Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, May 26, 1990

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, May 26, 1990
Start: 1990-05-26T04:58
End: 1990-05-26T23:35
Location: Oklahoma

May 26, 1990 · NWS TUL · 47 events in 26 counties and zones

33 hail, 11 thunderstorm wind, 3 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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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $275,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 47

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

33 hail, 11 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Osage

When: May 26, 4:58 AM CST
Where: Osage County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.570, -96.700

Hail, Pawnee

When: May 26, 5:35 AM CST
Where: Pawnee County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.500, -96.720

Hail, Osage

When: May 26, 6:30 AM CST
Where: Osage County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.670, -96.330

Hail, Osage

When: May 26, 7:25 AM CST
Where: Osage County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.750, -96.100

Hail, Washington

When: May 26, 7:37 AM CST
Where: Washington County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.750, -96.000

Hail, Washington

When: May 26, 8:05 AM CST
Where: Washington County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 36.750, -96.000

Hail, Nowata

When: May 26, 8:20 AM CST
Where: Nowata County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.700, -95.630

Hail, Major

When: May 26, 4:40 PM CST
Where: Major County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 36.320, -98.120

Hail, Garfield

When: May 26, 4:55 PM CST
Where: Garfield County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.300, -98.030

Hail, Garfield

When: May 26, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Garfield County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 36.230, -97.880

Hail, Kingfisher

When: May 26, 6:07 PM CST
Where: Kingfisher County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.850, -97.930

Hail, Kingfisher

When: May 26, 6:25 PM CST
Where: Kingfisher County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 35.850, -97.930

Tornado, Canadian

When: May 26, 6:51 PM CST
Where: Canadian County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 23 yd
Coordinates: 35.630, -98.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Oklahoma

When: May 26, 6:59 PM CST
Where: Oklahoma County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 35.530, -97.650

Tornado, Caddo

When: May 26, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Caddo County
Rating: F3
Path length: 3 mi
Path width: 200 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 35.470, -98.330

Thunderstorm Wind, Canadian

When: May 26, 7:21 PM CST
Where: Canadian County
Measured: 65 kt (75 mph)
Coordinates: 35.600, -97.700

Thunderstorm Wind, Canadian

When: May 26, 7:40 PM CST
Where: Canadian County
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph)
Coordinates: 35.500, -97.750

Hail, Canadian

When: May 26, 7:46 PM CST
Where: Canadian County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.530, -97.970

Thunderstorm Wind, Oklahoma

When: May 26, 7:48 PM CST
Where: Oklahoma County
Measured: 65 kt (75 mph)
Coordinates: 35.480, -97.530

Tornado, Caddo

When: May 26, 7:55 PM CST
Where: Caddo County
Rating: F2
Path length: 2 mi
Path width: 200 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 35.320, -98.300

Hail, Grady

When: May 26, 8:00 PM CST
Where: Grady County
Measured: 3 in hail
Coordinates: 35.320, -97.930

Hail, Canadian

When: May 26, 8:10 PM CST
Where: Canadian County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.380, -97.720

Hail, Caddo

When: May 26, 8:20 PM CST
Where: Caddo County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.180, -98.270

Hail, Canadian

When: May 26, 8:23 PM CST
Where: Canadian County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 35.530, -97.970

Thunderstorm Wind, Oklahoma

When: May 26, 8:30 PM CST
Where: Oklahoma County
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph)
Coordinates: 35.480, -97.530

Hail, Noble

When: May 26, 8:40 PM CST
Where: Noble County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.380, -97.220

Hail, Grady

When: May 26, 8:42 PM CST
Where: Grady County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.120, -98.020

Thunderstorm Wind, Cleveland

When: May 26, 9:00 PM CST
Where: Cleveland County
Coordinates: 35.280, -97.380

Thunderstorm Wind, McClain

When: May 26, 9:00 PM CST
Where: McClain County
Measured: 74 kt (85 mph)
Coordinates: 35.130, -97.670

Hail, Pottawatomie

When: May 26, 9:30 PM CST
Where: Pottawatomie County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 35.350, -97.120

Hail, McClain

When: May 26, 9:30 PM CST
Where: McClain County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 34.950, -97.430

Hail, Cleveland

When: May 26, 9:37 PM CST
Where: Cleveland County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 35.120, -97.380

Hail, Creek

When: May 26, 9:45 PM CST
Where: Creek County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.800, -96.380

Hail, Okmulgee

When: May 26, 10:00 PM CST
Where: Okmulgee County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.470, -96.020

Hail, Stephens

When: May 26, 10:10 PM CST
Where: Stephens County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.670, -97.950

Hail, Cleveland

When: May 26, 10:15 PM CST
Where: Cleveland County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.930, -97.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Hughes

When: May 26, 10:30 PM CST
Where: Hughes County
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates: 35.080, -96.400

Hail, Grady

When: May 26, 10:40 PM CST
Where: Grady County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.670, -97.770

Hail, Hughes

When: May 26, 10:45 PM CST
Where: Hughes County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 35.270, -96.030

Hail, Pontotoc

When: May 26, 10:45 PM CST
Where: Pontotoc County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.770, -96.670

Hail, Seminole

When: May 26, 10:45 PM CST
Where: Seminole County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.080, -96.480

Hail, Garvin

When: May 26, 11:00 PM CST
Where: Garvin County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.720, -97.580

Hail, Pontotoc

When: May 26, 11:15 PM CST
Where: Pontotoc County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.620, -96.630

Thunderstorm Wind, McIntosh

When: May 26, 11:25 PM CST
Where: McIntosh County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 35.280, -95.580

Hail, Coal

When: May 26, 11:30 PM CST
Where: Coal County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 34.600, -96.420

Thunderstorm Wind, Pittsburg

When: May 26, 11:30 PM CST
Where: Pittsburg County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 34.880, -95.530

Thunderstorm Wind, Haskell

When: May 26, 11:35 PM CST
Where: Haskell County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 35.250, -95.230

What these are

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

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

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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: 10101067, 10101068, 10101069, 10101070, 10101071, 10101072, 10101073, 10101074, 10101075, 10101076, 10101077, 10101078, 10101079, 10101080, 10101081, 10101082, 10101083, 10101084, 10101085, 10101086, 10101087, 10101088, 10101089, 10101090, 10101091, 10101092, 10101093, 10101094, 10101095, 10101096, 10101097, 10101098, 10101099, 10101100, 10101101, 10101102, 10101103, 10101104, 10101105, 10102815, and more.