Hail in Delaware County, Oklahoma

Summary of events for morning of April 26 1998:Severe thunderstorms developed along and to the north of a cold front moving into northeast Oklahoma with the approach of an upper level disturbance on the morning of Sunday, April 26. These thunderstorms tracked from southern Washington County across northern Rogers, southern Craig, and northern Delaware Counties before exiting into southwestern Missouri. These severe thunderstorms were responsible for producing very large hail to the size of golfballs.

An isolated severe thunderstorm developed in southern Craig County of northeast Oklahoma during the late afternoon of December 9th and moved east into northern Delaware County. Thunderstorm winds gusted to 60 miles an hour in Bernice, and dime size hail also fell at Bernice. Nickel size hail covered the ground at the Grove Airport, and dime to nickel size hail nearly covered the ground at White Oak.

A severe thunderstorm moved across Creek, Tulsa, Wagoner, Rogers, Mayes, and Delaware Counties of northeast Oklahoma during the evening of March 27th. Thunderstorm winds gusted to 65 miles an hour at the intersection of Interstate 44 and 129th East Avenue in the city of Tulsa and to 60 miles an hour in Bristow, but large hail was the main feature with this storm. Hail ranging from dime size to 3.75 inches in diameter fell across the city of Tulsa, and hail up to golfball size fell at Kellyville, 2 miles southwest of Catoosa, and at Catoosa. Golfball size hail also fell 3 miles west of Jenks, 2 miles northwest of Jenks, 2 miles west of Jenks, 6 miles west of Inola, and 7 miles east southeast of Catoosa. Hail up to half dollar size covered the ground in Pryor, and half dollar size hail also fell 9 miles west of Jay. Nickel to quarter size hail fell at several other locations in northeast Oklahoma.