Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, September 10, 2006

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, September 10, 2006
Start: 2006-09-10T16:45
End: 2006-09-10T20:15
Location: Oklahoma

September 10, 2006 · NWS OUN · 9 events in 5 counties and zones

5 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $100
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 9

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 Sep 10, 1:45 PM CST, 3 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 10, 1:45 PM CST, 3 hours before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
245 PM CDT SUN SEP 10 2006

.DISCUSSION...CLUSTER OF TSTMS WHICH MOVED THROUGH WRN OK EARLIER
THIS MORNING CONTINUE TO PUSH SEWD ALONG SRN PERIPHERY OF THE FA.
OUTFLOW BOUNDARY FROM THESE STORMS STRETCHES FROM SCTNRL OK WWD
ACROSS WRN N TX ZONES INTO THE PANHANDLE. LAPS SHOWS CAPES AOA
2000 J/KG VCNTY OF THE BOUNDARY NEAR SW CORNER OF THE FA AND IN THE
PAST HOUR SAT/RADAR SHOWS NEW DEVELOPMENT IN THAT AREA. GIVEN
INSTABILITY AND MDT SHEAR A FEW STRONG/SVR STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE
LATE THIS AFTN/EVE. CDFNT FROM KS INTO TX PANHANDLE EXPECTED TO
MOVE SEWD INTO THE FA TONIGHT. THIS COMBINED WITH ANOTHER S/W
MOVING OUT OF THE ROCKIES WILL KEEP REL HIGH FOR TONIGHT. FRONT
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE PUSHING SWD ON MONDAY CLEARING THE SE HALF OF
THE FA DURING THE DAY. WILL KEEP POPS MAINLY OVER THE SE HALF
MONDAY WITH FRONT MOVING THROUGH AND YET ANOTHER IMPULSE MOVING
THROUGH IN NWLY FLOW ALOFT. WILL DRY FCST OUT MONDAY NIGHT INTO
TUESDAY AS COOLER DRIER LOW LVL AIR FILTERS IN AND UPR TROF AXIS
MOVES EAST OF THE AREA. DRY WX WITH MODERATING TEMPS THROUGH MUCH
OF THE REST OF THE WEEK WITH UPR RDG BUILDING INTO THE AREA. MED
RANGE MODELS CONTINUE TO SHOW UPR TROF DEVELOPING OVER THE WRN
U.S. LATE IN THE WEEK WITH SWLY UPR FLOW DEVELOPING OVER THE FA.
WILL NOT MAKE MUCH CHANGE TO LATTER PDS OF THE EXTENDED PD.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
OKLAHOMA CITY OK  66  82  60  82 /  50  40  10  10
HOBART OK         65  81  60  82 /  50  30  10  10
WICHITA FALLS TX  67  85  63  84 /  50  40  10  10
GAGE OK           57  78  53  81 /  40  10  10  10
PONCA CITY OK     64  80  58  81 /  50  20  10  10
DURANT OK         68  86  63  83 /  40  40  20  10

&&

.OUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...NONE.
TX...NONE.
&&

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Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 10, 10:55 AM CST, 5 hours 50 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1155 AM CDT SUN SEP 10 2006

OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-111200-
HARPER-WOODS-ALFALFA-GRANT-KAY-ELLIS-WOODWARD-MAJOR-GARFIELD-NOBLE-
ROGER MILLS-DEWEY-CUSTER-BLAINE-KINGFISHER-LOGAN-PAYNE-BECKHAM-
WASHITA-CADDO-CANADIAN-OKLAHOMA-LINCOLN-GRADY-MCCLAIN-CLEVELAND-
POTTAWATOMIE-SEMINOLE-HUGHES-HARMON-GREER-KIOWA-JACKSON-TILLMAN-
COMANCHE-STEPHENS-GARVIN-MURRAY-PONTOTOC-COAL-COTTON-JEFFERSON-
CARTER-JOHNSTON-ATOKA-LOVE-MARSHALL-BRYAN-HARDEMAN-FOARD-WILBARGER-
WICHITA-KNOX-BAYLOR-ARCHER-CLAY-
1155 AM CDT SUN SEP 10 2006

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...

THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK...
THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND
TONIGHT ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA.

LOCATION...
THE SLIGHT RISK IS WEST OF A LINE FROM HOLLIS TO CHEYENNE TO ALVA.

TIMING...
THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE FROM MID
AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING HOURS.

RECOMMENDED ACTIONS...
STORM SPOTTER GROUPS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL ACROSS THE
RISK AREA SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER FORECAST THOUGH THE DAY.

DISCUSSION...
AN AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTHEAST
ACROSS SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON. ALTHOUGH SOME OF THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL... THE RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER IS
LOW.

AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE EAST THROUGH THE CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN PLAINS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. A SURFACE COLD FRONT
LOCATED FROM SOUTHWEST KANSAS INTO THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES
WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST INTO NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
INTO CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS LATE
TONIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON NEAR
THIS COLD FRONT FROM CENTRAL KANSAS SOUTHWARD ACROSS NORTHWEST
OKLAHOMA INTO THE TEXAS PANHANDLE. OTHER THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP
ALONG RESIDUAL SURFACE BOUNDARIES LEFT BEHIND BY THIS MORNINGS
CONVECTION.  ALTHOUGH AREAS OF CLOUDS WILL REMAIN THIS AFTERNOON...
ENOUGH SUNSHINE IS EXPECTED TO CREATE MODERATE AMOUNTS OF
INSTABILITY BY LATER THIS AFTERNOON... ESPECIALLY ACROSS WESTERN AND
NORTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA. THIS INSTABILITY COULD ALLOW FOR A FEW SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP ACROSS FAR WESTERN AND NORTHWESTERN
OKLAHOMA THIS AFTERNOON. THE CHANCES OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL DIMINISH
DURING THE EVENING HOURS AS INSTABILITY DECREASES.

PROBABILITY TABLE...
VALID THROUGH 700 AM CDT MONDAY SEP 11.
PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN THE
              NWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING AREA...100 PERCENT.
PROBABILITY OF SEVERE STORMS IF STORMS OCCUR...20 PERCENT.

OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
NONE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...

THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK...
THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL CONTINUE MONDAY... THEN DECREASE FROM
NORTH TO SOUTH MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY AS COOLER AND DRIER AIR
MOVES INTO OKLAHOMA AND NORTH TEXAS BEHIND THIS COLD FRONT. SLIGHT
CHANCES OF THUNDERSTORMS RETURN TO THE AREA ON FRIDAY AND CONTINUE
THROUGH NEXT WEEKEND.

OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
NONE.

THE NEXT SCHEDULED HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK WILL BE ISSUED AT 7 AM
MONDAY.

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Sep 10, 1:11 PM CST, 3 hours 34 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
211 PM CDT SUN SEP 10 2006

TXZ090-101930-
CLAY TX-
211 PM CDT SUN SEP 10 2006

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR CLAY COUNTY.

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES WEST OF JOY AT 211 PM
CDT...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

SMALL HAIL AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.

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

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Special weather statement, Sep 10, 2:58 PM CST, 1 hour 47 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
358 PM CDT SUN SEP 10 2006

TXZ084-087-102130-
FOARD TX-KNOX TX-
358 PM CDT SUN SEP 10 2006

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR FOARD AND KNOX COUNTIES.

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 11 MILES NORTHWEST OF TRUSCOTT AT
358 PM CDT. ANOTHER STRONG STORM WAS LOCATED 10 MILES WEST OF
GILLILAND. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH.

SMALL HAIL AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.

Special weather statement, Sep 10, 3:10 PM CST, 1 hour 35 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
410 PM CDT SUN SEP 10 2006

TXZ083-102130-
HARDEMAN TX-
410 PM CDT SUN SEP 10 2006

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR HARDEMAN COUNTY.

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF GOODLETT AT
410 PM CDT...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH.

SMALL HAIL AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.

Special weather statement, Sep 10, 3:11 PM CST, 1 hour 34 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
411 PM CDT SUN SEP 10 2006

OKZ009-102155-
ELLIS OK-
411 PM CDT SUN SEP 10 2006

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR ELLIS COUNTY.

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CATESBY AT
411 PM CDT...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH.

STORM INTENSITY IS INCREASING AND SEVERE WEATHER MAY DEVELOP.

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

WR

Special weather statement, Sep 10, 4:14 PM CST, 31 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
514 PM CDT SUN SEP 10 2006

OKZ009-014-102300-
ELLIS OK-ROGER MILLS OK-
514 PM CDT SUN SEP 10 2006

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR ELLIS AND ROGER MILLS
COUNTIES.

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 17 MILES WEST OF ARNETT AT 514 PM
CDT...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

STORM INTENSITY IS INCREASING AND SEVERE WEATHER MAY DEVELOP.

PEOPLE IN ELLIS AND ROGER MILLS COUNTIES SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER
SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR WARNINGS AND REMAIN ALERT FOR
THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS.

WR

Special weather statement, Sep 10, 4:44 PM CST, 1 minute before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
544 PM CDT SUN SEP 10 2006

TXZ085-088-102300-
WILBARGER TX-BAYLOR TX-
544 PM CDT SUN SEP 10 2006

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR BAYLOR AND WILBARGER
COUNTIES.

A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED FROM 13 MILES WEST OF
GRAYBACK TO 4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF RED SPRINGS AT 544 PM CDT...MOVING
EAST AT 10 MPH.

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS LIKELY WITH THESE STORMS ALONG WITH WIND
GUSTS OF 40 MPH AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING AS THEY MOVE THROUGH
NORTHWEST BAYLOR AND SOUTHWEST WILBARGER COUNTIES.

The radar

The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 171 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:44 UTC.

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Event by event

5 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Roger Mills

When: September 10, 4:45 PM CST
Where: Roger Mills County, 3 mi W of Durham
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 35.833, -99.967

Hail, Ellis

When: September 10, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Ellis County, 12 mi SW of Arnett
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 36.017, -99.917

Thunderstorm Wind, Ellis

When: September 10, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Ellis County, 12 mi SW of Arnett
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 36.017, -99.917

Hail, Greer

When: September 10, 5:50 PM CST
Where: Greer County, 15 mi WNW of Willow
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 35.133, -99.767

Hail, Roger Mills

When: September 10, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Roger Mills County, Roll
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 35.783, -99.717

Thunderstorm Wind, Roger Mills

When: September 10, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Roger Mills County, 7 mi NNE of Cheyenne
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 35.717, -99.617

Hail, Beckham

When: September 10, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Beckham County, Elk City
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
Coordinates: 35.417, -99.417

Thunderstorm Wind, Washita

When: September 10, 7:45 PM CST
Where: Washita County, 4 mi W of Dill City
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $100
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 35.283, -99.200

Tree limbs, approximately 1.5 inches in diameter, were downed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Washita

When: September 10, 8:15 PM CST
Where: Washita County, Rocky
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 35.150, -99.067

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

Every storm in Oklahoma in 2006 Every state in 2006 This day in weather history Warnings in Oklahoma, September 2006

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: 5534840, 5534841, 5534842, 5534843, 5534844, 5534845, 5534846, 5534847, 5534848.