Oklahoma, 1997

Hail in Oklahoma, November 5, 1997

November 5, 1997 · NWS TSA · 21 events in 13 counties and zones

21 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
21

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.

The radar

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 41 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 06:17 UTC.

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Event by event

21 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Rogers

When
November 5, 12:15 AM CST
Where
Rogers County, Talala
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
36.530, -95.680

Hail, McIntosh

When
November 5, 12:30 AM CST
Where
McIntosh County, Rentiesville
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
35.520, -95.500

Hail, Mayes

When
November 5, 1:05 AM CST
Where
Mayes County, Chouteau
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
36.180, -95.350

Hail, Mayes

When
November 5, 1:10 AM CST
Where
Mayes County, Chouteau
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.180, -95.350

Hail, Craig

When
November 5, 1:10 AM CST
Where
Craig County, White Oak
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
36.620, -95.270

Hail, Muskogee

When
November 5, 1:15 AM CST
Where
Muskogee County, Muskogee
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.750, -95.370

Hail, Mayes

When
November 5, 1:30 AM CST
Where
Mayes County, Locust Grove
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
36.200, -95.170

Hail, Wagoner

When
November 5, 1:30 AM CST
Where
Wagoner County, Porter
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
35.870, -95.520

Hail, Muskogee

When
November 5, 1:35 AM CST
Where
Muskogee County, Ft Gibson
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.800, -95.250

Hail, Le Flore

When
November 5, 1:40 AM CST
Where
Le Flore County, 5 mi S of Gans
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.900, -94.930

Hail, Sequoyah

When
November 5, 1:45 AM CST
Where
Sequoyah County, Short
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.570, -94.480

Hail, Delaware

When
November 5, 1:55 AM CST
Where
Delaware County, 10 mi W of Jay
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.420, -94.980

Hail, McIntosh

When
November 5, 2:01 AM CST
Where
McIntosh County, 4 mi W of Checotah
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.430, -95.580

Hail, Pittsburg

When
November 5, 2:02 AM CST
Where
Pittsburg County, 1 mi S of Kiowa
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
34.700, -95.900

Hail, Adair

When
November 5, 2:25 AM CST
Where
Adair County, Westville
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.980, -94.570

Hail, Sequoyah

When
November 5, 2:41 AM CST
Where
Sequoyah County, Short
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.570, -94.480

Hail, Pittsburg

When
November 5, 2:45 AM CST
Where
Pittsburg County, Quinton
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.120, -95.370

Hail, Cherokee

When
November 5, 2:50 AM CST
Where
Cherokee County, Tahlequah
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.920, -94.970

Hail, Le Flore

When
November 5, 3:00 AM CST
Where
Le Flore County, 5 mi S of Arkoma
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.280, -94.450

Hail, Haskell

When
November 5, 3:15 AM CST
Where
Haskell County, 4 mi W of Stigler
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.250, -95.200

Hail, Haskell

When
November 5, 3:15 AM CST
Where
Haskell County, Stigler
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.250, -95.130

Severe thunderstorms developed in eastern Oklahoma during the early morning of November 5th and produced large hail. Quarter size hail fell at Talala, Porter, and just south of Kiowa, and dime to quarter size hail fell at White Oak. Dime to nickel size hail fell at numerous other locations in eastern Oklahoma.

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: 5624444, 5624445, 5624446, 5624447, 5624448, 5624449, 5624450, 5624451, 5624452, 5624453, 5624454, 5624455, 5624456, 5624457, 5624458, 5624459, 5624460, 5627078, 5627079, 5627080, 5627081.