Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, May 15, 1992

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, May 15, 1992
Start: 1992-05-15T12:55
End: 1992-05-15T20:11
Location: Oklahoma

May 15, 1992 · NWS TUL · 33 events in 20 counties and zones

29 hail, 4 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: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 33

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

29 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Woods

When: May 15, 12:55 PM CST
Where: Woods County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.670, -98.670

Hail, Pittsburg

When: May 15, 2:55 PM CST
Where: Pittsburg County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 34.930, -95.770

Hail, Woods

When: May 15, 2:55 PM CST
Where: Woods County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 36.720, -98.970

Hail, Blaine

When: May 15, 3:00 PM CST
Where: Blaine County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.120, -98.380

Hail, Alfalfa

When: May 15, 3:15 PM CST
Where: Alfalfa County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 36.800, -98.370

Hail, Kay

When: May 15, 3:20 PM CST
Where: Kay County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 36.770, -97.330

Hail, Latimer

When: May 15, 3:30 PM CST
Where: Latimer County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.920, -95.320

Hail, Lincoln

When: May 15, 3:30 PM CST
Where: Lincoln County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 35.820, -97.020

Hail, Major

When: May 15, 3:30 PM CST
Where: Major County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.250, -98.250

Hail, Alfalfa

When: May 15, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Alfalfa County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 36.900, -98.120

Hail, Kay

When: May 15, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Kay County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 36.800, -97.250

Hail, Creek

When: May 15, 4:15 PM CST
Where: Creek County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.250, -96.420

Hail, Grant

When: May 15, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Grant County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 36.970, -98.020

Hail, Major

When: May 15, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Major County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 36.230, -98.350

Hail, Pawnee

When: May 15, 4:36 PM CST
Where: Pawnee County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.230, -96.470

Hail, Woods

When: May 15, 4:40 PM CST
Where: Woods County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.600, -98.870

Hail, Okmulgee

When: May 15, 4:45 PM CST
Where: Okmulgee County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.450, -95.980

Hail, Kay

When: May 15, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Kay County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 36.700, -97.080

Hail, Woods

When: May 15, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Woods County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.580, -98.880

Hail, Pittsburg

When: May 15, 5:02 PM CST
Where: Pittsburg County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.780, -95.850

Hail, Okmulgee

When: May 15, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Okmulgee County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.730, -96.150

Thunderstorm Wind, Pittsburg

When: May 15, 3:55 PM PST
Where: Pittsburg County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 35.120, -95.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Haskell

When: May 15, 3:55 PM PST
Where: Haskell County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 35.120, -95.300

Hail, Woodward

When: May 15, 5:55 PM CST
Where: Woodward County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 36.530, -99.150

Hail, Major

When: May 15, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Major County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.250, -98.250

Hail, Osage

When: May 15, 6:20 PM CST
Where: Osage County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.950, -96.650

Hail, Seminole

When: May 15, 6:35 PM CST
Where: Seminole County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 35.230, -96.670

Thunderstorm Wind, McIntosh

When: May 15, 4:45 PM PST
Where: McIntosh County
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph)
Coordinates: 35.350, -95.450

Hail, Seminole

When: May 15, 6:55 PM CST
Where: Seminole County
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Coordinates: 34.980, -96.520

Hail, Pottawatomie

When: May 15, 7:15 PM CST
Where: Pottawatomie County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 35.100, -96.830

Thunderstorm Wind, Kay

When: May 15, 5:30 PM PST
Where: Kay County
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates: 36.770, -96.930

Hail, Pontotoc

When: May 15, 8:05 PM CST
Where: Pontotoc County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 34.800, -96.800

Hail, Oklahoma

When: May 15, 8:11 PM CST
Where: Oklahoma County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 35.500, -97.270

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.

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

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Oklahoma in 1992 Every state in 1992 This day in weather history Warnings in Oklahoma, May 1992

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: 10156182, 10157061, 10157062, 10157064, 10157066, 10157067, 10157069, 10157070, 10157071, 10157293, 10157294, 10157297, 10157302, 10157303, 10157305, 10157307, 10157309, 10157310, 10157311, 10157312, 10157313, 10100900, 10100901, 10157315, 10157316, 10157318, 10157319, 10101117, 10157321, 10157322, 10101118, 10157324, 10157325.