Pilot Index / Oklahoma / May 23, 2016

Preliminary

Storms in Oklahoma on May 23, 2016

26 published severe reports across Oklahoma on May 23, 2016.

Updated Oct 28, 2026.

Coverage is partial. 473 source scopes are pending. Pending data is not a zero report count.

Hail reports: 9. Wind reports: 13. Tornado reports: 4.

The table and map show 26 of 26 reports.

TimeWhatSize or SpeedWhereDetails
May 23, 2016, 12:15 AM CDTWind60 mphELMER
Record
  • May 23, 2016, 12:15 AM CDT. Wind, 60 mph, ELMER. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:082fba0f6bdc340a848f14342ca7ded5220ce999c0e61fc52e634483feabb16e.
May 23, 2016, 12:15 AM CDTWind60 mphELMER
Record
  • May 23, 2016, 12:15 AM CDT. Wind, 60 mph, ELMER. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:628525.
May 23, 2016, 12:59 AM CDTWind83 mphSW MANITOU
Record
  • May 23, 2016, 12:59 AM CDT. Wind, 83 mph, SW MANITOU. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:9d3aca8b2375602936f3ff2c64cc988425c5b91bbc6674541acb0b4daed0c530.
May 23, 2016, 12:59 AM CDTWind83 mphMANITOU
Record
  • May 23, 2016, 12:59 AM CDT. Wind, 83 mph, MANITOU. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:628528.
May 23, 2016, 1:10 AM CDTWind59 mph6 S FREDERICK
Record
  • May 23, 2016, 1:10 AM CDT. Wind, 59 mph, 6 S FREDERICK. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:d07f74ccbe456a82f548ccdd32b23592fd3369a8a3d35bf5a9c43e03aae1d2f2.
May 23, 2016, 1:10 AM CDTWind59 mphFREDERICK ARPT
Record
  • May 23, 2016, 1:10 AM CDT. Wind, 59 mph, FREDERICK ARPT. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:628529.
May 23, 2016, 1:45 AM CDTWind60 mphGRANDFIELD
Record
  • May 23, 2016, 1:45 AM CDT. Wind, 60 mph, GRANDFIELD. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:628526.
May 23, 2016, 1:48 AM CDTWind70 mphCOOKIETOWN
Record
  • May 23, 2016, 1:48 AM CDT. Wind, 70 mph, COOKIETOWN. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:628527.
May 23, 2016, 2:07 AM CDTWind70 mphTEMPLE
Record
  • May 23, 2016, 2:07 AM CDT. Wind, 70 mph, TEMPLE. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:628523.
May 23, 2016, 2:10 AM CDTWind100 mphTEMPLE
Record
  • May 23, 2016, 2:10 AM CDT. Wind, 100 mph, TEMPLE. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:698c3741cc6a0fa524f23fe2818d27efdab9cbbc07f30aa248861379ca4a361b.
May 23, 2016, 2:10 AM CDTWind87 mphTEMPLE
Record
  • May 23, 2016, 2:10 AM CDT. Wind, 87 mph, TEMPLE. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:628531.
May 23, 2016, 2:35 AM CDTWind61 mph2 S DUNCAN
Record
  • May 23, 2016, 2:35 AM CDT. Wind, 61 mph, 2 S DUNCAN. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:082d994f5f49ce47486cfc4cda726d0513df1b48f11a6415a9054f8811edfc07.
May 23, 2016, 2:35 AM CDTWind61 mphDUNCAN
Record
  • May 23, 2016, 2:35 AM CDT. Wind, 61 mph, DUNCAN. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:628532.
May 23, 2016, 7:59 PM CDTHail1.00 in5 WNW MOORELAND
Record
  • May 23, 2016, 7:59 PM CDT. Hail, 1.00 in, 5 WNW MOORELAND. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:e3703ece778e2da6c8ec22700b522a6c63c68a4638ef7e24f47897f1ee65ba33.
May 23, 2016, 7:59 PM CDTHail1.75 inWOODWARD
Record
  • May 23, 2016, 7:59 PM CDT. Hail, 1.75 in, WOODWARD. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:630368.
May 23, 2016, 8:10 PM CDTHail1.50 in4 N WOODWARD
Record
  • May 23, 2016, 8:10 PM CDT. Hail, 1.50 in, 4 N WOODWARD. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:6761a4051b345b420a5665844141e7a185cb65810718cc72ecb2ae1eee044a0e.
May 23, 2016, 8:10 PM CDTHail1.50 inWOODWARD
Record
  • May 23, 2016, 8:10 PM CDT. Hail, 1.50 in, WOODWARD. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:630369.
May 23, 2016, 8:25 PM CDTTornado4 N WOODWARD
Record
  • May 23, 2016, 8:25 PM CDT. Tornado, 4 N WOODWARD. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:3ef2d5f9abbe5b953be17c79feb461a6954dd88380d95d68bf8f24d8891c87d2.
May 23, 2016, 8:25 PM CDTTornadoWOODWARD
Record
  • May 23, 2016, 8:25 PM CDT. Tornado, WOODWARD. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:633109.
May 23, 2016, 8:40 PM CDTHail1.00 inSLAPOUT
Record
  • May 23, 2016, 8:40 PM CDT. Hail, 1.00 in, SLAPOUT. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:637468.
May 23, 2016, 9:02 PM CDTHail2.75 in10 N WOODWARD
Record
  • May 23, 2016, 9:02 PM CDT. Hail, 2.75 in, 10 N WOODWARD. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:3c3ddaa9876a90d40287b66ebaf02c6e45aec3743d6a5c2745347418a8402dfa.
May 23, 2016, 9:02 PM CDTHail2.75 inFORT SUPPLY
Record
  • May 23, 2016, 9:02 PM CDT. Hail, 2.75 in, FORT SUPPLY. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:630370.
May 23, 2016, 9:05 PM CDTHail3.00 in9 N WOODWARD
Record
  • May 23, 2016, 9:05 PM CDT. Hail, 3.00 in, 9 N WOODWARD. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:31461fe67e13637b9acc1673d88aaf048c493b4fb1a27189c57045497a1ad27c.
May 23, 2016, 9:05 PM CDTHail3.00 inWOODWARD
Record
  • May 23, 2016, 9:05 PM CDT. Hail, 3.00 in, WOODWARD. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:630371.
May 23, 2016, 9:24 PM CDTTornadoSELMAN
Record
  • May 23, 2016, 9:24 PM CDT. Tornado, SELMAN. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:633110.
May 23, 2016, 9:31 PM CDTTornado10 ENE FORT SUPPLY
Record
  • May 23, 2016, 9:31 PM CDT. Tornado, 10 ENE FORT SUPPLY. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:ef14a0b7ca77c36cc2ada101954421d8b923f5b61a8be990967dde15bda43674.
How We Count

This page uses published ground reports from 2016-01-01 through 2026-10-29. Coverage is partial. 473 source scopes are pending. Pending data is not a zero report count.

Hail counts at 1.00 in or larger. Wind counts at 58 mph or stronger. State days also include tornado reports.

Reports use the local civil date and clock. City pages use the city clock. State pages use each report location clock.

Exact repeated observations are counted once. Nearby reports with different times, coordinates or sizes remain separate observations.

NCEI rows are verified against NCEI Storm Events. SPC and NWS local reports are preliminary.

Radar signatures and warning polygons are not ground reports and are not in these counts.

A missing report does not show that no storm occurred. These pages show city or state exposure, not damage at an address.

This free page covers the state. It does not check a street address.

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