Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, May 13 to 14, 2005

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, May 13 to 14, 2005
Start: 2005-05-13T15:35
End: 2005-05-14T02:53
Location: Oklahoma

May 13 to 14, 2005 · NWS OUN · 56 events in 20 counties and zones

48 hail, 8 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $27,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 56

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 May 13, 2:03 PM CST, 1 hour 32 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 13, 2:03 PM CST, 1 hour 32 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
303 PM CDT FRI MAY 13 2005

.DISCUSSION...
THE STAGE IS SET FOR A VERY IMPRESSIVE SHOW TONIGHT... ONCE THE
ACTORS ARRIVE. SUBSTANTIAL INSTABILITY AND QUITE ADEQUATE VERTICAL WIND
SHEAR... COMBINED WITH AN APPROACHING FRONT AND AN INTRICATE ARRAY
OF OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES... SHOULD RESULT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF
SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS OUR
WESTERN COUNTIES... FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER ROUND OF MORE-LINEAR
STORMS AS THE COLD FRONT SWEEPS THROUGH OVERNIGHT. ALL THIS SHOULD
AMOUNT TO A LOT OF RAIN FOR QUITE A FEW PEOPLE. WITH THIS IN
MIND... WE PLAN TO ISSUE A FLOOD WATCH FOR FLASH FLOODING FOR
TONIGHT FOR APPROXIMATELY THE AREA SOUTH OF I-40 IN THE WEST...
AND I-44 IN THE EAST.

THE OVERNIGHT STORMS SHOULD PUSH A STRONG OUTFLOW BOUNDARY AHEAD
OF THEM... EFFECTIVELY REPLACING THE SURFACE COLD FRONT. THIS
BOUNDARY IS FORECAST TO DIG FAIRLY DEEPLY INTO TEXAS TOMORROW.
CLEARING SKIES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MOST OF OKLAHOMA... WHILE A
FEW SHOWERS MAY YET LINGER IN THE RED RIVER REGION SATURDAY
MORNING.

MOISTURE IS QUICK TO RETURN LATE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY... AND A FEW
SHOWERS AND ELEVATED THUNDERSTORMS MAY ACCOMPANY THE LEADING
REGION OF WARM/MOIST ADVECTION ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW-LEVEL JET.

IT STILL APPEARS THAT A MID-LEVEL RIDGE WILL SETTLE INTO THE
SOUTHERN PLAINS EARLY NEXT WEEK... LASTING THROUGH THE WEEK...
WHICH WILL RESULT IN VERY WARM - EVEN HOT - TEMPERATURES AND
MINIMAL CHANCES FOR RAIN.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
OKLAHOMA CITY OK  54  74  50  75 /  80   0   0  10
HOBART OK         54  74  51  76 /  80   0   0  20
WICHITA FALLS TX  59  76  54  78 /  80  20   0  20
GAGE OK           48  72  47  74 /  50   0   0  20
PONCA CITY OK     53  73  48  74 /  80   0   0   0
DURANT OK         63  75  54  79 /  90  20   0  10

&&

.OUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM 7 PM FRIDAY TO 7 AM SATURDAY FOR OKZ016-
     OKZ021-OKZ022-OKZ023-OKZ024-OKZ025-OKZ026-OKZ027-OKZ028-
     OKZ029-OKZ030-OKZ031-OKZ032-OKZ033-OKZ034-OKZ035-OKZ036-
     OKZ037-OKZ038-OKZ039-OKZ040-OKZ041-OKZ042-OKZ043-OKZ044-
     OKZ045-OKZ046-OKZ047-OKZ048-OKZ050-OKZ051-OKZ052.

TX...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM 7 PM FRIDAY TO 7 AM SATURDAY FOR TXZ083-
     TXZ084-TXZ085-TXZ086-TXZ087-TXZ088-TXZ089-TXZ090.

&&

21/23

Hazardous weather outlook, May 13, 10:54 AM CST, 4 hours 41 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTED...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1154 AM CDT FRI MAY 13 2005

OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-141200-

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK COVERS NORTHERN...WESTERN...
CENTRAL...AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA...AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT...

THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK...
THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER MUCH OF
WESTERN OKLAHOMA AND ALL OF WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.  THERE IS A SLIGHT
RISK OF SEVERE STORMS OVER THE REMAINDER OF OKLAHOMA.

LOCATION...
THE MODERATE RISK AREA IS SOUTH AND WEST OF A LINE FROM GAGE... TO
WOODWARD... TO ENID... TO EL RENO... TO DUNCAN... TO RYAN... AND
INCLUDES WICHITA FALLS... ALTUS... HOBART AND CLINTON. THE SLIGHT
RISK AREA INCLUDES ALL OF THE REMAINING PORTIONS OF OKLAHOMA

TIMING...
SEVERE STORM DEVELOPMENT IS EXPECTED BETWEEN 2 AND 4 PM OVER WESTERN
OKLAHOMA... WITH THE THREAT CONTINUING WELL INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

IMPACTS...
THE MOST INTENSE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HAIL UP TO THE
SIZE OF BASEBALLS AND WINDS UP TO 80 MPH... AND SUPERCELLS OVER
WESTERN OKLAHOMA WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG TORNADOES
BETWEEN 5 AND 9 PM THIS EVENING.

RECOMMENDED ACTIONS...
STORM SPOTTER GROUPS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL ACROSS THE
RISK AREA SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS FROM MID
AFTERNOON... WELL INTO THE NIGHT TIME HOURS. PEOPLE WITH OUTDOOR
PLANS ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT WAS LOCATED FROM NEAR AMARILLO... TO NEAR BUFFALO IN
FAR NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA... TO NEAR PRATT KANSAS AT MIDDAY AND WAS
MOVING SLOWLY SOUTHWARD. A DRYLINE EXTENDED SOUTHWARD FROM THE FRONT
NEAR AMARILLO... TO WEST OF CHILDRESS... TO NEAR SNYDER TEXAS...
WITH AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVING EASTWARD FROM THE TEXAS
PANHANDLE ACCOMPANIED BY RELATIVELY COLD TEMPERATURES ALOFT.  THE
OUTFLOW BOUNDARY FROM MORNING STORMS WAS LOCATED ACROSS FAR NORTHERN
TEXAS... WHERE IT INTERSECTED THE DRYLINE NEAR CHILDRESS.
WIDESPREAD CLOUD COVER TO THE EAST OF THE DRYLINE WILL CONTINUE TO
SLOWLY ERODE THIS AFTERNOON... WHICH WILL ALLOW FOR SIGNIFICANT
AIRMASS DESTABILIZATION OVER ALL OF WESTERN NORTH TEXAS AND WESTERN
OKLAHOMA.  THE OUTFLOW BOUNDARY IS ALSO EXPECTED TO SLOWLY MOVE
NORTHWARD THIS AFTERNOON.  STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER
WESTERN OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS ALONG AND EAST OF THE
DRYLINE AND ALONG THE COLD FRONT BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON.  GIVEN
CAPE VALUES FROM 3000 TO 4000 AND SUFFICIENT DEEP LAYER WIND
SHEAR... SUPERCELL STORMS ARE EXPECTED... WITH A POTENTIAL FOR VERY
LARGE AND POTENTIALLY DESTRUCTIVE HAIL ALONG WITH DAMAGING WINDS.

IN ADDITION... IT APPEARS THAT THERE WILL BE A SMALL AREA OF
ENHANCED LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR... CO-LOCATED WITH HIGHER MOISTURE IN
AREAS JUST ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE SLOWLY NORTHWARD-MOVING OUTFLOW
BOUNDARY DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS OVER
SOUTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA.  ANY SUPERCELL STORMS IN AREAS
FROM ALTUS AND FREDERICK... NORTHWARD TO MANGUM... CORDELL... ELK
CITY... WEATHERFORD AND HOBART DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY
EVENING... ARE LIKELY TO BE ACCOMPANIED BY AN ENHANCED THREAT FOR
TORNADOES.

FINALLY... OTHER THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP IN CENTRAL OKLAHOMA ALONG
A SOUTHWARD MOVING OUTFLOW BOUNDARY.  THE MOST LIKELY TIMING AND
LOCATION FOR DEVELOPMENT APPEARS TO BE FROM 5 TO 8 PM... IN AREAS
FROM NORMAN... TO OKLAHOMA CITY... TO KINGFISHER AND STILLWATER.

PROBABILITY TABLE...
VALID THROUGH 700 AM CDT SATURDAY MAY 14.
PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN THE
              NWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING AREA...100 PERCENT.
PROBABILITY OF SEVERE STORMS IF STORMS OCCUR...100 PERCENT.

OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO EXPECTED WITH THUNDERSTORMS THIS
EVENING AND INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THE GREATEST RISK OF FLASH
FLOOD PRODUCING RAINFALL IS EXPECTED OVER THE SOUTHWEST THIRD OF
OKLAHOMA AND MUCH OF WESTERN NORTH TEXAS... WHERE HEAVY RAINS HAVE
ALREADY FALLEN DURING THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...

THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK...
A FEW LINGERING THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY OVER EXTREME
SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTH TEXAS AS THE COLD FRONT CONTINUES TO
MOVE SOUTHWARD.

THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL RETURN TO PARTS OF WESTERN OKLAHOMA AND
WESTERN NORTH TEXAS LATE SUNDAY EXPANDING NORTHEASTWARD INTO
NORTHERN...CENTRAL...AND THE REST OF SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA SUNDAY NIGHT
INTO MONDAY.

OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
NONE.

THE NEXT SCHEDULED HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK WILL BE ISSUED AT 7 AM
SATURDAY MORNING MAY 14.

 MILLER

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 13, 11:38 AM CST, 3 hours 57 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1238 PM CDT FRI MAY 13 2005

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

1210 AM     HAIL             ARAPAHO                 35.58N 98.96W
05/13/2005  2.00 INCH        CUSTER             OK   PUBLIC

            HAIL REPORTED ON WEST SIDE OF TOWN.

1215 AM     TSTM WND DMG     ARAPAHO                 35.58N 98.96W
05/13/2005                   CUSTER             OK   PUBLIC

            SHINGLES BLOWN OFF OF ROOF, 14 INCH DIAMETER TREE LIMBS
            DOWN.

1225 AM     TSTM WND GST     ALFALFA                 35.22N 98.61W
05/13/2005  60 MPH           CADDO              OK   PUBLIC

            WIND GUST ESTIMATED.

&&

JLP

Special weather statement, May 13, 11:41 AM CST, 3 hours 54 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1241 PM CDT FRI MAY 13 2005

OKZ032-131800-
HUGHES OK-
1241 PM CDT FRI MAY 13 2005

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR NORTHERN HUGHES COUNTY.

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF WETUMKA AT
1241 PM CDT...MOVING EAST-NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL IS LIKELY WITH THIS STORM.

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

 MILLER

Local storm report, May 13, 11:42 AM CST, 3 hours 53 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1242 PM CDT FRI MAY 13 2005

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

1210 AM     TSTM WND GST     6 SE CUSTER CITY        35.60N 98.81W
05/13/2005  70 MPH           CUSTER             OK   PUBLIC

            ESTIMATED WIND GUST.

&&

JLP

Special weather statement, May 13, 2:54 PM CST, 41 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
354 PM CDT FRI MAY 13 2005

TXZ083-084-132115-
FOARD TX-HARDEMAN TX-
354 PM CDT FRI MAY 13 2005

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR FOARD AND HARDEMAN COUNTIES.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING 30 MILES SOUTHWEST OF QUANAH AT
354 PM CDT. THESE STORMS WERE IN COTTLE COUNTY AND MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 20 MPH.  THE STORMS WILL MOVE INTO FOARD AND HARDEMAN COUNTIES
AFTER 430 PM.

BE PREPARED FOR WARNINGS AND THE APPROACH OF SEVERE WEATHER.

Special weather statement, May 13, 3:08 PM CST, 27 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
408 PM CDT FRI MAY 13 2005

TXZ083-084-132130-
FOARD TX-HARDEMAN TX-
408 PM CDT FRI MAY 13 2005

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR FOARD AND HARDEMAN COUNTIES.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 27 MILES SOUTHWEST OF QUANAH IN
COTTLE COUNTY AT 408 PM CDT...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.  THE STORMS
WILL MOVE INTO FOARD AND HARDEMAN COUNTIES BETWEEN 430 PM AND 5 PM.

PEOPLE IN FOARD AND HARDEMAN COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE CITY OF
QUANAH...SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR
WARNINGS AND REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS.

30

Special weather statement, May 13, 3:14 PM CST, 21 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
414 PM CDT FRI MAY 13 2005

OKZ021-132130-
BECKHAM OK-
414 PM CDT FRI MAY 13 2005

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR BECKHAM COUNTY.

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ERICK AT 414
PM CDT...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

SMALL HAIL AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.

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

30

The radar

The Altus AFB radar (KFDR), 117 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:35 UTC.

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Event by event

48 hail, 8 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Beckham

When: May 13, 3:35 PM CST
Where: Beckham County, 13 mi SSW of Erick
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 35.050, -99.950

Hail, Harmon

When: May 13, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Harmon County, 7 mi SE of Hollis
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 34.617, -99.833

Hail, Greer

When: May 13, 4:05 PM CST
Where: Greer County, 12 mi WNW of Willow
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 35.117, -99.717

Hail was reported at the Sandy Sanders Wildlife Reserve near the Greer-Beckham County line.

Hail, Garfield

When: May 13, 4:20 PM CST
Where: Garfield County, Drummond
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: BROADCAST MEDIA
Coordinates: 36.300, -98.033

Hail, Harmon

When: May 13, 4:45 PM CST
Where: Harmon County, Hollis
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 34.683, -99.917

Hail, Garfield

When: May 13, 4:50 PM CST
Where: Garfield County, Vance Afb
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: METEOROLOGIST(NON NWS)
Coordinates: 36.333, -97.900

Hail was reported at the housing area of Vance Air Force Base.

Hail, Garfield

When: May 13, 4:56 PM CST
Where: Garfield County, Vance Afb
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 36.333, -97.900

Hail, Garfield

When: May 13, 5:08 PM CST to 5:10 PM CST
Where: Garfield County, Waukomis
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 36.283, -97.900

Hail, Greer

When: May 13, 5:21 PM CST
Where: Greer County, Mangum
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 34.883, -99.500

Hail, Greer

When: May 13, 5:22 PM CST
Where: Greer County, 2 mi SW of Mangum
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 34.867, -99.517

Hail, Greer

When: May 13, 5:29 PM CST
Where: Greer County, 9 mi SW of Mangum
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 34.783, -99.617

Hail, Greer

When: May 13, 5:35 PM CST
Where: Greer County, 11 mi SW of Mangum
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 34.767, -99.633

Hail, Greer

When: May 13, 5:36 PM CST
Where: Greer County, Mangum
Measured: 2 in hail
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 34.883, -99.500

Hail, Greer

When: May 13, 5:44 PM CST
Where: Greer County, Mangum
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 34.883, -99.500

Hail was observed on Highway 34 on the south side of town.

Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson

When: May 13, 5:53 PM CST
Where: Jackson County, 1 mi W of Martha
Measured: 78 kt (90 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
Coordinates: 34.717, -99.400

Hail, Custer

When: May 13, 5:54 PM CST
Where: Custer County, 1 mi W of Butler
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 35.633, -99.200

Hail, Garfield

When: May 13, 5:54 PM CST
Where: Garfield County, Hayward
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates: 36.283, -97.517

Hail, Jackson

When: May 13, 6:03 PM CST
Where: Jackson County, Altus
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates: 34.633, -99.333

Hail was reported at the corner of Bradford and Market Street.

Hail, Jackson

When: May 13, 6:05 PM CST
Where: Jackson County, 2 mi N of Blair
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates: 34.817, -99.333

Hail was reported near the intersection of Highway 62 and Martha Road.

Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson

When: May 13, 6:06 PM CST
Where: Jackson County, (Lts)altus Afb
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) measured gust
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 34.650, -99.267

The wind gust was measured by the surface observations station at Altus AFB (LTS).

Hail, Noble

When: May 13, 6:10 PM CST
Where: Noble County, 3 mi SW of Perry
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 36.267, -97.317

Hail, Jackson

When: May 13, 6:12 PM CST
Where: Jackson County, 1 mi W of Altus
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates: 34.633, -99.350

Hail, Jackson

When: May 13, 6:17 PM CST
Where: Jackson County, Altus
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates: 34.633, -99.333

Hail, Logan

When: May 13, 6:20 PM CST
Where: Logan County, Marshall
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 36.150, -97.617

Hail was reported covering the ground.

Hail, Jackson

When: May 13, 6:25 PM CST
Where: Jackson County, 5 mi E of Altus
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates: 34.633, -99.250

Hail, Kay

When: May 13, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Kay County, Braman
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 36.933, -97.333

Hail, Kay

When: May 13, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Kay County, Braman
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 36.933, -97.333

Hail, Washita

When: May 13, 6:35 PM CST
Where: Washita County, 1 mi S of Foss
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 35.433, -99.167

Hail, Kiowa

When: May 13, 6:37 PM CST
Where: Kiowa County, 1 mi S of Snyder
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates: 34.633, -98.950

Hail was observed on Highway 62.

Hail, Kiowa

When: May 13, 6:38 PM CST
Where: Kiowa County, Mountain Park
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates: 34.700, -98.950

Hail, Kingfisher

When: May 13, 6:45 PM CST
Where: Kingfisher County, Hennessey
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 36.100, -97.900

Hail, Comanche

When: May 13, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Comanche County, 1 mi N of Indiahoma
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: BROADCAST MEDIA
Coordinates: 34.633, -98.750

Hail, Kiowa

When: May 13, 7:05 PM CST
Where: Kiowa County, 7 mi NE of Mountain Park
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 34.767, -98.867

Hail, Payne

When: May 13, 7:12 PM CST
Where: Payne County, 10 mi W of Stillwater
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 36.117, -97.250

Thunderstorm Wind, Logan

When: May 13, 7:30 PM CST
Where: Logan County, 2 mi N of Langston
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 35.983, -97.250

Hail, Kingfisher

When: May 13, 7:30 PM CST
Where: Kingfisher County, Dover
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 35.983, -97.917

Hail, Roger Mills

When: May 13, 7:35 PM CST
Where: Roger Mills County, 4 mi SW of Reydon
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
Coordinates: 35.617, -99.967

Hail, Payne

When: May 13, 7:35 PM CST
Where: Payne County, Stillwater
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 36.117, -97.067

Thunderstorm Wind, Payne

When: May 13, 7:45 PM CST
Where: Payne County, 3 mi W of Perkins
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates: 35.967, -97.083

Hail, Caddo

When: May 13, 7:50 PM CST
Where: Caddo County, Hydro
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 35.550, -98.567

Hail, Beckham

When: May 13, 7:50 PM CST
Where: Beckham County, 6 mi WNW of Mayfield
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 35.367, -99.983

Hail, Payne

When: May 13, 7:51 PM CST
Where: Payne County, Perkins
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates: 35.967, -97.033

Hail, Lincoln

When: May 13, 7:55 PM CST
Where: Lincoln County, 10 mi NW of Chandler
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 35.800, -97.017

Thunderstorm Wind, Payne

When: May 13, 7:55 PM CST
Where: Payne County, 3 mi WNW of Perkins
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $2,000
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates: 35.983, -97.083

Numerous 8 to 12 inch diameter tree limbs downed.

Hail, Harmon

When: May 13, 7:56 PM CST
Where: Harmon County, 4 mi W of Hollis
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates: 34.683, -99.983

Hail, Payne

When: May 13, 7:57 PM CST
Where: Payne County, 1 mi NE of Perkins
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates: 35.983, -97.017

Hail, Tillman

When: May 13, 7:59 PM CST
Where: Tillman County, 3 mi S of Frederick
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates: 34.333, -99.017

Hail, Tillman

When: May 13, 7:59 PM CST
Where: Tillman County, 4 mi S of Frederick
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 34.333, -99.017

Hail was reported on U.S. Highway 183.

Hail, Harmon

When: May 13, 8:00 PM CST
Where: Harmon County, 7 mi SSE of Hollis
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 34.583, -99.867

Hail, Custer

When: May 13, 8:00 PM CST
Where: Custer County, 2 mi N of Weatherford
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: BROADCAST MEDIA
Coordinates: 35.550, -98.717

Hail was reported by the commercial radio station KWVY.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lincoln

When: May 13, 8:09 PM CST
Where: Lincoln County, 7 mi NNW of Carney
Measured: 65 kt (75 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 35.917, -97.067

Thunderstorm Wind, Lincoln

When: May 13, 8:19 PM CST
Where: Lincoln County, 2 mi WNW of Tryon
Measured: 65 kt (75 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $15,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 35.883, -97.000

The roof was blown off a mobile home on Complex Road near Highway 177.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lincoln

When: May 13, 8:20 PM CST
Where: Lincoln County, 4 mi WNW of Tryon
Measured: 69 kt (79 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 35.883, -97.033

Part of the roof was blown off a building 2 miles north of the intersection of Highway 105 and Highway 177 and 1.25 miles east on Complex Road.

Hail, Beckham

When: May 13, 8:35 PM CST
Where: Beckham County, 4 mi S of Sayre
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 35.250, -99.650

Hail, Jefferson

When: May 14, 2:12 AM CST
Where: Jefferson County, 4 mi NW of Addington
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 34.300, -98.033

Hail, Carter

When: May 14, 2:53 AM CST
Where: Carter County, 1 mi W of Springer
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 34.317, -97.167

Hail was reported at mile marker 41 on Interstate 35.

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.

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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: 5449020, 5449021, 5449022, 5449023, 5449024, 5449025, 5449026, 5449027, 5449028, 5449029, 5449091, 5449092, 5449093, 5449094, 5449095, 5449096, 5449097, 5449098, 5449099, 5449100, 5449101, 5449102, 5449103, 5449104, 5449105, 5449106, 5449211, 5449107, 5449108, 5449109, 5449110, 5449111, 5449112, 5449113, 5449114, 5449115, 5449116, 5449117, 5449118, 5449119, and more.