Oklahoma, 1998

Hail in Oklahoma, March 6 to 7, 1998

March 6 to 7, 1998 · NWS OUN · 4 events in 3 counties and zones

4 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

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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.

The radar

The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 159 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 02:57 UTC.

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Event by event

4 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Bryan

When
March 6, 8:55 PM CST
Where
Bryan County, 1 mi SE of Colbert
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.830, -96.480

Hail, Bryan

When
March 6, 9:30 PM CST
Where
Bryan County, 3 mi E of Roberta
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
33.930, -96.250

Hail, Comanche

When
March 7, 3:40 AM CST
Where
Comanche County, 6 mi E of Lawton
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.620, -98.300

3/4 inch hail covered the ground at KSWO TV

Hail, Oklahoma

When
March 7, 5:04 AM CST
Where
Oklahoma County, Oklahoma City
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.480, -97.530

at I-44 and NW 10th St.

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: 5648030, 5648031, 5648032, 5648033.