Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, May 22, 1989

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, May 22, 1989
Start: 1989-05-22T00:00
End: 1989-05-22T08:22
Location: Oklahoma

May 22, 1989 · NWS OKC · 49 events in 33 counties and zones

35 thunderstorm wind, 14 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 1
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 49

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

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

Hail, Garfield

When: May 22, 12:00 AM CST
Where: Garfield County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 36.370, -97.520

Thunderstorm Wind, Kay

When: May 22, 12:14 AM CST
Where: Kay County
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates: 36.700, -97.080

Hail, Noble

When: May 22, 12:15 AM CST
Where: Noble County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.500, -97.380

Thunderstorm Wind, Osage

When: May 22, 12:48 AM CST
Where: Osage County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 36.570, -96.170

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When: May 22, 12:50 AM CST
Where: Washington County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 36.450, -95.920

Thunderstorm Wind, Logan

When: May 22, 12:52 AM CST
Where: Logan County
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates: 36.150, -97.380

Thunderstorm Wind, Pawnee

When: May 22, 1:03 AM CST
Where: Pawnee County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 36.330, -96.800

Thunderstorm Wind, Logan

When: May 22, 1:08 AM CST
Where: Logan County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 35.880, -97.430

Thunderstorm Wind, Osage

When: May 22, 1:13 AM CST
Where: Osage County
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph)
Coordinates: 36.570, -96.700

Thunderstorm Wind, Payne

When: May 22, 1:15 AM CST
Where: Payne County
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates: 36.170, -97.080

Hail, Noble

When: May 22, 1:30 AM CST
Where: Noble County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.170, -97.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Payne

When: May 22, 1:30 AM CST
Where: Payne County
Measured: 74 kt (85 mph)
Coordinates: 36.170, -97.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Rogers

When: May 22, 1:35 AM CST
Where: Rogers County
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph)
Coordinates: 36.450, -95.700

Thunderstorm Wind, Tulsa

When: May 22, 1:37 AM CST
Where: Tulsa County
Measured: 70 kt (81 mph)
Coordinates: 36.150, -95.950

Thunderstorm Wind, Creek

When: May 22, 1:39 AM CST
Where: Creek County
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph)
Coordinates: 36.230, -96.420

Hail, Lincoln

When: May 22, 1:40 AM CST
Where: Lincoln County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 35.830, -97.020

Thunderstorm Wind, Nowata

When: May 22, 1:40 AM CST
Where: Nowata County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 36.700, -95.630

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When: May 22, 2:00 AM CST
Where: Washington County
Coordinates: 36.800, -95.930

Thunderstorm Wind, Wagoner

When: May 22, 2:00 AM CST
Where: Wagoner County
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph)
Coordinates: 36.050, -95.780

Hail, Garfield

When: May 22, 2:05 AM CST
Where: Garfield County
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Coordinates: 36.370, -97.520

Thunderstorm Wind, Mayes

When: May 22, 2:07 AM CST
Where: Mayes County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 36.300, -95.320

Thunderstorm Wind, Craig

When: May 22, 2:10 AM CST
Where: Craig County
Measured: 62 kt (71 mph)
Coordinates: 36.730, -95.220

Thunderstorm Wind, Okmulgee

When: May 22, 2:10 AM CST
Where: Okmulgee County
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph)
Coordinates: 35.700, -96.070

Hail, Noble

When: May 22, 2:15 AM CST
Where: Noble County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.280, -97.450

Thunderstorm Wind, Muskogee

When: May 22, 2:15 AM CST
Where: Muskogee County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 35.820, -95.670

Hail, Oklahoma

When: May 22, 2:30 AM CST
Where: Oklahoma County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 35.670, -97.330

Thunderstorm Wind, Ottawa

When: May 22, 2:30 AM CST
Where: Ottawa County
Measured: 65 kt (75 mph)
Coordinates: 36.880, -94.880

Thunderstorm Wind, Okfuskee

When: May 22, 2:35 AM CST
Where: Okfuskee County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 35.570, -96.420

Hail, Lincoln

When: May 22, 2:45 AM CST
Where: Lincoln County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 35.680, -97.030

Thunderstorm Wind, Delaware

When: May 22, 2:45 AM CST
Where: Delaware County
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates: 36.480, -94.650

Hail, Lincoln

When: May 22, 2:47 AM CST
Where: Lincoln County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 35.830, -97.020

Thunderstorm Wind, McIntosh

When: May 22, 2:58 AM CST
Where: McIntosh County
Measured: 75 kt (86 mph)
Coordinates: 35.430, -95.520

Thunderstorm Wind, McIntosh

When: May 22, 3:00 AM CST
Where: McIntosh County
Measured: 67 kt (77 mph)
Coordinates: 35.280, -95.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Adair

When: May 22, 3:00 AM CST
Where: Adair County
Measured: 70 kt (81 mph)
Coordinates: 35.900, -94.620

Thunderstorm Wind, Pittsburg

When: May 22, 3:07 AM CST
Where: Pittsburg County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 35.120, -95.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Muskogee

When: May 22, 3:10 AM CST
Where: Muskogee County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 35.420, -95.300

Thunderstorm Wind, Cherokee

When: May 22, 3:15 AM CST
Where: Cherokee County
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates: 36.050, -94.800

Thunderstorm Wind, Pittsburg

When: May 22, 3:20 AM CST
Where: Pittsburg County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 35.120, -95.370

Hail, Lincoln

When: May 22, 3:30 AM CST
Where: Lincoln County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 35.630, -96.920

Thunderstorm Wind, Seminole

When: May 22, 3:30 AM CST
Where: Seminole County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 35.350, -96.680

Thunderstorm Wind, Haskell

When: May 22, 3:30 AM CST
Where: Haskell County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 35.250, -95.130

Thunderstorm Wind, Pottawatomie

When: May 22, 3:45 AM CST
Where: Pottawatomie County
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates: 35.430, -96.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Okmulgee

When: May 22, 3:55 AM CST
Where: Okmulgee County
Measured: 71 kt (82 mph)
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates: 35.600, -95.850

Thunderstorm Wind, Muskogee

When: May 22, 4:15 AM CST
Where: Muskogee County
Coordinates: 35.770, -95.330

Hail, Hughes

When: May 22, 6:30 AM CST
Where: Hughes County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.080, -96.480

Hail, Coal

When: May 22, 7:15 AM CST
Where: Coal County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 34.580, -96.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Atoka

When: May 22, 7:45 AM CST
Where: Atoka County
Coordinates: 34.380, -96.130

Hail, Atoka

When: May 22, 8:10 AM CST
Where: Atoka County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 34.270, -95.820

Hail, Choctaw

When: May 22, 8:22 AM CST
Where: Choctaw County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 34.130, -95.870

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.

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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: 10104122, 10104123, 10104124, 10104125, 10104126, 10104127, 10104128, 10104129, 10104130, 10104131, 10104132, 10104133, 10104134, 10104135, 10104136, 10104137, 10104138, 10104139, 10104140, 10104141, 10104142, 10104143, 10104144, 10104145, 10104146, 10104147, 10104148, 10104149, 10104150, 10104151, 10104152, 10104153, 10104154, 10104155, 10104156, 10104157, 10104158, 10104159, 10104160, 10104161, and more.