Oklahoma, 2001

Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, June 12 to 13, 2001

June 12 to 13, 2001 · NWS OUN · 11 events in 9 counties and zones

7 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 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

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$10
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
11

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 forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Norman, OK wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 12, 8:20 PM CST, 32 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 12, 8:20 PM CST, 32 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
920 PM CDT TUE JUN 12 2001

LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS HAS CONTINUED TO PERSIST AND PUSH EAST DESPITE
DECENT CAPPING INVERSION ON THE 00Z OUN SOUNDING.  THE CONVECTION
SHOULD WEAKEN AS IT MOVES EAST INTO THE STRONGER CAP.  THERE HAS
BEEN A SLIGHT DECREASE IN MID LEVEL INTENSITIES IN THE NORTH... BUT
NOT AS MUCH AS I HAD HOPED FOR BY NOW.  HAVE UPDATED ZONES TO EXTEND
POPS FARTHER EAST IN CASE THE SHORTWAVE IS ABLE TO HELP THESE STORMS
CONTINUE FARTHER THAN EXPECTED.  THESE UPDATED ZONES ARE ALREADY OUT.

.26.

.OUN...
OK...NONE.
TX...NONE.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

7 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Jackson

When
June 12, 8:52 PM CST
Where
Jackson County, 6 mi W of Eldorado
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates
34.467, -99.750

Thunderstorm Wind, Woods

When
June 12, 8:55 PM CST
Where
Woods County, Avard
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
36.700, -98.783

Thunderstorm Wind, Woods

When
June 12, 8:55 PM CST
Where
Woods County, 7 mi SSW of Alva
Measured
55 kt (63 mph)
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
36.700, -98.717

Wind was measured by Oklahoma mesonet.

Hail, Washita

When
June 12, 9:15 PM CST
Where
Washita County, Cordell
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
35.300, -98.983

Thunderstorm Wind, Major

When
June 12, 9:30 PM CST
Where
Major County, 3 mi S of Cedar Spgs
Property damage
$10
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
36.167, -98.583

Six-inch diameter tree limbs were downed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Custer

When
June 12, 9:35 PM CST
Where
Custer County, 4 mi WNW of Weatherford
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
35.550, -98.783

Wind was measured by Oklahoma mesonet.

Thunderstorm Wind, Caddo

When
June 12, 9:40 PM CST
Where
Caddo County, 7 mi W of Hinton
Measured
51 kt (59 mph)
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
35.467, -98.467

Wind was measured by Oklahoma mesonet.

Thunderstorm Wind, Caddo

When
June 12, 9:45 PM CST
Where
Caddo County, 7 mi W of Hinton
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
35.467, -98.467

Wind was measured by Oklahoma mesonet.

Hail, Comanche

When
June 13, 12:00 AM CST to 12:05 AM CST
Where
Comanche County, 5 mi W of Lawton
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
STORM CHASER
Coordinates
34.617, -98.483

Hail, Grady

When
June 13, 1:00 AM CST
Where
Grady County, Rush Spgs
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
34.783, -97.950

Thunderstorm Wind, Stephens

When
June 13, 1:05 AM CST
Where
Stephens County, Marlow
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
34.650, -97.950

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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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: 5248775, 5248776, 5248777, 5248778, 5248779, 5248780, 5248781, 5248782, 5248784, 5248783, 5248785.