Oklahoma, 1995

Hail and Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, May 16, 1995

May 16, 1995 · 7 events in 4 counties and zones

6 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 7 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
$150,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
7

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

6 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson

When
May 16, 6:45 PM CST
Where
Jefferson County, Ryan
Property damage
$50,000
Coordinates
34.111, -97.836 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Severe thunderstorm winds in Ryan in Jefferson County uprooted a two-foot tree, caused the roof of an old store to collapse, and felled a large tree onto a travel trailer.

Hail, Beaver

When
May 16, 7:03 PM CST
Where
Beaver County, Beaver
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.750, -100.477 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Storms produce golf ball-size hail damaging cars and roofs in Beaver.

Hail, Beaver

When
May 16, 7:11 PM CST
Where
Beaver County, Beaver
Measured
1.75 in hail
Property damage
$100,000
Coordinates
36.750, -100.477 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Storms produce golf ball-size hail damaging cars and roofs in Beaver.

Hail, Beaver

When
May 16, 7:41 PM CST
Where
Beaver County, Darrouzett
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
36.750, -100.477 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Storms produce golf ball-size hail damaging cars and roofs in Beaver.

Hail, Harper

When
May 16, 8:03 PM CST
Where
Harper County, Laverne
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
36.789, -99.667 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Ellis

When
May 16, 8:03 PM CST
Where
Ellis County, Shattuck
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
36.218, -99.755 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Harper

When
May 16, 8:39 PM CST
Where
Harper County, Selman
Measured
1.25 in hail
Coordinates
36.789, -99.667 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Severe thunderstorms in northwest Oklahoma dropped hail as large as half-dollars five miles south of Selman in Harper County.

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.

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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: 10342212, 10339269, 10339270, 10339271, 10341893, 10343415, 10341894.