Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, August 19, 1995

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, August 19, 1995
Start: 1995-08-19T00:00
End: 1995-08-19T16:25
Location: Oklahoma

August 19, 1995 · 11 events in 8 counties and zones

7 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 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: $4,000
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.

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Event by event

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

Hail, McIntosh

When: August 19, 12:00 AM CST
Where: McIntosh County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.374, -95.667 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Latimer

When: August 19, 1:00 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)

Thunderstorm Wind, McCurtain

When: August 19, 1:10 PM CST
Where: McCurtain County, Garvin
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 34.115, -94.771 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Sequoyah

When: August 19, 2:00 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)

Thunderstorm Wind, Muskogee

When: August 19, 2:15 PM CST
Where: Muskogee County, Webbers Falls
Coordinates: 35.616, -95.379 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Cherokee

When: August 19, 2:15 PM CST
Where: Cherokee County, Welling
Coordinates: 35.907, -95.000 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Pittsburg

When: August 19, 2:30 PM CST
Where: Pittsburg County, Quinton
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Property damage: $1,000
Coordinates: 34.924, -95.748 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Muskogee

When: August 19, 3:00 PM CST
Where: Muskogee County, Muskogee
Property damage: $1,000
Coordinates: 35.616, -95.379 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Muskogee

When: August 19, 3:00 PM CST
Where: Muskogee County, Muskogee
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Coordinates: 35.616, -95.379 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, McIntosh

When: August 19, 3:10 PM CST
Where: McIntosh County, Eufaula
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 35.374, -95.667 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Okfuskee

When: August 19, 4:25 PM CST
Where: Okfuskee County, Okemah
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.466, -96.323 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Severe thunderstorms developed in eastern Oklahoma during the afternoon of August 19th. Strong thunderstorm winds in Garvin blew the roofs off several homes and also damaged antennas. Numerous trees, power lines, and power poles were also blown down in Garvin. A well house was blown down by 60 mph winds in Quinton, and strong thunderstorm winds tore a carport from a house five miles south of Muskogee. Several large tree limbs were blown down four miles south of Welling and one mile northwest of Webbers Falls. A pilot at Muskogee Davis Field Airport six miles south of Muskogee observed 50 to 60 knot (58 to 69 mile an hour) wind gusts, and thunderstorm winds gusted to 60 mph five miles north of Eufaula. Dime-size hail fell five miles east of Wilburton, at Vian, 5 miles north of Eufaula, and at Okemah.

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.

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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: 10341506, 10342449, 10341388, 10344767, 10341417, 10342674, 10344737, 10341418, 10341419, 10341507, 10340845.