Hail and Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, April 25, 2004

Name: Hail and Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, April 25, 2004
Start: 2004-04-25T15:03
End: 2004-04-25T17:54
Location: Oklahoma

April 25, 2004 · NWS OUN · 10 events in 4 counties and zones

9 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 10

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 25, 1:20 PM CST, 1 hour 43 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 25, 1:20 PM CST, 1 hour 43 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
220 PM CDT SUN APR 25 2004

.DISCUSSION...
THE UPPER SYSTEM MOVING SOUTHEAST FROM NORTHERN NM WILL BRING
SHOWERS AND STORMS TO SOUTHWEST OK AND ADJACENT PARTS OF TX THIS
EVENING. UPSLOPE FLOW AND A BROAD AREA OF CONFLUENT SURFACE FLOW
THROUGH THIS AREA SHOULD KEEP STORMS GOING THROUGH THE EVENING. SEE
THE HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR MORE DETAILS.

ONCE THIS SYSTEM EXITS SOUTHWEST OK LATER TONIGHT...THINGS SHOULD BE
FAIRLY QUIET UNTIL THURSDAY. SOME CIRRUS IS EXPECTED TO SWEEP
CENTRAL AND EASTERN SECTIONS MONDAY...OTHERWISE NORTH WINDS WILL
GIVE WAY TO THE EFFECTS OF A WEAK LEE TROUGH TUESDAY. GUSTY SOUTH
WINDS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AHEAD OF THE FORECAST LOW MOVING
SOUTHEAST FROM THE GREAT BASIN. THE END OF THE WEEK IS SHAPING UP TO
BE A CLOUDY AND STORMY ONE. IF THE SOUTHWEST SYSTEM TAKES A WHILE TO
MOVE THROUGH...LIKE CURRENT FORECAST...THE DRYLINE AND STATIONARY
FRONT ACROSS OK WILL BRING ACTIVE WEATHER THURSDAY EVENING INTO
SATURDAY.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
OKLAHOMA CITY OK  50  73  46  76 /  30  10   0   0
HOBART OK         49  75  47  78 /  70  10   0   0
WICHITA FALLS TX  52  76  50  78 /  60  10   0   0
GAGE OK           45  74  45  80 /  40  10   0   0
PONCA CITY OK     47  72  44  76 /   0  10   0   0
DURANT OK         55  75  49  75 /  20  10   0   0

&&

.OUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...NONE.
TX...NONE.

&&

9

Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 25, 11:03 AM CST, 4 hours before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1203 PM CDT SUN APR 25 2004

OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-261200-

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 MIDNIGHT
ACROSS PORTIONS OF WESTERN OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.

LOCATION...
MAINLY ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM ARNETT...TO LAWTON...WICHITA
FALLS...AND SEYMOUR TEXAS.

TIMING...
MAINLY FROM 4 PM THROUGH MIDNIGHT.

IMPACTS...
QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND WINDS TO 70 MPH.

RECOMMENDED ACTIONS...
STORM SPOTTER GROUPS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL ACROSS THE
RISK AREA SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS.

DISCUSSION...
LOWER LEVEL MOISTURE ADVECTION...AND COOLING ALOFT FROM AN
APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE...WILL ASSIST THE ATMOSPHERE IN
BECOME MODERATELY UNSTABLE ACROSS THE RISK AREA BY MID AFTERNOON.
CONVERGENCE ALONG A STRENGTHENING FRONTAL BOUNDARY ACROSS THE
CENTRAL TEXAS PANHANDLE...AND SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA...ALONG WITH A
DEVELOPING COLD FRONT OVER SOUTHWEST KANSAS...WILL BE SUFFICIENT FOR
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE RISK AREA BY LATE
AFTERNOON. ONCE STORMS DEVELOP...MOVEMENT IS EXPECTED TO BE TOWARD
THE SOUTHEAST AT 20 TO 25 MPH. MODERATE INSTABILITY AND VERTICAL
WIND SHEAR...WILL BE SUFFICIENT FOR A FEW OF THESE STORMS TO BECOME
SEVERE...WITH LARGE HAIL THE PRIMARY CONCERN. HOWEVER...HIGH CLOUD
BASES WILL ALSO SUPPORT THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGING DOWNBURST WINDS.
THROUGH THE EVENING...THESE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO EVOLVE INTO ONE
OR MORE CLUSTERS OF STORMS...THAT COULD INFLUENCE SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA
AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.

PROBABILITY TABLE...
VALID THROUGH 700 AM CDT MONDAY APR 26.
PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN THE
              NWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING AREA...40 PERCENT.
PROBABILITY OF SEVERE STORMS IF STORMS OCCUR...40 PERCENT.

OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
NONE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...

THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK...
THUNDERSTORMS CHANCES RETURN TO THE AREA NEXT THURSDAY... FRIDAY AND
SATURDAY AS A UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES AND A SURFACE COLD
FRONT MOVES INTO THE AREA.

OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
NONE.

JAMES

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 25, 2:28 PM CST, 35 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
328 PM CDT SUN APR 25 2004

OKZ014-021-252045-
BECKHAM OK-ROGER MILLS OK-
328 PM CDT SUN APR 25 2004

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR BECKHAM AND ROGER MILLS
COUNTIES.

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF TEXOLA AT 328
PM CDT...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

STORM INTENSITY IS INCREASING AND SEVERE WEATHER MAY DEVELOP RAPIDLY.

WR

Special weather statement, Apr 25, 2:48 PM CST, 15 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
348 PM CDT SUN APR 25 2004

OKZ033-252100-
HARMON OK-
348 PM CDT SUN APR 25 2004

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR HARMON COUNTY.

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HOLLIS AT 348
PM CDT...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

STORM INTENSITY IS INCREASING AND SEVERE WEATHER MAY DEVELOP RAPIDLY.

WR

The radar

The Altus AFB radar (KFDR), 130 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:03 UTC.

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Event by event

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

Hail, Beckham

When: April 25, 3:03 PM CST
Where: Beckham County, 3 mi E of Texola
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 35.233, -99.933

Hail, Beckham

When: April 25, 3:13 PM CST
Where: Beckham County, Erick
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 35.217, -99.867

Hail was observed at Exit 7 of Interstate 40.

Hail, Beckham

When: April 25, 3:17 PM CST
Where: Beckham County, 2 mi W of Erick
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 35.217, -99.900

Hail was reported at Exit 5 of Interstate 40.

Hail, Beckham

When: April 25, 3:26 PM CST
Where: Beckham County, Erick
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates: 35.217, -99.867

Hail, Greer

When: April 25, 3:30 PM CST
Where: Greer County, 4 mi N of Willow
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 35.100, -99.517

Hail covered the ground.

Hail, Beckham

When: April 25, 3:31 PM CST
Where: Beckham County, Erick
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 35.217, -99.867

Hail, Jackson

When: April 25, 4:27 PM CST
Where: Jackson County, 5 mi W of Eldorado
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 34.467, -99.733

Hail, Jackson

When: April 25, 4:29 PM CST
Where: Jackson County, Eldorado
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates: 34.467, -99.650

Hail, Jackson

When: April 25, 4:31 PM CST
Where: Jackson County, Eldorado
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates: 34.467, -99.650

Thunderstorm Wind, Tillman

When: April 25, 5:54 PM CST
Where: Tillman County, Frederick
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 34.383, -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

Every storm in Oklahoma in 2004 Every state in 2004 This day in weather history Warnings in Oklahoma, April 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: 5390697, 5390698, 5390699, 5390700, 5390701, 5390702, 5390703, 5390704, 5390705, 5390706.