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1981 storm days

Storm reports for May 17, 1981

On May 17, 1981, 23 hail, 0 damaging-wind and 20 tornado reports were logged across 4 states.

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23hail reports
0damaging-wind reports
20tornado reports
3.00″largest hail reported

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On May 17, 1981, 23 hail, 0 damaging-wind and 20 tornado reports were logged across 4 states. The largest hail reported was 3.00″ (teacup size) in Okfuskee County, OK.

Storm day runs 7 a.m. to 7 a.m. Eastern (12:00–12:00 UTC), the convention the Storm Prediction Center uses. Radar hail estimates start October 2019.

Storm reports by state

StateHailWindTornadoLargest hail
OK120143.00″
KS6041.75″
TX5011.75″
FL001–

Cities with hail reported within 5 miles

CityPopulationLargest report
Edmond, OK99,0402.50″
Oklahoma City, OK712,9191.75″
Yukon, OK27,0681.75″
Derby, KS26,6041.75″
Azle, TX15,0461.75″
Winfield, KS11,6781.75″
Slaughterville, OK4,3241.75″
Nichols Hills, OK3,8511.75″
Reno, TX3,6501.75″
Pelican Bay, TX2,6741.75″
Noble, OK7,7791.50″
Goldsby, OK3,5161.50″
Commerce, TX9,8000.75″
Burnet, TX6,8690.75″
Llano, TX3,6020.75″

Hail reports (23)

Time (UTC)SizeLocation
01:333.00″Okfuskee County, OK
22:452.50″Carter County, OK
21:191.75″Harper County, KS
21:201.75″Cowley County, KS
22:051.75″Canadian County, OK
22:161.75″Oklahoma County, OK
22:251.75″McCurtain County, OK
22:451.75″Oklahoma County, OK
23:301.75″Sedgwick County, KS
23:351.75″Cleveland County, OK
23:401.75″Denton County, TX
00:151.75″Osage County, OK
00:391.75″Butler County, KS
00:391.75″Butler County, KS
08:251.75″Tarrant County, TX
22:531.50″Cleveland County, OK
23:001.50″Oklahoma County, OK
22:140.75″McClain County, OK
00:100.75″Sedgwick County, KS
00:450.75″Llano County, TX
01:020.75″Seminole County, OK
01:300.75″Burnet County, TX
10:450.75″Hunt County, TX

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $11.1 million in property damage and 8 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (46 events in 4 states). Before 1996 the database holds only tornado, hail and wind events, and damage was often entered as a range, so treat these figures as rough. Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

CountyEventsInjuriesDeathsProperty damage
Pottawatomie County, OK160$250,000
Okfuskee County, OK120$2.5 million
Seminole County, OK300$2.8 million
Cowley County, KS200$2.5 million
Okmulgee County, OK100$2.5 million
Harper County, KS100$250,000
Oklahoma County, OK100$250,000
Polk County, FL100$25,000
Osage County, OK100$25,000
Thomas County, KS100$3,000
Denton County, TX100$3,000
Cleveland County, OK100$0

Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Storm Events Database, as entered by National Weather Service offices; data through July 31, 2026. Damage is in dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation.

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