Thunderstorm Wind, Harper
- When
- July 26, 1:30 AM CST
- Where
- Harper County, Laverne
- Coordinates
- 36.789, -99.667 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, July 26, 1994
13 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 14 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. 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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 14
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 Dodge City radar (KDDC), 111 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 07:27 UTC.
Event by event
13 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Ellis
- When
- July 26, 1:30 AM CST
- Where
- Ellis County, Gage
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 36.218, -99.755 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Dewey
- When
- July 26, 2:55 AM CST
- Where
- Dewey County, Taloga
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 35.988, -99.008 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Custer
- When
- July 26, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Custer County, Butler
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 35.639, -99.001 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Washita
- When
- July 26, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Washita County, Cordell
- Coordinates
- 35.290, -98.992 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Beckham
- When
- July 26, 3:20 AM CST
- Where
- Beckham County, Retrop
- Measured
- 54 kt (62 mph)
- Coordinates
- 35.269, -99.682 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Blaine
- When
- July 26, 3:30 AM CST
- Where
- Blaine County, Watonga
- Coordinates
- 35.875, -98.433 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Caddo
- When
- July 26, 3:50 AM CST
- Where
- Caddo County, Hinton
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph)
- Coordinates
- 35.174, -98.375 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Kiowa
- When
- July 26, 4:10 AM CST
- Where
- Kiowa County, 1 S Snyder
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 34.916, -98.981 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Tillman
- When
- July 26, 4:40 AM CST
- Where
- Tillman County, Manitou
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 34.373, -98.924 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorms in western Oklahoma during the early morning of the 26th produced damaging winds and damaging lightning. Thunderstorm winds downed large tree limbs in Laverne, Taloga, Manitou, Tipton, and Butler, knocked down a large tree in Watonga, and downed a power pole in Cordell. Lightning struck a house 10 miles west of Sharon resulting in minor damage.
Thunderstorm Wind, Tillman
- When
- July 26, 4:45 AM CST
- Where
- Tillman County, Tipton
- Coordinates
- 34.373, -98.924 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorms in western Oklahoma during the early morning of the 26th produced damaging winds and damaging lightning. Thunderstorm winds downed large tree limbs in Laverne, Taloga, Manitou, Tipton, and Butler, knocked down a large tree in Watonga, and downed a power pole in Cordell. Lightning struck a house 10 miles west of Sharon resulting in minor damage.
Thunderstorm Wind, Tulsa
- When
- July 26, 6:40 AM CST
- Where
- Tulsa County, Tulsa
- Coordinates
- 36.121, -95.941 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A severe thunderstorm developed over the city of Tulsa during the early morning of July 26th. Thunderstorm winds gusted to 65 mph at the intersection of 51st Street South and Lewis Avenue, and trees were downed by strong winds within an area bounded by 61st and 71st Streets South and Lewis and Harvard Avenues. Dime-size hail fell at the intersection of 51st Street South and Mingo Road.
Thunderstorm Wind, Tulsa
- When
- July 26, 6:40 AM CST
- Where
- Tulsa County, Tulsa
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Coordinates
- 36.121, -95.941 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A severe thunderstorm developed over the city of Tulsa during the early morning of July 26th. Thunderstorm winds gusted to 65 mph at the intersection of 51st Street South and Lewis Avenue, and trees were downed by strong winds within an area bounded by 61st and 71st Streets South and Lewis and Harvard Avenues. Dime-size hail fell at the intersection of 51st Street South and Mingo Road.
Hail, Tulsa
- When
- July 26, 7:00 AM CST
- Where
- Tulsa County, Tulsa
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 36.121, -95.941 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A severe thunderstorm developed over the city of Tulsa during the early morning of July 26th. Thunderstorm winds gusted to 65 mph at the intersection of 51st Street South and Lewis Avenue, and trees were downed by strong winds within an area bounded by 61st and 71st Streets South and Lewis and Harvard Avenues. Dime-size hail fell at the intersection of 51st Street South and Mingo Road.
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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More
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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: 10341885, 10343409, 10343262, 10342946, 10344108, 10339396, 10339353, 10339608, 10342420, 10344971, 10344972, 10344362, 10344363, 10344364.