Hail, Dewey
- When
- July 15, 2:25 PM CST
- Where
- Dewey County, Aledo
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 35.830, -99.120
Hail and Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, July 15, 1998
Scattered severe thunderstorms developed over western Oklahoma the afternoon of the 15th resulting in several occurrences of large hail including dime, nickel and quarter size. There was also one report of severe thunderstorm winds, an Oklahoma Mesonet measurement of 60 mph 5 miles southwest of Butler in Custer County at 1510 CST.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- 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
- None recorded
- 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.
Scattered severe thunderstorms developed over western Oklahoma the afternoon of the 15th resulting in several occurrences of large hail including dime, nickel and quarter size. There was also one report of severe thunderstorm winds, an Oklahoma Mesonet measurement of 60 mph 5 miles southwest of Butler in Custer County at 1510 CST.
The radar
The Vance AFB radar (KVNX), 135 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:22 UTC.
Event by event
5 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Ellis
- When
- July 15, 2:55 PM CST
- Where
- Ellis County, 9 mi SE of Harmon
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 36.070, -99.520
Hail, Ellis
- When
- July 15, 2:55 PM CST
- Where
- Ellis County, 3 mi E of Harmon
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 36.170, -99.580
Hail, Custer
- When
- July 15, 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Custer County, 11 mi NW of Arapaho
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 35.680, -99.080
Thunderstorm Wind, Custer
- When
- July 15, 3:10 PM CST
- Where
- Custer County, 5 mi SW of Butler
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 35.580, -99.250
Hail, Roger Mills
- When
- July 15, 3:20 PM CST
- Where
- Roger Mills County, 5 mi W of Angora
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 35.830, -99.530
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 and Damaging Winds in Missouri, July 15, 1998
- Hail in Nebraska, July 15, 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: 5672456, 5672457, 5672458, 5672459, 5672460, 5672461.