Hail in Oklahoma, May 29, 2001

Name: Hail in Oklahoma, May 29, 2001
Start: 2001-05-29T12:30
End: 2001-05-29T12:30
Location: Oklahoma

May 29, 2001 · NWS AMA · 1 event in 1 county or zone

An isolated severe thunderstorm with hail developed over the eastern Oklahoma panhandle during the early afternoon hours.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 1

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 AMA wrote it up.

An isolated severe thunderstorm with hail developed over the eastern Oklahoma panhandle during the early afternoon hours.

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 Amarillo, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at May 29, 11:40 AM CST, 50 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 29, 11:40 AM CST, 50 minutes before

TEXAS/OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
1240 PM CDT TUE MAY 29 2001

ISSUED UPDT TO ZONES...CALLING FOR SCT TSTMS ALL SECTIONS 1ST PD.
ALSO CALLED FOR SCT TSTMS 2ND PD CNTRL AND ERN ZNS...WITH PSBL SEVERE
ADDED FOR CNTRL ZNS.  AMS VERY UNSTABLE AND WELL SHEARED.  SGFNT
DYNAMICS APCHG FM H5 TROF OVR CNTRL NM ATTM.  DLAD WSHFT WITH DRYLN A
BIT.  NO OTHER CHANGES ATTM.  03

.AMA...
TX...NONE.
OK...NONE.

COCKRELL/DRILLETTE

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 29, 6:30 AM CST, 6 hours before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
730 AM CDT TUE MAY 29 2001

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0350 AM    4W STINNETT               TX   .88 INCH HAIL
05/29/01   HUTCHINSON                     REPORTED BY EOC

0350 AM    STINNETT                  TX   1.75 INCH HAIL
05/29/01   HUTCHINSON                     PUBLIC REPORTED TO
                                          SHERIFFS OFFICE

0538 AM    WARE                      TX   1.75 INCH HAIL
05/29/01   DALLAM                         DALLAM COUNTY SHERIFFS
                                          DEPUTY

0610 AM    1 W STRATFORD             TX   1.00 INCH HAIL
05/29/01   SHERMAN                        THROUGH TV CHANNEL 10

0355 AM    MIDDLE WATER              TX   WIND DAMAGE
05/29/01   HARTLEY                        2-4 INCH TREE LIMBS BROKE
                                          OFF

Local storm report, May 29, 6:32 AM CST, 5 hours 58 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
732 AM CDT TUE MAY 29 2001

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0350 AM    4W STINNETT               TX   .88 INCH HAIL
05/29/01   HUTCHINSON                     REPORTED BY EOC

0350 AM    STINNETT                  TX   1.75 INCH HAIL
05/29/01   HUTCHINSON                     PUBLIC REPORTED TO
                                          SHERIFFS OFFICE

0538 AM    WARE                      TX   1.75 INCH HAIL
05/29/01   DALLAM                         DALLAM COUNTY SHERIFFS
                                          DEPUTY

0610 AM    1 W STRATFORD             TX   1.00 INCH HAIL
05/29/01   SHERMAN                        THROUGH TV CHANNEL 10

0355 AM    MIDDLE WATER              TX   WIND DAMAGE
05/29/01   HARTLEY                        2-4 INCH TREE LIMBS BROKE
                                          OFF

Special weather statement, May 29, 6:34 AM CST, 5 hours 56 minutes before

OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-291800-

TEXAS/OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
519 AM CDT TUE MAY 29 2001

THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND TONIGHT
OVER ALL OF THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES.

A STRONG UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE OVER NEW MEXICO WILL MOVE NORTHEAST
TODAY. RICH MOISTURE AND HIGH INSTABILITY LEVELS OVER THE PANHANDLES
WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL. THESE FEATURES
WILL ALLOW MODERATE INSTABILITY TO CONTINUE OVER THE PANHANDLES
THROUGH TONIGHT.

A DRYLINE IS ALSO EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER EASTERN NEW MEXICO AND
APPROACH THE WESTERN PANHANDLES LATER THIS AFTERNOON. A COOL FRONT
WILL MOVE SOUTHWARD OVER THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS AND REACH THE
NORTHWEST PANHANDLES LATE TONIGHT.

THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WILL BE LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS
AND ISOLATED TORNADOES. POWERFUL UPDRAFTS WITHIN THE STORMS MAY CAUSE
THE HAIL TO BE VERY LARGE AND DAMAGING. HEAVY RAINS WILL ALSO POSE A
THREAT.

SPOTTER GROUPS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL ACROSS THE TEXAS
AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR POSSIBLE ACTIVATION
TODAY AND TONIGHT.

SLATTERY

Special weather statement, May 29, 11:54 AM CST, 36 minutes before

OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-292100-

TEXAS/OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
1254 PM CDT TUE MAY 29 2001

THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND TONIGHT
OVER ALL OF THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES.

A STRONG UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE OVER NEW MEXICO WILL MOVE NORTHEAST
TODAY. A SURFACE DRYLINE ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS OF NEW MEXICO IS
EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY AS IT APPROACHES THE TEXAS STATE LINE LATER
THIS AFTERNOON. THE ATMOSPHERE REMAINS VERY MOIST AND UNSTABLE.
FINALLY...A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE SOUTHWARD AND INTO THE
PANHANDLES LATE TONIGHT. THESE FEATURES WILL SET THE STAGE FOR THE
POTENTIAL OF A SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER OUTBREAK FOR LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS...AND LARGE
HAIL. FAVORABLE SPEED AND DIRECTIONAL SHEAR WILL ALSO SUPPORT
ISOLATED TORNADOES. HEAVY RAINS AND LOCALIZED FLOODING WILL ALSO
BE A CONCERN.

SPOTTER GROUPS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL ACROSS THE TEXAS
AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR LIKELY ACTIVATION
LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 99 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:27 UTC.

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Event by event

1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Beaver

When: May 29, 12:30 PM CST
Where: Beaver County, 15 mi E of Forgan
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 36.900, -100.267

What these are

Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Oklahoma in 2001 Every state in 2001 This day in weather history Warnings in Oklahoma, May 2001

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: 5247796.