Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, February 19, 1994

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, February 19, 1994
Start: 1994-02-19T16:03
End: 1994-02-19T19:49
Location: Oklahoma

February 19, 1994 · 17 events in 9 counties and zones

9 hail, 8 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 17 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: $110,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 17

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 Norman radar (KTLX), 39 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:02 UTC.

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Event by event

9 hail, 8 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, McClain

When: February 19, 4:03 PM CST
Where: McClain County, Blanchard
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 35.009, -97.444 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Cleveland

When: February 19, 4:05 PM CST
Where: Cleveland County, Norman
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.203, -97.326 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Cleveland

When: February 19, 4:05 PM CST
Where: Cleveland County, Norman
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 35.203, -97.326 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cleveland County 5.5 NW Norman,19,1608CST,,,0,0,?,?,Hail (1.00)

Hail, Stephens

When: February 19, 4:05 PM CST
Where: Stephens County, Nr Duncan
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 34.486, -97.851 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Cleveland

When: February 19, 4:20 PM CST
Where: Cleveland County, Norman
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 35.203, -97.326 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Oklahoma

When: February 19, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Oklahoma County, Choctaw
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 35.552, -97.407 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Cleveland

When: February 19, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Cleveland County, Moore
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.203, -97.326 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Cleveland

When: February 19, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Cleveland County, Moore
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 35.203, -97.326 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Oklahoma

When: February 19, 4:35 PM CST
Where: Oklahoma County, Newalla
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 35.552, -97.407 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Oklahoma

When: February 19, 4:36 PM CST
Where: Oklahoma County, Harrah
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.552, -97.407 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Pottawatomie

When: February 19, 4:41 PM CST
Where: Pottawatomie County, McLoud
Measured: 57 kt (66 mph)
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 35.207, -96.948 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Pottawatomie

When: February 19, 4:44 PM CST
Where: Pottawatomie County, McLoud
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 35.207, -96.948 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Lincoln

When: February 19, 4:51 PM CST
Where: Lincoln County, Meeker
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 35.703, -96.881 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Creek

When: February 19, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Creek County, Bristow
Coordinates: 35.903, -96.371 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Creek

When: February 19, 5:45 PM CST
Where: Creek County, Nr Kellyvill
Measured: 65 kt (75 mph)
Coordinates: 35.903, -96.371 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Tulsa

When: February 19, 6:05 PM CST
Where: Tulsa County, Bixby
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph)
Coordinates: 36.121, -95.941 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Atoka

When: February 19, 7:49 PM CST
Where: Atoka County, Lane
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.374, -96.038 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorms in central and eastern Oklahoma during the afternoon and early evening hours on the 19th produced hail up to quarter-size and damaging winds. Thunderstorm winds tore the roof off a church in Newalla, resulted in minor roof damage to a home seven miles east-southeast of Moore, damaged several outbuildings and downed trees in McLoud, tore a patio roof off a house in Newalla and ripped a section of the roof off an apartment complex in Norman. Lightning started a fire which resulted in $18,000 in damage to a house in the 6400 block of Westlane in Oklahoma City.

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

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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: 10341591, 10343019, 10343020, 10344856, 10343021, 10340869, 10343022, 10343023, 10340870, 10340871, 10345052, 10345053, 10341958, 10343375, 10343376, 10344059, 10339201.