Oklahoma, 1995

Hail in Oklahoma, May 3, 1995

May 3, 1995 · 24 events in 11 counties and zones

24 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 24 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
24

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

24 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Jackson

When
May 3, 5:33 PM CST
Where
Jackson County, Friendship
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
34.588, -99.415 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Jackson

When
May 3, 5:42 PM CST
Where
Jackson County, Friendship
Measured
2.5 in hail
Coordinates
34.588, -99.415 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Kiowa

When
May 3, 6:07 PM CST
Where
Kiowa County, Snyder
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.916, -98.981 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Kiowa

When
May 3, 6:26 PM CST
Where
Kiowa County, Roosevelt
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
34.916, -98.981 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Comanche

When
May 3, 6:28 PM CST
Where
Comanche County, Indiahoma
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.662, -98.472 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Tillman

When
May 3, 6:44 PM CST
Where
Tillman County, Tipton
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
34.373, -98.924 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Kiowa

When
May 3, 6:45 PM CST
Where
Kiowa County, Lawton
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
34.916, -98.981 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Comanche

When
May 3, 6:45 PM CST
Where
Comanche County, Cooperton
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
34.662, -98.472 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Kiowa

When
May 3, 6:50 PM CST
Where
Kiowa County, Cooperton
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.916, -98.981 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Comanche

When
May 3, 6:51 PM CST to 7:00 PM CST
Where
Comanche County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
34.662, -98.472 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Stephens

When
May 3, 7:20 PM CST
Where
Stephens County, Duncan
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
34.486, -97.851 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Stephens

When
May 3, 7:21 PM CST
Where
Stephens County, Comanche
Measured
1.75 in hail
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
34.486, -97.851 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Stephens

When
May 3, 7:25 PM CST
Where
Stephens County, Comanche
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.486, -97.851 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Stephens

When
May 3, 7:30 PM CST
Where
Stephens County, Comanche
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.486, -97.851 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Jefferson

When
May 3, 7:54 PM CST
Where
Jefferson County, Ringling
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.111, -97.836 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Carter

When
May 3, 8:00 PM CST
Where
Carter County, Healdton
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.251, -97.286 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Carter

When
May 3, 8:08 PM CST
Where
Carter County, Springer
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.251, -97.286 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Carter

When
May 3, 8:38 PM CST
Where
Carter County, Ardmore
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.251, -97.286 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Love

When
May 3, 8:45 PM CST
Where
Love County, Overbrook
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
33.950, -97.244 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Johnston

When
May 3, 8:57 PM CST
Where
Johnston County, Ravia
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.317, -96.661 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Marshall

When
May 3, 9:08 PM CST
Where
Marshall County, Madill
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.025, -96.769 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Marshall

When
May 3, 9:33 PM CST
Where
Marshall County, Little City
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.025, -96.769 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Bryan

When
May 3, 9:50 PM CST
Where
Bryan County, Calera
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
33.962, -96.260 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Severe thunderstorms producing large hail moved across southern Oklahoma during the evening of the 3rd. In Comanche County, Ping-Pong ball-size hail lasted for almost 10 minutes and was reported covering the ground southwest of Lawton at 1900 CST. In Stephens County hail as large as baseballs was reported one mile south of Comanche and five miles east of Comanche. In the town of Comanche itself, police car windshields were broken out by large hail.

Hail, Bryan

When
May 3, 9:55 PM CST
Where
Bryan County, Achille
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
33.962, -96.260 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Severe thunderstorms producing large hail moved across southern Oklahoma during the evening of the 3rd. In Comanche County, Ping-Pong ball-size hail lasted for almost 10 minutes and was reported covering the ground southwest of Lawton at 1900 CST. In Stephens County hail as large as baseballs was reported one mile south of Comanche and five miles east of Comanche. In the town of Comanche itself, police car windshields were broken out by large hail.

What these are

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: 10342114, 10342115, 10342433, 10342434, 10342603, 10344990, 10342435, 10342604, 10342436, 10342605, 10345089, 10345090, 10345091, 10345092, 10342211, 10342512, 10342513, 10342514, 10341204, 10342299, 10341342, 10341343, 10339487, 10339488.