Texas, 2001

Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, May 7, 2001

May 7, 2001 · NWS OUN · 3 events in 2 counties and zones

2 thunderstorm wind, 1 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
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
3

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 May 7, 3:10 AM CST, 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 7, 3:10 AM CST, 10 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
335 AM CDT MON MAY 7 2001

TSTMS HAVE REGENERATED EARLY THIS MORNING IN THE VCNTY OF SFC BNDRY
ACRS SRN PORTIONS OF THE FA. EXPECT THIS ACTIVITY TO CONT THIS MRNG
AS BNDRY PUSHES SLOWLY SWD AND S/W MOVES EWD OUT OF THE ROCKIES.
WILL ALSO INCLUDE SOME LO POPS FOR THE NW AS AREA OF SHWRS/TSTMS
MOVING SEWD FROM THE HIGH PLAINS OF ERN CO/WRN KS MAY MAKE IT INTO
NWRN ZONES BEFORE DSPTG. FNT IS EXPECTED TO PUSH S OF THE FA LATER
TODAY WITH SFC HI PRESSURE AREA SETTLING OVER THE FA TONIGHT. WKS
SFC RDG PERSISTS OVER THE AREA TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT WITH NWLY
UPR LVL FLO DVLPG. WILL KEEP FCST DRY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. NEXT S/W
APCHS THE FA THURSDAY WITH PAC FNT EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE AREA.
WILL CONT WITH CURRENT TREND AND INCLUDE POPS FOR THURSDAY AND
FRIDAY WITH THIS FTR.

FCSTID = 2
OKC   73  51  76  53 /  10   0   0   0
HBR   73  49  76  53 /  10  10  10  10
SPS   75  54  78  55 /  30  10   0   0
GAG   70  45  76  51 /  20  10  10  10
PNC   72  49  75  51 /  10   0   0   0
DUA   76  53  76  54 /  30  10   0   0

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

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 6, 9:52 PM CST, 5 hours 28 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1052 PM CDT SUN MAY 06 2001

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

1047 PM    6 S EDMOND                OK   1.00 INCH HAIL
05/06/01   OKLAHOMA

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Local storm report, May 6, 10:11 PM CST, 5 hours 9 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1111 PM CDT SUN MAY 06 2001

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

0402 PM    2 NE WOODFORD             OK   TORNADO
05/06/01   CARTER                         MULTIPLE RPTS. LARGE
                                          TORNADO. LASTED APPRX 20
                                          MINUTES.0

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The radar

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Event by event

2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Clay

When
May 7, 3:20 AM CST
Where
Clay County, 1 mi N of Buffalo Spgs
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
33.567, -98.133

Thunderstorm Wind, Baylor

When
May 7, 4:10 AM CST
Where
Baylor County, Westover
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
33.500, -99.017

Thunderstorm Wind, Baylor

When
May 7, 4:25 AM CST
Where
Baylor County, Westover
Measured
56 kt (64 mph)
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
33.500, -99.017

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

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: 5248497, 5248495, 5248496.