Hail, Kay
- When
- April 21, 11:10 PM CST to 11:15 PM CST
- Where
- Kay County, Newkirk
- Measured
- 4.5 in hail
- Coordinates
- 36.880, -97.050
Hail in Oklahoma, April 21, 1996
Hail as large as softballs fell across the Newkirk area. One hailstone, reported to be "as large as a human head", fell through the roof and ceiling into the living room of a home in southeast Newkirk.
Where it happened
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- 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
- 1
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.
Hail as large as softballs fell across the Newkirk area. One hailstone, reported to be "as large as a human head", fell through the roof and ceiling into the living room of a home in southeast Newkirk. An unfortunate flock of ducks was caught in the storm, and several residents saw ducks falling with the hail.
The radar
The Wichita radar (KICT), 93 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 05:08 UTC.
Event by event
1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
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.
The same day elsewhere
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- Tornado in Oklahoma, April 21, 1996
- Hail in Texas, April 21, 1996
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More
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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: 5560737.