Texas, 2002

Hail in Texas, April 17, 2002

April 17, 2002 · NWS OUN · 2 events in 1 county or zone

2 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
2

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 Apr 17, 8:04 PM CST, 11 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 17, 8:04 PM CST, 11 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
904 PM CDT WED APR 17 2002

SVR WX EVENT ONGOING ACROSS MUCH OF THE WESTERN THIRD OF THE FA
ATTM. MAIN QUESTION FOR THE OVERNITE PERIOD IS WHAT THE EVOLUTION OF
THIS CONVECTION WILL BE.  NUMEROUS DISCREET AND SPLITTING
STORMS/SUPERCELLS CONTINUE ALONG AND EAST OF THE SFC DRYLINE ATTM..
BUT THERE SEEMS TO BE SOME TENDENCY TOWARD STORMS MERGING AND THE
LINE FILLING IN A BIT IN THE PAST HALF HOUR OR SO.  CURRENT THINKING
IS THAT STORMS WILL CONTINUE FOR AT LEAST SEVERAL MORE HOURS AS
INSTABILITY WILL BE SLOW TO DIMINISH WITH WINDS/CLOUD COVER.  SOME
OF THESE STORMS MAY ALSO TRY TO CONGEAL INTO A SMALL MCS AFFECTING
PARTS OF WRN/NRN OK UNTIL AFTER MIDNITE.  BY LATE TONITE HOWEVER..
THE FOCUS FOR CONVECTION SHUD BEGIN TO CONSOLIDATE WELL NORTH OF THE
SRN PLAINS AT THE NOSE OF INTENSE LLJ FORECAST TO DEVELOP BY ALL
SHORT RANGE GUIDANCE. THE GOING FORECAST HAS A FAIRLY GOOD HANDLE ON
THIS SCENARIO..BUT WILL NEED TO MAKE A FEW MINOR ADJUSTMENTS TO POPS
AND SKY COVER.  UPDATED ISC GRIDS WERE SENT ABOUT AN HOUR AGO.. ZFP
SHUD BE OUT WITHIN THE HOUR.
 MILLER

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

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 17, 6:09 PM CST, 2 hours 6 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
709 PM CDT WED APR 17 2002

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

0650 PM    4 E FREEDOM               OK   2.75 INCH HAIL
04/17/02   WOODS                          TENNIS BALL TO BASEBALL
                                          SIZE HAIL REPORTED BY SPOTTER
Local storm report, Apr 17, 6:32 PM CST, 1 hour 43 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
732 PM CDT WED APR 17 2002

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

0710 PM    7 NNE LEEDEY              OK   1.75 INCH HAIL
04/17/02   DEWEY                          GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL REPORTED
                                          BY PUBLIC
Local storm report, Apr 17, 6:55 PM CST, 1 hour 20 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
755 PM CDT WED APR 17 2002

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

0751 PM    1 N CESTOS                OK   .75 INCH HAIL
04/17/02   DEWEY                          REPORTED BY SPOTTER
Local storm report, Apr 17, 7:26 PM CST, 49 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
826 PM CDT WED APR 17 2002

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

0745 PM    1 W CHEYENNE              OK   .75 INCH HAIL
04/17/02   ROGER MILLS                    REPORTED BY PUBLIC
Local storm report, Apr 17, 7:49 PM CST, 26 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
849 PM CDT WED APR 17 2002

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

0805 PM    3 ESE MAYFIELD            OK   1.00 INCH HAIL
04/17/02   BECKHAM                        REPORTED BY PUBLIC
Local storm report, Apr 17, 8:11 PM CST, 4 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
911 PM CDT WED APR 17 2002

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

0800 PM    1 N ERICK                 OK   1.50 INCH HAIL
04/17/02   BECKHAM                        REPORTED BY COOP OBSERVER

The radar

The Altus AFB radar (KFDR), 83 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 02:14 UTC.

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Event by event

2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Hardeman

When
April 17, 8:15 PM CST
Where
Hardeman County, Goodlett
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
34.350, -99.883

Hail, Hardeman

When
April 17, 9:30 PM CST
Where
Hardeman County, Goodlett
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
34.350, -99.883

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.

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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: 5287609, 5287610.