Oklahoma, 2004

Hail in Oklahoma, August 10, 2004

August 10, 2004 · NWS AMA · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A severe thunderstorm over the central Oklahoma panhandle produced large hail during the early morning hours.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
$28,000
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 happened

The episode as NWS AMA wrote it up.

A severe thunderstorm over the central Oklahoma panhandle produced large hail during the early morning hours.

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 9, 2:44 PM CST, 10 hours 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 9, 2:44 PM CST, 10 hours 10 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
345 PM CDT MON AUG  9 2004

.DISCUSSION...
DEWPOINTS FROM LATEST OBS INDICATE LOW LEVEL MOISTURE IS MIXING OUT
A BIT IN THE SOUTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE BUT IS HANGING TOUGH IN THE
NORTHERN COUNTIES. THIS IS ALSO WHERE AN ENHANCED CU FIELD HAS
DEVELOPED AND THERE SHOULD BE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT LATER THIS
AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING...WITH INSTABILITY AND SHEAR PROFILES
SUPPORTING SOME SEVERE. THE SAME COULD BE IN STORE FOR TOMORROW AS
CONTINUED SOUTHERLY WINDS KEEP MOISTURE IN THE AREA...PLUS A COLD
FRONT DROPPING INTO SOUTHERN KANSAS WILL ACT AS AN ADDITIONAL
TRIGGER.

THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE PANHANDLES TUE NIGHT WITH
CONVECTION DEVELOPING ALONG THE FRONT IN KANSAS THEN MOVING SOUTH
INTO THE AREA ALONG WITH THE FRONT. WENT LIKELY POPS IN THE
OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE THEN GRADUALLY TAPERED THEM OFF TO THE SOUTH AS
THE ATMOSPHERE STABILIZES OVERNIGHT. COOL TEMPS AND LOW POPS ARE
IN THE FORECAST THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK AS WEAK DISTURBANCES MOVE
THROUGH THE NORTHWESTERLY UPPER FLOW AND OUR UNUSUAL SUMMER WEATHER
CONTINUES. LOW CLOUDS SHOULD HANG AROUND THROUGH THU AND JUST AS THEY
BEGIN TO BREAK OUT ANOTHER WEAK SURGE MAY MOVE THROUGH THE AREA
PREVENTING A RAPID REBOUND IN HIGHS OVER THE WEEKEND. HAVE ADJUSTED
TEMPS DOWN A BIT DURING THIS TIME PERIOD COMING MORE IN LINE WITH THE
GFS ENSEMBLES AND ECMWF. WARMING MAY FINALLY BEGIN EARLY NEXT WEEK
BUT WE SHOULD STILL STRUGGLE TO REACH 90 DEGREES.

HENNIG

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
AMARILLO     65  90  60  73 /  30  40  40  30
BEAVER       66  90  57  73 /  50  60  60  20
BOISE CITY   61  89  56  70 /  50  60  60  20
BORGER       64  91  61  74 /  30  50  50  30
BOYS RANCH   64  91  61  74 /  30  40  40  30
CANYON       65  91  61  75 /  30  40  40  30
CLARENDON    66  93  62  76 /  30  40  40  30
DALHART      63  90  58  72 /  30  50  50  20
GUYMON       65  90  58  73 /  50  60  60  20
HEREFORD     64  93  60  77 /  30  40  40  30
LIPSCOMB     67  91  60  75 /  40  50  50  20
PAMPA        65  91  60  74 /  30  40  40  30
SHAMROCK     67  93  63  76 /  30  40  40  30
WELLINGTON   68  94  65  77 /  30  40  40  30

&&

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

&&

11/10
Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 10, 12:15 AM CST, 39 minutes before
TEXAS/OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
115 AM CDT TUE AUG 10 2004

OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-101100-
ARMSTRONG-BEAVER-CARSON-CIMARRON-COLLINGSWORTH-DALLAM-DEAF SMITH-
DONLEY-GRAY-HANSFORD-HARTLEY-HEMPHILL-HUTCHINSON-LIPSCOMB-MOORE-
OCHILTREE-OLDHAM-POTTER-RANDALL-ROBERTS-SHERMAN-TEXAS-WHEELER-
115 AM CDT TUE AUG 10 2004

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA
PANHANDLES.

.DAY ONE...

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THE REST OF TONIGHT
ACROSS ALL OF THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES. SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES
THE REST OF TONIGHT AS AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES
SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS FROM COLORADO. SOME OF
THE STORMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME SEVERE...WITH
DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL THE PRIMARY THREATS. IN ADDITION...
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE
POSSIBLE IN ASSOCIATION WITH A COLD FRONT WHICH IS EXPECTED TO MOVE
THROUGH THE PANHANDLES TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND TUESDAY NIGHT.
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY OF THE
THUNDERSTORMS THAT FORM THIS WEEK...WHICH MAY LEAD TO LOCALIZED
FLOODING OR FLASH FLOODING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND SPOTTER GROUPS ACROSS ALL OF THE OKLAHOMA
AND TEXAS PANHANDLES SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND BE READY FOR ACTIVATION
THE REST OF TONIGHT...AND AGAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

ANDRADE

In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 9, 6:59 PM CST, 5 hours 55 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
759 PM CDT MON AUG 09 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0726 PM     HAIL             3 NE AMARILLO           35.23N 101.78W
08/09/2004  0.88 INCH        POTTER             TX   BROADCAST MEDIA

            32ND AND GRAND

0745 PM     HAIL             3 S AMARILLO            35.16N 101.82W
08/09/2004  0.88 INCH        RANDALL            TX   BROADCAST MEDIA

            24TH AND CROCKETT

0754 PM     HAIL             3 S AMARILLO            35.16N 101.82W
08/09/2004  0.88 INCH        RANDALL            TX   AMATEUR RADIO

            41ST AND WASHINGTON

&&

JC
Local storm report, Aug 9, 7:06 PM CST, 5 hours 48 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
806 PM CDT MON AUG 09 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0755 PM     HAIL             7 S AMARILLO            35.10N 101.82W
08/09/2004  1.00 INCH        RANDALL            TX   AMATEUR RADIO

            58TH AND WESTERN

0801 PM     HAIL             6 SSW AMARILLO          35.12N 101.86W
08/09/2004  0.75 INCH        RANDALL            TX   NWS EMPLOYEE

&&

JC
Local storm report, Aug 9, 7:36 PM CST, 5 hours 18 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
836 PM CDT MON AUG 09 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0809 PM     HAIL             6 SW AMARILLO           35.14N 101.89W
08/09/2004  1.00 INCH        RANDALL            TX   AMATEUR RADIO

            HILLSIDE AND I-27

0825 PM     HAIL             6 N CANYON              35.07N 101.92W
08/09/2004  0.88 INCH        RANDALL            TX   BROADCAST MEDIA

            I-27 BETWEEN SUNDOWN AND MCCORMICK

&&

JC
Local storm report, Aug 9, 8:28 PM CST, 4 hours 26 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT ... SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
928 PM CDT MON AUG 09 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0559 PM     HAIL             3 E MIAMI               35.69N 100.59W
08/09/2004  0.88 INCH        ROBERTS            TX   CO-OP OBSERVER

0726 PM     HAIL             3 NE AMARILLO           35.23N 101.78W
08/09/2004  0.88 INCH        POTTER             TX   BROADCAST MEDIA

            32ND AND GRAND

0745 PM     HAIL             3 S AMARILLO            35.16N 101.82W
08/09/2004  0.88 INCH        RANDALL            TX   BROADCAST MEDIA

            24TH AND CROCKETT

0754 PM     HAIL             3 S AMARILLO            35.16N 101.82W
08/09/2004  0.88 INCH        RANDALL            TX   AMATEUR RADIO

            41ST AND WASHINGTON

0755 PM     HAIL             7 S AMARILLO            35.10N 101.82W
08/09/2004  1.00 INCH        RANDALL            TX   AMATEUR RADIO

            58TH AND WESTERN

0801 PM     HAIL             6 SSW AMARILLO          35.12N 101.86W
08/09/2004  0.75 INCH        RANDALL            TX   NWS EMPLOYEE

0809 PM     HAIL             6 SW AMARILLO           35.14N 101.89W
08/09/2004  1.00 INCH        RANDALL            TX   AMATEUR RADIO

            HILLSIDE AND I-27

0825 PM     HAIL             6 N CANYON              35.07N 101.92W
08/09/2004  0.88 INCH        RANDALL            TX   BROADCAST MEDIA

            I-27 BETWEEN SUNDOWN AND MCCORMICK

&&

JC

The radar

The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 152 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 06:56 UTC.

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1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Texas

When
August 10, 12:54 AM CST
Where
Texas County, Goodwell
Measured
1 in hail
Crop damage
$28,000
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
36.600, -101.633

Milo fields and corn fields were heavily damaged by the large hail.

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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The same day elsewhere

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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: 5418426.