2 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, 1 heavy rain, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 2 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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.
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 25, 2:00 PM CST, 2 hours 10 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 300 PM CDT WED JUN 25 2003 VERY ACTIVE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA AS A STRONG COLD FRONT...FOR LATE JUNE...MARCHES ACROSS THE AREA. STORMS ALREADY ALONG THE FRONT TO OUR NORTH ACROSS KS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SOUTH ALONG THE FRONT LATE THIS AFTN AND EVENING. POSSIBILITY WILL EXIST FOR SEVERE WX WITH HAIL AND WIND BEING INITIAL THREAT EARLY AS STORMS MAY REMAIN MORE DISCRETE. HOWEVER STORMS SHOULD QUICKLY LINE OUT AND BECOME MORE OF A WIND AND HEAVY RAIN THREAT OVERNIGHT...AS SQUALL LINE DEVELOPS AND MOVES THROUGH THE STATE. ALTHOUGH STORMS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN AND SOME FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE ACTIVITY SHOULD CONT TO BE PROGRESSIVE ENOUGH TO LIMIT OVERALL FLOODING POTENTIAL. FRONT SHOULD CLEAR MOST OF AREA BY 12Z WITH GFS BEING QUICKER THAT ETA WITH BOTH FRONTAL POSITION AND BACK EDGE OF PRECIP. WILL FOLLOW GFS TIMING...BUT WILL KEEP SOME POPS GOING ACROSS AREA THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING BEFORE LIMITING CHANCES TO THE FAR SOUTH BY TOMORROW AFTN AS STRONG SUBSIDENCE DEVELOPS ACROSS AREA IN WAKE OF SYSTEM. OTHERWISE LOOKS LIKE MUCH MORE PLEASANT WX TO FINISH OUT THE WEEK WITH DRIER AND COOLER TEMPS THROUGH SAT. MODELS SHOW RETURN FLOW DEVELOPING BY SAT WITH TROUGH DEVELOPING IN HIGH PLAINS BY SUN AND MID LEVEL WAVE MOVING THROUGH. FOR NOW WILL KEEP FORECAST DRY AS MUCH OF ACTIVITY LOOKS TO REMAIN TO OUR NORTH AND WEST. OTHERWISE REMAINDER OF FORECAST LOOKS DRY WITH TEMPS WARMING ONCE AGAIN INTO THE 90S BY SUN. FCSTID =30 OKC 92 61 80 58 / 100 30 0 0 HBR 93 61 79 58 / 80 30 0 0 SPS 95 66 82 60 / 90 50 0 0 GAG 85 54 77 54 / 40 20 0 0 PNC 90 57 79 56 / 80 20 0 0 DUA 93 68 84 59 / 80 70 0 0 .OUN... OK...NONE. TX...NONE.
OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-261200-
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1158 AM CDT WED JUN 25 2003
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK COVERS NORTHERN...WESTERN...
CENTRAL...AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA...AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK...
THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH TONIGHT
ACROSS PORTIONS OF OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.
LOCATION...
ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM CHEROKEE...TO CHEYENNE.
TIMING...
ACROSS NORTHERN OKLAHOMA...THE MOST LIKELY TIME IS AFTER 4 PM. ACROSS
SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA...AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS...THE MOST LIKELY TIME
IS FROM LATE EVENING THROUGH TONIGHT.
IMPACTS...
WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH WILL BE THE MOST LIKELY SEVERE WEATHER
THREAT...HOWEVER HAIL TO THE SIZE OF GOLF BALLS...WILL BE POSSIBLE
DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS...
STORM SPOTTER GROUPS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL ACROSS THE
RISK AREA SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR SEVERE WEATHER AFTER 4 PM.
DISCUSSION...
A STRONG COLD FRONT FOR EARLY SUMMER WAS LOCATED ACROSS NORTHWEST
OKLAHOMA AT MIDDAY. BY LATE AFTERNOON...THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO
MOVE TO NEAR THE NORTHERN EDGE OF THE SLIGHT RISK AREA. ADDITIONAL
HEATING AND DESTABILIZATION...ALONG WITH A WEAKENING CAPPING
INVERSION...ARE EXPECTED TO RESULT IN THUNDERSTORMS EXPANDING
SOUTHWARD FROM KANSAS ALONG THE FRONT...DURING THE MID AND LATE
AFTERNOON. BY LATE IN THE DAY...THE FRONT WILL ACCELERATE
SOUTHWARD...ALLOWING THESE THUNDERSTORMS TO FORM INTO A SQUALL
LINE...THAT WILL THEN MOVE SOUTHWARD OVERNIGHT.
INITIAL THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT OVER NORTHERN OKLAHOMA...WILL BE
ACCOMPANIED BY THE MOST FAVORABLE VERTICAL WIND SHEAR FOR ORGANIZED
SEVERE WEATHER...SUPPORTING THE RISK OF LARGE HAIL...AND DAMAGING
STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. LATER IN THE PERIOD...AS THUNDERSTORMS MOVE
AWAY FROM THE MOST FAVORABLE VERTICAL WIND PROFILE...THE HAIL THREAT
WILL DIMINISH...BUT THE THREAT FOR DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS WILL
CONTINUE.
PROBABILITY TABLE...
VALID THROUGH 700 AM CDT THURSDAY JUN 26.
PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN THE
NWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING AREA...100 PERCENT.
PROBABILITY OF SEVERE STORMS IF STORMS OCCUR...70 PERCENT.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
DUE TO MODERATE TO HIGH INSTABILITY...AND A VERY MOIST
AIRMASS...THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY BE ACCOMPANIED BY
LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN. RAINFALL RATES OF 2...TO POSSIBLY 3 INCHES PER
HOUR...WILL BE POSSIBLE...THAT MAY RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK...
THUNDERSTORMS MAY LINGER IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND ADJACENT PARTS OF
NORTH TEXAS THURSDAY MORNING NEAR THE COLD FRONT.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
NONE.
JAMESOKZ007-008-011>013-252115- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 401 PM CDT WED JUN 25 2003 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY... THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR GARFIELD...GRANT...KAY... MAJOR AND NOBLE COUNTIES. A LINE OF RAPIDLY DEVELOPING THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED FROM 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF BRAMAN TO DRUMMOND AT 401 PM CDT...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. STORM INTENSITY IS INCREASING AND SEVERE WEATHER MAY DEVELOP RAPIDLY. PEOPLE IN GARFIELD...GRANT...KAY...MAJOR AND NOBLE COUNTIES... INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ENID AND PONCA CITY...SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR WARNINGS AND REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS. MILLER
TXZ084-087-252130- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 404 PM CDT WED JUN 25 2003 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY... THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR FOARD AND KNOX COUNTIES. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 21 MILES WEST OF BENJAMIN AT 404 PM CDT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. PEOPLE IN FOARD AND KNOX COUNTIES SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR WARNINGS AND REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS. MILLER
OKZ037-038-044-252145- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 428 PM CDT WED JUN 25 2003 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY... THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR COMANCHE...COTTON AND TILLMAN COUNTIES. STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE STRENGTHENING FROM NEAR FREDERICK... TO NEAR LAWTON... MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. STORM INTENSITY IS INCREASING AND SEVERE WEATHER MAY DEVELOP RAPIDLY. PEOPLE IN COMANCHE...COTTON AND TILLMAN COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE CITY OF LAWTON...SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR WARNINGS AND REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS. MILLER
OKZ008-252200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 440 PM CDT WED JUN 25 2003 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY... THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR KAY COUNTY. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 9 MILES NORTH OF NEWKIRK AT 440 PM CDT...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. PEOPLE IN KAY COUNTY SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR WARNINGS AND REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS. JAMES
OKZ035>038-044-TXZ083>088-252220- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 504 PM CDT WED JUN 25 2003 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY... THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR BAYLOR...COMANCHE... COTTON...FOARD...HARDEMAN...JACKSON...KIOWA...KNOX...TILLMAN... WICHITA AND WILBARGER COUNTIES. A LARGE CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED TO AFFECT LOCALES FROM MEDICINE PARK AND GERONIMO... TO LAWTON... FREDERICK... QUANAH... CROWELL AND GILLILAND. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING SLOWLY EAST AT AROUIND 15 MPH. THE MAIN THREATS FROM THESE STROMS WILL BE NEARLY CONTINUOUS LIGHTNING AND TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS. RAINFALL RATES APPROACHING 4 INCHES PER HOUR ARE LIKELY FOR SHORT PERIODS OF TIME UNDER THE STRONGEST STORMS... WHICH IS LIKELY TO RESULT IN LOCAL FLOODING... ESPECIALLY IN AND AROUND LAWTON. SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE ALSO LIKELY. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO WEATHER CONDITIONS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS THROUGH AT LEAST 6 PM. MILLER
OKZ007-012-013-252230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 508 PM CDT WED JUN 25 2003 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY... THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR GARFIELD...GRANT AND NOBLE COUNTIES. THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ACROSS PORTIONS OF GARFIELD AND EASTERN GRANT COUNTIES...FROM NEAR DEER CREEK AND RENFROW... SOUTHWARD TO BILLINGS AND ENID. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO EXPAND IN AREAL COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THROUGH EARLY EVENING...WITH A FEW OF THESE STORMS BECOMING SEVERE. HEAVY RAIN IS ALSO LIKELY. LISTEN FOR WARNINGS AND REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS. JAMES
The Vance AFB radar (KVNX), 85 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:08 UTC.
2 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, 1 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.
Strong winds caused minor roof and house siding damage. A garage door was also blown away.
Torrential rains in Lawton produced flash flooding during the evening hours. Motorists became stranded in parking lots and on some streets after floodwaters rose up to 4.5 feet deep in some areas.
Rainfall amounts of 2 to 3.5 inches were received over eastern Kay County including the Ponca City area. The subsequent urban flooding covered many streets and stalled multiple vehicles in Ponca City. Motorists at two locations in Ponca City were stranded by floodwaters and were rescued by emergency personnel.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Oklahoma in 2003Every state in 2003This day in weather historyWarnings in Oklahoma, June 2003
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: 5362756, 5362757, 5362759, 5362758.