Oklahoma, 1989

Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, July 17, 1989

July 17, 1989 · NWS OKC · 17 events in 11 counties and zones

14 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 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
  • 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
17

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

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

Hail, Noble

When
July 17, 4:10 AM CST
Where
Noble County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
36.570, -96.920

Thunderstorm Wind, Pawnee

When
July 17, 4:20 AM CST
Where
Pawnee County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
36.500, -96.750

Hail, Osage

When
July 17, 4:30 AM CST
Where
Osage County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.570, -96.730

Hail, Pawnee

When
July 17, 5:00 AM CST
Where
Pawnee County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.370, -96.600

Thunderstorm Wind, Osage

When
July 17, 5:00 AM CST
Where
Osage County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
36.530, -96.550

Thunderstorm Wind, Osage

When
July 17, 7:02 AM CST
Where
Osage County
Measured
56 kt (64 mph)
Coordinates
36.870, -96.550

Thunderstorm Wind, Kay

When
July 17, 7:24 AM CST
Where
Kay County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
36.930, -96.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Osage

When
July 17, 7:25 AM CST
Where
Osage County
Measured
61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates
36.780, -96.650

Thunderstorm Wind, Osage

When
July 17, 7:49 AM CST
Where
Osage County
Measured
61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates
36.670, -96.330

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When
July 17, 8:04 AM CST
Where
Washington County
Measured
70 kt (81 mph)
Coordinates
36.720, -96.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Nowata

When
July 17, 8:10 AM CST
Where
Nowata County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
36.620, -95.650

Thunderstorm Wind, Tulsa

When
July 17, 8:30 AM CST
Where
Tulsa County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
36.370, -95.830

Thunderstorm Wind, Rogers

When
July 17, 8:40 AM CST
Where
Rogers County
Coordinates
36.320, -95.600

Thunderstorm Wind, Cherokee

When
July 17, 9:50 AM CST
Where
Cherokee County
Measured
61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates
36.020, -95.030

Thunderstorm Wind, Pittsburg

When
July 17, 11:40 AM CST
Where
Pittsburg County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
34.920, -95.720

Thunderstorm Wind, McCurtain

When
July 17, 2:15 PM CST
Where
McCurtain County
Coordinates
34.070, -94.820

Thunderstorm Wind, McCurtain

When
July 17, 2:18 PM CST
Where
McCurtain County
Coordinates
33.730, -94.530

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: 10102840, 10102841, 10102842, 10102843, 10102844, 10102845, 10102846, 10102847, 10102848, 10102849, 10102850, 10102851, 10102852, 10102853, 10102854, 10102855, 10102856.