Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, May 15, 1995

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, May 15, 1995
Start: 1995-05-15T00:30
End: 1995-05-15T04:15
Location: Oklahoma

May 15, 1995 · 5 events in 5 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 5 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: $5,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 5

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

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

Hail, Stephens

When: May 15, 12:30 AM CST
Where: Stephens County, Velma
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 34.486, -97.851 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Garvin

When: May 15, 1:00 AM CST
Where: Garvin County, Hennepin
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 34.705, -97.309 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Murray

When: May 15, 1:15 AM CST
Where: Murray County, Sulphur
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 34.482, -97.068 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorms continued across southern Oklahoma from late in the evening of the 14th through early morning on the 15th. Hail as large as quarters was reported in Velma in Stephens County, and wind speeds up to 58 mph were measured near Walters in Cotton County. Severe thunderstorm winds also shattered a large sign in Altus in Jackson County and removed part of the roof from a restaurant in Sulphur in Murray County.

Hail, Haskell

When: May 15, 3:45 AM CST
Where: Haskell County, Keota
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 35.225, -95.117 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Sequoyah

When: May 15, 4:15 AM CST
Where: Sequoyah County, Sallisaw
Coordinates: 35.495, -94.755 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Isolated severe thunderstorms developed in eastern Oklahoma during the early morning of May 15th. Strong thunderstorm winds blew down large tree limbs two miles northeast of Sallisaw, and nickel-size hail fell at Keota.

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, May 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: 10344022, 10342767, 10341624, 10339138, 10344757.