Hail in Oklahoma, May 23, 2007

Name: Hail in Oklahoma, May 23, 2007
Start: 2007-05-23T16:15
End: 2007-05-23T23:00
Location: Oklahoma

May 23, 2007 · NWS AMA · 6 events in 2 counties and zones

Severe thunderstorms produce large hail over the eastern Oklahoma Panhandle during the evening hours. No damage or injuries were reported.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

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Heat and drought
Cold
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 6

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 happened

The episode as NWS AMA wrote it up.

Severe thunderstorms produce large hail over the eastern Oklahoma Panhandle during the evening hours. No damage or injuries were reported.

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 Amarillo, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at May 23, 1:35 PM CST, 2 hours 40 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 23, 1:35 PM CST, 2 hours 40 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
235 PM CDT WED MAY 23 2007

.DISCUSSION...
MAIN WEATHER FOCUS WILL BE TONIGHT AS RETREATING FRONTAL BOUNDARY
WILL ALLOW MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR TO SPREAD OVER A LARGE PORTION OF
THE FORECAST AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SFC LOW IS
DEVELOPING OVER EAST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO IN RESPONSE TO HEIGHT FALLS
ASSOCIATED WITH APPROACHING SHORTWAVE TROF OVER FOUR CORNERS REGION.
THIS SYSTEM WILL SERVE TO BACK THE WINDS ACROSS THE PANHANDLES...
PRODUCING STRONG LOW LEVEL SHEAR...ENHANCED FURTHER IN THE FRONTAL
ZONE. GIVEN INSTABILITY...STRONG LIFT ENHANCED BY MIDLEVEL JET MAX AT
OR ABOVE 50 KT...AND AMPLE MOISTURE...SEVERE STORMS CAPABLE OF VERY
LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WIND AND TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER MUCH
OF THE PANHANDLES. THE TORNADO THREAT MAY BE ENHANCED TONIGHT BY THE
PRESENCE OF THE LOWLEVEL JET. STRONGER SURGE OF COLD AIR EXPECTED TO
PENETRATE TONIGHT...AND CURRENT THOUGHTS ARE THAT A MORE LINEAR STORM
SYSTEM WILL ENSUE AS THIS BOUNDARY OVERTAKES THE MOIST AIRMASS...AS
SOMEWHAT OF A SECOND ROUND OF STORMS TONIGHT. WITH THIS IN MIND...HAVE
INCREASED POPS AREAWIDE TONIGHT.

LINGERING POPS IN THE EAST SEEMED REASONABLE TOMORROW MORNING AS
STORMS EXIT THE AREA. FRONT IS LIKELY TO BE ON THE FASTER SIDE...AS
SOUTHWARD MOVEMENT WILL BE ENHANCED BY THE STORMS FORMING ALONG THE
BOUNDARY. THIS FRONT WILL VACATE THE AREA OF DEEP MOISTURE...BUT SOME
PRECIPITATION WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE DURING MUCH OF THE REMAINING
FORECAST PERIODS AS MINOR DISTURBANCES MOVE THROUGH AND MOISTURE
ATTEMPTS TO MAKE A COMEBACK. IN GENERAL...HAVE RETAINED POPS FROM
PREVIOUS FORECAST...WHICH WERE GENERALLY IN LINE WITH CURRENT MEXMOS
NUMBERS.

CONCERNING TEMPERATURES...LOWERED A FEW DEGREES TOMORROW FROM MEXMOS
HIGHS AS CLOUDS AND UPSLOPE FLOW WILL LIKELY LIMIT INSOLATION.
OTHERWISE...MEXMOS NUMBERS SEEMED GENERALLY REASONABLE.

KRAMAR

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
AMARILLO TX                49  69  52  77  58 /  60   5  20  30  30
BEAVER OK                  52  71  48  78  60 /  80   5  10  30  30
BOISE CITY OK              43  69  48  79  56 /  80   5  10  30  30
BORGER TX                  49  71  53  78  63 /  70   5  20  30  30
BOYS RANCH TX              49  72  52  79  58 /  60   5  20  30  30
CANYON TX                  49  69  53  79  56 /  50   5  20  30  30
CLARENDON TX               51  70  53  74  60 /  60  20  20  30  30
DALHART TX                 46  69  49  78  55 /  60   5  10  30  30
GUYMON OK                  49  72  49  80  60 /  80   5  10  30  30
HEREFORD TX                49  69  52  79  55 /  50   5  20  30  30
LIPSCOMB TX                51  71  48  77  61 /  80  20  20  30  30
PAMPA TX                   50  71  51  75  61 /  70  20  20  30  30
SHAMROCK TX                51  71  54  75  60 /  70  30  20  30  30
WELLINGTON TX              55  71  55  77  61 /  70  30  20  30  30

&&

.AMA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...NONE.
OK...NONE.

&&

Hazardous weather outlook, May 23, 4:15 PM CST, 0 minutes before

TEXAS/OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
515 PM CDT WED MAY 23 2007

OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-241100-
ARMSTRONG-BEAVER-CARSON-CIMARRON-COLLINGSWORTH-DALLAM-DEAF SMITH-
DONLEY-GRAY-HANSFORD-HARTLEY-HEMPHILL-HUTCHINSON-LIPSCOMB-MOORE-
OCHILTREE-OLDHAM-POTTER-RANDALL-ROBERTS-SHERMAN-TEXAS-WHEELER-
515 PM CDT WED MAY 23 2007

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA
PANHANDLES.

.DAY ONE...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ISSUED TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 293 FOR THE
CENTRAL AND EASTERN PARTS OF THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES
THROUGH 11 PM CDT.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY THROUGH TONIGHT. TORNADOES...
LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE ALL POSSIBLE. THE GREATEST
THREAT OF TORNADOES APPEARS TO BE ACROSS THE NORTHERN...CENTRAL AND
EASTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE AND THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE GENERALLY
EAST OF U.S. HIGHWAY 287 AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 40. OTHER THREATS
INCLUDE HEAVY RAIN...CAUSING ISOLATED FLASH FLOODING...AND CLOUD
TO GROUND LIGHTNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...

THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE TO CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS MOST
OF THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY
NIGHT. STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BECOME SEVERE AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER GROUPS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS WILL LIKELY
BE CALLED UPON FOR ACTIVATION THROUGH TONIGHT.

NUNEZ

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 23, 3:47 PM CST, 28 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
447 PM CDT WED MAY 23 2007

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

0431 PM     TORNADO          21 NW MIAMI             35.91N 100.91W
05/23/2007                   ROBERTS            TX   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

JC

Local storm report, May 23, 3:50 PM CST, 25 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
450 PM CDT WED MAY 23 2007

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

0448 PM     HAIL             DARROUZETT              36.45N 100.33W
05/23/2007  E0.88 INCH       LIPSCOMB           TX   PUBLIC

&&

RN

Local storm report, May 23, 3:51 PM CST, 24 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
451 PM CDT WED MAY 23 2007

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

0443 PM     HAIL             20 NW MIAMI             35.90N 100.89W
05/23/2007  E1.25 INCH       ROBERTS            TX   AMATEUR RADIO

&&

JC

Local storm report, May 23, 3:53 PM CST, 22 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
453 PM CDT WED MAY 23 2007

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

0440 PM     HAIL             19 S PERRYTON           36.12N 100.80W
05/23/2007  E1.00 INCH       OCHILTREE          TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

&&

JC

Special weather statement, May 23, 3:59 PM CST, 16 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
459 PM CDT WED MAY 23 2007

TXZ008-013-232230-
CARSON TX-HUTCHINSON TX-
459 PM CDT WED MAY 23 2007

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN NORTHWESTERN CARSON AND SOUTHERN HUTCHINSON
COUNTIES...

AT 459 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 17 MILES SOUTH OF BORGER MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20
MPH.

STORM INTENSITY IS INCREASING AND SEVERE WEATHER MAY DEVELOP RAPIDLY.

ONE HALF INCH SIZE HAIL AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.

JOHNSON

Local storm report, May 23, 4:14 PM CST, 1 minute before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
514 PM CDT WED MAY 23 2007

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

0504 PM     HAIL             19 NW MIAMI             35.89N 100.88W
05/23/2007  E2.00 INCH       ROBERTS            TX   AMATEUR RADIO

&&

JC

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 153 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:15 UTC.

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Event by event

6 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Beaver

When: May 23, 4:15 PM CST
Where: Beaver County, 9.94 mi SSE of Balko
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 36.490, -100.640

Hail, Beaver

When: May 23, 5:15 PM CST
Where: Beaver County, 4 mi W of Forgan
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 36.900, -100.602

Hail, Texas

When: May 23, 7:20 PM CST
Where: Texas County, 4 mi E of Hardesty
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 36.620, -101.128

Hail, Beaver

When: May 23, 7:45 PM CST
Where: Beaver County, 1 mi S of Logan
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 36.556, -100.220

Hail, Beaver

When: May 23, 8:47 PM CST
Where: Beaver County, 9 mi NW of Slapout
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 36.712, -100.235

Hail, Beaver

When: May 23, 11:00 PM CST
Where: Beaver County, 8.22 mi SSE of Slapout
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 36.520, -100.040

What these are

Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Oklahoma in 2007 Every state in 2007 This day in weather history Warnings in Oklahoma, May 2007

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: 35027, 35028, 35030, 35032, 35035, 35038.