Hail, Osage
- When
- May 22, 11:28 PM CST
- Where
- Osage County, Grainola
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 36.950, -96.650
Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, May 22 to 23, 2005
12 thunderstorm wind, 1 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
- $2,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 13
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 Tulsa, OK wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at May 22, 8:30 PM CST, 2 hours 58 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 22, 8:30 PM CST, 2 hours 58 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 930 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2005 .DISCUSSION... ELEVATED STORMS STARTING TO DEVELOP NORTH OF OUTFLOW BOUNDARY/COLD FRONT. EXPECT STORMS TO CONTINUE TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE OVERNIGHT AS LOW LEVEL JET BEGINS TO DEVELOP. ELEVATED INSTABILITY/SHEAR PROFILES ARE SUFFICIENT FOR A SEVERE THREAT OVERNIGHT WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...PRIMARILY OVER NE OK/NW ARK. IN ADDITION ...STORMS MAY DEVELOP/TRAIN OVER THE SAME LOCATIONS WITH A LOCALIZED FLASH FLOOD THREAT AFTER MIDNIGHT. ALREADY SENT UPDATED FORECAST PACKAGE EARLIER THIS EVENING WITH CURRENT THINKING. NO OTHER CHANGES ANTICIPATED. && .TSA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OK...NONE. AR...NONE. && SHORT TERM FORECASTER ID= 12
Hazardous weather outlook, May 22, 10:07 PM CST, 1 hour 21 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 1107 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2005 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-231000- ADAIR OK-BENTON AR-CARROLL AR-CHEROKEE OK-CHOCTAW OK-CRAIG OK- CRAWFORD AR-CREEK OK-DELAWARE OK-FRANKLIN AR-HASKELL OK-LATIMER OK- LE FLORE OK-MADISON AR-MAYES OK-MCINTOSH OK-MUSKOGEE OK-NOWATA OK- OKFUSKEE OK-OKMULGEE OK-OSAGE OK-OTTAWA OK-PAWNEE OK-PITTSBURG OK- PUSHMATAHA OK-ROGERS OK-SEBASTIAN AR-SEQUOYAH OK-TULSA OK-WAGONER OK- WASHINGTON OK-WASHINGTON AR- 1058 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2005 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PROBABLE OVERNIGHT... THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. TORNADO. RISK...ELEVATED. AREA...NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. ONSET...AROUND MIDNIGHT. AREA AT GREATEST RISK...NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. RISK...SIGNIFICANT. AREA....NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS ONSET...AROUND MIDNIGHT. AREA AT GREATEST RISK...NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. DISCUSSION... A COMPLEX OF STORMS HAS DEVELOPED ACROSS SOUTHERN KANSAS AND SW MISSOURI. THESE STORMS WILL ENTER NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS AROUND MIDNIGHT AND WILL PROGRESS SOUTH-EASTWARD THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA. THESE STORMS WILL POSE A THREAT FOR LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND AS THEY MOVE SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA. SOME OF THE STORMS WILL BE SUPER-CELLULAR AND WILL POSE A LIMITED THREAT FOR TORNADOES. IN ADDITION...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE LIKELY WITH THE STRONGER STORMS. ANY STORMS THAT MOVE OVER THE SAME AREAS OVERNIGHT WILL CAUSE AN INCREASED THREAT FOR LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING. SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE NEEDED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. MONDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL. TUESDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL. WEDNESDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL. THURSDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL. FRIDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL. SATURDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL. EXTENDED DISCUSSION... NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL RESULT IN CONTINUED CHANCES OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MOST OF THE UPCOMING WEEK. THERE MAY BE A BRIEF LULL IN THE ACTIVITY AROUND FRIDAY AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE AREA. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLANNING STATEMENT... WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA CONTAINS ADDITIONAL TABULAR AND GRAPHICAL INFORMATION.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 22, 9:01 PM CST, 2 hours 27 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1001 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2005
OKZ058-230345-
OTTAWA OK-
1001 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2005
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1045 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTY:
IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
OTTAWA
AT 1001 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
MIAMI...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE
AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...MIAMI...NARCISSA...WYANDOTTE AND
OTTAWA.
THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO
40 MPH.Special weather statement, May 22, 9:25 PM CST, 2 hours 3 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 1025 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2005 ARZ001>002-010>011-019>020-029-OKZ054>064-067>069-072- 230900- BENTON-CARROLL-CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-MADISON-SEBASTIAN-WASHINGTON- ADAIR-CHEROKEE-CRAIG-CREEK-DELAWARE-MAYES-NOWATA-OSAGE-OTTAWA- PAWNEE-ROGERS-SEQUOYAH-TULSA-WAGONER-WASHINGTON- 1025 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2005 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 312 IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREA... IN ARKANSAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 7 COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS BENTON... CARROLL... CRAWFORD... MADISON... WASHINGTON... IN WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS FRANKLIN... SEBASTIAN... IN OKLAHOMA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 15 COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA CHEROKEE... SEQUOYAH... IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA ADAIR... CRAIG... CREEK... DELAWARE... MAYES... NOWATA... OSAGE... OTTAWA... PAWNEE... ROGERS... TULSA... WAGONER... WASHINGTON... THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...ROGERS...BENTONVILLE...PRYOR... CLAREMORE...SALLISAW...OZARK...CHARLESTON...JAY...FAYETTEVILLE... SPRINGDALE...TAHLEQUAH...FORT SMITH...NOWATA...STILWELL... BERRYVILLE...EUREKA SPRINGS...TULSA...WAGONER...BARTLESVILLE... VAN BUREN...PAWHUSKA...PAWNEE...MIAMI...HUNTSVILLE... VINITA AND BRISTOW.
Local storm report, May 22, 9:30 PM CST, 1 hour 58 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1030 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1025 PM HAIL 15 SE MIAMI 36.72N 94.69W
05/22/2005 0.88 INCH OTTAWA OK TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
JDSThe radar
The Wichita radar (KICT), 105 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 05:28 UTC.
Event by event
12 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Nowata
- When
- May 22, 11:57 PM CST
- Where
- Nowata County, South Coffeyville
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.983, -95.617
Thunderstorm Wind, Craig
- When
- May 23, 12:15 AM CST
- Where
- Craig County, Centralia
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 36.800, -95.350
Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down large tree limbs.
Thunderstorm Wind, Ottawa
- When
- May 23, 12:20 AM CST
- Where
- Ottawa County, Wyandotte
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 36.800, -94.733
Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down numerous trees.
Thunderstorm Wind, Nowata
- When
- May 23, 12:43 AM CST
- Where
- Nowata County, Wann
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.917, -95.800
Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down a few trees.
Thunderstorm Wind, Craig
- When
- May 23, 1:40 AM CST
- Where
- Craig County, 8 mi SSW of Vinita
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 36.550, -95.200
Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down power lines.
Thunderstorm Wind, Delaware
- When
- May 23, 1:45 AM CST
- Where
- Delaware County, 6 mi E of Jay
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.417, -94.700
Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down large tree limbs.
Thunderstorm Wind, Osage
- When
- May 23, 1:55 AM CST
- Where
- Osage County, 4 mi NE of Avant
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 36.517, -96.017
Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down large tree limbs.
Thunderstorm Wind, Washington
- When
- May 23, 1:55 AM CST
- Where
- Washington County, 3 mi SW of Ramona
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 36.500, -95.950
Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down large tree limbs.
Thunderstorm Wind, Nowata
- When
- May 23, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Nowata County, 7 mi W of Nowata
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 36.700, -95.767
Thunderstorm Wind, Rogers
- When
- May 23, 2:17 AM CST
- Where
- Rogers County, Talala
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.533, -95.683
Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down large tree limbs.
Thunderstorm Wind, Mayes
- When
- May 23, 2:40 AM CST
- Where
- Mayes County, Pryor
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 36.300, -95.317
Thunderstorm winds estimted at 60 miles an hour blew down large tree limbs and power lines.
Thunderstorm Wind, Sequoyah
- When
- May 23, 3:55 AM CST
- Where
- Sequoyah County, Akins
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 35.517, -94.700
Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down large tree limbs.
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
- Flood in Colorado, May 22 to 30, 2005
- Flood in Colorado, May 22 to 30, 2005
- Flood in Colorado, May 22 to 30, 2005
- Avalanche in Oregon, May 22, 2005
- Hail in Colorado, May 22, 2005
- High Wind in Maine, May 22, 2005
- Flooding in Colorado, May 22 to 30, 2005
- Flash Flood in Missouri, May 22, 2005
- Flash Flood in Missouri, May 22, 2005
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, May 22, 2005
- Flood in Colorado, May 22 to 30, 2005
- Funnel Cloud in Florida, May 22, 2005
More
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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: 5449447, 5449448, 5449449, 5449450, 5449452, 5449453, 5449451, 5449454, 5449455, 5449456, 5449457, 5449458, 5449459.