Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, September 21, 1994

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, September 21, 1994
Start: 1994-09-21T16:45
End: 1994-09-21T20:00
Location: Oklahoma

September 21, 1994 · 6 events in 4 counties and zones

4 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 6 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: 6

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 22:47 UTC.

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Event by event

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

Thunderstorm Wind, Harper

When: September 21, 4:45 PM CST
Where: Harper County, Buffalo
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 36.789, -99.667 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Woods

When: September 21, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Woods County, Plainview
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.767, -98.865 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Woodward

When: September 21, 5:15 PM CST
Where: Woodward County, Freedom
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Coordinates: 36.423, -99.265 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Severe thunderstorms in northwest Oklahoma produced dime-sized hail and winds over 60 mph.

Hail, Woodward

When: September 21, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Woodward County, Tangier
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.423, -99.265 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Severe thunderstorms in northwest Oklahoma produced dime-sized hail and winds over 60 mph.

Thunderstorm Wind, Woodward

When: September 21, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Woodward County, Tangier
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 36.423, -99.265 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Severe thunderstorms in northwest Oklahoma produced dime-sized hail and winds over 60 mph.

Thunderstorm Wind, Pawnee

When: September 21, 8:00 PM CST
Where: Pawnee County, Pawnee
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Coordinates: 36.317, -96.699 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A severe thunderstorm produced 64 mph winds at the mesonet automated observing site in Pawnee.

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

Every storm in Oklahoma in 1994 Every state in 1994 This day in weather history Warnings in Oklahoma, September 1994

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: 10341888, 10344156, 10344212, 10344213, 10344214, 10341137.