, -97.530

Thunderstorm Wind, Logan

When: May 15, 9:00 PM CST
Where: Logan County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 35.720, -97.430

Thunderstorm Wind, Oklahoma

When: May 15, 9:03 PM CST
Where: Oklahoma County
Measured: 70 kt (81 mph)
Coordinates: 35.650, -97.450

Thunderstorm Wind, Lincoln

When: May 15, 9:30 PM CST
Where: Lincoln County
Coordinates: 35.480, -97.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Oklahoma

When: May 15, 9:33 PM CST
Where: Oklahoma County
Measured: 70 kt (81 mph)
Coordinates: 35.480, -97.530

Hail, Pottawatomie

When: May 15, 9:45 PM CST
Where: Pottawatomie County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.400, -96.980

Thunderstorm Wind, Oklahoma

When: May 15, 9:52 PM CST
Where: Oklahoma County
Measured: 70 kt (81 mph)
Coordinates: 35.450, -97.450

Hail, Cleveland

When: May 15, 10:00 PM CST
Where: Cleveland County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.220, -97.450

Hail, Cleveland

When: May 15, 10:15 PM CST
Where: Cleveland County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 35.220, -97.450

Hail, Pottawatomie

When: May 15, 10:45 PM CST
Where: Pottawatomie County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.050, -96.920

Hail, McClain

When: May 15, 10:50 PM CST
Where: McClain County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 35.020, -97.370

Hail, Pontotoc

When: May 15, 11:15 PM CST
Where: Pontotoc County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 34.770, -96.870

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.

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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: 10104797, 10104798, 10104799, 10104800, 10104801, 10104802, 10104803, 10104804, 10104805, 10104806, 10104807, 10104808, 10104809, 10101176, 10101177, 10101178, 10101179, 10101180, 10101181, 10101182, 10101183, 10101184, 10101185, 10101186, 10101401, 10101402, 10101403, 10101404, 10101405, 10101406, 10101407.