Hail and Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, March 30, 2006

Name: Hail and Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, March 30, 2006
Start: 2006-03-30T18:16
End: 2006-03-30T21:28
Location: Oklahoma

March 30, 2006 · NWS TSA · 12 events in 5 counties and zones

11 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, 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: $1,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 12

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 Mar 30, 5:55 PM CST, 21 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 30, 5:55 PM CST, 21 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
555 PM CST THU MAR 30 2006

.MESOSCALE UPDATE...
THE SUPERCELL MOVING INTO SOUTHERN PITTSBURG COUNTY IS
TRACKING JUST NORTH OF A WEAK BAROCLINIC ZONE THAT LIES
ACROSS COAL...ATOKA...PUSHMATAHA AND MCURTAIN COUNTIES.
THE STORM-RELATIVE HELICITY TO 3KM AHEAD OF THE CELL IS
NOW AROUND 500 M2/S2.  THE RADAR SIGNATURE HAS CONTINUED
TO IMPROVE AND WE HAVE ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING ON THE CELL.

WE HAVE ALSO NOTED RAPID CU FORMATION IN COWLEY COUNTY
KANSAS AND THE POTENTIAL REMAINS FOR NEW STORMS IN
NORTH-CENTRAL OKLAHOMA AT ANY TIME.

WIND PROFILES REMAIN VERY SUPPORTIVE OF TORNADIC SUPEERCELLS
ACROSS EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN ARKANSAS.

&&

.TSA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 9 PM THURSDAY 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 9 PM THURSDAY FOR ARZ001-ARZ002-ARZ010-
     ARZ011-ARZ019-ARZ020-ARZ029.

&&

Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 30, 1:00 PM CST, 5 hours 16 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
100 PM CST THU MAR 30 2006

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-311000-
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-
100 PM CST THU MAR 30 2006

...SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON INTO
   TONIGHT WITH A FEW TORNADOES LIKELY...

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....EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
	ONSET...ONGOING.

        AREA AT GREATEST RISK...EASTERN OKLAHOMA.

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

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

FIRE WEATHER DANGER.
        RISK...ELEVATED...SPREADINDEX=56.
        AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
        ONSET...ONGOING.

DISCUSSION...
STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOP EARLY THIS AFTERNOON
ACROSS CENTRAL OKLAHOMA...ALONG AN EASTWARD MOVING DRY LINE. THE DRY
LINE IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA BETWEEN
100 AND 200 PM WITH THE THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER INCREASING.
INSTABILITY AND SHEAR PARAMETERS SUGGEST THE THREAT FOR DISCRETE
SUPERCELLS AS THE STORMS MOVE INTO EASTERN OKLAHOMA THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON HOURS. VERY LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...INCLUDING AN
ENHANCED TORNADO THREAT WILL BE LIKELY WITH ANY DISCRETE STORMS.

THE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO BECOME MORE LINEAR AND
WIDESPREAD WITH TIME...WITH A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS SWEEPING
THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
THIS EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THE PRIMARY THREAT WITH THESE
STORMS WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. AN ISOLATED TORNADO
THREAT WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT WITH ANY EMBEDDED SUPERCELL
STRUCTURES WITHIN THE MAIN THUNDERSTORM LINE. THE SEVERE WEATHER
THREAT IS EXPECTED TO END AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH THE LINE OF STORMS
SHIFTING EAST OF NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.

IN ADDITION TO THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT...STRONG SOUTHERLY SURFACE
WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE AREA TODAY WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF
15 TO 25 MILES AN HOUR...AND NUMEROUS GUSTS TO 40 MILES AN HOUR OR
GREATER. PLEASE REFER TO THE WIND ADVISORY ISSUED FOR THE AREA FOR
ADDITIONAL DETAILS. THE STRONG WINDS...COMBINED WITH WARM
TEMPERATURES AND VERY DRY VEGETATION WILL ALSO RESULT IN VERY
DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS CONTINUING OVER THE REGION TODAY.

SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT.
NUMEROUS WARNINGS WILL LIKELY BE ISSUED ACROSS A LARGE PORTION OF
EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
FRIDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL...VERY HIGH FIRE WEATHER POTENTIAL.
SATURDAY...VERY HIGH FIRE WEATHER POTENTIAL.
SUNDAY...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL...VERY HIGH FIRE WEATHER
POTENTIAL. MONDAY...NO HAZARDS.
TUESDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL.
WEDNESDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL...VERY HIGH FIRE WEATHER
POTENTIAL.

EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL OCCUR AGAIN OVER THE
WEEKEND...AND AGAIN BY TUESDAY OR WEDNESDAY NEXT WEEK AS ADDITIONAL
UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES MOVE THROUGH THE REGION. AT THIS TIME IT
APPEARS ANOTHER ROUND OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE POSSIBLE ON SUNDAY.

FIRE WEATHER WILL ALSO REMAIN A CONCERN THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND
THE FIRST PART OF NEXT WEEK...UNLESS SIGNIFICANT RAIN OCCURS OVER THE
NEXT DAY OR SO.

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLANNING STATEMENT...
LATER FORECAST SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE MONITORED FOR THE POTENTIAL FOR
SEVERE WEATHER AGAIN BY SUNDAY...AND ALSO FOR THE CONTINUED FIRE
WEATHER THREAT.

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

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Mar 30, 1:01 PM CST, 5 hours 15 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
101 PM CST THU MAR 30 2006

OKZ070-071-073>075-301930-
HASKELL OK-LATIMER OK-MCINTOSH OK-MUSKOGEE OK-PITTSBURG OK-
101 PM CST THU MAR 30 2006

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

IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
     MUSKOGEE

IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
     MCINTOSH...HASKELL...PITTSBURG AND LATIMER

AT 101 PM CST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM CHECOTAH TO 14 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HAILEYVILLE...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY
THESE STORMS INCLUDE...PUMPKIN CENTER...KEEFETON...VETERANS COLONY...
STIGLER...LEQUIRE...LEWISVILLE...KINTA...ENTERPRISE...WHITEFIELD...
WILBURTON...YANUSH...HIGGINS...BENGAL...DAMON...GOWEN...PANOLA...RED
OAK...EUFAULA...CHECOTAH...ONAPA...RENTIESVILLE...HARTSHORNE...
HAILEYVILLE...DOW...BACHE...ALDERSON...BLOCKER...FEATHERSTON...
QUINTON...BRIARTOWN...PORUM...WARNER...OKTAHA...BRAGGS AND WEBBERS
FALLS.

THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS
TO 50 MPH. RESIDENTS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT IN CASE THE
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS UPGRADED TO A WARNING.

Special weather statement, Mar 30, 1:42 PM CST, 4 hours 34 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
142 PM CST THU MAR 30 2006

OKZ054-059-302000-
OSAGE OK-PAWNEE OK-
142 PM CST THU MAR 30 2006

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 215 PM CST
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES:

IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
     OSAGE AND PAWNEE

AT 140 PM CST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM 20 MILES NORTHWEST OF GRAINOLA TO 45 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF PAWNEE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. WESTERN OSAGE
COUNTY AND WESTERN PAWNEE COUNTY WILL EXPERIENCE THESE STORMS
BETWEEN 145 PM AND 230 PM THIS AFTERNOON.

THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL.
WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUST TO 40 TO 45 MILES AN HOUR FROM
GRADIENT WINDS AND POTENTIAL THUNDERSTORM WINDS.

RESIDENTS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT IN CASE THE SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ALERT IS UPGRADED TO A WARNING.

Special weather statement, Mar 30, 3:47 PM CST, 2 hours 29 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
347 PM CST THU MAR 30 2006

ARZ010-302215-
WASHINGTON AR-
347 PM CST THU MAR 30 2006

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 415 PM CST
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTY:

IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
     WASHINGTON

AT 347 PM CST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
WEST FORK...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE
AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...HICKS...SHADY GROVE...TUTTLE...
MAYFIELD...FAYETTEVILLE...WEST FORK...ELKINS...BRENTWOOD...WOOLSEY...
ARNETT...DURHAM...SULPHUR CITY...BLACK OAK...GREENLAND...GOSHEN...
JOHNSON AND SONORA.

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

The radar

The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 131 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:17 UTC.

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Event by event

11 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Pittsburg

When: March 30, 6:16 PM CST
Where: Pittsburg County, 2 mi S of Krebs
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: BROADCAST MEDIA
Coordinates: 34.883, -95.717

Hail, Pittsburg

When: March 30, 7:07 PM CST
Where: Pittsburg County, 3 mi SW of Quinton
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 35.083, -95.400

Hail, Pittsburg

When: March 30, 7:15 PM CST
Where: Pittsburg County, Quinton
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates: 35.117, -95.367

Hail, Haskell

When: March 30, 7:20 PM CST
Where: Haskell County, Kinta
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 35.117, -95.233

Hail, McIntosh

When: March 30, 7:24 PM CST
Where: McIntosh County, 3 mi N of Hanna
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 35.250, -95.883

Hail, Haskell

When: March 30, 7:31 PM CST
Where: Haskell County, Lequire
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 35.100, -95.100

Hail, Haskell

When: March 30, 7:58 PM CST
Where: Haskell County, Keota
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 35.250, -94.917

Hail, Sequoyah

When: March 30, 8:45 PM CST
Where: Sequoyah County, Roland
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 35.417, -94.517

Hail, Haskell

When: March 30, 9:13 PM CST
Where: Haskell County, 1 mi W of Stigler
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 35.250, -95.150

Thunderstorm Wind, Sequoyah

When: March 30, 9:18 PM CST
Where: Sequoyah County, Roland
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $1,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 35.417, -94.517

Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down signs.

Hail, Le Flore

When: March 30, 9:23 PM CST
Where: Le Flore County, Arkoma
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 35.350, -94.450

Hail, Sequoyah

When: March 30, 9:28 PM CST
Where: Sequoyah County, Roland
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 35.417, -94.517

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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The same day elsewhere

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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: 5493844, 5493845, 5493846, 5493847, 5493848, 5493849, 5493850, 5493851, 5493855, 5493852, 5493853, 5493854.