Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, July 20, 1995

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, July 20, 1995
Start: 1995-07-20T00:10
End: 1995-07-20T22:45
Location: Oklahoma

July 20, 1995 · 19 events in 9 counties and zones

14 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 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.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 6
Property damage: $15,000
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.

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Event by event

14 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Woods

When: July 20, 12:10 AM CST
Where: Woods County, Freedom
Injuries: 4 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates: 36.767, -98.865 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Evening and late night thunderstorms in northwest Oklahoma dropped hail as large as quarters one mile east of Catesby in Ellis County. A few hours later a wind gust was measured at 84 mph at the Oklahoma Mesonet site in west of Freedom in Woodward County. Some damage from the strong winds was reported in Freedom, including highline poles downed, windows blown out of a house, and a large tree downed onto a camper.

Thunderstorm Wind, Woodward

When: July 20, 12:10 AM CST
Where: Woodward County, Mooreland to (Ok Mesonet)
Measured: 73 kt (84 mph)
Coordinates: 36.423, -99.265 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Caddo

When: July 20, 2:32 PM CST
Where: Caddo County, Nr Cement
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 35.174, -98.375 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Caddo

When: July 20, 2:32 PM CST
Where: Caddo County, Nr Cement
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 35.174, -98.375 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Grady

When: July 20, 3:07 PM CST
Where: Grady County, Rush Springs
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.017, -97.884 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Grady

When: July 20, 3:07 PM CST
Where: Grady County, Rush Springs
Measured: 63 kt (72 mph)
Coordinates: 35.017, -97.884 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Garvin

When: July 20, 3:30 PM CST
Where: Garvin County, Lindsay
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates: 34.705, -97.309 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Grady

When: July 20, 3:33 PM CST
Where: Grady County, Rush Springs
Measured: 63 kt (72 mph)
Coordinates: 35.017, -97.884 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Garvin

When: July 20, 4:24 PM CST
Where: Garvin County, Nern Pauls Valley
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 34.705, -97.309 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Pontotoc

When: July 20, 5:10 PM CST
Where: Pontotoc County, Ada
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 34.728, -96.684 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Pontotoc

When: July 20, 5:26 PM CST
Where: Pontotoc County, Ada
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 34.728, -96.684 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Pontotoc

When: July 20, 5:26 PM CST
Where: Pontotoc County, Byng
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph)
Coordinates: 34.728, -96.684 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Severe thunderstorms in central and southern Oklahoma produced hail as large as nickels and severe winds that resulted in two injuries. A woman and her son were injured when a tree fell onto their car two miles northwest of Ada. They were driving home when the incident occurred, and fortunately only suffered minor injuries from the broken glass. In northeastern Pauls Valley in Garvin County, severe thunderstorm winds also blew a six-foot Pecan tree down through the roof of a home and felled several smaller trees as well. In Pontotoc County numerous shingles were blown away and part of a roof collapsed three miles northwest of Ada due to the severe winds. One mile southwest of Byng (also in Pontotoc County) a small tree was downed by winds estimated at 65 mph. Severe thunderstorm wind speeds up to 72 mph were reported one mile northeast of Rush Springs in Grady County. Nickel-sized hail was reported near Cement in Caddo County and in Ada in Pontotoc County.

Thunderstorm Wind, Pontotoc

When: July 20, 5:45 PM CST
Where: Pontotoc County, Ada
Injuries: 2 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 34.728, -96.684 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Pittsburg

When: July 20, 6:50 PM CST
Where: Pittsburg County, Nr McAlester
Coordinates: 34.924, -95.748 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A severe thunderstorm in Pittsburg County produced 70 mph winds five miles north of McAlester and strong winds which downed power lines near McAlester.

Thunderstorm Wind, Pittsburg

When: July 20, 6:50 PM CST
Where: Pittsburg County, McAlester
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates: 34.924, -95.748 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A severe thunderstorm in Pittsburg County produced 70 mph winds five miles north of McAlester and strong winds which downed power lines near McAlester.

Hail, Comanche

When: July 20, 8:45 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, Stephens

When: July 20, 8:55 PM CST
Where: Stephens County, Velma
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 34.486, -97.851 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Pontotoc

When: July 20, 10:20 PM CST
Where: Pontotoc County, Roff
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 34.728, -96.684 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Evening thunderstorms in southern Oklahoma produced hail as large as quarters in Velma in Stephens County. Wind gusts were also estimated at 60 mph in Roff and three miles west of Ada in Pontotoc County.

Thunderstorm Wind, Pontotoc

When: July 20, 10:45 PM CST
Where: Pontotoc County, Oklahoma Western Cent to Ada
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 34.728, -96.684 (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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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: 10344172, 10344234, 10339622, 10339623, 10342972, 10342973, 10342772, 10342974, 10342773, 10344948, 10344949, 10344950, 10344951, 10344732, 10344733, 10342611, 10344025, 10344952, 10345044.