Hail in Oklahoma, November 27, 2005

Name: Hail in Oklahoma, November 27, 2005
Start: 2005-11-27T14:03
End: 2005-11-27T14:03
Location: Oklahoma

November 27, 2005 · NWS TSA · 1 event in 1 county or zone

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.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
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 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 Nov 27, 1:33 PM CST, 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 27, 1:33 PM CST, 30 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
133 PM CST SUN NOV 27 2005

.MESOSCALE UPDATE...
THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BEGUN TO DEVELOP JUST AHEAD OF THE DRY LINE
IN OSAGE...PAWNEE AND CREEK COUNTIES.  CAP INDEX ANALYSIS AT 19Z
SHOWED THE CAP HAD NOW WEAKENED FROM THE KANSAS BORDER SOUTH TO THE
RED RIVER AHEAD OF THE DRY LINE AND THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD STEADILY
DEVELOP SOUTH INTO SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA.  DEEP LAYER SHEAR IS EXTREME.
THE DIRECTIONAL PATTERN IS FAVORABLE FOR DISCRETE SUPERCELLS FROM
THE DRY LINE BULGE NORTHWARD...WHICH THROUGH THE COURSE OF THE EVENT
WILL BE ROUGHLY ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM OKEMAH OK TO
EUREKA SPRINGS.  SOUTH OF THIS LINE CELL-TO-CELL INTERACTIONS WILL FAVOR
MORE OF A SOLID SQUALL LINE.

WIND FIELDS ALOFT ARE VERY STRONG AND FAVOR THE POTENTIAL FOR EXTREME
STORM WIND GUSTS.

&&

.TSA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 6 PM SUNDAY FOR OKZ049-OKZ053-OKZ054-
     OKZ055-OKZ056-OKZ057-OKZ058-OKZ059-OKZ060-OKZ061-OKZ062-
     OKZ063-OKZ064-OKZ065-OKZ066-OKZ067-OKZ068-OKZ069-OKZ070-
     OKZ071-OKZ072-OKZ073-OKZ074-OKZ075-OKZ076.

     WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM MONDAY FOR OKZ049-OKZ053-OKZ054-OKZ055-
     OKZ056-OKZ057-OKZ058-OKZ059-OKZ060-OKZ061-OKZ062-OKZ063-
     OKZ064-OKZ065-OKZ066-OKZ067-OKZ068-OKZ069-OKZ070-OKZ071-
     OKZ072-OKZ073-OKZ074-OKZ075-OKZ076.

AR...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM MONDAY FOR ARZ001-ARZ002-ARZ010-ARZ011-
     ARZ019-ARZ020-ARZ029.

     RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 6 PM SUNDAY FOR ARZ019-ARZ020-ARZ029.

&&

SHORT TERM FORECASTER ID= 8

Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 27, 12:40 PM CST, 1 hour 23 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1240 PM CST SUN NOV 27 2005

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-281100-
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-
1240 PM CST SUN NOV 27 2005

...TORNADO WATCH FOR PARTS OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA THIS AFTERNOON
AND THIS EVENING...

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....PARTS OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
	ONSET....THIS AFTERNOON.

	AREA AT GREATEST RISK...FAR NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND FAR NORTHWEST
        ARKANSAS.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.
	RISK...SIGNIFICANT.
	AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
	ONSET...THIS AFTERNOON.

	AREA AT GREATEST RISK...FAR NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND FAR NORTHWEST
ARKANSAS.

FIRE DANGER.
        RISK...SIGNIFICANT.
	AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND PARTS OF NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
        ONSET...ONGOING.

SIGNIFICANT WINDS (NON THUNDERSTORM).
	RISK...ELEVATED.
	AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
	ONSET...ONGOING.

        AREA AT GREATEST RISK...NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND FAR NORTHWEST
ARKANSAS.

DISCUSSION...
A POWERFUL UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM NEAR THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS
PANHANDLES WILL LIFT ACROSS KANSAS DURING THE AFTERNOON.  AT MIDDAY
A DEEPENING SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WAS LOCATED OVER CENTRAL
KANSAS WITH A DRY LINE TRAILING DOWN ACROSS OKLAHOMA THROUGH THE
I-35 CORRIDOR.  STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE DEVELOPING EARLY
THIS AFTERNOON IN THE VICINITY OF THE SURFACE LOW AND AN ELEVATED
TORNADO THREAT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FEATURE HAS LED TO A TORNADO
WATCH FOR PARTS OF KANSAS AND PARTS OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA THIS
AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING.  LATER THIS AFTERNOON ADDITION
STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP FURTHER SOUTH ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE
DRYLINE.  THESE STORMS WILL LIKELY EVOLVE QUICKLY INTO A SQUALL LINE
THAT WILL AFFECT MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
INTO THE EVENING....WITH THE MAIN THREAT BEING DAMAGING STRAIGHTLINE
WINDS.

GIVEN THE WINDY AND WARM CONDITIONS EXPECTED...ALONG WITH THE DRY
GROUND WILL PRESENT A SIGNIFICANT FIRE DANGER TODAY ACROSS MOST OF
THE AREA. THUS...A RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE IN EFFECT TODAY.
SEE/OKCRFWTSA/ FOR DETAILS.

THE AFOREMENTIONED WINDY CONDITIONS ANTICIPATED FOR TODAY WILL ALSO
PERSIST TONIGHT AFTER THE FRONT PASSES...WHERE NORTHWEST WINDS
GUSTING TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. SEE /OKCNPWTSA/ FOR DETAILS.

SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING.
EMERGENCY MANAGERS SHOULD CHECK YOUR E-MAIL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.
MONDAY...HIGH FIRE WEATHER POTENTIAL.
TUESDAY...NO HAZARDS.
WEDNESDAY...NO HAZARDS.
THURSDAY...NO HAZARDS.
FRIDAY...NO HAZARDS.
SATURDAY...NO HAZARDS.

EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
WINDY CONDITIONS COMBINED WITH LOW DEWPOINT AIR WILL RESULT IN FIRE
DANGER AGAIN TOMORROW. WINDS WILL DECREASE AFTER MONDAY...WITH A
DRY COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO APPROACH AROUND MIDWEEK.

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLANNING STATEMENT...
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE
LATEST FORECASTS AND DISCUSSIONS.

WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA CONTAINS ADDITIONAL TABULAR AND GRAPHICAL
INFORMATION.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Nov 27, 1:06 PM CST, 57 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
106 PM CST SUN NOV 27 2005

OKZ054-271930-
OSAGE OK-
106 PM CST SUN NOV 27 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 130 PM CST
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTY:

IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
     OSAGE

AT 106 PM CST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 3 MILES
NORTH OF WEBB CITY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT
WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...SHIDLER...WEBB CITY AND
GRAINOLA.

THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO
50 MPH.

Special weather statement, Nov 27, 1:27 PM CST, 36 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
127 PM CST SUN NOV 27 2005

OKZ054-272000-
OSAGE OK-
127 PM CST SUN NOV 27 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 200 PM CST
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTY:

IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
     OSAGE

AT 127 PM CST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 17
MILES SOUTHWEST OF AVANT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS
THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...AVANT...WOLCO...
BARNSDALL...TALLANT...OKESA AND HULAH.

THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO
50 MPH.

Special weather statement, Nov 27, 1:48 PM CST, 15 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
148 PM CST SUN NOV 27 2005

OKZ055-272030-
WASHINGTON OK-
148 PM CST SUN NOV 27 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 230 PM CST
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTY:

IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
     WASHINGTON

AT 148 PM CST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 10
MILES SOUTHWEST OF BARTLESVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. SOME
LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...DEWEY...COPAN
AND BARTLESVILLE.

THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH. SMALL
HAIL MAY ALSO BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.  RESIDENTS IN THESE AREAS
SHOULD REMAIN ALERT IN CASE THE SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS
UPGRADED TO A WARNING.

The radar

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 75 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:03 UTC.

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Event by event

1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Washington

When: November 27, 2:03 PM CST
Where: Washington County, Bartlesville
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates: 36.750, -96.000

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

Every storm in Oklahoma in 2005 Every state in 2005 This day in weather history Warnings in Oklahoma, November 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: 5479800.