Oklahoma, 1989

Tornado and Hail in Oklahoma, April 25, 1989

April 25, 1989 · NWS OKC · 22 events in 9 counties and zones

18 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 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.

  • 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
22

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

18 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Harper

When
April 25, 6:13 PM CST
Where
Harper County
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
36.830, -99.770

Hail, Beckham

When
April 25, 6:48 PM CST
Where
Beckham County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.230, -99.980

Tornado, Beckham

When
April 25, 7:31 PM CST
Where
Beckham County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
20 yd
Coordinates
35.150, -99.950

Hail, Roger Mills

When
April 25, 7:35 PM CST
Where
Roger Mills County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
35.450, -99.630

Hail, Beckham

When
April 25, 8:04 PM CST
Where
Beckham County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
35.420, -99.430

Hail, Roger Mills

When
April 25, 8:20 PM CST
Where
Roger Mills County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
35.530, -99.370

Hail, Washita

When
April 25, 8:20 PM CST
Where
Washita County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.430, -99.320

Hail, Beckham

When
April 25, 8:30 PM CST
Where
Beckham County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.220, -99.870

Thunderstorm Wind, Woods

When
April 25, 8:38 PM CST
Where
Woods County
Measured
74 kt (85 mph)
Coordinates
36.580, -98.880

Thunderstorm Wind, Woods

When
April 25, 9:10 PM CST
Where
Woods County
Measured
56 kt (64 mph)
Coordinates
36.800, -98.670

Hail, Beckham

When
April 25, 9:27 PM CST
Where
Beckham County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.420, -99.530

Hail, Dewey

When
April 25, 9:30 PM CST
Where
Dewey County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.820, -98.650

Hail, Roger Mills

When
April 25, 9:34 PM CST
Where
Roger Mills County
Measured
1.25 in hail
Coordinates
35.450, -99.630

Hail, Roger Mills

When
April 25, 9:53 PM CST
Where
Roger Mills County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.530, -99.370

Hail, Washita

When
April 25, 10:00 PM CST
Where
Washita County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.430, -99.320

Hail, Beckham

When
April 25, 10:05 PM CST
Where
Beckham County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
35.420, -99.420

Hail, Washita

When
April 25, 10:22 PM CST
Where
Washita County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
35.420, -99.280

Hail, Custer

When
April 25, 10:28 PM CST
Where
Custer County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.520, -98.980

Hail, Custer

When
April 25, 11:16 PM CST
Where
Custer County
Measured
2.5 in hail
Coordinates
35.530, -98.720

Hail, Caddo

When
April 25, 11:32 PM CST
Where
Caddo County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.550, -98.570

Hail, Blaine

When
April 25, 11:35 PM CST
Where
Blaine County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
35.580, -98.570

Thunderstorm Wind, Washita

When
April 25, 11:45 PM CST
Where
Washita County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
35.400, -98.700

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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.
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: 10104953, 10104954, 10104955, 10104956, 10104957, 10104958, 10104959, 10104960, 10104961, 10100686, 10100687, 10100688, 10100689, 10100690, 10100691, 10100692, 10100693, 10100694, 10100695, 10100696, 10100697, 10100698.