Hail, Hughes
- When
- April 12, 11:40 AM CST to 1:30 PM CST
- Where
- Hughes forecast zone
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.048, -96.250 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail in Oklahoma, April 12, 1996
Severe thunderstorms produced hail as large as nickels across parts of south-central and central Oklahoma. Nickel-sized hail was reported in Murray and Johnston Counties.
Where it happened
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.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- 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.
What happened
The episode as NWS OUN wrote it up.
Severe thunderstorms produced hail as large as nickels across parts of south-central and central Oklahoma. Nickel-sized hail was reported in Murray and Johnston Counties.
The radar
The Norman radar (KTLX), 99 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:40 UTC.
Event by event
4 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Murray
- When
- April 12, 11:40 AM CST to 1:30 PM CST
- Where
- Murray forecast zone
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.482, -97.068 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Pontotoc
- When
- April 12, 11:40 AM CST to 1:30 PM CST
- Where
- Pontotoc forecast zone
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.728, -96.684 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Johnston
- When
- April 12, 11:40 AM CST to 1:30 PM CST
- Where
- Johnston forecast zone
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.317, -96.661 (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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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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: 5560728, 5560729, 5560730, 5560731.