Hail, Custer
- When
- June 18, 4:35 PM CST
- Where
- Custer County, Custer City
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.667, -98.883
Hail in Oklahoma, June 18, 2004
5 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
- 5
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 Jun 18, 1:30 PM CST, 3 hours 5 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 18, 1:30 PM CST, 3 hours 5 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 230 PM CDT FRI JUN 18 2004 .DISCUSSION... IN ADDITION TO THE STORMS ALONG THE RED RIVER THIS AFTERNOON, TONIGHT APPEARS TO BE THE BEST OPPORTUNITY FOR WIDESPREAD RAIN. STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER SOUTHEAST CO/NORTHEAST NM AREA AND FORM A COMPLEX THAT SHOULD MOVE INTO NORTHWEST OK LATE THIS EVENING AND ACROSS CENTRAL OK OVERNIGHT. WITH THE SYNOPTIC FRONT PUSHING INTO NORTHERN OK AND STRONG UPSLOPE BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW INTO CO AND NM, POPS HAVE BEEN RAISED TO CATEGORICAL. THESE AREA OF RAIN IS EXPECTED TO BE AROUND CENTRAL OK AT SUNRISE DRIFTING ACROSS EASTERN COUNTIES BY MIDDAY. AS THE SURFACE HIGH MOVES OUT OF THE MID-MISSOURI VALLEY SATURDAY, THERE SHOULD BE LESS UPSLOPE TO OUR WEST FOR STORMS SATURDAY NIGHT - POPS REMAIN IN THE CHANCE CATEGORY. SUNDAY NIGHT SEEMS TO BRING THE LEAST LIKELY CHANCE FOR STORMS THROUGH THIS PERIOD. THE NEXT SYNOPTIC FRONT TO AFFECT OK IS EXPECTED LATE MONDAY OR EARLY TUESDAY WHICH WILL BRING INCREASED CHANCES OF RAIN ONCE AGAIN. THE ONSET AND LOCATION OF AFTERNOON STORMS WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY MODULATED BY THE POSITION OF MESOSCALE BOUNDARIES FROM THE STORMS COMPLEXES EACH NIGHT. THIS GENERAL PATTERN SHOULD CONTINUE INTO LATE WEEK POSSIBLY COMPLICATED BY A WEAK UPPER TROUGH OVER WEST TX TO THE WEST OF THE FLAT RIDGE. LOW POPS REMAIN THROUGH THE WEEK. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... OKLAHOMA CITY OK 68 77 68 89 / 70 60 30 20 HOBART OK 69 81 67 90 / 70 50 30 10 WICHITA FALLS TX 73 89 71 93 / 60 40 30 10 GAGE OK 63 74 63 88 / 90 40 30 10 PONCA CITY OK 64 73 66 86 / 60 40 30 20 DURANT OK 73 85 72 91 / 50 50 30 20 && .OUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OK...NONE. TX...NONE. && 9
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 18, 10:58 AM CST, 5 hours 37 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1158 AM CDT FRI JUN 18 2004
OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-191200-
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 OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.
LOCATION...
THE SLIGHT RISK AREA INCLUDES ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL OKLAHOMA...
AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.
TIMING...
THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IS THIS AFTERNOON IN
WESTERN AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS... THEN EXPAND
EAST THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. STORMS SHOULD DIMINISH BELOW
SEVERE LEVELS AROUND 2 TO 4 AM.
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS...
STORM SPOTTER GROUPS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL ACROSS THE
RISK AREA SHOULD PLAN FOR SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS FROM THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.
DISCUSSION...
WARM... MOIST... AND UNSTABLE AIR... ALONG WITH NUMEROUS SURFACE
BOUNDARIES LEFT OVER FROM PREVIOUS STORMS... WILL REMAIN OVER THE
REGION THROUGH TONIGHT. ONE OF THESE BOUNDARIES IS THE FOCUS
FOR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT ACROSS SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN
NORTH TEXAS LATE THIS MORNING AND COULD DEVELOP INTO WESTERN
OKLAHOMA THIS AFTERNOON. AFTERNOON HEATING WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE
STORMS TO BREAK THROUGH THE CAPPING INVERSION THIS AFTERNOON AND
EARLY EVENING...WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLE. IF
STORMS DEVELOP IN WESTERN OKLAHOMA...WIND PROFILES WILL BE
SUPPORTIVE OF SUPERCELL STORMS THAT WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
VERY LARGE HAIL... DAMAGING WINDS... AND POSSIBLY A FEW TORNADOES.
MUCH LIKE LAST NIGHT... STORMS IN THE HIGH PLAINS OF COLORADO AND
NEW MEXICO AND THOSE IN THE TEXAS PANHANDLE ARE EXPECTED TO ORGANIZE
INTO A CLUSTER OR CLUSTERS OF STORMS LATE IN THE EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT... AND MOVE EAST ACROSS THE REST OF THE SLIGHT RISK AREA.
ONCE THAT HAPPENS... THE PRIMARY RISKS WILL BE HEAVY RAIN... STRONG
WINDS... AND MARGINALLY SEVERE HAIL.
PROBABILITY TABLE...
VALID THROUGH 700 AM CDT SATURDAY JUN 19.
PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN THE
NWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING AREA...100 PERCENT.
PROBABILITY OF SEVERE STORMS IF STORMS OCCUR...60 PERCENT.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
NONE.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK...
THERE WILL BE AT LEAST A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY
FROM SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
NONE.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK WILL BE ISSUED AT 7 AM
SATURDAY...JUNE 19.
MAXWELLIn the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 18, 2:10 PM CST, 2 hours 25 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 310 PM CDT FRI JUN 18 2004 OKZ028-040-182030- GARVIN OK-MCCLAIN OK- 310 PM CDT FRI JUN 18 2004 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY... THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR GARVIN AND SOUTHERN MCCLAIN COUNTIES. A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 3 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MAYSVILLE AT 310 PM CDT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED AS IT PASSES OVER MAYSVILLE...PAOLI AND WAYNE. PERSONS DRIVING ALONG I-35 BETWEEN PURCELL AND PAULS VALLEY WILL ALSO BE AFFECTED. STORM INTENSITY IS INCREASING AND SEVERE WEATHER MAY DEVELOP RAPIDLY.
Special weather statement, Jun 18, 2:13 PM CST, 2 hours 22 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 313 PM CDT FRI JUN 18 2004 OKZ050-182030- LOVE OK- 313 PM CDT FRI JUN 18 2004 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY... THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR LOVE COUNTY. A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 4 MILES EAST OF BURNEYVILLE AT 313 PM CDT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. FREQUENT LIGHTNING...SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED AS THE STORM MOVES ACROSS MARIETTA...BOMAR AND WESTERN PARTS OF LAKE TEXOMA. STORM INTENSITY IS INCREASING AND SEVERE WEATHER MAY DEVELOP RAPIDLY.
Special weather statement, Jun 18, 2:18 PM CST, 2 hours 17 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 318 PM CDT FRI JUN 18 2004 TXZ085-086-088-089-182030- ARCHER TX-BAYLOR TX-WICHITA TX-WILBARGER TX- 318 PM CDT FRI JUN 18 2004 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY... THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR ARCHER...BAYLOR...WICHITA AND WILBARGER COUNTIES. A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER DUNDEE AT 318 PM CDT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. ANOTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTH OF GRAYBACK IN WILBARGER COUNTY. SMALL HAIL AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. PEOPLE IN ARCHER...BAYLOR...WICHITA AND WILBARGER COUNTIES SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR WARNINGS AND REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS.
Special weather statement, Jun 18, 3:25 PM CST, 1 hour 10 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 425 PM CDT FRI JUN 18 2004 OKZ022-182145- WASHITA OK- 425 PM CDT FRI JUN 18 2004 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY... THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR WASHITA COUNTY. A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED FROM CORDELL TO CORN AT 425 PM CDT...MOVING NORTH AT 15 MPH. SMALL HAIL AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. PEOPLE IN WASHITA COUNTY SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR WARNINGS AND REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS.
Special weather statement, Jun 18, 3:25 PM CST, 1 hour 10 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 425 PM CDT FRI JUN 18 2004 OKZ022-182145- WASHITA OK- 425 PM CDT FRI JUN 18 2004 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY... THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR WASHITA COUNTY. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED FROM CORDELL TO CORN AT 425 PM CDT...MOVING NORTH AT 15 MPH. SMALL HAIL AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. PEOPLE IN WASHITA COUNTY SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR WARNINGS AND REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS.
Special weather statement, Jun 18, 4:21 PM CST, 14 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 521 PM CDT FRI JUN 18 2004 OKZ016-182230- CUSTER OK- 521 PM CDT FRI JUN 18 2004 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY... THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR CUSTER COUNTY. A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 3 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ARAPAHO AT 521 PM CDT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. SMALL HAIL AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. PEOPLE IN EASTERN CUSTER COUNTY SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR WARNINGS AND REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS.
The radar
The Vance AFB radar (KVNX), 137 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:33 UTC.
Event by event
5 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Dewey
- When
- June 18, 5:15 PM CST
- Where
- Dewey County, 8 mi SSE of Oakwood
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 35.833, -98.667
Hail, Ellis
- When
- June 18, 7:42 PM CST
- Where
- Ellis County, 3 mi NW of Shattuck
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
- Coordinates
- 36.300, -99.917
Hail, Ellis
- When
- June 18, 7:51 PM CST
- Where
- Ellis County, 8 mi N of Shattuck
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 36.383, -99.883
Hail, Ellis
- When
- June 18, 7:55 PM CST
- Where
- Ellis County, 11 mi N of Shattuck
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 36.433, -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.
The same day elsewhere
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- Flash Flood and Hail in Texas, June 18 to 19, 2004
- Flash Flood and High Wind in Utah, June 18, 2004
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Texas, June 18 to 19, 2004
- Damaging Wind in Washington, June 18, 2004
- Hail in Colorado, June 18 to 19, 2004
- Lightning Strike in Arkansas, June 18, 2004
- Hail in Colorado, June 18, 2004
- Tornado and Hail in Colorado, June 18, 2004
More
Every storm in Oklahoma in 2004Every state in 2004This day in weather historyWarnings in Oklahoma, 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: 5407698, 5407699, 5407700, 5407701, 5407702.