Hail, Kiowa
- When
- April 30, 10:52 AM CST
- Where
- Kiowa County, 4 mi S of Gotebo
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 35.017, -98.883
Flash Flooding and Hail in Oklahoma, April 30, 2000
Slow moving thunderstorms formed over portions of western and central Oklahoma during the late morning of the 30th and continued through mid-evening. These storms were responsible for isolated areas of wind damage, large hail, lightning damage, and some flooding.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 14 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
- $975,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 31
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.
Slow moving thunderstorms formed over portions of western and central Oklahoma during the late morning of the 30th and continued through mid-evening. These storms were responsible for isolated areas of wind damage, large hail, lightning damage, and some flooding.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
15 hail, 13 flash flood, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Kiowa
- When
- April 30, 11:00 AM CST
- Where
- Kiowa County, 3 mi W of Mountain View
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 35.100, -98.800
Hail, Kiowa
- When
- April 30, 11:25 AM CST
- Where
- Kiowa County, 5 mi SSW of Gotebo
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 35.000, -98.917
Hail, Washita
- When
- April 30, 11:30 AM CST
- Where
- Washita County, 1 mi NE of Cowden
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 35.267, -98.700
Hail, Kiowa
- When
- April 30, 11:35 AM CST
- Where
- Kiowa County, 7 mi NE of Cooperton
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 34.933, -98.783
Hail, Kiowa
- When
- April 30, 12:30 PM CST
- Where
- Kiowa County, 7 mi W of Gotebo
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 35.067, -99.000
Hail, Caddo
- When
- April 30, 12:45 PM CST
- Where
- Caddo County, 5 mi ENE of Carnegie
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 35.133, -98.517
Lightning, Oklahoma
- When
- April 30, 1:00 PM CST to 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Oklahoma County, Oklahoma City
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 35.552, -97.407 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Numerous lightning strikes resulted in several house fires, one which caused at least 25 thousand dollars in damage, however most of the fires were contained in the attic. Another minor fire started after lightning struck a condominium, and another lightning strike caused a house chimney to collapse.
Thunderstorm Wind, Canadian
- When
- April 30, 1:45 PM CST
- Where
- Canadian County, 5 mi WNW of El Reno
- Measured
- 64 kt (74 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 35.567, -98.050
Wind gust was measured by the Oklahoma mesonet.
Flash Flood, Jackson
- When
- April 30, 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Jackson County, Altus
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 34.588, -99.415 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Many streets and yards in residential areas were flooded.
Flash Flood, Kiowa
- When
- April 30, 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Kiowa County, Snyder
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 34.916, -98.981 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several county roads were flooded.
Thunderstorm Wind, Canadian
- When
- April 30, 2:03 PM CST
- Where
- Canadian County, El Reno
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Property damage
- $350,000
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 35.533, -97.967
A 90 by 120 foot section of the northwest corner of a hospital roof was blown off with debris breaking numerous windows below. Nearly 4 inches of rain covered many rooms of the hospital damaging floors, walls, and medical equipment.
Hail, Canadian
- When
- April 30, 2:14 PM CST
- Where
- Canadian County, Yukon
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 35.500, -97.750
Hail, Kiowa
- When
- April 30, 4:44 PM CST
- Where
- Kiowa County, 7 mi W of Snyder
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 34.650, -99.067
Hail, Jackson
- When
- April 30, 4:44 PM CST
- Where
- Jackson County, 3 mi E of Headrick
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 34.633, -99.083
Flash Flood, Kiowa
- When
- April 30, 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Kiowa County, 3 mi WNW of Roosevelt
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 34.916, -98.981 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several roads were closed due to high water. A cooperative observer near this location measured 5.8 inches of rain in just a few hours.
Hail, Kiowa
- When
- April 30, 5:18 PM CST
- Where
- Kiowa County, 7 mi E of Snyder
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 34.650, -98.833
Hail, Comanche
- When
- April 30, 5:18 PM CST
- Where
- Comanche County, 5 mi NW of Indiahoma
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 34.667, -98.817
Hail, Tillman
- When
- April 30, 5:21 PM CST
- Where
- Tillman County, Grandfield
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 34.233, -98.683
Flash Flood, Caddo
- When
- April 30, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Caddo County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 35.174, -98.375 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A bridge near Anadarko closed due to high water, and parts of Highway 152 were covered with high water between Eakly and Cogar. Also, the foyer of a school in Fort Cobb flooded with 4 to 5 inches of water, where nearly 7 inches of rain was reported.
Flash Flood, Grady
- When
- April 30, 6:45 PM CST
- Where
- Grady County, Chickasha
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 35.017, -97.884 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several streets and county roads were flooded.
Flash Flood, Oklahoma
- When
- April 30, 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Oklahoma County, Choctaw
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 35.552, -97.407 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Isolated street and field flooding was reported. 4.27 inches of rain was also measured.
Flash Flood, Oklahoma
- When
- April 30, 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Oklahoma County, Oklahoma City
- Property damage
- $500,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 35.552, -97.407 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Nearly 100 cars were stranded in high water across Oklahoma City, and numerous roads were closed for several hours. The roof of a business also collapsed due to heavy rain in southwest Oklahoma City.
Flash Flood, Oklahoma
- When
- April 30, 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Oklahoma County, Midwest City
- Property damage
- $24,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 35.552, -97.407 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Numerous streets were closed due to high water, and 6 vehicles were stranded in 2 feet of water.
Flash Flood, Lincoln
- When
- April 30, 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lincoln County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $33,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 35.703, -96.881 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A corner of the Chuckaho bridge was damaged south of Davenport. Numerous other bridges and roads across the county were flooded as well. Also, a vehicle stalled in high water on Midlothian Rd, while another stalled on Highway 18, 4 miles south of Chandler.
Flash Flood, Pottawatomie
- When
- April 30, 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Pottawatomie County, Earlsboro
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 35.207, -96.948 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A car was submerged up to the doors in water at the intersection of State Highway 9a and State Highway 9.
Flash Flood, Canadian
- When
- April 30, 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Canadian County, El Reno
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 35.542, -97.982 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A bridge on Banner Road was flooded.
Flash Flood, Cleveland
- When
- April 30, 7:45 PM CST
- Where
- Cleveland County, Moore
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 35.203, -97.326 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Street flooding was reported.
Hail, Pontotoc
- When
- April 30, 8:18 PM CST
- Where
- Pontotoc County, Ada
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.767, -96.667
Hail, Love
- When
- April 30, 8:55 PM CST
- Where
- Love County, Thackerville
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 33.800, -97.150
Flash Flood, Canadian
- When
- April 30, 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Canadian County, Piedmont
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 35.542, -97.982 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
State Highway 4 was partially covered with water.
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
- 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.
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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: 5140281, 5140282, 5140283, 5140284, 5140285, 5138992, 5138993, 5138999, 5140542, 5139349, 5140541, 5140543, 5140544, 5138994, 5138995, 5139295, 5138987, 5138988, 5140545, 5139000, 5140546, 5138996, 5138997, 5138998, 5139293, 5139294, 5139347, 5138990, 5138989, 5138991, 5139348.