Hail, Ellis
- When
- April 26, 10:55 PM CST
- Where
- Ellis County, Shattuck
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.267, -99.883
Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, April 26 to 27, 2000
7 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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
- $66,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 14
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.
The radar
The Vance AFB radar (KVNX), 166 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 04:56 UTC.
Event by event
7 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Ellis
- When
- April 26, 11:35 PM CST
- Where
- Ellis County, Arnett
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.133, -99.767
Hail, Kay
- When
- April 26, 11:55 PM CST
- Where
- Kay County, Newkirk
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 36.883, -97.050
Thunderstorm Wind, Kay
- When
- April 27, 12:10 AM CST
- Where
- Kay County, 4 mi SSE of Blackwell
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 36.750, -97.250
Hail, Kay
- When
- April 27, 12:20 AM CST
- Where
- Kay County, Ponca City
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 36.700, -97.083
Hail, Grant
- When
- April 27, 12:23 AM CST
- Where
- Grant County, Medford
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.817, -97.733
Hail, Ellis
- When
- April 27, 12:30 AM CST
- Where
- Ellis County, Arnett
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.133, -99.767
Thunderstorm Wind, Noble
- When
- April 27, 12:55 AM CST
- Where
- Noble County, 3 mi W of Morrison
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 36.300, -97.050
Two businesses at the intersection of Highway 64 and Highway 177, also known as Bill's Corner, sustained structural damage. A 15 foot by 15 foot section of sheet metal roofing from one of the businesses was peeled back and lofted southward. At the other business, a 12 foot by 20 foot metal frame, sheet metal exterior building was blown approximately 20 yards to the south and destroyed, while debris from the building pushed over 2 tanks full of diesel, each weighing 2500 pounds. In addition, a highway sign about 150 yards to the north-northwest of these businesses was pushed over almost to the ground, laying down to the south southwest, and a small wooden building approximately 6 feet by 8 feet, near the sign was rolled and destroyed, landing south southwest from its original location.
Thunderstorm Wind, Noble
- When
- April 27, 12:55 AM CST
- Where
- Noble County, 2 mi SE of Morrison
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 36.283, -96.983
A 10 foot by 14 foot wooden building was pushed over intact onto its west side. Large tree limbs were blown down to the southwest, and a tree about 10 to 12 inches in diameter was split and laying to the southwest, however it appears the tree was at least partially dead.
Thunderstorm Wind, Noble
- When
- April 27, 1:05 AM CST
- Where
- Noble County, 5 mi E of Red Rock
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 36.467, -97.083
Several trees were blown over.
Thunderstorm Wind, Noble
- When
- April 27, 1:10 AM CST
- Where
- Noble County, 3 mi SE of Morrison
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 36.267, -96.967
An outbuilding was destroyed, and numerous 1 to 3 inch diameter tree limbs were downed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Payne
- When
- April 27, 1:20 AM CST
- Where
- Payne County, Yale
- Property damage
- $100
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.117, -96.700
A tree was blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Payne
- When
- April 27, 1:25 AM CST
- Where
- Payne County, Glencoe
- Property damage
- $10
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 36.233, -96.933
Large tree limbs were downed.
Hail, Ellis
- When
- April 27, 2:50 AM CST
- Where
- Ellis County, Arnett
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
- Coordinates
- 36.133, -99.767
Golf ball size hail (1.75 inches) damaged many roofs and dented numerous vehicles.
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
- Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, April 26, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Alabama, April 26, 2000
- Hail in South Carolina, April 26, 2000
- Hail in Georgia, April 26, 2000
- Wildfire in Florida, April 26 to 30, 2000
- Hail in Mississippi, April 26, 2000
- Hail in Mississippi, April 26, 2000
- Hail in Alabama, April 26, 2000
- Hail in South Dakota, April 26, 2000
- Hail in Nebraska, April 26, 2000
- Hail in Nebraska, April 26, 2000
- Hail in Texas, April 26, 2000
More
Every storm in Oklahoma in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Oklahoma, April 2000
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: 5140270, 5140271, 5140272, 5137295, 5140273, 5140274, 5140275, 5137296, 5137663, 5137298, 5137297, 5137299, 5140276, 5140277.