Oklahoma, 1994

Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, August 4, 1994

August 4, 1994 · 7 events in 5 counties and zones

4 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 7 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. 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
7

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.

The radar

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 67 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:36 UTC.

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Event by event

4 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When
August 4, 3:35 PM CST
Where
Washington County, Vera
Measured
61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates
36.715, -95.904 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Rogers

When
August 4, 3:40 PM CST
Where
Rogers County, Oologah
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
36.372, -95.604 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Tulsa

When
August 4, 4:30 PM CST
Where
Tulsa County, Turley
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.121, -95.941 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Payne

When
August 4, 6:06 PM CST
Where
Payne County, Yale
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.077, -96.976 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Isolated severe thunderstorms developed across Payne County during the early evening hours of the 4th. The storms produced dime size hail and damaging winds. Severe thunderstorm winds ripped the front door off the Police Department building at Cushing.

Hail, Payne

When
August 4, 6:15 PM CST
Where
Payne County, Cushing
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.077, -96.976 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Isolated severe thunderstorms developed across Payne County during the early evening hours of the 4th. The storms produced dime size hail and damaging winds. Severe thunderstorm winds ripped the front door off the Police Department building at Cushing.

Thunderstorm Wind, Payne

When
August 4, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Payne County, Cushing
Coordinates
36.077, -96.976 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Isolated severe thunderstorms developed across Payne County during the early evening hours of the 4th. The storms produced dime size hail and damaging winds. Severe thunderstorm winds ripped the front door off the Police Department building at Cushing.

Thunderstorm Wind, Okfuskee

When
August 4, 7:15 PM CST
Where
Okfuskee County, Bearden
Coordinates
35.466, -96.323 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

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

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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: 10345152, 10344521, 10344453, 10344487, 10344488, 10344489, 10340813.