Hail, Franklin
- When
- June 21, 7:25 AM CST
- Where
- Franklin County, 5 mi S of Ozark
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 35.433, -93.833
Hail in Arkansas, June 21, 2004
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
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 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.
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 21, 4:00 AM CST, 3 hours 25 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 500 AM CDT MON JUN 21 2004 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-221100- ADAIR OK-BENTON AR-CARROLL AR-CHEROKEE OK-CHOCTAW OK-CRAIG OK- CRAWFORD AR-CREEK OK-DELAWARE OK-FRANKLIN AR-HASKELL OK-LATIMER OK- LE FLORE OK-MADISON AR-MAYES OK-MCINTOSH OK-MUSKOGEE OK-NOWATA OK- OKFUSKEE OK-OKMULGEE OK-OSAGE OK-OTTAWA OK-PAWNEE OK-PITTSBURG OK- PUSHMATAHA OK-ROGERS OK-SEBASTIAN AR-SEQUOYAH OK-TULSA OK-WAGONER OK- WASHINGTON OK-WASHINGTON AR- 500 AM CDT MON JUN 21 2004 THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT ...ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND FLASH FLOODING POSSIBLE TODAY AND TONIGHT... TWO STORM COMPLEXES WERE MERGING ACROSS OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. THE EVENTUAL LARGE STORM COMPLEX WILL SPREAD EAST AND SOUTHEAST ACROSS MOST OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN ARKANSAS THIS MORNING. ISOLATED STORMS MAY APPROACH SEVERE LEVELS WITH HAIL AND STRONG WINDS. IN ADDITION...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS WILL OCCUR. THIS MORNING COMPLEX OF STORMS WILL STABILIZE THE ATMOSPHERE AND LEAVE A BOUNDARY STALLED IN NORTH TEXAS. THIS BOUNDARY IS EXPECTED TO LIFT BACK INTO SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA THIS EVENING AND BE THE FOCUS FOR NEW STORM DEVELOPMENT. WINDS ALOFT WILL BE RATHER WEAK...BUT STRONG INSTABILITY WILL SUPPORT A SEVERE STORM THREAT. THE EXPECTED TRAINING OF INDIVIDUAL CELLS ACROSS THE SAME AREA WILL RESULT IN EXCESSIVE RAINS THAT MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. THE FINAL POSITION OF THE BOUNDARY WILL DETERMINE WHAT AREAS WILL SEE THE GREATEST RISK. AS OF EARLY THIS MORNING IT APPEARS THAT THE MOST LIKELY AREA FOR STORMS AND FLASH FLOODING WILL BE IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA. A POTENTIALLY SERIOUS FLASH FLOOD THREAT MAY DEVELOP. ALL INTERESTS IN EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN ARKANSAS SHOULD LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE WATCHES AND WARNINGS. SPOTTER / EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTERS MAY NEED TO ACTIVATE TODAY OR TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY THE RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL PERSIST INTO TUESDAY WITH ANOTHER POSSIBILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING FRIDAY...SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA CONTAINS ADDITIONAL TABULAR AND GRAPHICAL INFORMATION
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 21, 4:41 AM CST, 2 hours 44 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
541 AM CDT MON JUN 21 2004
OKZ064>066-071-211145-
CREEK OK-MCINTOSH OK-OKFUSKEE OK-OKMULGEE OK-
541 AM CDT MON JUN 21 2004
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 645 AM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES:
IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
CREEK AND OKMULGEE
IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
OKFUSKEE
IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
MCINTOSH
AT 541 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF BRISTOW TO 2 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF BOLEY TO 38 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BEARDEN...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE...
OKEMAH...WELEETKA...BEARDEN...OKMULGEE...HENRYETTA...MORRIS...
BEGGS...BRISTOW AND MOUNDS.
THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH.
RESIDENTS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT IN CASE THE SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ALERT IS UPGRADED TO A WARNING.Special weather statement, Jun 21, 5:24 AM CST, 2 hours 1 minute before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
624 AM CDT MON JUN 21 2004
OKZ073-211230-
PITTSBURG OK-
624 AM CDT MON JUN 21 2004
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 730 AM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTY:
IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
PITTSBURG
AT 624 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM 21 MILES NORTHWEST OF INDIANOLA TO 17 MILES WEST
OF SCIPIO TO 35 MILES WEST OF ASHLAND...MOVING EAST SOUTHEAST AT
35 MPH.
A LARGE PORTION OF PITTSBURG COUNTY WILL BE AFFECTED BY THESE STORMS
THROUGH 730 AM CDT.
THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH.Special weather statement, Jun 21, 6:40 AM CST, 45 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
740 AM CDT MON JUN 21 2004
OKZ070-072-074-076-211345-
HASKELL OK-LE FLORE OK-MUSKOGEE OK-SEQUOYAH OK-
740 AM CDT MON JUN 21 2004
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 845 AM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES:
IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
MUSKOGEE AND SEQUOYAH
IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
HASKELL AND NORTHERN LE FLORE
AT 740 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM 3 MILES NORTH OF WARNER TO 5 MILES WEST OF
BRIARTOWN TO 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LEWISVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY THESE STORMS
INCLUDE...
STIGLER...LEQUIRE...KINTA...MC CURTAIN...WHITEFIELD...KEOTA...
SALLISAW...GANS...MULDROW...ROLAND...VIAN...GORE...
SHADY POINT...PANAMA...BOKOSHE...SPIRO...COWLINGTON...PORUM...
WARNER AND WEBBERS FALLS.
THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH.
RESIDENTS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT IN CASE THE SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ALERT IS UPGRADED TO A WARNING.The radar
The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 50 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 13:23 UTC.
Event by event
1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
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
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Texas, June 21, 2004
- Rip Current in Guam, June 21, 2004
- Tornado and Hail in Texas, June 21 to 22, 2004
- Tornado and Hail in New Mexico, June 21, 2004
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, June 21, 2004
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Oklahoma, June 21 to 24, 2004
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Texas, June 21, 2004
- Flash Flood in South Carolina, June 21, 2004
- Flash Flood in South Carolina, June 21, 2004
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Texas, June 21, 2004
- Hail in Utah, June 21, 2004
- Lightning Strike in Florida, June 21, 2004
More
Every storm in Arkansas in 2004Every state in 2004This day in weather historyWarnings in Arkansas, June 2004
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: 5407034.