Oklahoma, 1994Hail and Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, March 8, 1994
March 8, 1994 · 11 events in 9 counties and zones
10 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 11 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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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 11
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.
Hail, Tillman
- When
- March 8, 12:30 AM CST
- Where
- Tillman County, Davidson
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.373, -98.924 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorms in southwest, south-central, and central Oklahoma during the evening hours on the 7th and the early morning hours on the 8th produced hail up to baseball-size and damaging winds. Strong thunderstorm winds downed three telephone poles five miles south-southwest of Randlett. Nickel-size hail covered the ground three miles west-northwest of Will Rogers Airport. Dime-size hail covered the ground just south of Pocasset and seven miles northwest of Chickasha. Quarter-size hail accumulated to a depth of two inches in Davidson.
Hail, Jackson
- When
- March 8, 4:35 AM CST
- Where
- Jackson County, Eldorado
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.588, -99.415 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
An isolated thunderstorm in southwest Oklahoma during the early morning hours on the 8th produced dime-size hail in Eldorado.
Hail, Jefferson
- When
- March 8, 12:05 PM CST
- Where
- Jefferson County, Waurika
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.111, -97.836 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Stephens
- When
- March 8, 12:25 PM CST
- Where
- Stephens County, Comanche
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.486, -97.851 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Stephens
- When
- March 8, 12:35 PM CST
- Where
- Stephens County, Velma
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.486, -97.851 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Carter
- When
- March 8, 12:47 PM CST
- Where
- Carter County, Fox
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.251, -97.286 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Caddo
- When
- March 8, 12:50 PM CST
- Where
- Caddo County
- Measured
- 57 kt (66 mph)
- Coordinates
- 35.174, -98.375 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Murray
- When
- March 8, 1:07 PM CST
- Where
- Murray County, Joy
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.482, -97.068 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Garvin
- When
- March 8, 1:08 PM CST
- Where
- Garvin County, Pauls Valley
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.705, -97.309 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Garvin
- When
- March 8, 1:13 PM CST
- Where
- Garvin County, Wynnewood
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.705, -97.309 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Pontotoc
- When
- March 8, 1:40 PM CST
- Where
- Pontotoc County, Fitzhugh
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.728, -96.684 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorms developed in southern Oklahoma during the early afternoon hours on the 8th and produced hail up to nickel-size and wind gusts up to 65 mph. A thunderstorm wind gust to 65 mph blew down a three-inch diameter tree and turned a satellite dish out of position two miles north of Cyril.
- 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.
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: 10344885, 10342074, 10342155, 10344858, 10344859, 10339642, 10339533, 10341515, 10342652, 10342653, 10344825.