Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, June 5, 2008

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, June 5, 2008
Start: 2008-06-05T18:00
End: 2008-06-05T21:15
Location: Texas

June 5, 2008 · NWS OUN · 7 events in 3 counties and zones

An unusually strong storm system entered the northwest United States and moved southeast toward the Four Corners region. Surface low pressure developed over southeast Kansas and deepened rapidly.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $80,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 7

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 OUN wrote it up.

An unusually strong storm system entered the northwest United States and moved southeast toward the Four Corners region. Surface low pressure developed over southeast Kansas and deepened rapidly. By mid afternoon, thunderstorms had developed along and east of a dryline that was located near the Oklahoma and Texas panhandle border. Damaging wind gusts occurred as the storms moved northeast at 45 to 60 mph. Many locations reported wind damage as the thunderstorms passed. Monetary damages were estimated.

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 Jun 5, 1:49 PM CST, 4 hours 11 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 5, 1:49 PM CST, 4 hours 11 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
249 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2008

.DISCUSSION...
VERY STRONG STORM SYSTEM FOR JUNE TO MAKE ITS WAY ACROSS THE AREA
LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT. VERY STRONG WIND FIELDS HAVE ALREADY CAUSED
SOME AREAS SOME PROBLEMS THIS AFTN WITH POWER OUTAGES BEING
REPORTED...WILDFIRES AND OTHER ISSUES. THESE WINDS WILL CONT TO BE A
PROBLEM THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. HAVE ALREADY EXTENDED THE WIND
ADVISORY THROUGH MIDNIGHT ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA. THESE STRONG WIND
FIELDS WILL ALSO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE EXPECTED STORMS ACROSS THE
AREA AND COULD LEAD TO WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS BEING PRODUCED TO
GO ALONG WITH SOME TORNADO THREAT THIS EVENING.

MAIN UPPER SYSTEM WILL MOVE NORTHEAST OF THE AREA FRIDAY... HOWEVER
SFC BOUNDARIES WILL CONT TO BE IN THE AREA WITH MODEST MID-LEVEL
FLOW COULD LEAD TO A FEW MORE STRONG/SEVERE STORMS CENTRAL INTO
EASTERN PARTS OF THE STATE ON FRIDAY. MAIN SFC BOUNDARY LIFTS BACK
NORTH INTO KANSAS OVER THE WEEKEND... WHICH WILL KEEP US IN THE
WARM/MUGGY AIR... BUT MUCH OF THE AREA SHOULD REMAIN PRECIP FREE.
SFC FRONT MAY PUSH BACK SOUTH EARLY NEXT WEEK BRINGING ANOTHER
CHANCE OF RAIN TO AT LEAST THE NORTHERN HALF OF OKLAHOMA. ANOTHER
SYSTEM LOOKS TO PUSH OUT INTO THE PLAINS BY LATE IN THE WEEK.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
OKLAHOMA CITY OK  70  90  72  91 /  60  20  10  10
HOBART OK         69  96  72  94 /  60  20  10  10
WICHITA FALLS TX  74  93  75  93 /  40  20  10  10
GAGE OK           58  92  72  94 /  20  10  10  10
PONCA CITY OK     71  88  75  91 /  70  20  10  10
DURANT OK         73  88  74  90 /  30  20  10  10

&&

.OUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT FOR OKZ004>048-050>052.

     RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR OKZ004-009-010.

TX...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT FOR TXZ083>090.

&&

06/30

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 5, 11:00 AM CST, 7 hours before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1200 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2008

OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-061200-
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-
1200 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2008

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...

THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK...
THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH
TONIGHT OVER PARTS OF OKLAHOMA.

LOCATION...
THE MODERATE RISK AREA IS EAST OF A LINE FROM ALTUS TO CLINTON TO
ALVA... AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM ALTUS TO DUNCAN TO SHAWNEE TO
PRAGUE. THE MODERATE RISK INCLUDES THE OKLAHOMA CITY METRO AREA.
THERE IS ALSO A SLIGHT RISK SURROUNDING THE MODERATE RISK AREA...
WHICH INCLUDES WESTERN NORTH TEXAS AND MOST OF SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA.

TIMING...
THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE FROM 1 PM
THROUGH 11 PM.

IMPACTS...
AN OUTBREAK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS TO 80 MPH
OR MORE... LARGE DESTRUCTIVE HAIL... AND POSSIBLY STRONG LONG-TRACK
TORNADOES... ESPECIALLY IN THE MODERATE RISK AREA.

RECOMMENDED ACTIONS...
STORM SPOTTER GROUPS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS SHOULD
MAINTAIN A HIGH STATE OF READINESS... AND PLAN FOR SEVERE WEATHER
OPERATIONS THROUGH THE EVENING. ALL RESIDENTS IN OKLAHOMA AND
WESTERN NORTH TEXAS ARE ENCOURAGED TO MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS
CLOSELY ... REVIEW SAFETY PLANS... LISTEN FOR SEVERE WEATHER WATCHES
AND WARNINGS... AND BE READY TO TAKE ACTION THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING.

DISCUSSION...
AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG UPPER-LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM THE
SOUTHERN ROCKIES INTO THE PLAINS TONIGHT. UNUSUALLY STRONG
SOUTH WINDS... EVEN FOR THE PLAINS... WILL BRING VERY UNSTABLE AIR
NORTHWARD ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AHEAD OF A DRY LINE... WHICH WILL
MOVE EAST INTO FAR WESTERN OKLAHOMA THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHWESTERLY
WINDS ALOFT WILL STRENGTHEN AHEAD OF THE STORM SYSTEM... RESULTING
IN VERTICAL WIND PROFILES THAT WILL FAVOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF
SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORMS.

THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING OVER THE EASTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON WILL INTENSIFY AND MOVE RAPIDLY NORTHEAST... AT SPEEDS
WELL OVER 50 MPH. STORMS INITIALLY MAY HAVE RELATIVELY HIGH CLOUD
BASES OVER WESTERN OKLAHOMA... WHICH ALONG WITH RAPID FORWARD SPEED
WILL ENHANCE THE POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING WINDS AND VERY LARGE HAIL.
AS STORMS MOVE FARTHER EAST INTO DEEPER LOW LEVEL MOISTURE BY EARLY
EVENING... SUPERCELL POTENTIAL WILL INCREASE AND THE RISK OF
DESTRUCTIVE HAIL AND TORNADOES WILL INCREASE IN THE MODERATE RISK
AREA. LATE THIS EVENING... STORMS WILL LIKELY MERGE INTO A SQUALL
LINE AND MOVE EAST INTO EASTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL OKLAHOMA. BOW
ECHOES WITH DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN CONCERN AFTER DARK...
BUT LARGE HAIL... FLOODING RAIN... AND A FEW TORNADOES WILL REMAIN
POSSIBLE.

AS THE LOW LEVEL JET STREAM STRENGTHENS DURING THE EVENING SPOTTY
WIND DAMAGE MAY OCCUR EVEN IN AREAS MANY MILES AWAY FROM
THUNDERSTORMS...OR IN REGIONS WHERE AIR IS FLOWING INTO
THUNDERSTORMS.

PROBABILITY TABLE...
VALID THROUGH 700 AM CDT FRIDAY JUN 6.
PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN THE
              NWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING AREA...NEAR 100 PERCENT.
PROBABILITY OF SEVERE STORMS IF STORMS OCCUR...NEAR 100 PERCENT.

OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA THROUGH THE
EVENING... FOR SOUTH WINDS AVERAGING 30 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS
OVER 50 MPH.

WILDFIRE POTENTIAL WILL BE VERY HIGH BEHIND THE DRY LINE THIS
AFTERNOON... ESPECIALLY OVER FAR NORTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...

THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK...
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN ON FRIDAY OVER CENTRAL AND
EASTERN OKLAHOMA. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ON
FRIDAY OVER ROUGHLY THE EASTERN HALF OF OKLAHOMA.

THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL RETURN TO THE AREA AROUND THE MIDDLE OF
NEXT WEEK.

OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
NONE.

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

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 5, 5:27 PM CST, 33 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
627 PM CDT THU JUN 05 2008

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

0615 PM     TSTM WND GST     1 SW MEDFORD            36.80N 97.75W
06/05/2008  M58 MPH          GRANT              OK   MESONET

&&

SMITH

Local storm report, Jun 5, 5:33 PM CST, 27 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
633 PM CDT THU JUN 05 2008

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

0620 PM     TSTM WND GST     4 WSW WEATHERFORD       35.51N 98.77W
06/05/2008  M52 MPH          CUSTER             OK   MESONET

&&

JPIKE

Local storm report, Jun 5, 5:44 PM CST, 16 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
644 PM CDT THU JUN 05 2008

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

0620 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 E ARAPAHO             35.58N 98.88W
06/05/2008                   CUSTER             OK   NWS EMPLOYEE

            SIX POWER POLES SNAPPED. SURVEY INFORMATION FROM NSSL
            EMPLOYEE. TIME ESTIMATED.

&&

SMITH

Local storm report, Jun 5, 5:47 PM CST, 13 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
647 PM CDT THU JUN 05 2008

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

0620 PM     HAIL             1 S RINGWOOD            36.37N 98.24W
06/05/2008  E0.88 INCH       MAJOR              OK   PUBLIC

0625 PM     HAIL             5 E RINGWOOD            36.38N 98.15W
06/05/2008  E0.88 INCH       MAJOR              OK   PUBLIC

&&

JPIKE

Local storm report, Jun 5, 5:56 PM CST, 4 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
656 PM CDT THU JUN 05 2008

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

0645 PM     TSTM WND GST     1 SW MEDFORD            36.80N 97.75W
06/05/2008  M67 MPH          GRANT              OK   MESONET

&&

SMITH

Local storm report, Jun 5, 5:57 PM CST, 3 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
657 PM CDT THU JUN 05 2008

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

0653 PM     TSTM WND GST     HOBART                  35.03N 99.09W
06/05/2008  M63 MPH          KIOWA              OK   ASOS

&&

SMITH

The radar

The Altus AFB radar (KFDR), 83 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:03 UTC.

Open the radar archive at this moment

Event by event

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

Hail, Hardeman

When: June 5, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Hardeman County, Goodlett
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 34.340, -99.880

Thunderstorm Wind, Hardeman

When: June 5, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Hardeman County, Quanah
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph) measured gust
Property damage: $50,000
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 34.300, -99.740

Numerous tree limbs and power lines were blown down. A radio station tower was blown down. Several car winds sustained damage due to flying debris. The wind speed was measured at 65 mph before power was lost. Monetary damages were estimated.

Thunderstorm Wind, Wilbarger

When: June 5, 7:30 PM CST
Where: Wilbarger County, Oklaunion
Measured: 59 kt (68 mph) measured gust
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 34.130, -99.140

Thunderstorm Wind, Wilbarger

When: June 5, 7:45 PM CST
Where: Wilbarger County, 2 mi E of Vernon
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $8,000
Reported by: Amateur Radio
Coordinates: 34.150, -99.255

Highway 287 had to be closed due to transmission lines lying over the roadway. Monetary damages were estimated.

Thunderstorm Wind, Wichita

When: June 5, 8:15 PM CST
Where: Wichita County, Electra
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $12,000
Reported by: Amateur Radio
Coordinates: 34.030, -98.920

Tree limbs and power lines were blown down and lying across Highway 287. Monetary damages were estimated.

Thunderstorm Wind, Wichita

When: June 5, 9:14 PM CST
Where: Wichita County, Burkburnett
Measured: 63 kt (72 mph) measured gust
Reported by: Amateur Radio
Coordinates: 34.090, -98.560

Thunderstorm Wind, Wichita

When: June 5, 9:15 PM CST
Where: Wichita County, 1 mi N of Burkburnett
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: Amateur Radio
Coordinates: 34.105, -98.560

Numerous tree limbs were blown down. A garage door was also blown in. Monetary damages were estimated.

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: 120996, 121014, 121015, 121017, 121018, 121019, 121020.