Hail, Ellis
- When
- March 27, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Ellis County, 7 mi W of Arnett
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 36.130, -99.900
Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, March 27, 1998
4 thunderstorm wind, 1 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.
- 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
- $8,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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 Vance AFB radar (KVNX), 172 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 07:58 UTC.
Event by event
4 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Caddo
- When
- March 27, 4:30 AM CST
- Where
- Caddo County, 1 mi S of Carnegie
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 35.080, -98.600
Severe thunderstorm winds blew part of the roof off of a peanut barn and downed 11 power poles. Power was off throughout Carnegie until 10 am that morning.
Thunderstorm Wind, Stephens
- When
- March 27, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Stephens County, Marlow
- Property damage
- $500
- Coordinates
- 34.650, -97.950
Power poles were blown down by a line of thunderstorms, with winds estimated at 50 to 55 mph.
Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson
- When
- March 27, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Jefferson County, Waurika
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Coordinates
- 34.170, -98.000
Thunderstorm winds downed 8 high voltage power poles, cutting power to Waurika and Terral until after 7 pm that evening.
Thunderstorm Wind, Seminole
- When
- March 27, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Seminole County, Seminole
- Property damage
- $100
- Coordinates
- 35.230, -96.680
Strong winds downed numerous branches up to 6 inches in diameter.
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- High Wind in Ohio, March 27, 1998
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- Heavy Snow in Utah, March 27 to 30, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, March 27, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, March 27, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, March 27, 1998
- High Wind in Oklahoma, March 27, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, March 27, 1998
- Heat in Maine, March 27 to 31, 1998
- Heat in New York, March 27 to 31, 1998
- Heavy Rain in Colorado, March 27, 1998
- Heat in Virginia, March 27 to 31, 1998
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: 5648166, 5648168, 5648164, 5648165, 5648167.