Hail, Oklahoma
- When
- May 5, 1:00 AM CST
- Where
- Oklahoma County, Edmond
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.650, -97.480
Hail and Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, May 5, 1998
Isolated severe thunderstorms developed during the early morning of May 5th, resulting in numerous reports of large hail. Severe winds also blew down several large tree limbs in Meeker in Lincoln County.
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
- $10
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 6
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.
Isolated severe thunderstorms developed during the early morning of May 5th, resulting in numerous reports of large hail. Severe winds also blew down several large tree limbs in Meeker in Lincoln County.
The radar
The Norman radar (KTLX), 40 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 07:00 UTC.
Event by event
5 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lincoln
- When
- May 5, 1:30 AM CST
- Where
- Lincoln County, Meeker
- Property damage
- $10
- Coordinates
- 35.500, -96.900
Hail, Harper
- When
- May 5, 1:35 AM CST
- Where
- Harper County, 10 mi NW of Buffalo
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 36.930, -99.750
Hail, Woods
- When
- May 5, 2:10 AM CST
- Where
- Woods County, 4 mi NE of Waynoka
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Coordinates
- 36.620, -98.830
Hail, Logan
- When
- May 5, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Logan County, 3 mi W of Meridian
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.830, -97.300
Hail, Hughes
- When
- May 5, 5:30 AM CST
- Where
- Hughes County, Lamar
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.100, -96.130
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
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- Hail in Florida, May 5, 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: 5669304, 5669303, 5669305, 5669306, 5669307, 5669302.