Oklahoma, 1994

Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, November 4, 1994

November 4, 1994 · 7 events in 6 counties and zones

5 thunderstorm wind, 2 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
$50,000
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.

Event by event

5 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Osage

When
November 4, 5:00 AM CST
Where
Osage County, Skiatook
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
36.629, -96.398 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Tulsa

When
November 4, 5:45 AM CST
Where
Tulsa County, Tulsa
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
36.121, -95.941 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Tulsa

When
November 4, 6:15 AM CST
Where
Tulsa County, Broken Arrow
Coordinates
36.121, -95.941 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Wagoner

When
November 4, 7:10 AM CST
Where
Wagoner County, Coweta
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
35.961, -95.521 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Pittsburg

When
November 4, 7:30 AM CST
Where
Pittsburg County, Featherston
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
34.924, -95.748 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Haskell

When
November 4, 8:00 AM CST
Where
Haskell County, Whitefield
Property damage
$50,000
Coordinates
35.225, -95.117 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Severe thunderstorms redeveloped in eastern Oklahoma during the early morning of November 4th. Several barn roofs were damaged and large tree limbs were downed by strong thunderstorm winds just west of Whitefield, and a large tree limb was downed 5 miles south of Broken Arrow. Thunderstorm winds gusted to 60 miles an hour 7 miles southwest of Skiatook, 2 miles northwest of Coweta, and at Featherston. Quarter size hail fell at the intersection of 51st Street South and Yale Avenue in the city of Tulsa.

Hail, Jackson

When
November 4, 3:00 PM CST
Where
Jackson County, Eldorado
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.588, -99.415 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorms scattered across parts of central, south central, and southwestern Oklahoma produced flash flooding and caused injuries due to lightning. In Oklahoma County at Tinker AFB, two men were struck by lightning. One man was stunned and the other was revived with CPR. Roads in Duncan in Stephens County were covered with 6 inches of water, and in nearby Cotton County 8 inches of water covered some roads. Roadways in Waurika in Jefferson County were also reported under water. A severe thunderstorm moved from North Texas northeastward into southern Oklahoma, producing dime-sized hail in Jackson County.

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: 10341110, 10344464, 10344465, 10345010, 10340763, 10341916, 10342185.