Hail, Jefferson
- When
- March 28, 5:02 PM CST
- Where
- Jefferson County, 5 mi N of Ringling
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 34.250, -97.583
Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, March 28, 2000
12 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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
- $28,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 15
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 Norman radar (KTLX), 124 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:03 UTC.
Event by event
12 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Stephens
- When
- March 28, 5:19 PM CST
- Where
- Stephens County, 13 mi ENE of Comanche
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 34.433, -97.750
Hail, Carter
- When
- March 28, 5:20 PM CST
- Where
- Carter County, Pruitt
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 34.417, -97.500
Hail, Beckham
- When
- March 28, 5:45 PM CST
- Where
- Beckham County, 4 mi S of Elk City
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 35.367, -99.417
Hail, Kiowa
- When
- March 28, 5:48 PM CST
- Where
- Kiowa County, 2 mi WNW of Mountain Park
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 34.717, -98.983
Hail, Garvin
- When
- March 28, 6:12 PM CST
- Where
- Garvin County, Pauls Valley
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 34.733, -97.217
Hail, Comanche
- When
- March 28, 6:52 PM CST
- Where
- Comanche County, Lawton
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 34.617, -98.400
Hail, Pottawatomie
- When
- March 28, 6:55 PM CST
- Where
- Pottawatomie County, St Louis
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 35.067, -96.867
Thunderstorm Wind, Comanche
- When
- March 28, 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Comanche County, 1 mi W of Faxon
- Property damage
- $500
- Reported by
- UTILITY COMPANY
- Coordinates
- 34.450, -98.600
A 35-foot power pole was downed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Comanche
- When
- March 28, 7:00 PM CST to 7:10 PM CST
- Where
- Comanche County, Geronimo
- Property damage
- $26,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 34.483, -98.383
Four uninhabited mobile homes were destroyed, and 2 other mobile homes were damaged. Two power poles were also downed.
Hail, Stephens
- When
- March 28, 7:41 PM CST
- Where
- Stephens County, 2 mi ENE of Empire City
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 34.433, -98.000
Hail, Canadian
- When
- March 28, 7:47 PM CST
- Where
- Canadian County, Mustang
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 35.383, -97.717
Hail was reported on Highway 92 on the north side of Mustang.
Lightning, Cleveland
- When
- March 28, 8:15 PM CST
- Where
- Cleveland County, Norman
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 35.203, -97.326 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A home on the 1200 block of Devon Ct. received minor damage from a lightning strike.
Hail, Ellis
- When
- March 28, 8:48 PM CST
- Where
- Ellis County, 7 mi W of Arnett
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 36.133, -99.900
Hail, Comanche
- When
- March 28, 9:08 PM CST
- Where
- Comanche County, 4 mi E of Lawton
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 34.617, -98.333
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.
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
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: 5137048, 5137049, 5137050, 5135754, 5135758, 5135757, 5137140, 5135756, 5135762, 5135763, 5135759, 5135760, 5135764, 5135761, 5135755.