Hail, Tulsa
- When
- March 7, 7:30 AM CST
- Where
- Tulsa County, Bixby
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.950, -95.880
Flash Flooding and Hail in Oklahoma, March 7, 1998
A powerful early spring storm system moved across Oklahoma during the day of March 7, producing a wide variety of weather across eastern Oklahoma. Heavy rains developed from Tulsa to Pryor during the morning, with widespread rainfall amounts of 2 to 3 inches.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 3 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
- $600
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 8
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 TSA wrote it up.
A powerful early spring storm system moved across Oklahoma during the day of March 7, producing a wide variety of weather across eastern Oklahoma. Heavy rains developed from Tulsa to Pryor during the morning, with widespread rainfall amounts of 2 to 3 inches. Flooding of even well-drained streets was common, and many low-water bridges were under water. Further southeast, severe thunderstorms developed over Sequoyah and Leflore Counties during the mid-afternoon before moving east into Arkansas.
The radar
The Tulsa radar (KINX), 38 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 13:29 UTC.
Event by event
3 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Latimer
- When
- March 7, 11:40 AM CST
- Where
- Latimer County, Wilburton
- Property damage
- $500
- Coordinates
- 34.920, -95.320
Tree limbs down on power lines
Flash Flood, Tulsa
- When
- March 7, 12:00 PM CST to 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Tulsa County, Countywide
- Coordinates
- 36.121, -95.941 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Road closed at Garnett and New Orleans from creek overflow around 3:30 pm.
Flash Flood, Mayes
- When
- March 7, 12:00 PM CST to 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Mayes County, Countywide
- Coordinates
- 36.302, -95.231 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
City park, low-water bridges, and streets flooded around 1:45 pm.
Flash Flood, Rogers
- When
- March 7, 12:00 PM CST to 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Rogers County, Countywide
- Coordinates
- 36.372, -95.604 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Low-water bridges flooded in Talala around 3:40 pm.
Thunderstorm Wind, Le Flore
- When
- March 7, 2:30 PM CST
- Where
- Le Flore County, Poteau
- Property damage
- $100
- Coordinates
- 35.050, -94.620
3-inch tree limb downed by wind
Hail, Le Flore
- When
- March 7, 2:44 PM CST
- Where
- Le Flore County, 4 mi E of Cameron
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.130, -94.480
Thunderstorm Wind, Sequoyah
- When
- March 7, 2:48 PM CST
- Where
- Sequoyah County, Sallisaw
- Measured
- 51 kt (59 mph)
- Coordinates
- 35.470, -94.800
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.
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heavy Snow in Iowa, March 7 to 8, 1998
- Blizzard in Kansas, March 7 to 8, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Louisiana, March 7, 1998
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Texas, March 7 to 30, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Alabama, March 7, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Puerto Rico, March 7, 1998
- Hail in Mississippi, March 7, 1998
- Winter Storm in Kansas, March 7 to 12, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Arkansas, March 7, 1998
- Winter Storm in Nebraska, March 7 to 12, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, March 7, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Louisiana, March 7, 1998
More
Every storm in Oklahoma in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Oklahoma, March 1998
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: 5635002, 5634694, 5634690, 5635003, 5635004, 5634693, 5634691, 5634692.