Thunderstorm Wind, Osage
- When
- April 29, 12:15 AM CST
- Where
- Osage County, Foraker
- Measured
- 2 kt (2 mph)
- Coordinates
- 36.629, -96.398 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, April 29, 1995
16 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 19 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 19
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 06:11 UTC.
Event by event
16 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Kay
- When
- April 29, 12:17 AM CST
- Where
- Kay County, Newkirk
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 36.818, -97.144 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Kay
- When
- April 29, 12:28 AM CST
- Where
- Kay County, Blackwell
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 36.818, -97.144 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Kay
- When
- April 29, 1:13 AM CST
- Where
- Kay County, Ponca City
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 36.818, -97.144 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Osage
- When
- April 29, 1:32 AM CST
- Where
- Osage County, Hominy
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 36.629, -96.398 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Washington
- When
- April 29, 1:50 AM CST
- Where
- Washington County, Ramona
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Coordinates
- 36.715, -95.904 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Osage
- When
- April 29, 1:55 AM CST
- Where
- Osage County, Avant
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 36.629, -96.398 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Grant
- When
- April 29, 2:20 AM CST
- Where
- Grant County, Renfrow
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 36.796, -97.786 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Severe thunderstorms in northern Oklahoma dropped hail as large as quarters in Grant County three miles east of Renfrow and in Kay County four miles east of Newkirk and in Blackwell. Flash flooding was also reported three miles south of Ponca City, where Highway 77 was flooded and closed for a short time.
Hail, Washington
- When
- April 29, 2:20 AM CST
- Where
- Washington County, Vera
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 36.715, -95.904 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
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Hail, Tulsa
- When
- April 29, 2:30 AM CST
- Where
- Tulsa County, Sperry
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 36.121, -95.941 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Rogers
- When
- April 29, 2:40 AM CST
- Where
- Rogers County, Claremore
- Measured
- 2 kt (2 mph)
- Coordinates
- 36.372, -95.604 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Mayes
- When
- April 29, 3:15 AM CST
- Where
- Mayes County, Pryor
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 36.302, -95.231 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Mayes
- When
- April 29, 3:45 AM CST
- Where
- Mayes County, Locust Grove
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 36.302, -95.231 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Mayes
- When
- April 29, 3:45 AM CST
- Where
- Mayes County, Locust Grove
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Coordinates
- 36.302, -95.231 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Adair
- When
- April 29, 5:15 AM CST
- Where
- Adair County, Stilwell
- Measured
- 2 kt (2 mph)
- Coordinates
- 35.884, -94.659 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Sequoyah
- When
- April 29, 6:45 AM CST
- Where
- Sequoyah County, Sallisaw
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.495, -94.755 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Le Flore
- When
- April 29, 9:15 AM CST
- Where
- Le Flore County, Big Cedar
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.900, -94.703 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Severe thunderstorms moved across eastern Oklahoma during the early morning of April 29th. Strong thunderstorm winds blew down large tree branches in Vera, and thunderstorm winds gusted to 60 miles an hour 10 miles east of Foraker, 2 miles east of Claremore, and in Stilwell. Quarter size hail fell at Sallisaw and at Big Cedar, and nickel size hail fell at Ramona and 3 miles north of Locust Grove. Dime size hail fell at several other locations in northeast Oklahoma. Very heavy rainfall from the thunderstorms also resulted in flash flooding in northeast Oklahoma. Street flooding occurred in Bartlesville, Nowata, and Wagoner, and Main Street in Hominy was also flooded. Street flooding occurred in the city of Tulsa at the intersection of 31st Street South and Mingo Road and at the intersection of West 41st Street and Elwood Avenue, where water covered the road to a depth of 1 foot. Streets were flooded near Sand Springs, and roads were flooded near and just south of the town of Muskogee. Some county roads north of Interstate 40 in Muskogee County were also under water, and county roads were flooded between Skedee and Blackburn in Pawnee County. In Rogers County, a county road was briefly closed by flooding between Claremore and Foyil. A few small creeks overflowed over roads in Mannford, and high water flooded some low-lying roads in Hitchita.
Hail, McCurtain
- When
- April 29, 7:30 PM CST
- Where
- McCurtain County, Broken Bow
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.115, -94.771 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
An isolated severe thunderstorm produced dime size hail at Broken Bow.
Hail, McCurtain
- When
- April 29, 7:30 PM CST
- Where
- McCurtain County, Broken Bow
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.115, -94.771 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
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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The same day elsewhere
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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: 10341026, 10342465, 10342466, 10342467, 10341027, 10345160, 10341028, 10343003, 10345161, 10344480, 10344534, 10341450, 10341451, 10341452, 10339875, 10344754, 10341197, 10341377, 10341378.