Oklahoma, 1991

Tornado and Hail in Oklahoma, May 23, 1991

May 23, 1991 · NWS OKC · 15 events in 11 counties and zones

7 hail, 7 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.

  • 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
15

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

7 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Woodward

When
May 23, 1:50 PM CST
Where
Woodward County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.770, -99.200

Hail, Harper

When
May 23, 2:20 PM CST
Where
Harper County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.930, -99.570

Hail, Woodward

When
May 23, 2:25 PM CST
Where
Woodward County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.620, -98.980

Hail, Woodward

When
May 23, 3:25 PM CST
Where
Woodward County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.530, -99.200

Hail, Woods

When
May 23, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Woods County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.580, -98.780

Tornado, Texas

When
May 23, 5:20 PM CST
Where
Texas County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
70 yd
Coordinates
37.000, -101.900

Hail, Dewey

When
May 23, 8:20 PM CST
Where
Dewey County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.920, -99.030

Hail, Roger Mills

When
May 23, 8:50 PM CST
Where
Roger Mills County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.500, -99.820

Thunderstorm Wind, Greer

When
May 23, 8:50 PM CST
Where
Greer County
Measured
61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates
34.820, -99.430

Thunderstorm Wind, Washita

When
May 23, 9:45 PM CST
Where
Washita County
Measured
51 kt (59 mph)
Coordinates
35.150, -99.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Kiowa

When
May 23, 9:47 PM CST
Where
Kiowa County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
34.980, -99.250

Thunderstorm Wind, Caddo

When
May 23, 10:45 PM CST
Where
Caddo County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
35.100, -98.600

Thunderstorm Wind, Comanche

When
May 23, 10:50 PM CST
Where
Comanche County
Coordinates
34.630, -98.550

Thunderstorm Wind, Caddo

When
May 23, 11:15 PM CST
Where
Caddo County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
35.100, -98.430

Thunderstorm Wind, Caddo

When
May 23, 11:40 PM CST
Where
Caddo County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
35.070, -98.250

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.

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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: 10104465, 10104466, 10104467, 10104678, 10104679, 10104680, 10104681, 10104682, 10104683, 10104684, 10104685, 10104686, 10104687, 10104688, 10104689.