Thunderstorm Wind, Cimarron
- When
- September 28, 3:35 PM CST
- Where
- Cimarron County, Boise City
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 36.730, -102.520
Hail and Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, September 28, 2007
A severe thunderstorm produced hail and high winds across the western Oklahoma Panhandle during the late afternoon hours. No damage or injuries were reported.
Where it happened
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- Hail
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- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
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- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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.
A severe thunderstorm produced hail and high winds across the western Oklahoma Panhandle during the late afternoon 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 Sep 28, 2:53 PM CST, 42 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 28, 2:53 PM CST, 42 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 353 PM CDT FRI SEP 28 2007 .DISCUSSION... SURFACE TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN PLAINS OF COLORADO AND NEW MEXICO WILL BE THE PRIMARY FOCUS FOR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. THE UPPER LEVEL FLOW ALOFT IS EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN ON SATURDAY AHEAD OF WEATHER DISTURBANCE THAT IS TARGETING THE CENTRAL PLAINS. WIND PROFILES DEPICT WEAK TO MODERATE SHEAR ON SATURDAY NIGHT AT ABOUT THE TIME THE DISTURBANCE IS TAPPING THE MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR. ON SUNDAY...A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH NORTH TO SOUTH ACROSS THE PANHANDLES...ENHANCING THE POTENTIAL FOR THUNDERSTORMS. MAINTAINED LOW POPS THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH BEST CHANCES OVER THE WEST ON SATURDAY...AND AREAWIDE SATURDAY NIGHT. PRESSURE GRADIENT TIGHTENS ON SATURDAY AND WIND SPEEDS MAY APPROACH WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA...PARTICULARLY OVER THE NORTHWEST. ENTERED WINDY FOR NOW...BUT LATER SHIFTS WILL NEED TO ADDRESS THE POTENTIAL FOR AN ADVISORY. COLD FRONT STALLS OUT IMMEDIATELY SOUTH OF THE AREA...AND LIFTS QUICKLY NORTHWARD AS A WARM FRONT BY MONDAY AHEAD OF THE NEXT WEATHER SYSTEM. MODELS VARY SLIGHTLY ON THE TIMING THOUGH THE MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT TIMEFRAME SEEM BEST AT THIS TIME. NUNEZ && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... AMARILLO TX 62 83 61 80 59 / 20 5 30 20 5 BEAVER OK 64 86 63 84 56 / 20 5 30 20 5 BOISE CITY OK 61 83 56 75 50 / 30 20 30 10 5 BORGER TX 64 85 65 83 63 / 20 5 30 20 5 BOYS RANCH TX 65 87 62 83 57 / 20 10 30 20 5 CANYON TX 63 85 61 84 58 / 20 5 30 20 5 CLARENDON TX 62 84 63 85 63 / 20 5 30 20 5 DALHART TX 61 83 55 78 51 / 30 10 30 10 5 GUYMON OK 63 86 59 79 53 / 20 10 30 10 5 HEREFORD TX 62 84 61 86 59 / 30 10 30 20 5 LIPSCOMB TX 64 85 66 86 59 / 20 5 30 20 5 PAMPA TX 63 83 63 82 63 / 20 5 30 20 5 SHAMROCK TX 63 85 64 87 63 / 20 10 30 20 5 WELLINGTON TX 63 85 66 88 66 / 20 5 30 20 5 && .AMA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... TX...NONE. OK...NONE. && 11/08
Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 28, 2:37 PM CST, 58 minutes before
TEXAS/OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 337 PM CDT FRI SEP 28 2007 OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-291100- ARMSTRONG-BEAVER-CARSON-CIMARRON-COLLINGSWORTH-DALLAM-DEAF SMITH- DONLEY-GRAY-HANSFORD-HARTLEY-HEMPHILL-HUTCHINSON-LIPSCOMB-MOORE- OCHILTREE-OLDHAM-POTTER-RANDALL-ROBERTS-SHERMAN-TEXAS-WHEELER- 337 PM CDT FRI SEP 28 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES. .DAY ONE... THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT ACROSS THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES. A FEW OF THESE STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS AS THE PRIMARY THREATS. SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WITH SPEEDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH AND 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT. CAUTION IS ADVISED ON AREA LAKES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE PANHANDLES SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...AND AGAIN ON MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT. A FEW STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS BEING THE MAIN THREATS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... LIMITED SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NECESSARY THROUGH SATURDAY. SCHNEIDER
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Sep 28, 2:29 PM CST, 1 hour 6 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 329 PM CDT FRI SEP 28 2007 TXZ001-282130- DALLAM TX- 329 PM CDT FRI SEP 28 2007 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN WESTERN DALLAM COUNTY... AT 329 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 21 MILES SOUTH OF TEXLINE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. ONE HALF INCH SIZE HAIL AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. PEOPLE IN WESTERN DALLAM COUNTY SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY...LISTEN FOR WARNINGS AND REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS.
Special weather statement, Sep 28, 2:50 PM CST, 45 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 350 PM CDT FRI SEP 28 2007 TXZ002-007-282145- MOORE TX-SHERMAN TX- 350 PM CDT FRI SEP 28 2007 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN NORTH CENTRAL MOORE AND SOUTHEASTERN SHERMAN COUNTIES... AT 350 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES SOUTH OF SUNRAY MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. ONE HALF INCH SIZE HAIL AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. PEOPLE IN NORTH CENTRAL MOORE AND SOUTHEASTERN SHERMAN COUNTIES SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY...LISTEN FOR WARNINGS AND REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS.
Special weather statement, Sep 28, 3:18 PM CST, 17 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 418 PM CDT FRI SEP 28 2007 OKZ001-282200- CIMARRON OK- 418 PM CDT FRI SEP 28 2007 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN CENTRAL CIMARRON COUNTY... AT 418 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 9 MILES NORTHEAST OF FELT MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. ONE HALF INCH SIZE HAIL AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. PEOPLE IN CENTRAL CIMARRON COUNTY...INCLUDING PERSONS IN AND AROUND BOISE CITY...SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY...LISTEN FOR WARNINGS AND REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS. JORDAN
The radar
The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 182 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:33 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Cimarron
- When
- September 28, 3:35 PM CST
- Where
- Cimarron County, 4.44 mi W of Boise City
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 36.730, -102.600
What these are
- 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.
- 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
- Flash Flood and Hail in Texas, September 28, 2007
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- Tornado and Hail in Oregon, September 28, 2007
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, September 28, 2007
- Tornado and Flash Flood in Kansas, September 28, 2007
- Hail in New Mexico, September 28, 2007
- Hail in Kansas, September 28, 2007
- Flash Flood and Hail in New Mexico, September 28, 2007
- Hail in New York, September 28, 2007
- Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, September 28, 2007
- Hail in Minnesota, September 28, 2007
- High Wind in Alaska, September 28, 2007
More
Every storm in Oklahoma in 2007Every state in 2007This day in weather historyWarnings in Oklahoma, September 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: 54131, 54132.