Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, May 16, 1989

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, May 16, 1989
Start: 1989-05-16T10:30
End: 1989-05-16T22:50
Location: Oklahoma

May 16, 1989 · NWS OKC · 28 events in 15 counties and zones

23 hail, 5 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: 28

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, 5 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Texas

When: May 16, 10:30 AM CST
Where: Texas County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 36.750, -101.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Texas

When: May 16, 10:55 AM CST
Where: Texas County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 36.750, -101.470

Hail, Beaver

When: May 16, 12:00 PM CST
Where: Beaver County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.770, -100.430

Hail, Beaver

When: May 16, 1:20 PM CST
Where: Beaver County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.770, -100.430

Hail, Harper

When: May 16, 1:59 PM CST
Where: Harper County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.820, -99.930

Hail, Harper

When: May 16, 2:27 PM CST
Where: Harper County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 36.830, -99.620

Hail, Harper

When: May 16, 3:09 PM CST
Where: Harper County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.620, -99.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Tillman

When: May 16, 3:40 PM CST
Where: Tillman County
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph)
Coordinates: 34.250, -98.900

Hail, Roger Mills

When: May 16, 3:55 PM CST
Where: Roger Mills County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 35.900, -99.450

Hail, Custer

When: May 16, 4:07 PM CST
Where: Custer County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.770, -99.300

Hail, Tillman

When: May 16, 4:10 PM CST
Where: Tillman County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.370, -98.750

Hail, Custer

When: May 16, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Custer County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 35.780, -99.300

Hail, Woodward

When: May 16, 4:46 PM CST
Where: Woodward County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 36.430, -99.200

Hail, Woodward

When: May 16, 4:47 PM CST
Where: Woodward County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.200, -99.370

Hail, Tillman

When: May 16, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Tillman County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.500, -98.980

Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson

When: May 16, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Jackson County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 34.450, -99.250

Hail, Roger Mills

When: May 16, 5:10 PM CST
Where: Roger Mills County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.870, -99.970

Hail, Kiowa

When: May 16, 5:15 PM CST
Where: Kiowa County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.650, -98.830

Hail, Comanche

When: May 16, 5:28 PM CST
Where: Comanche County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 34.670, -98.800

Hail, Kiowa

When: May 16, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Kiowa County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.650, -98.830

Hail, Dewey

When: May 16, 5:40 PM CST
Where: Dewey County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.020, -98.970

Hail, Ellis

When: May 16, 5:45 PM CST
Where: Ellis County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 36.000, -99.770

Hail, Woods

When: May 16, 5:45 PM CST
Where: Woods County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 36.880, -99.270

Hail, Major

When: May 16, 6:29 PM CST
Where: Major County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 36.220, -98.580

Hail, Ellis

When: May 16, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Ellis County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 36.030, -99.630

Hail, Dewey

When: May 16, 6:55 PM CST
Where: Dewey County
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Coordinates: 36.020, -98.970

Thunderstorm Wind, Marshall

When: May 16, 8:45 PM CST
Where: Marshall County
Coordinates: 34.000, -96.720

Hail, Ellis

When: May 16, 10:50 PM CST
Where: Ellis County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.500, -99.950

What these are

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.
Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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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: 10101883, 10101884, 10101885, 10101886, 10101887, 10101888, 10102744, 10102745, 10102746, 10102747, 10102748, 10102749, 10102750, 10102751, 10102752, 10102753, 10102969, 10102970, 10102971, 10102972, 10102973, 10102974, 10102975, 10102976, 10102977, 10102978, 10102979, 10102980.