Tornado and Hail in Oklahoma, April 9, 1990

Name: Tornado and Hail in Oklahoma, April 9, 1990
Start: 1990-04-09T15:35
End: 1990-04-09T23:45
Location: Oklahoma

April 9, 1990 · NWS OKC · 40 events in 25 counties and zones

38 hail, 1 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.

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Wind
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Heat and drought
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Fire, smoke and dust
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 4
Property damage: $250,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 40

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

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

Hail, Beaver

When: April 9, 3:35 PM CST
Where: Beaver County
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Coordinates: 36.680, -100.820

Hail, Beaver

When: April 9, 4:04 PM CST
Where: Beaver County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.650, -100.520

Hail, Woods

When: April 9, 4:15 PM CST
Where: Woods County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 36.800, -98.700

Hail, Harper

When: April 9, 5:25 PM CST
Where: Harper County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 36.620, -99.350

Hail, Woods

When: April 9, 5:45 PM CST
Where: Woods County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 36.580, -98.880

Hail, Alfalfa

When: April 9, 5:50 PM CST
Where: Alfalfa County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.800, -98.500

Hail, Alfalfa

When: April 9, 6:05 PM CST
Where: Alfalfa County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.820, -98.420

Hail, Tillman

When: April 9, 6:50 PM CST
Where: Tillman County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 34.300, -99.150

Hail, Grant

When: April 9, 7:15 PM CST
Where: Grant County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.670, -98.050

Hail, Garfield

When: April 9, 7:24 PM CST
Where: Garfield County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 36.550, -97.820

Hail, Garfield

When: April 9, 7:32 PM CST
Where: Garfield County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 36.380, -98.080

Hail, Rogers

When: April 9, 7:35 PM CST
Where: Rogers County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 36.180, -95.550

Hail, Tillman

When: April 9, 7:45 PM CST
Where: Tillman County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.230, -99.100

Hail, Mayes

When: April 9, 7:54 PM CST
Where: Mayes County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.280, -95.320

Hail, Garfield

When: April 9, 7:58 PM CST
Where: Garfield County
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Coordinates: 36.330, -97.900

Hail, Greer

When: April 9, 8:05 PM CST
Where: Greer County
Measured: 2 in hail
Coordinates: 34.830, -99.430

Hail, Jackson

When: April 9, 8:30 PM CST
Where: Jackson County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.470, -99.270

Hail, Delaware

When: April 9, 8:30 PM CST
Where: Delaware County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.350, -94.870

Hail, Carter

When: April 9, 8:38 PM CST
Where: Carter County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.180, -97.170

Hail, Mayes

When: April 9, 8:40 PM CST
Where: Mayes County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 36.300, -95.180

Hail, Delaware

When: April 9, 8:45 PM CST
Where: Delaware County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.420, -94.980

Thunderstorm Wind, Kiowa

When: April 9, 8:48 PM CST
Where: Kiowa County
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph)
Coordinates: 34.630, -98.950

Hail, Tillman

When: April 9, 8:56 PM CST
Where: Tillman County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.230, -99.080

Hail, Cherokee

When: April 9, 9:05 PM CST
Where: Cherokee County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.930, -95.230

Hail, Comanche

When: April 9, 9:15 PM CST
Where: Comanche County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.450, -98.580

Hail, Noble

When: April 9, 9:19 PM CST
Where: Noble County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.320, -97.380

Hail, Garfield

When: April 9, 9:19 PM CST
Where: Garfield County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.300, -97.620

Hail, Logan

When: April 9, 9:35 PM CST
Where: Logan County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 36.150, -97.420

Hail, Kingfisher

When: April 9, 9:45 PM CST
Where: Kingfisher County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 36.100, -97.900

Hail, Cotton

When: April 9, 9:45 PM CST
Where: Cotton County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 34.270, -98.230

Hail, Jefferson

When: April 9, 9:50 PM CST
Where: Jefferson County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 34.020, -97.980

Hail, Stephens

When: April 9, 10:05 PM CST
Where: Stephens County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.370, -97.970

Hail, Love

When: April 9, 10:14 PM CST
Where: Love County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.930, -97.400

Hail, Kingfisher

When: April 9, 10:18 PM CST
Where: Kingfisher County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 36.030, -97.720

Hail, Logan

When: April 9, 10:20 PM CST
Where: Logan County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 36.050, -97.630

Hail, Carter

When: April 9, 10:45 PM CST
Where: Carter County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 34.170, -97.270

Tornado, Carter

When: April 9, 11:10 PM CST
Where: Carter County
Rating: F2
Path length: 11 mi
Path width: 440 yd
Injuries: 4 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 34.130, -97.270

Hail, Lincoln

When: April 9, 11:32 PM CST
Where: Lincoln County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 35.750, -96.670

Hail, Love

When: April 9, 11:40 PM CST
Where: Love County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.850, -97.380

Hail, Johnston

When: April 9, 11:45 PM CST
Where: Johnston County
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Coordinates: 34.180, -96.880

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.
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.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Oklahoma in 1990 Every state in 1990 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Oklahoma, 1990 Warnings in Oklahoma, April 1990

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: 10103193, 10103194, 10103195, 10103196, 10103197, 10103198, 10103199, 10103200, 10103201, 10103202, 10103203, 10103204, 10103205, 10103206, 10103207, 10103208, 10103209, 10103210, 10103211, 10103212, 10103213, 10103214, 10103215, 10103216, 10103217, 10103218, 10103219, 10103220, 10103221, 10103222, 10103223, 10103224, 10103225, 10103226, 10103227, 10103228, 10103229, 10103230, 10103231, 10103232.