Hail, Beckham
- When
- May 16, 6:45 PM CST
- Where
- Beckham County, 6 mi W of Sayre
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.300, -99.750
Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, May 16, 2000
Severe thunderstorms produced isolated areas of large hail and damaging wind gusts across portions of western and northern Oklahoma during the evening of the 16th. Although numerous wind gusts in access of 58 mph were reported, there was just 1 report of damage, which occurred in Newkirk in Kay County where power poles and large tree limbs were downed.
Where it happened
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- 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
- $500
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 10
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.
Severe thunderstorms produced isolated areas of large hail and damaging wind gusts across portions of western and northern Oklahoma during the evening of the 16th. Although numerous wind gusts in access of 58 mph were reported, there was just 1 report of damage, which occurred in Newkirk in Kay County where power poles and large tree limbs were downed.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
7 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Roger Mills
- When
- May 16, 6:45 PM CST
- Where
- Roger Mills County, 2 mi SW of Durham
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 35.817, -99.950
Thunderstorm Wind, Custer
- When
- May 16, 7:30 PM CST
- Where
- Custer County, Thomas
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.750, -98.750
Hail, Dewey
- When
- May 16, 7:40 PM CST
- Where
- Dewey County, 8 mi N of Leedey
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 35.983, -99.350
Thunderstorm Wind, Grant
- When
- May 16, 9:55 PM CST
- Where
- Grant County, 1 mi SW of Medford
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 36.800, -97.750
Measured by the Oklahoma mesonet.
Thunderstorm Wind, Harmon
- When
- May 16, 10:05 PM CST
- Where
- Harmon County, 3 mi W of Gould
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 34.667, -99.833
Measured by the Oklahoma mesonet.
Thunderstorm Wind, Kay
- When
- May 16, 10:45 PM CST
- Where
- Kay County, 6 mi NW of Kaw City
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 36.833, -96.917
Measured by the Oklahoma mesonet.
Thunderstorm Wind, Kay
- When
- May 16, 10:45 PM CST
- Where
- Kay County, 8 mi E of Newkirk
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 36.883, -96.900
Measured by the Oklahoma mesonet.
Thunderstorm Wind, Kay
- When
- May 16, 10:55 PM CST
- Where
- Kay County, Newkirk
- Property damage
- $500
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 36.883, -97.050
Thunderstorm Wind, Kay
- When
- May 16, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Kay County, 6 mi NW of Kaw City
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 36.833, -96.917
Measured by the Oklahoma mesonet.
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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- High Wind in Oregon, May 16, 2000
- Debris Flow in New York, May 16 to 31, 2000
- Hail in Wyoming, May 16, 2000
- Hail in Wyoming, May 16, 2000
- Hail in Oklahoma, May 16, 2000
- Hail in Kansas, May 16, 2000
- Frost and Freeze in West Virginia, May 16, 2000
- Hail in Kansas, May 16, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Idaho, May 16, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Texas, May 16, 2000
- Hail in Wyoming, May 16, 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: 5147992, 5147993, 5147994, 5147995, 5147996, 5147997, 5147998, 5148001, 5147999, 5148000.