Oklahoma, 2002

Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, August 26, 2002

August 26, 2002 · NWS AMA · 6 events in 2 counties and zones

Severe thunderstorms moved across the central and eastern Oklahoma panhandle during the late evening hours producing hail and high winds.

Where it happened

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  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
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  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
6

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.

Severe thunderstorms moved across the central and eastern Oklahoma panhandle during the late evening hours producing hail and high winds.

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 Aug 26, 7:32 PM CST, 2 hours 18 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 26, 7:32 PM CST, 2 hours 18 minutes before
TEXAS/OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
832 PM CDT MON AUG 26 2002

MCS IS PLOWING SOUTH SOUTHEAST THROUGH WESTERN KANSAS. WENT AHEAD AND
UPDATED THE ZONES TO GO WITH HIGHER POPS IN THE CENTRAL AND EAST.
AFTER CONVERSATIONS WITH OUN AND DDC...WE AGREE THAT MCS SHOULD
CONTINUE TO HOLD TOGETHER AS IT MOVES SOUTH INTO THE PANHANDLES AND
NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA.  DDC ALSO POINTED OUT THAT THE SOUTHWEST SIDE OF
THE MCS IS STARTING TO BOW OUT AND AFTER TAKING A LOOK AT KDDC 88-D
IT LOOKS LIKE IT IS STARTING TO ACCELERATE.  HAD THOUGHT ABOUT A
FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THE NORTHEAST PART OF THE CWA. IT HAS BEEN VERY
WET UP THERE AS OF LATE AND THESE STORMS WERE PRODUCING 3 TO 4 INCH
RAINS IN NORTHWEST KANSAS.  BUT IT APPEARS THAT THESE STORMS
MAY BE STARTING TO LINE OUT AND THE HEAVY RAIN THAT FELL IN
NORTHWEST KANSAS MAY NOT BE REALIZED IN THE PANHANDLES. BUT WILL
STILL MENTION SOME POSSIBLY SEVERE ALONG WITH HEAVY RAINFALL IN THE
ZONES.

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

GOEHRING

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 132 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 03:48 UTC.

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Event by event

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

Hail, Texas

When
August 26, 9:50 PM CST
Where
Texas County, Tyrone
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
Coordinates
36.950, -101.067

Thunderstorm Wind, Texas

When
August 26, 9:50 PM CST
Where
Texas County, Tyrone
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by
FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
Coordinates
36.950, -101.067

Thunderstorm Wind, Beaver

When
August 26, 10:23 PM CST
Where
Beaver County, Beaver
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by
BROADCAST MEDIA
Coordinates
36.817, -100.517

Thunderstorm Wind, Beaver

When
August 26, 10:25 PM CST
Where
Beaver County, 8 mi W of Slapout
Measured
60 kt (69 mph)
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
36.617, -100.267

Hail, Beaver

When
August 26, 10:53 PM CST
Where
Beaver County, 4 mi W of Forgan
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
36.900, -100.600

Thunderstorm Wind, Beaver

When
August 26, 11:01 PM CST
Where
Beaver County, Balko
Measured
56 kt (64 mph)
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
36.633, -100.683

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.

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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: 5312681, 5312682, 5312683, 5312686, 5312684, 5312685.