Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, October 7, 1994

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, October 7, 1994
Start: 1994-10-07T04:00
End: 1994-10-07T12:00
Location: Oklahoma

October 7, 1994 · 11 events in 9 counties and zones

9 hail, 2 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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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.

The radar

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 90 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 10:01 UTC.

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Event by event

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

Hail, Osage

When: October 7, 4:00 AM CST
Where: Osage County, Bartlesville
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.629, -96.398 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Washington

When: October 7, 4:05 AM CST
Where: Washington County, Bartlesville
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 36.715, -95.904 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Nowata

When: October 7, 4:25 AM CST
Where: Nowata County, Lenapah
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 36.799, -95.617 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Craig

When: October 7, 5:20 AM CST
Where: Craig County, Vinita
Measured: 64 kt (74 mph)
Coordinates: 36.762, -95.208 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Craig

When: October 7, 5:40 AM CST
Where: Craig County, Welch
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.762, -95.208 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Ottawa

When: October 7, 6:00 AM CST
Where: Ottawa County, Afton
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 36.836, -94.810 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Severe thunderstorms developed in northeast Oklahoma during the early morning of October 7th. Thunderstorm winds gusted to 74 miles an hour at the mesonet automated observing site in Vinita and to 60 miles an hour at Afton. Quarter-size hail fell at Bartlesville, nickel-size hail fell at Lenapah, and dime-size hail fell 2 miles southwest of Bartlesville and 4 miles east of Welch.

Hail, Seminole

When: October 7, 10:35 AM CST
Where: Seminole County, Seminole
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.168, -96.615 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Lightning from thunderstorms in southwest Oklahoma struck a tree at Liberty Lake in Lawton, injuring one woman. A power line in Cleveland County was also struck, knocking out power in Norman for 45 minutes. Hail as large as golf balls was reported in Seminole County.

Hail, Okfuskee

When: October 7, 11:10 AM CST
Where: Okfuskee County, Boley
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.466, -96.323 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Creek

When: October 7, 11:22 AM CST
Where: Creek County, Bristow
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 35.903, -96.371 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Creek

When: October 7, 11:29 AM CST
Where: Creek County, Bristow
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 35.903, -96.371 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Okmulgee

When: October 7, 12:00 PM CST
Where: Okmulgee County, Okmulgee
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.647, -95.964 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Severe thunderstorms redeveloped in northeast Oklahoma during the late morning and early afternoon of October 7th and produced large hail. Quarter-size hail fell 4 miles south southwest of Bristow, nickel-size hail fell 8 miles south of Bristow, and dime-size hail fell at Boley and 10 miles west of Okmulgee.

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.

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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: 10341107, 10345154, 10341741, 10343042, 10343043, 10340976, 10344646, 10340816, 10341818, 10341819, 10340940.