Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, June 8, 1995

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, June 8, 1995
Start: 1995-06-08T12:55
End: 1995-06-08T23:11
Location: Oklahoma

June 8, 1995 · 63 events in 21 counties and zones

40 hail, 20 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 60 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: 3
Property damage: $1.1 million
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 63

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

40 hail, 20 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Washington

When: June 8, 12:55 PM CST
Where: Washington County, Dewey
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.715, -95.904 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Nowata

When: June 8, 1:15 PM CST
Where: Nowata County, Nowata
Coordinates: 36.799, -95.617 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Ottawa

When: June 8, 1:30 PM CST
Where: Ottawa County, Dotyville
Coordinates: 36.836, -94.810 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Ottawa

When: June 8, 1:30 PM CST
Where: Ottawa County, Miami
Coordinates: 36.836, -94.810 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Ottawa

When: June 8, 1:30 PM CST
Where: Ottawa County, Ottawa
Coordinates: 36.836, -94.810 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Beaver

When: June 8, 2:07 PM CST
Where: Beaver County, Elmwood
Measured: 2.5 in hail
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 36.750, -100.477 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol and VORTEX storm chasers reported the hail. Most of the damage occurred to vehicles caught on the road with a few buildings receiving roof damaged as well.

Hail, Beaver

When: June 8, 2:18 PM CST
Where: Beaver County, Beaver
Measured: 4 in hail
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 36.750, -100.477 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol and VORTEX storm chasers reported the hail. Most of the damage occurred to vehicles caught on the road with a few buildings receiving roof damaged as well.

Hail, Ottawa

When: June 8, 2:25 PM CST
Where: Ottawa County, Miami
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.836, -94.810 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Craig

When: June 8, 2:25 PM CST
Where: Craig County, Welch
Coordinates: 36.762, -95.208 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Craig

When: June 8, 2:25 PM CST
Where: Craig County, Bluejacket
Coordinates: 36.762, -95.208 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Beaver

When: June 8, 2:32 PM CST
Where: Beaver County, Elmwood
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.750, -100.477 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol and VORTEX storm chasers reported the hail. Most of the damage occurred to vehicles caught on the road with a few buildings receiving roof damaged as well.

Thunderstorm Wind, Harper

When: June 8, 3:45 PM CST
Where: Harper County, Rosston
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 36.789, -99.667 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Beaver

When: June 8, 3:46 PM CST
Where: Beaver County, Gate
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.750, -100.477 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol and VORTEX storm chasers reported the hail. Most of the damage occurred to vehicles caught on the road with a few buildings receiving roof damaged as well.

Hail, Nowata

When: June 8, 3:50 PM CST
Where: Nowata County, New Alluwe
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.799, -95.617 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tornado, Harper

When: June 8, 4:15 PM CST
Where: Harper County, Selman
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.2 mi
Path width: 30 yd
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $500,000
Coordinates: 36.800, -99.480

Hail, Harper

When: June 8, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Harper County, Buffalo
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 36.789, -99.667 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Adair

When: June 8, 4:45 PM CST
Where: Adair County, Barber
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.884, -94.659 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Adair

When: June 8, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Adair County, Proctor
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.884, -94.659 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Woods

When: June 8, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Woods County, Plainview
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 36.767, -98.865 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Woodward

When: June 8, 5:10 PM CST
Where: Woodward County, Mooreland to (Ok Mesonet)
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 36.423, -99.265 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Woodward

When: June 8, 5:15 PM CST
Where: Woodward County, Quinlan
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.423, -99.265 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Woods

When: June 8, 5:25 PM CST
Where: Woods County, Waynoka
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 36.767, -98.865 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Woodward

When: June 8, 5:42 PM CST
Where: Woodward County, Woodward
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.423, -99.265 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Woods

When: June 8, 5:45 PM CST
Where: Woods County, Waynoka
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 36.767, -98.865 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Woods

When: June 8, 5:45 PM CST
Where: Woods County, Waynoka
Coordinates: 36.767, -98.865 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Harper

When: June 8, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Harper County, Buffalo
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates: 36.789, -99.667 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Cherokee

When: June 8, 6:15 PM CST
Where: Cherokee County, Moodys
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.907, -95.000 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Ellis

When: June 8, 6:15 PM CST
Where: Ellis County, Shattuck
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.218, -99.755 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Delaware

When: June 8, 6:20 PM CST
Where: Delaware County, Oaks
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.408, -94.803 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Severe thunderstorms developed in northeast Oklahoma during the afternoon of June 8th. Strong thunderstorm winds downed power lines and several trees just south of Bluejacket and in Welch, and strong winds just south of Nowata uprooted several large trees and downed large tree limbs. Several trees were blown down onto State Highway 10 seven miles east of Ottawa, and trees were blown down six miles east of Miami and in Dotyville. Dime-size hail fell at Dewey, at Miami, three miles north of New Alluwe, at Barber, seven miles southeast of Proctor, eight miles north northeast of Moodys, and two miles north of Oaks. The thunderstorms also produced very heavy rainfall in Washington County which resulted in street flooding in Dewey.

Hail, Woods

When: June 8, 6:20 PM CST
Where: Woods County, Hopeton
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 36.767, -98.865 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Alfalfa

When: June 8, 6:25 PM CST
Where: Alfalfa County, Helena
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.731, -98.324 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Woodward

When: June 8, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Woodward County, Mooreland
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.423, -99.265 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Woods

When: June 8, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Woods County, Waynoka
Coordinates: 36.767, -98.865 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Alfalfa

When: June 8, 7:15 PM CST to 7:25 PM CST
Where: Alfalfa County, Cherokee to (Ok Mesonet)
Measured: 53 kt (61 mph)
Coordinates: 36.731, -98.324 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tornado, Ellis

When: June 8, 7:17 PM CST
Where: Ellis County, Nne Shattuck
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 30 yd
Coordinates: 36.320, -99.870

Thunderstorm Wind, Alfalfa

When: June 8, 7:30 PM CST to 7:40 PM CST
Where: Alfalfa County, Cherokee
Measured: 70 kt (81 mph)
Coordinates: 36.731, -98.324 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Alfalfa

When: June 8, 7:44 PM CST
Where: Alfalfa County, Jet
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.731, -98.324 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Roger Mills

When: June 8, 7:50 PM CST
Where: Roger Mills County, Durham
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.688, -99.696 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tornado, Roger Mills

When: June 8, 8:18 PM CST
Where: Roger Mills County, Reydon
Rating: F2
Path length: 5 mi
Path width: 300 yd
Property damage: $500,000
Coordinates: 35.770, -99.980

Thunderstorm Wind, Garfield

When: June 8, 8:30 PM CST
Where: Garfield County, Breckinridge to (Ok Mesonet)
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 36.379, -97.783 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Grant

When: June 8, 8:30 PM CST
Where: Grant County, Pond Creek
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 36.796, -97.786 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Ellis

When: June 8, 9:10 PM CST
Where: Ellis County, Harmon
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 36.218, -99.755 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Noble

When: June 8, 9:25 PM CST to 9:30 PM CST
Where: Noble County, Red Rock to (Ok Mesonet)
Measured: 58 kt (67 mph)
Coordinates: 36.389, -97.230 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Osage

When: June 8, 9:30 PM CST
Where: Osage County, Shidler
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph)
Coordinates: 36.629, -96.398 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Garfield

When: June 8, 10:00 PM CST
Where: Garfield County, Breckinridge
Coordinates: 36.379, -97.783 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Dewey

When: June 8, 10:00 PM CST
Where: Dewey County, Vici
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 35.988, -99.008 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Ellis

When: June 8, 10:05 PM CST
Where: Ellis County, Arnett
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 36.218, -99.755 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Dewey

When: June 8, 10:15 PM CST
Where: Dewey County, Camargo
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 35.988, -99.008 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Washington

When: June 8, 10:28 PM CST
Where: Washington County, Bartlesville
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.715, -95.904 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Tulsa

When: June 8, 10:34 PM CST
Where: Tulsa County, Skiatook
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.121, -95.941 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Tulsa

When: June 8, 10:34 PM CST
Where: Tulsa County, Skiatook
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 36.121, -95.941 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Dewey

When: June 8, 10:37 PM CST
Where: Dewey County, Cestos
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 35.988, -99.008 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Nowata

When: June 8, 10:40 PM CST
Where: Nowata County, South Coffeyville
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.799, -95.617 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Ellis

When: June 8, 10:42 PM CST
Where: Ellis County, Shattuck
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.218, -99.755 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Woodward

When: June 8, 10:43 PM CST
Where: Woodward County, Woodward
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 36.423, -99.265 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Tulsa

When: June 8, 10:46 PM CST
Where: Tulsa County, Owasso
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.121, -95.941 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Tulsa

When: June 8, 10:46 PM CST
Where: Tulsa County, Owasso
Measured: 54 kt (62 mph)
Coordinates: 36.121, -95.941 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Dewey

When: June 8, 10:48 PM CST
Where: Dewey County, Seiling
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 35.988, -99.008 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Nowata

When: June 8, 10:50 PM CST
Where: Nowata County, Nowata
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 36.799, -95.617 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Ellis

When: June 8, 10:51 PM CST
Where: Ellis County, Gage
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 36.218, -99.755 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Ellis

When: June 8, 11:10 PM CST
Where: Ellis County, Gage
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 36.218, -99.755 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Rogers

When: June 8, 11:10 PM CST
Where: Rogers County, Oologah
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.372, -95.604 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Craig

When: June 8, 11:11 PM CST
Where: Craig County, Pyramid Corners
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.762, -95.208 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

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.
Tornado: A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.

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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: 10344071, 10340781, 10341039, 10341076, 10341077, 10339274, 10339275, 10341078, 10343220, 10343221, 10339276, 10341896, 10339375, 10340782, 10341897, 10341898, 10339148, 10339149, 10344166, 10344227, 10344228, 10344167, 10344229, 10344168, 10344169, 10341899, 10342601, 10343416, 10343149, 10344170, 10339180, 10344230, 10344171, 10339181, 10343417, 10339182, 10339183, 10344434, 10344435, 10342639, and more.