Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, April 12, 1991

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, April 12, 1991
Start: 1991-04-12T00:00
End: 1991-04-12T23:35
Location: Oklahoma

April 12, 1991 · NWS OKC · 44 events in 15 counties and zones

30 hail, 11 tornado, 3 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.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $3.0 million
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 44

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

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

Hail, Adair

When: April 12, 12:00 AM CST
Where: Adair County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.030, -94.570

Thunderstorm Wind, Cherokee

When: April 12, 12:10 AM CST
Where: Cherokee County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 35.920, -95.070

Thunderstorm Wind, Muskogee

When: April 12, 1:30 AM CST
Where: Muskogee County
Coordinates: 35.500, -95.300

Hail, Blaine

When: April 12, 1:07 PM CST
Where: Blaine County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 36.150, -98.380

Hail, Blaine

When: April 12, 1:35 PM CST
Where: Blaine County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.120, -98.450

Hail, Caddo

When: April 12, 1:36 PM CST
Where: Caddo County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 35.250, -98.550

Hail, Caddo

When: April 12, 2:15 PM CST
Where: Caddo County
Measured: 3 in hail
Coordinates: 35.470, -98.550

Hail, Caddo

When: April 12, 2:15 PM CST
Where: Caddo County
Measured: 2 in hail
Coordinates: 35.480, -98.570

Tornado, Major

When: April 12, 2:22 PM CST
Where: Major County
Rating: F2
Path length: 9 mi
Path width: 300 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 36.230, -98.180

Hail, Caddo

When: April 12, 2:30 PM CST
Where: Caddo County
Measured: 2 in hail
Coordinates: 35.480, -98.570

Hail, Blaine

When: April 12, 2:50 PM CST
Where: Blaine County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.880, -98.320

Tornado, Garfield

When: April 12, 2:52 PM CST
Where: Garfield County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 20 yd
Coordinates: 36.300, -98.100

Tornado, Canadian

When: April 12, 3:05 PM CST
Where: Canadian County
Rating: F0
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 30 yd
Coordinates: 35.650, -98.270

Hail, Garfield

When: April 12, 3:10 PM CST
Where: Garfield County
Measured: 4 in hail
Coordinates: 36.380, -98.100

Hail, Blaine

When: April 12, 3:10 PM CST
Where: Blaine County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.880, -98.320

Tornado, Garfield

When: April 12, 3:20 PM CST
Where: Garfield County
Rating: F2
Path length: 6 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 36.400, -98.030

Tornado, Garfield

When: April 12, 3:33 PM CST
Where: Garfield County
Rating: F0
Path length: 2.5 mi
Path width: 30 yd
Coordinates: 36.480, -97.880

Tornado, Garfield

When: April 12, 3:37 PM CST
Where: Garfield County
Rating: F3
Path length: 6.8 mi
Path width: 800 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 36.520, -97.920

Tornado, Kingfisher

When: April 12, 3:45 PM CST
Where: Kingfisher County
Rating: F0
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 30 yd
Coordinates: 35.850, -98.050

Hail, Alfalfa

When: April 12, 3:45 PM CST
Where: Alfalfa County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 36.530, -98.150

Hail, Garfield

When: April 12, 3:53 PM CST
Where: Garfield County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.570, -97.980

Hail, Caddo

When: April 12, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Caddo County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 35.100, -98.600

Tornado, Grant

When: April 12, 4:02 PM CST
Where: Grant County
Rating: F3
Path length: 2.2 mi
Path width: 800 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 36.580, -97.900

Tornado, Grant

When: April 12, 4:21 PM CST
Where: Grant County
Rating: F3
Path length: 9.5 mi
Path width: 500 yd
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 36.650, -97.820

Hail, Grant

When: April 12, 4:27 PM CST
Where: Grant County
Measured: 2.5 in hail
Coordinates: 36.720, -97.780

Hail, Kingfisher

When: April 12, 4:45 PM CST
Where: Kingfisher County
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 35.850, -97.930

Hail, Grant

When: April 12, 4:50 PM CST
Where: Grant County
Measured: 2 in hail
Coordinates: 36.750, -97.780

Hail, Carter

When: April 12, 4:52 PM CST
Where: Carter County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.300, -97.250

Thunderstorm Wind, Carter

When: April 12, 5:05 PM CST
Where: Carter County
Coordinates: 34.170, -97.270

Hail, Kingfisher

When: April 12, 5:07 PM CST
Where: Kingfisher County
Measured: 2 in hail
Coordinates: 35.950, -97.920

Tornado, Kingfisher

When: April 12, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Kingfisher County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 20 yd
Coordinates: 35.770, -97.930

Hail, Kingfisher

When: April 12, 5:35 PM CST
Where: Kingfisher County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.980, -97.770

Hail, Woodward

When: April 12, 5:45 PM CST
Where: Woodward County
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Coordinates: 36.430, -99.200

Hail, Logan

When: April 12, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Logan County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.100, -97.620

Hail, Garfield

When: April 12, 6:10 PM CST
Where: Garfield County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.220, -97.580

Tornado, Kingfisher

When: April 12, 6:13 PM CST
Where: Kingfisher County
Rating: F1
Path length: 2 mi
Path width: 40 yd
Coordinates: 36.020, -97.800

Hail, Carter

When: April 12, 6:20 PM CST
Where: Carter County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.170, -97.270

Hail, Major

When: April 12, 7:37 PM CST
Where: Major County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.270, -98.500

Hail, Garfield

When: April 12, 8:20 PM CST
Where: Garfield County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 36.420, -97.870

Hail, Major

When: April 12, 8:30 PM CST
Where: Major County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 36.400, -98.430

Hail, Grant

When: April 12, 9:20 PM CST
Where: Grant County
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 36.670, -97.800

Hail, Grant

When: April 12, 9:30 PM CST
Where: Grant County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.800, -97.520

Hail, Alfalfa

When: April 12, 11:24 PM CST
Where: Alfalfa County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.580, -98.450

Hail, Custer

When: April 12, 11:35 PM CST
Where: Custer County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 35.630, -99.000

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 1991 Every state in 1991 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Oklahoma, 1991 Warnings in Oklahoma, April 1991

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: 10104253, 10104254, 10104255, 10104256, 10104257, 10104258, 10104259, 10104260, 10104261, 10104262, 10104263, 10104264, 10104265, 10104266, 10104267, 10104268, 10104269, 10104270, 10104271, 10104272, 10104273, 10104274, 10104275, 10104276, 10104277, 10104278, 10104279, 10104280, 10104281, 10104282, 10104283, 10104284, 10104285, 10104286, 10104287, 10104288, 10104289, 10104290, 10104291, 10104292, and more.