Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, May 16, 1991

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, May 16, 1991
Start: 1991-05-16T00:01
End: 1991-05-16T22:35
Location: Oklahoma

May 16, 1991 · NWS TUL · 31 events in 12 counties and zones

25 hail, 6 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.

Tornadoes
Tropical storms and surge
Floods
Wind
Hail
Winter weather
Heat and drought
Cold
Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $525,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 31

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

25 hail, 6 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Blaine

When: May 16, 12:01 AM CST
Where: Blaine County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 36.130, -98.550

Hail, Blaine

When: May 16, 1:10 AM CST
Where: Blaine County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 36.070, -98.620

Hail, Blaine

When: May 16, 2:20 AM CST
Where: Blaine County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 36.130, -98.550

Hail, Osage

When: May 16, 4:25 AM CST
Where: Osage County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.700, -96.650

Hail, Osage

When: May 16, 5:10 AM CST
Where: Osage County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.720, -96.130

Hail, Washington

When: May 16, 5:30 AM CST
Where: Washington County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.820, -95.930

Hail, Wagoner

When: May 16, 8:00 AM CST
Where: Wagoner County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 35.950, -95.650

Hail, Wagoner

When: May 16, 9:00 AM CST
Where: Wagoner County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.970, -95.450

Hail, Mayes

When: May 16, 9:13 AM CST
Where: Mayes County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.080, -95.100

Hail, Cherokee

When: May 16, 9:15 AM CST
Where: Cherokee County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.080, -95.100

Tornado, Okmulgee

When: May 16, 5:09 PM CST
Where: Okmulgee County
Rating: F1
Path length: 7 mi
Path width: 60 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 35.770, -96.150

Tornado, Tulsa

When: May 16, 5:18 PM CST
Where: Tulsa County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.3 mi
Path width: 30 yd
Coordinates: 35.950, -96.000

Tornado, Okmulgee

When: May 16, 5:20 PM CST
Where: Okmulgee County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.5 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 35.830, -96.070

Hail, Tulsa

When: May 16, 5:24 PM CST
Where: Tulsa County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 36.150, -95.950

Hail, Tulsa

When: May 16, 5:40 PM CST
Where: Tulsa County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.150, -95.950

Hail, Wagoner

When: May 16, 6:20 PM CST
Where: Wagoner County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.150, -95.720

Hail, Tulsa

When: May 16, 6:22 PM CST
Where: Tulsa County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.150, -95.950

Hail, Rogers

When: May 16, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Rogers County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.180, -95.650

Hail, Tulsa

When: May 16, 6:55 PM CST
Where: Tulsa County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.150, -95.950

Tornado, Tulsa

When: May 16, 7:08 PM CST
Where: Tulsa County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.3 mi
Path width: 30 yd
Coordinates: 36.050, -95.820

Hail, Rogers

When: May 16, 7:18 PM CST
Where: Rogers County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.180, -95.750

Tornado, Rogers

When: May 16, 7:36 PM CST
Where: Rogers County
Rating: F2
Path length: 4 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 36.200, -95.720

Hail, Rogers

When: May 16, 7:58 PM CST
Where: Rogers County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 36.320, -95.600

Tornado, Rogers

When: May 16, 8:25 PM CST
Where: Rogers County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.3 mi
Path width: 27 yd
Coordinates: 36.300, -95.600

Hail, Rogers

When: May 16, 8:45 PM CST
Where: Rogers County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.370, -95.520

Hail, Mayes

When: May 16, 8:55 PM CST
Where: Mayes County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.380, -95.320

Hail, Mayes

When: May 16, 9:40 PM CST
Where: Mayes County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.480, -95.270

Hail, Craig

When: May 16, 9:50 PM CST
Where: Craig County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.650, -95.070

Hail, Delaware

When: May 16, 10:03 PM CST
Where: Delaware County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 36.580, -94.970

Hail, Delaware

When: May 16, 10:24 PM CST
Where: Delaware County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 36.630, -94.770

Hail, Ottawa

When: May 16, 10:35 PM CST
Where: Ottawa County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 36.670, -94.750

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.

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: 10104643, 10104644, 10104645, 10104646, 10104647, 10104648, 10104649, 10104650, 10104651, 10104652, 10104653, 10104654, 10104655, 10104656, 10104657, 10104658, 10104659, 10104660, 10104661, 10104662, 10104663, 10104664, 10104665, 10104666, 10104457, 10104458, 10104459, 10104460, 10104461, 10104462, 10104463.