Storm Alert: Tulsa Metro — May 8, 2026
Storm Details
On May 8, 2026 the National Weather Service recorded 34 significant storm reports across Mayes, Osage, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner, Washington, including hail up to 2.75 inches (baseball size) and wind gusts to 60 mph. The reports below are the actual NWS Local Storm Reports for that day, with the original source for each observation. Oklahoma CIB licence #80004070.
Source: NOAA/NWS Local Storm Reports for WFO Tulsa (TSA), retrieved from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet archive. Observation sources include Amateur Radio, Broadcast Media, Emergency Mngr, Mesonet, NWS Employee, Public, Storm Chaser, Trained Spotter. Proof Construction reports this record as published and adds no figures of its own.
| Type | Magnitude | Location | County | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HAIL | 2.75 in | Wynona | Osage | Storm Chaser |
| HAIL | 2.0 in | Burbank | Osage | Public |
| HAIL | 2.0 in | 5 E Owasso | Rogers | Public |
| HAIL | 2.0 in | 5 E Owasso | Rogers | Public |
| HAIL | 2.0 in | 1 NW Wagoner | Wagoner | Amateur Radio |
| HAIL | 1.75 in | Wynona | Osage | Emergency Mngr |
| HAIL | 1.75 in | 4 NE Skiatook | Tulsa | Public |
| HAIL | 1.75 in | 4 W Collinsville | Tulsa | Public |
| HAIL | 1.75 in | 3 SW Collinsville | Tulsa | Public |
| HAIL | 1.75 in | 5 W Claremore | Rogers | Public |
| HAIL | 1.75 in | 4 NE Owasso | Rogers | Public |
| HAIL | 1.75 in | 4 SSE Mazie | Wagoner | Emergency Mngr |
| HAIL | 1.5 in | 4 SW Vera | Tulsa | Public |
| HAIL | 1.5 in | Verdigris | Rogers | Public |
| HAIL | 1.5 in | 1 NNW Inola | Rogers | Storm Chaser |
| HAIL | 1.5 in | 5 N Wagoner | Wagoner | Trained Spotter |
| HAIL | 1.25 in | Skiatook | Tulsa | Public |
| HAIL | 1.25 in | 5 E Owasso | Rogers | Public |
| HAIL | 1.25 in | 5 SE Collinsville | Rogers | Public |
| HAIL | 1.25 in | 4 E Inola | Mayes | Emergency Mngr |
| HAIL | 1.0 in | 12 NW Collinsville | Washington | Trained Spotter |
| HAIL | 1.0 in | 3 W Skiatook | Osage | Public |
| HAIL | 1.0 in | 4 SW Vera | Tulsa | Public |
| HAIL | 1.0 in | 1 WNW Collinsville | Tulsa | NWS Employee |
| HAIL | 1.0 in | 5 ESE Skiatook | Tulsa | Amateur Radio |
| HAIL | 1.0 in | 3 W Owasso | Tulsa | Public |
| HAIL | 1.0 in | Verdigris | Rogers | Public |
| HAIL | 1.0 in | Verdigris | Rogers | Emergency Mngr |
| HAIL | 1.0 in | 3 E Verdigris | Rogers | Public |
| HAIL | 1.0 in | 2 N Tulsa | Tulsa | Public |
| HAIL | 1.0 in | 2 ESE Tulsa | Tulsa | Broadcast Media |
| TSTM WND DMG | — | 1 NNE Owasso | Tulsa | Trained Spotter |
| TSTM WND DMG | — | 2 E Owasso | Rogers | NWS Employee |
| TSTM WND GST | 60.0 mph | 2 S Wynona | Osage | Mesonet |
Last updated: May 8, 2026
How to check a roof for THIS storm
This event produced hail to 2.75 inches alongside wind gusts to 60 mph, and the two leave different marks. Checking for one and missing the other is how a claim gets shorted.
- Hail first, on soft metals. At baseball size, gutter aprons, downspouts, roof vents, valley metal and condenser fins will carry dents. Metal does not heal, so it is the most honest record on the roof.
- Then look for bruising on the shingle mat. Large hail fractures the mat under the granules. On a dry roof, in raking light, look for dark circular bruises and feel for soft spots.
- Then the wind side. This storm recorded 60 mph gusts and 2 wind-damage reports in the metro, so creased, lifted or missing shingles are consistent with this event — unlike a pure-hail date. Check ridge caps, rakes and the field edges, which fail first under wind.
- Look at the direction of damage. Hail damage clusters on the slopes the storm faced; wind damage clusters on the upwind edges and ridge. Marks in one pattern tell you which force did the work; marks in both tell you the roof took two hits.
- Photograph before you touch anything. A combined hail-and-wind claim is decided on differentiated documentation: metal dents for the hail, creased tabs for the wind.
Proof Construction inspects at no charge, documents with photos and drone imagery, and tells you plainly what the record supports. Call (918) 734-4444.
Real-time storm activity and damage reports for the Tulsa Metro area.
What the record shows
The May 8, 2026 storm event produced 34 significant reports across Mayes, Osage, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner and Washington counties, including hail up to 2.75 inches (baseball size) and wind gusts to 60 mph. The most intense hail reports were clustered along the Osage/Tulsa county line near Skiatook and Collinsville, where the National Weather Service received both employee and public reports of golf ball and ping pong ball sized hail.
Proof Construction dispatched emergency response teams immediately following the storm, prioritizing homes with active leaks and exposed roof decking. Our forensic inspection teams use drone technology to assess damage safely and comprehensively, documenting every impact point for insurance claim purposes.
Severe hail is not a one-day problem in Oklahoma. The National Weather Service logged significant hail across the Tulsa metro on multiple occasions during the spring of 2026, and roofs that took hail earlier in the season can fail under a later event even when the later hail was smaller. Cumulative impacts weaken shingle granules and compromise the mat long before anything is visible from the ground.
Emergency Response Steps
If your property was in the path of the May 8, 2026 storms, take immediate action to prevent further damage. Cover exposed roof areas with tarps if water is entering, photograph everything before any repair begins, and avoid walking the roof yourself — hail-damaged shingles can be brittle and unsound underfoot.
When filing your insurance claim, name the date of loss precisely as May 8, 2026, and reference the National Weather Service storm reports for that day rather than a generic "recent storm". Oklahoma insurance policies commonly require prompt notice and a documented date of loss; a claim that names the wrong date can be denied even when the damage is real.