Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, May 26, 1989

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, May 26, 1989
Start: 1989-05-26T01:20
End: 1989-05-26T23:05
Location: Oklahoma

May 26, 1989 · NWS OKC · 41 events in 20 counties and zones

34 hail, 7 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: 41

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

34 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Oklahoma

When: May 26, 1:20 AM CST
Where: Oklahoma County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 35.530, -97.420

Hail, Caddo

When: May 26, 1:30 AM CST
Where: Caddo County
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Coordinates: 35.550, -98.450

Hail, Oklahoma

When: May 26, 1:44 AM CST
Where: Oklahoma County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.650, -97.480

Hail, Blaine

When: May 26, 1:55 AM CST
Where: Blaine County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 35.820, -98.320

Hail, Kingfisher

When: May 26, 2:00 AM CST
Where: Kingfisher County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.730, -97.680

Hail, Canadian

When: May 26, 2:10 AM CST
Where: Canadian County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.600, -98.120

Hail, Canadian

When: May 26, 2:30 AM CST
Where: Canadian County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 35.650, -97.750

Hail, Lincoln

When: May 26, 2:30 AM CST
Where: Lincoln County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 35.620, -96.820

Hail, Oklahoma

When: May 26, 2:40 AM CST
Where: Oklahoma County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 35.480, -97.530

Hail, Okfuskee

When: May 26, 2:53 AM CST
Where: Okfuskee County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 35.580, -96.350

Hail, Oklahoma

When: May 26, 2:53 AM CST
Where: Oklahoma County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 35.650, -97.480

Hail, Blaine

When: May 26, 2:55 AM CST
Where: Blaine County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.880, -98.320

Hail, Creek

When: May 26, 3:00 AM CST
Where: Creek County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.650, -96.220

Hail, Lincoln

When: May 26, 3:04 AM CST
Where: Lincoln County
Measured: 2 in hail
Coordinates: 35.550, -96.680

Hail, Okfuskee

When: May 26, 3:10 AM CST
Where: Okfuskee County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.500, -96.570

Hail, Okmulgee

When: May 26, 3:15 AM CST
Where: Okmulgee County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.720, -95.970

Thunderstorm Wind, Okmulgee

When: May 26, 3:15 AM CST
Where: Okmulgee County
Coordinates: 35.600, -95.850

Hail, Kingfisher

When: May 26, 3:20 AM CST
Where: Kingfisher County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 35.700, -97.800

Hail, Canadian

When: May 26, 3:20 AM CST
Where: Canadian County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 35.750, -97.750

Hail, Okfuskee

When: May 26, 3:30 AM CST
Where: Okfuskee County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.400, -96.130

Hail, Lincoln

When: May 26, 3:30 AM CST
Where: Lincoln County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 35.620, -96.970

Hail, Lincoln

When: May 26, 3:45 AM CST
Where: Lincoln County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 35.620, -96.820

Thunderstorm Wind, Muskogee

When: May 26, 4:03 AM CST
Where: Muskogee County
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph)
Coordinates: 35.520, -95.130

Thunderstorm Wind, Muskogee

When: May 26, 4:15 AM CST
Where: Muskogee County
Measured: 78 kt (90 mph)
Coordinates: 35.770, -95.330

Hail, McIntosh

When: May 26, 4:20 AM CST
Where: McIntosh County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 35.430, -95.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Okmulgee

When: May 26, 4:30 AM CST
Where: Okmulgee County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 35.630, -95.880

Hail, Cherokee

When: May 26, 5:05 AM CST
Where: Cherokee County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.670, -94.970

Thunderstorm Wind, Adair

When: May 26, 5:45 AM CST
Where: Adair County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 35.820, -94.630

Hail, Carter

When: May 26, 6:05 PM CST
Where: Carter County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 34.280, -96.950

Hail, Johnston

When: May 26, 7:07 PM CST
Where: Johnston County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 34.370, -96.530

Thunderstorm Wind, Carter

When: May 26, 7:15 PM CST
Where: Carter County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 34.080, -96.980

Hail, Murray

When: May 26, 7:45 PM CST
Where: Murray County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.370, -96.950

Hail, Johnston

When: May 26, 7:55 PM CST
Where: Johnston County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 34.400, -96.820

Thunderstorm Wind, Bryan

When: May 26, 8:15 PM CST
Where: Bryan County
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates: 34.100, -96.370

Hail, Pontotoc

When: May 26, 8:19 PM CST
Where: Pontotoc County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 34.500, -96.630

Hail, Coal

When: May 26, 8:30 PM CST
Where: Coal County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 34.600, -96.500

Hail, Johnston

When: May 26, 9:05 PM CST
Where: Johnston County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.450, -96.730

Hail, Pontotoc

When: May 26, 9:40 PM CST
Where: Pontotoc County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 34.570, -96.500

Hail, Coal

When: May 26, 10:00 PM CST
Where: Coal County
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Coordinates: 34.880, -96.220

Hail, Coal

When: May 26, 10:40 PM CST
Where: Coal County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 34.600, -96.420

Hail, Atoka

When: May 26, 11:05 PM CST
Where: Atoka County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.430, -95.850

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: 10101676, 10101677, 10101678, 10101679, 10101680, 10101681, 10101682, 10101683, 10101684, 10101685, 10102754, 10102755, 10102756, 10102757, 10102758, 10102759, 10102760, 10102761, 10102762, 10102763, 10102764, 10102765, 10102766, 10102767, 10102768, 10102769, 10102770, 10102771, 10102772, 10102773, 10102774, 10102775, 10102776, 10102777, 10102778, 10102779, 10102780, 10102781, 10102782, 10102783, and more.