Hail, Kiowa
- When
- May 24, 6:45 PM CST
- Where
- Kiowa County, 4 mi ENE of Mountain View
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 35.117, -98.683
Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, May 24, 2000
Severe thunderstorms formed across portions of western and central Oklahoma during the evening of the 24th resulting in areas of large hail and damaging winds. Damage first occurred in Carnegie in Caddo County at 1920 CST, where a 30 foot tree was downed on the westbound lane of Highway 9.
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
- $7,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 28
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 formed across portions of western and central Oklahoma during the evening of the 24th resulting in areas of large hail and damaging winds. Damage first occurred in Carnegie in Caddo County at 1920 CST, where a 30 foot tree was downed on the westbound lane of Highway 9. Power poles were then downed on the southwest side of Anadarko, also in Caddo County. A 40 foot tree was also downed in Norman in Cleveland County. A 48 foot by 18 foot storage shed was blown over 1 mile southeast of Hennessey in Kingfisher County, and lightning struck the chimney of a house on 9th Street in Cushing in Payne County.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
21 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Washita
- When
- May 24, 6:45 PM CST
- Where
- Washita County, 8 mi SSE of Cowden
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 35.150, -98.667
Thunderstorm Wind, Kiowa
- When
- May 24, 6:45 PM CST
- Where
- Kiowa County, 4 mi ENE of Mountain View
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 35.117, -98.683
Thunderstorm Wind, Washita
- When
- May 24, 6:45 PM CST
- Where
- Washita County, 8 mi SSE of Cowden
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 35.150, -98.667
Hail, Caddo
- When
- May 24, 7:15 PM CST
- Where
- Caddo County, 5 mi NE of Carnegie
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 35.150, -98.533
Thunderstorm Wind, Caddo
- When
- May 24, 7:20 PM CST
- Where
- Caddo County, Carnegie
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Property damage
- $100
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 35.100, -98.600
Hail, Caddo
- When
- May 24, 7:20 PM CST
- Where
- Caddo County, Carnegie
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.100, -98.600
Hail, Caddo
- When
- May 24, 7:35 PM CST
- Where
- Caddo County, 5 mi ESE of Carnegie
- Measured
- 2 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 35.067, -98.517
Hail, Canadian
- When
- May 24, 7:35 PM CST
- Where
- Canadian County, 2 mi NW of Scott
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 35.400, -98.267
Hail, Caddo
- When
- May 24, 7:59 PM CST
- Where
- Caddo County, Anadarko
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 35.067, -98.250
Hail, Caddo
- When
- May 24, 8:02 PM CST
- Where
- Caddo County, 3 mi S of Anadarko
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 35.017, -98.250
Thunderstorm Wind, Caddo
- When
- May 24, 8:02 PM CST
- Where
- Caddo County, Anadarko
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- STORM CHASER
- Coordinates
- 35.067, -98.250
Hail, Canadian
- When
- May 24, 8:26 PM CST
- Where
- Canadian County, Piedmont
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 35.650, -97.750
Hail, Canadian
- When
- May 24, 8:27 PM CST
- Where
- Canadian County, Piedmont
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 35.650, -97.750
Hail, Oklahoma
- When
- May 24, 8:30 PM CST
- Where
- Oklahoma County, Oklahoma City
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 35.483, -97.533
Hail was reported near the intersection of NW 206th and May.
Hail, Caddo
- When
- May 24, 8:45 PM CST
- Where
- Caddo County, Gracemont
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 35.183, -98.267
Hail, Kingfisher
- When
- May 24, 8:50 PM CST
- Where
- Kingfisher County, Kingfisher
- Measured
- 2.5 in hail
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 35.850, -97.933
Hail, Payne
- When
- May 24, 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Payne County, 5 mi N of Cushing
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 36.050, -96.767
Hail, Blaine
- When
- May 24, 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Blaine County, 3 mi SW of Watonga
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 35.817, -98.450
Hail, Payne
- When
- May 24, 9:05 PM CST
- Where
- Payne County, 2 mi N of Cushing
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 36.017, -96.767
Hail, Payne
- When
- May 24, 9:30 PM CST
- Where
- Payne County, Cushing
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 35.983, -96.767
Hail, Kingfisher
- When
- May 24, 9:30 PM CST
- Where
- Kingfisher County, 9 mi E of Hennessey
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 36.100, -97.733
Lightning, Payne
- When
- May 24, 9:30 PM CST
- Where
- Payne County, Cushing
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 36.077, -96.976 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Kingfisher
- When
- May 24, 9:30 PM CST
- Where
- Kingfisher County, 1 mi SE of Hennessey
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 36.083, -97.883
Hail, Caddo
- When
- May 24, 10:30 PM CST
- Where
- Caddo County, 2 mi W of Ft Cobb
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 35.100, -98.467
Hail, Caddo
- When
- May 24, 10:30 PM CST
- Where
- Caddo County, Carnegie
- Measured
- 2.75 in hail
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 35.100, -98.600
Thunderstorm Wind, Cleveland
- When
- May 24, 10:45 PM CST
- Where
- Cleveland County, Norman
- Property damage
- $100
- Reported by
- NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
- Coordinates
- 35.217, -97.450
Hail, Caddo
- When
- May 24, 10:55 PM CST
- Where
- Caddo County, 4 mi S of Anadarko
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 35.017, -98.250
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.
The same day elsewhere
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- Hail and Damaging Winds in New York, May 24, 2000
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- Lightning Strike in Florida, May 24, 2000
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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: 5148351, 5148352, 5148353, 5148354, 5148271, 5148272, 5148273, 5148274, 5148275, 5148343, 5148344, 5148363, 5148345, 5148346, 5148362, 5148355, 5148356, 5148357, 5148358, 5148347, 5148359, 5148360, 5148364, 5148365, 5148348, 5148349, 5148361, 5148350.