Tornado and Hail in Oklahoma, June 9, 2005

Name: Tornado and Hail in Oklahoma, June 9, 2005
Start: 2005-06-09T18:46
End: 2005-06-09T19:08
Location: Oklahoma

June 9, 2005 · NWS AMA · 3 events in 1 county or zone

Severe thunderstorms producing hail and an isolated tornado moved across the eastern Oklahoma panhandle during the evening hours. No damage or injuries were reported from the hail or tornado.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 3

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.

Severe thunderstorms producing hail and an isolated tornado moved across the eastern Oklahoma panhandle during the evening hours. No damage or injuries were reported from the hail or tornado.

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 Jun 9, 2:12 PM CST, 4 hours 34 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 9, 2:12 PM CST, 4 hours 34 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
312 PM CDT THU JUN 9 2005

.DISCUSSION...
CONVECTION SLOW TO GET GOING OVER THE PANHANDLES WITH THE DRYLINE
NOT PROVIDING ENOUGH CONVERGENCE TO BREAK THE CAP IN PLACE. HOWEVER
ADDTIONAL AFTERNOON HEATING SHOULD CAUSE CONVECTION TO DEVELOP
ACROSS THE CENTRAL PANHANDLES AND PROGRESS EAST INTO WESTERN
OKLAHOMA. MESONET OBS INDICATE THE DRYLINE IS LOCATED FROM ABOUT
AMARILLO...TO GRUVER...TO LIBERAL AND IS STATIONARY OR VERY SLOWLY
MOVING WEST. WITH A 20 DEGREE DEWPOINT SPREAD BETWEEN AMA AND
BUSHLAND AMARILLO MAY SEE THUNDERSTORMS...HOWEVER THEY WILL
PROBABLY MOVE EAST OF THE CITY BEFORE BECOMING SEVERE.

A DEEP SHORTWAVE TROUGH WILL MOVE INTO AZ/NM TOMORROW WHICH WILL
CAUSE PRESSURES TO FALL IN EASTERN NM PULLING THE DRYLINE BACK TO
OUR WESTERN COUNTIES. A MINOR...THOUGH POTENT...NEGATIVELY TILTED
S/W TROUGH WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA TOMORROW PROVIDING A DECENT
CHANCE FOR WIDESPREAD SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. THE AREA MOST AT RISK
FOR SEVERE WEATHER FRIDAY WILL BE THE NORTHERN ZONES WHERE A WEAK
FRONT WILL PULL UP STATIONARY. LOW LEVEL VEERING WINDS IN THE
VICINITY OF THIS FRONT COULD PROVIDE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR A FEW
THUNDERSTORMS TO PRODUCE TORNADOES.

ENOUGH LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL REMAIN IN THE EASTERN COUNTIES TO
PROVIDE A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ON SATURDAY...THEN
MORE WESTERLY FLOW WILL RESUME SUNDAY BRINGING WARMER AND DRIER
CONDITIONS TO THE PANHANDLES. THERE ARE INDICATIONS THAT THE FLOW
WILL BECOME NORTHWESTERLY MID TO LATE NEXT WEEK WHICH COULD PRODUCE
MOUNTAIN CONVECTION MOVING INTO THE WESTERN COUNTIES...HOWEVER DO
NOT HAVE CONFIDENCE ENOUGH YET TO INCLUDE POPS FOR THIS TIME FRAME.

HENNIG

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
AMARILLO TX                68  86  62  86 /  20  40  40  30
BEAVER OK                  68  87  65  87 /  30  60  60  30
BOISE CITY OK              58  84  58  84 /   0  50  50  20
BORGER TX                  70  88  67  89 /  20  50  50  30
BOYS RANCH TX              64  87  61  88 /   0  40  40  20
CANYON TX                  68  87  62  87 /  20  40  40  20
CLARENDON TX               70  91  67  91 /  40  50  50  30
DALHART TX                 60  85  60  86 /   0  40  40  20
GUYMON OK                  67  86  62  85 /   0  60  60  30
HEREFORD TX                67  89  61  88 /  10  30  30  20
LIPSCOMB TX                69  87  65  88 /  40  60  60  30
PAMPA TX                   68  90  66  87 /  40  50  50  30
SHAMROCK TX                71  91  67  92 /  50  50  50  30
WELLINGTON TX              72  91  69  93 /  50  50  50  30

&&

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

&&

11/10

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 9, 2:50 PM CST, 3 hours 56 minutes before

TEXAS/OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
350 PM CDT THU JUN 9 2005

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-
350 PM CDT THU JUN 9 2005

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

.DAY ONE...

A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM FOR ALL OF THE TEXAS AND
OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES EXCEPT THE NORTHWEST AND EXTREME WESTERN TEXAS
PANHANDLE AND THE WESTERN OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE. LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING
WINDS AND POSSIBLE TORNADOES CAN BE EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON
AND THIS EVENING FROM ANY OF THE THUNDERSTORMS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...

THERE IS A MODERATE RISK FOR SEVERE STORMS ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING OVER MOST OF THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES MAINLY ALONG
AND EAST OF A HAPPY TO DUMAS TO NEAR KENTON LINE. A SLIGHT RISK OF
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ENCOMPASSES THE REMAINDER OF THE PANHANDLES
FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE PRIMARY SEVERE WEATHER THREATS ON
FRIDAY WILL BE VERY LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...AND TORNADOS. THERE
IS ALSO A SLIGHT OF RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ON SATURDAY ACROSS
ALL OF THE PANHANDLES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER GROUPS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS ACROSS THE
OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES ARE ENCOURAGED TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS AND BE READY FOR ACTIVATION DURING THE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING HOURS TODAY...FRIDAY...AND AGAIN SATURDAY.

SCHNEIDER

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 9, 5:59 PM CST, 47 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
659 PM CDT THU JUN 09 2005

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

0657 PM     HAIL             CLAUDE                  35.11N 101.36W
06/09/2005  0.75 INCH        ARMSTRONG          TX   NWS EMPLOYEE

&&

DH

Local storm report, Jun 9, 6:01 PM CST, 45 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
701 PM CDT THU JUN 09 2005

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

0701 PM     HAIL             CLAUDE                  35.11N 101.36W
06/09/2005  2.75 INCH        ARMSTRONG          TX   PUBLIC

&&

RN

Local storm report, Jun 9, 6:07 PM CST, 39 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
707 PM CDT THU JUN 09 2005

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

0702 PM     TORNADO          10 SW WHITE DEER        35.33N 101.30W
06/09/2005                   CARSON             TX   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TORNADO START TIME: 702 / END TIME -?

&&

DH

Local storm report, Jun 9, 6:09 PM CST, 37 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
709 PM CDT THU JUN 09 2005

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

0708 PM     HAIL             CLAUDE                  35.11N 101.36W
06/09/2005  1.75 INCH        ARMSTRONG          TX   NWS EMPLOYEE

&&

DH

Special weather statement, Jun 9, 6:20 PM CST, 26 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
720 PM CDT THU JUN 9 2005

TXZ009-100115-
ROBERTS TX-
720 PM CDT THU JUN 9 2005

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN ROBERTS COUNTY...

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 31 MILES NORTHWEST OF MIAMI AT 720
PM CDT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. AN ADDITIONAL STRONG STORM WAS
MOVING INTO WESTERN ROBERTS COUNTY ABOUT 25 MILES WEST OF MIAMI.

ONE HALF INCH SIZE HAIL AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.

PEOPLE IN ROBERTS COUNTY SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION
CLOSELY...LISTEN FOR WARNINGS AND REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING
WEATHER CONDITIONS.

KRAMAR

Local storm report, Jun 9, 6:21 PM CST, 25 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
721 PM CDT THU JUN 09 2005

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

0720 PM     HAIL             WHITE DEER              35.43N 101.17W
06/09/2005  0.75 INCH        CARSON             TX   AMATEUR RADIO

&&

EA

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 123 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:46 UTC.

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Event by event

2 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Beaver

When: June 9, 6:46 PM CST
Where: Beaver County, 4 mi S of Floris
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 36.817, -100.700

Hail, Beaver

When: June 9, 6:56 PM CST
Where: Beaver County, 8 mi W of Beaver
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 36.817, -100.667

Tornado, Beaver

When: June 9, 7:06 PM CST to 7:08 PM CST
Where: Beaver County, 5 mi NW of Forgan
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 25 yd
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 36.950, -100.600

Tornado verified by photographs and touched down over open country. No damage or injuries occurred and the path length and path width were estimated.

What these are

Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
Tornado: A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Oklahoma in 2005 Every state in 2005 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Oklahoma, 2005 Warnings in Oklahoma, June 2005

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: 5459300, 5459301, 5459302.