Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, June 23, 1995

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, June 23, 1995
Start: 1995-06-23T13:00
End: 1995-06-23T16:40
Location: Oklahoma

June 23, 1995 · 14 events in 10 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 14 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: 14

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

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

Hail, Tulsa

When: June 23, 1:00 PM CST
Where: Tulsa County, Tulsa
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.121, -95.941 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Tulsa

When: June 23, 1:05 PM CST
Where: Tulsa County, Tulsa
Coordinates: 36.121, -95.941 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Tulsa

When: June 23, 1:28 PM CST
Where: Tulsa County, Tulsa
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 36.121, -95.941 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Wagoner

When: June 23, 1:30 PM CST
Where: Wagoner County, Broken Arrow
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 35.961, -95.521 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Tulsa

When: June 23, 1:52 PM CST
Where: Tulsa County, Tulsa
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 36.121, -95.941 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Rogers

When: June 23, 2:18 PM CST
Where: Rogers County, Foyil
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.372, -95.604 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Craig

When: June 23, 2:40 PM CST
Where: Craig County, Big Cabin
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.762, -95.208 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Pushmataha

When: June 23, 2:50 PM CST
Where: Pushmataha County, Cloudy
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.416, -95.376 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A severe thunderstorm in Pushmataha County produced three-quarters inch hail three miles east of Cloudy.

Hail, Ottawa

When: June 23, 3:00 PM CST
Where: Ottawa County, Picher
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.836, -94.810 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Adair

When: June 23, 3:45 PM CST
Where: Adair County, Stilwell
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 35.884, -94.659 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Pittsburg

When: June 23, 3:48 PM CST
Where: Pittsburg County, Hartshorne
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.924, -95.748 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Adair

When: June 23, 3:50 PM CST
Where: Adair County, Stilwell
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.884, -94.659 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Sequoyah

When: June 23, 4:11 PM CST
Where: Sequoyah County, Muldrow
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.495, -94.755 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Le Flore

When: June 23, 4:40 PM CST
Where: Le Flore County, Pocola
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 34.900, -94.703 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Severe thunderstorms developed in eastern Oklahoma during the afternoon of June 23rd. Strong thunderstorm winds in the city of Tulsa downed trees at the intersection of 56th Street South and Mingo Road and also downed five-inch-diameter tree limbs near the intersection of 36th Street South and 134th East Avenue. Trees were also blown down in downtown Tulsa by 60 mph winds. Golf ball-size hail fell at the intersection of 56th Street South and Mingo Road in the city of Tulsa, and nickel-size hail fell at Pocola, at the Timber Ridge Industrial Park three miles northeast of Broken Arrow, and at a couple other locations in the city of Tulsa. Dime- to nickel-size hail fell at Stilwell, and dime-size hail fell at several other locations in eastern Oklahoma. Very heavy rainfall from the thunderstorms also resulted in major street flooding in the city of Tulsa. Water covered some roads in Tulsa to a depth of three to four feet, and several vehicles were stranded in high water.

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

Every storm in Oklahoma in 1995 Every state in 1995 This day in weather history Warnings in Oklahoma, June 1995

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: 10344717, 10344718, 10344806, 10345026, 10344807, 10344572, 10343226, 10344314, 10341080, 10339151, 10344726, 10339152, 10344762, 10341332.