Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, November 9, 1988

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, November 9, 1988
Start: 1988-11-09T15:41
End: 1988-11-09T22:10
Location: Oklahoma

November 9, 1988 · NWS OKC · 26 events in 16 counties and zones

23 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 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: 26

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

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

Hail, Payne

When: November 9, 3:41 PM CST
Where: Payne County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 35.950, -97.070

Hail, Nowata

When: November 9, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Nowata County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.700, -95.630

Hail, Pawnee

When: November 9, 4:35 PM CST
Where: Pawnee County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.170, -96.480

Hail, Osage

When: November 9, 4:45 PM CST
Where: Osage County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.230, -96.250

Hail, Creek

When: November 9, 4:50 PM CST
Where: Creek County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 35.950, -96.220

Hail, Craig

When: November 9, 4:50 PM CST
Where: Craig County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.650, -95.430

Hail, Tulsa

When: November 9, 5:06 PM CST
Where: Tulsa County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.150, -95.950

Hail, Tulsa

When: November 9, 5:23 PM CST
Where: Tulsa County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.950, -96.000

Hail, Creek

When: November 9, 5:28 PM CST
Where: Creek County
Measured: 2.25 in hail
Coordinates: 35.980, -96.100

Thunderstorm Wind, Muskogee

When: November 9, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Muskogee County
Coordinates: 35.780, -95.670

Hail, Wagoner

When: November 9, 5:50 PM CST
Where: Wagoner County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.950, -95.650

Hail, Seminole

When: November 9, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Seminole County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 35.330, -96.470

Hail, Seminole

When: November 9, 6:04 PM CST
Where: Seminole County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.230, -96.680

Hail, Seminole

When: November 9, 6:10 PM CST
Where: Seminole County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.150, -96.480

Hail, Okfuskee

When: November 9, 6:15 PM CST
Where: Okfuskee County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.370, -96.370

Hail, Muskogee

When: November 9, 6:25 PM CST
Where: Muskogee County
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 35.750, -95.370

Thunderstorm Wind, Hughes

When: November 9, 6:25 PM CST
Where: Hughes County
Coordinates: 35.080, -96.400

Hail, Pittsburg

When: November 9, 7:20 PM CST
Where: Pittsburg County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.930, -95.770

Hail, Pittsburg

When: November 9, 7:43 PM CST
Where: Pittsburg County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.830, -95.530

Hail, Latimer

When: November 9, 7:50 PM CST
Where: Latimer County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.920, -95.480

Hail, Latimer

When: November 9, 8:15 PM CST
Where: Latimer County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 34.670, -95.320

Hail, Le Flore

When: November 9, 8:20 PM CST
Where: Le Flore County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.350, -94.450

Hail, Le Flore

When: November 9, 8:24 PM CST
Where: Le Flore County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 34.750, -95.050

Hail, Le Flore

When: November 9, 8:40 PM CST
Where: Le Flore County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.750, -95.050

Hail, Le Flore

When: November 9, 8:44 PM CST
Where: Le Flore County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.880, -94.600

Thunderstorm Wind, McCurtain

When: November 9, 10:10 PM CST
Where: McCurtain County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 34.020, -95.130

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

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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: 10104849, 10104850, 10104851, 10104852, 10104853, 10104854, 10104855, 10104856, 10104857, 10104858, 10104859, 10104860, 10104861, 10104862, 10104863, 10104864, 10104865, 10104866, 10104867, 10104868, 10104869, 10104870, 10104871, 10104872, 10104873, 10104874.