Oklahoma, 1995Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, May 27, 1995
May 27, 1995 · 4 events in 3 counties and zones
3 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 4 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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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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.
Thunderstorm Wind, Pottawatomie
- When
- May 27, 12:20 AM CST
- Where
- Pottawatomie County, Shawnee
- Measured
- 58 kt (67 mph)
- Coordinates
- 35.207, -96.948 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Late night thunderstorms in western and central Oklahoma produced hail up to three-quarters inch and severe winds. Three-quaters inch hail was reported in Beckham County four miles south of Elk City and in Custer County at Foss Reservoir. Severe thunderstorm winds snapped large tree limbs in Blanchard in McClain County, and downed fences and trees in Norman in Cleveland County. In Pottawatomie County three miles north-northwest of Shawnee, wind speeds measured at 67 mph felled one- to two-foot diameter trees.
Hail, Ottawa
- When
- May 27, 3:30 PM CST
- Where
- Ottawa County, Ketchum
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 36.836, -94.810 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Ottawa
- When
- May 27, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Ottawa County, Fairland
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 36.836, -94.810 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Washington
- When
- May 27, 5:55 PM CST
- Where
- Washington County, Bartlesville
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Coordinates
- 36.715, -95.904 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Isolated severe thunderstorms developed in northeast Oklahoma during the late afternoon of May 27th. Strong thunderstorm winds damaged several roofs and broke windows in downtown Bartlesville, and trees and power lines were also blown down in Bartlesville. Large tree limbs and one small tree were blown down by 60 mile an hour winds in Fairland, and dime-size hail covered the ground 4.5 miles north northwest of Ketchum.
- 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.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, May 27 to 28, 19953 injured · $9.1 million · F4 · 20 events
- Damaging Wind in Kentucky, May 27, 19951 death · 1 event
- Tornadoes and Hail in Missouri, May 27, 1995$422,000 · F1 · 44 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Illinois, May 27, 1995$171,000 · F1 · 16 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, May 27, 1995$55,000 · F0 · 11 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, May 27, 1995$21,000 · 1 in hail · 9 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, May 27, 19951.75 in hail · 8 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, May 27, 19951 in hail · 6 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, May 27, 19950.88 in hail · 3 events
- Tornado in Indiana, May 27, 1995$500 · F0 · 1 event
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: 10345165, 10341037, 10341038, 10344070.