Oklahoma, 1995

Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, April 30, 1995

April 30, 1995 · 37 events in 18 counties and zones

34 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 37 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
$500
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
37

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.

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The Tulsa radar (KINX), 90 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:19 UTC.

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Event by event

34 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, McIntosh

When
April 30, 2:21 PM CST
Where
McIntosh County, Hitchita
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
35.374, -95.667 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Pittsburg

When
April 30, 2:38 PM CST
Where
Pittsburg County, Quinton
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
34.924, -95.748 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Muskogee

When
April 30, 2:40 PM CST
Where
Muskogee County, Webbers Falls
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
35.616, -95.379 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Haskell

When
April 30, 2:45 PM CST
Where
Haskell County, Stigler
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.225, -95.117 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Latimer

When
April 30, 2:50 PM CST
Where
Latimer County, Wilburton
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.876, -95.250 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Latimer

When
April 30, 2:55 PM CST
Where
Latimer County, Wilburton
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.876, -95.250 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Latimer

When
April 30, 3:05 PM CST
Where
Latimer County, Red Oak
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.876, -95.250 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Sequoyah

When
April 30, 3:05 PM CST
Where
Sequoyah County, Vian
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.495, -94.755 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Le Flore

When
April 30, 3:15 PM CST
Where
Le Flore County, Spiro
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.900, -94.703 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Le Flore

When
April 30, 3:20 PM CST
Where
Le Flore County, Le Flore
Measured
1.25 in hail
Coordinates
34.900, -94.703 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Latimer

When
April 30, 3:25 PM CST
Where
Latimer County, Bengal
Measured
1.75 in hail
Property damage
$500
Coordinates
34.876, -95.250 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Le Flore

When
April 30, 3:40 PM CST
Where
Le Flore County, Talihina
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.900, -94.703 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Severe thunderstorms developed in southeast Oklahoma during the afternoon of April 30th. Strong thunderstorm winds blew down large tree limbs 2 miles northwest of Page. Baseball size hail fell 1 mile northeast of Talihina, and golfball size hail broke out a windshield 2 miles northwest of Bengal. Golfball size hail also fell at Muse and at Robbers Cave State Park 4 miles northwest of Wilburton, and half dollar size hail fell at Le Flore. Dime to nickel size hail fell at several other locations in southeast Oklahoma.

Hail, Le Flore

When
April 30, 3:55 PM CST
Where
Le Flore County, Muse
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.900, -94.703 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Severe thunderstorms developed in southeast Oklahoma during the afternoon of April 30th. Strong thunderstorm winds blew down large tree limbs 2 miles northwest of Page. Baseball size hail fell 1 mile northeast of Talihina, and golfball size hail broke out a windshield 2 miles northwest of Bengal. Golfball size hail also fell at Muse and at Robbers Cave State Park 4 miles northwest of Wilburton, and half dollar size hail fell at Le Flore. Dime to nickel size hail fell at several other locations in southeast Oklahoma.

Hail, Le Flore

When
April 30, 4:05 PM CST
Where
Le Flore County, Page
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
34.900, -94.703 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Severe thunderstorms developed in southeast Oklahoma during the afternoon of April 30th. Strong thunderstorm winds blew down large tree limbs 2 miles northwest of Page. Baseball size hail fell 1 mile northeast of Talihina, and golfball size hail broke out a windshield 2 miles northwest of Bengal. Golfball size hail also fell at Muse and at Robbers Cave State Park 4 miles northwest of Wilburton, and half dollar size hail fell at Le Flore. Dime to nickel size hail fell at several other locations in southeast Oklahoma.

Hail, Adair

When
April 30, 7:25 PM CST
Where
Adair County, Westville
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
35.884, -94.659 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Nowata

When
April 30, 7:55 PM CST
Where
Nowata County, Nowata
Measured
2 kt (2 mph)
Coordinates
36.799, -95.617 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Severe thunderstorms developed in northeast Oklahoma during the evening of April 30th. Thunderstorm winds gusted to 60 miles an hour in Nowata, and quarter size hail fell at Westville.

Hail, Carter

When
April 30, 10:05 PM CST
Where
Carter County, N Lone Grove
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.251, -97.286 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Murray

When
April 30, 10:15 PM CST
Where
Murray County, Dougherty
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
34.482, -97.068 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Carter

When
April 30, 10:15 PM CST
Where
Carter County, Graham
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.251, -97.286 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Murray

When
April 30, 10:18 PM CST
Where
Murray County, Nr Turner Falls
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
34.482, -97.068 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Carter

When
April 30, 10:20 PM CST
Where
Carter County, Lone Grove
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
34.251, -97.286 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Carter

When
April 30, 10:30 PM CST
Where
Carter County, Ardmore
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
34.251, -97.286 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Pittsburg

When
April 30, 10:30 PM CST
Where
Pittsburg County, McAlester
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
34.924, -95.748 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Cotton

When
April 30, 10:42 PM CST
Where
Cotton County, Walters
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.290, -98.372 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Marshall

When
April 30, 10:51 PM CST
Where
Marshall County, Madill
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.025, -96.769 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Latimer

When
April 30, 10:55 PM CST
Where
Latimer County, Panola
Coordinates
34.876, -95.250 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Bryan

When
April 30, 11:05 PM CST
Where
Bryan County, Durant
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.962, -96.260 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Comanche

When
April 30, 11:06 PM CST
Where
Comanche County, Rush Springs
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
34.662, -98.472 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Jefferson

When
April 30, 11:09 PM CST
Where
Jefferson County, Waurika
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.111, -97.836 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Comanche

When
April 30, 11:09 PM CST
Where
Comanche County, Wrn Lawton
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.662, -98.472 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Le Flore

When
April 30, 11:20 PM CST
Where
Le Flore County, Nr Le Flore
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.900, -94.703 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Severe thunderstorms redeveloped in southeast Oklahoma during the late evening of April 30th. Strong thunderstorm winds blew down several large tree limbs in Panola. Golfball size hail fell near Le Flore, and nickel size hail fell at McAlester.

Hail, Cotton

When
April 30, 11:20 PM CST
Where
Cotton County, Taylor
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.290, -98.372 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Murray

When
April 30, 11:30 PM CST
Where
Murray County, Dougherty
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
34.482, -97.068 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Stephens

When
April 30, 11:30 PM CST
Where
Stephens County, Duncan
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.486, -97.851 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Johnston

When
April 30, 11:38 PM CST
Where
Johnston County, Mill Creek
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
34.317, -96.661 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Carter

When
April 30, 11:40 PM CST
Where
Carter County, Dickson
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
34.251, -97.286 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Severe thunderstorms moved across southern and central Oklahoma during the evening, dropping large hail in several areas and producing damaging winds in Carter County. Hail as large as golf balls was reported in Graham in Carter County, in Walters in Cotton County, five miles southwest of Madill in Marshall County, in Waurika in Jefferson County, and one mile southeast of Taylor in Cotton County. Severe thunderstorm winds in Dickson in Carter County downed three inch tree limbs.

Thunderstorm Wind, Carter

When
April 30, 11:40 PM CST
Where
Carter County, Dickson
Coordinates
34.251, -97.286 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Severe thunderstorms moved across southern and central Oklahoma during the evening, dropping large hail in several areas and producing damaging winds in Carter County. Hail as large as golf balls was reported in Graham in Carter County, in Walters in Cotton County, five miles southwest of Madill in Marshall County, in Waurika in Jefferson County, and one mile southeast of Taylor in Cotton County. Severe thunderstorm winds in Dickson in Carter County downed three inch tree limbs.

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: 10341495, 10344628, 10341706, 10339135, 10342275, 10342276, 10342277, 10344755, 10341198, 10341199, 10342278, 10341200, 10341223, 10341224, 10339876, 10340779, 10342506, 10341618, 10342507, 10341619, 10342508, 10342509, 10344629, 10342820, 10341341, 10342279, 10339521, 10342552, 10342210, 10342553, 10341225, 10342821, 10341620, 10345088, 10342298, 10342510, 10342511.