Oklahoma, 1990

Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, May 16, 1990

May 16, 1990 · NWS OKC · 19 events in 14 counties and zones

14 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • 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
19

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

Hail, Bryan

When
May 16, 7:00 AM CST
Where
Bryan County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.920, -96.280

Hail, Nowata

When
May 16, 1:25 PM CST
Where
Nowata County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.850, -95.630

Hail, Craig

When
May 16, 2:00 PM CST
Where
Craig County
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
36.870, -95.100

Hail, Rogers

When
May 16, 2:05 PM CST
Where
Rogers County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.370, -95.620

Hail, Mayes

When
May 16, 2:17 PM CST
Where
Mayes County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
36.430, -95.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Mayes

When
May 16, 2:55 PM CST
Where
Mayes County
Measured
56 kt (64 mph)
Coordinates
36.470, -95.050

Hail, Okmulgee

When
May 16, 3:00 PM CST
Where
Okmulgee County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.450, -95.980

Hail, Mayes

When
May 16, 3:15 PM CST
Where
Mayes County
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
36.330, -95.320

Thunderstorm Wind, Cherokee

When
May 16, 3:15 PM CST
Where
Cherokee County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
35.900, -95.200

Hail, Muskogee

When
May 16, 3:35 PM CST
Where
Muskogee County
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
35.750, -95.370

Hail, Delaware

When
May 16, 3:40 PM CST
Where
Delaware County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.200, -94.800

Thunderstorm Wind, Cherokee

When
May 16, 3:53 PM CST
Where
Cherokee County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
35.870, -94.970

Thunderstorm Wind, Pittsburg

When
May 16, 3:55 PM CST
Where
Pittsburg County
Measured
56 kt (64 mph)
Coordinates
35.150, -95.720

Hail, McIntosh

When
May 16, 3:56 PM CST
Where
McIntosh County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.280, -95.580

Hail, Pittsburg

When
May 16, 4:35 PM CST
Where
Pittsburg County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.120, -95.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Haskell

When
May 16, 4:40 PM CST
Where
Haskell County
Measured
56 kt (64 mph)
Coordinates
35.150, -94.970

Hail, Adair

When
May 16, 4:45 PM CST
Where
Adair County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.730, -94.720

Hail, Latimer

When
May 16, 4:53 PM CST
Where
Latimer County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.920, -95.320

Hail, Latimer

When
May 16, 5:10 PM CST
Where
Latimer County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.950, -95.080

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: 10102170, 10102171, 10102172, 10102173, 10103031, 10103032, 10103033, 10103034, 10103035, 10103036, 10103037, 10103038, 10103039, 10103040, 10103258, 10103259, 10103260, 10103261, 10103262.