Hail, Cimarron
- When
- April 24, 4:37 PM CST
- Where
- Cimarron County, 17 mi N of Boise City
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.983, -102.517
Flash Flood and Hail in Oklahoma, April 24, 2000
Severe thunderstorms containing large hail and flooding rains developed over the western Oklahoma panhandle and moved east into the central Oklahoma panhandle during the late afternoon and evening hours.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. 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
- 16
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 AMA wrote it up.
Severe thunderstorms containing large hail and flooding rains developed over the western Oklahoma panhandle and moved east into the central Oklahoma panhandle during the late afternoon and evening hours.
The radar
The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 208 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:36 UTC.
Event by event
14 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Cimarron
- When
- April 24, 5:09 PM CST
- Where
- Cimarron County, Boise City
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.733, -102.517
Hail, Cimarron
- When
- April 24, 5:20 PM CST
- Where
- Cimarron County, 17 mi NNE of Boise City
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.967, -102.400
Thunderstorm Wind, Texas
- When
- April 24, 5:30 PM CST
- Where
- Texas County, 1 mi NW of Eva
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 36.817, -101.917
Hail, Texas
- When
- April 24, 6:17 PM CST
- Where
- Texas County, Eva
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.800, -101.900
Hail, Texas
- When
- April 24, 6:25 PM CST
- Where
- Texas County, 13 mi W of Guymon
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.683, -101.717
Hail, Texas
- When
- April 24, 6:36 PM CST
- Where
- Texas County, Guymon
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.683, -101.483
Hail, Texas
- When
- April 24, 6:40 PM CST
- Where
- Texas County, Guymon
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 36.683, -101.483
Hail, Texas
- When
- April 24, 6:49 PM CST
- Where
- Texas County, Goodwell
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 36.600, -101.633
Hail, Cimarron
- When
- April 24, 6:52 PM CST
- Where
- Cimarron County, Keyes
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.817, -102.250
Hail, Texas
- When
- April 24, 6:58 PM CST
- Where
- Texas County, 8 mi S of Guymon
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 36.567, -101.483
Hail, Texas
- When
- April 24, 7:03 PM CST
- Where
- Texas County, 10 mi S of Guymon
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 36.533, -101.483
Flash Flood, Texas
- When
- April 24, 7:22 PM CST to 9:30 PM CST
- Where
- Texas County, 4 mi N of Goodwell
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 36.748, -101.490 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Significant flooding was reported on County Road 22 about three to four miles north of Goodwell. Roads were reported to be impassable due to high water.
Hail, Texas
- When
- April 24, 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Texas County, 5 mi E of Goodwell
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.600, -101.550
Hail, Texas
- When
- April 24, 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Texas County, Texhoma
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.500, -101.783
Hail, Texas
- When
- April 24, 8:10 PM CST
- Where
- Texas County, 3 mi E of Texhoma
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 36.500, -101.733
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.
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornado in Florida, April 24, 2000
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- Flooding and Damaging Winds in Georgia, April 24, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, April 24, 2000
- Flash Flood and Hail in Florida, April 24, 2000
- Tornado in Mississippi, April 24, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Florida, April 24, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, April 24, 2000
- Tornado in Mississippi, April 24, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Colorado, April 24, 2000
- Hail in Colorado, April 24, 2000
- Hail in Colorado, April 24, 2000
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: 5140524, 5140525, 5140526, 5139062, 5140527, 5140528, 5140529, 5140530, 5140531, 5139056, 5139057, 5139058, 5139063, 5139059, 5139060, 5139061.