Oklahoma, 1994

Hail 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.

Where it happened

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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  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
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The toll

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.

Event by event

10 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

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.

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.

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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: 10344885, 10342074, 10342155, 10344858, 10344859, 10339642, 10339533, 10341515, 10342652, 10342653, 10344825.