Hail in Oklahoma, June 10, 2009

Name: Hail in Oklahoma, June 10, 2009
Start: 2009-06-10T17:10
End: 2009-06-10T20:55
Location: Oklahoma

June 10, 2009 · NWS AMA · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

Severe thunderstorms moved across the Oklahoma Panhandle during the evening hours and produced large hail. No damage or injuries were reported.

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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.

Severe thunderstorms moved across the Oklahoma Panhandle during the evening hours and produced large hail. 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 Jun 10, 2:43 PM CST, 2 hours 27 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 10, 2:43 PM CST, 2 hours 27 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
343 PM CDT WED JUN 10 2009

.DISCUSSION...
UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVE TROUGH EVIDENT ON THE LATEST WATER VAPOR
IMAGERY ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. THIS FEATURE COMBINED WITH
THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY DRAPED ACROSS THE AREA SPARKED A COMPLEX OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON ACROSS
PARTS OF THE PANHANDLES. WITH THE STRONGEST ACTIVITY PUSHING OFF TO
THE EAST...WENT AHEAD AND CANCELLED THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR
THE EASTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE AROUND 230 PM.

UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK OFF TO THE EAST..
NORTHEAST DURING THE EVENING HOURS. WOULDNT BE SURPRISED TO SEE SOME
ADDITIONAL CONVECTION DEVELOP ACROSS EASTERN NEW MEXICO AND
SOUTHEAST COLORADO AND MOVE INTO THE PANHANDLES...SO WILL LEAVE
SLIGHT END POPS DURING OVERNIGHT PERIOD. FRONTAL BOUNDARY LOOKS TO
MAKE ANOTHER PUSH TOWARDS THE PANHANDLES TONIGHT AND SHOULD BE
DRAPED ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE BY 12Z TOMORROW. IF THE
BOUNDARY GETS BACK THROUGH HERE...TEMPERATURES TOMORROW MAY BE
COOLER THAN ADVERTISED MAV NUMBERS. THINK THIS SCENARIO IS PLAUSIBLE
SO SHAVED A FEW DEGREES OFF THE MAV NUMBERS ACROSS THE BOARD. WINDS
SHOULD REGAIN AN UPSLOPE COMPONENT LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO
THURSDAY NIGHT...WITH DEWPOINTS IN THE LOWER 50S. WILL RETAIN THE
SLIGHT END POPS FOR THURSDAY NIGHT TO ACCOUNT FOR THIS.

FRIDAY THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST...MEDIUM TO LONG RANGE
RUNS OF THE GFS/EUROPEAN REMAIN IN PRETTY GOOD AGREEMENT ON THE
UPPER AIR PATTERN. UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL BE SITUATED OVER THE
WESTERN UNITED STATES WITH DOWNSTREAM RIDGING TO THE EAST. THIS WILL
PUT THE PANHANDLES IN A PERSISTENT WEST TO SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT...
WITH SEVERAL UPPER LEVEL IMPULSES TRACKING ACROSS THE AREA. SURFACE
TROUGH/DRYLINE MAY GET ACTIVE AS WELL DURING THIS TIME FRAME...WHICH
COULD FURTHER PROVIDE A FOCUS SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT.
ON GOING FORECAST WITH LATE EVENING/NIGHT TIME POPS FRIDAY THROUGH
SUNDAY SEEM REASONABLE FOR NOW. HOWEVER...WHEN DETAILS OF FINER
MESOSCALE FEATURES BECOME MORE EVIDENT...ADDITIONAL POPS MAY BE
NEEDED DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS INTO THE WEEKEND...BUT WILL KEEP
THEM NON MENTIONABLE FOR NOW.

WITH CONTINUED SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT...LOOK FOR TEMPERATURES TO BEGIN
TO CLIMB BACK TO OR ABOVE SEASONAL NORMALS FRIDAY THROUGH THE EARLY
PART OF NEXT WEEK. LOWER TO MIDDLE 90S SEEM PLAUSIBLE BY MONDAY INTO
TUESDAY. 12Z MEX NUMBERS AND CURRENT FORECAST COVER THIS PRETTY WELL
SO NOTHING MORE THAN MINOR ADJUSTMENTS WERE MADE TO TEMPS DURING THE
EXTENDED.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES MAY FALL BETWEEN 15 AND 20 PERCENT
ACROSS THE WESTERN PANHANDLES THROUGH THE WEEKEND. HOWEVER...RECENT
RAINFALL...MARGINAL WINDS...AND ADDITIONAL CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD PRECLUDE ANY FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS THROUGH THE
WEEKEND.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
AMARILLO TX                57  87  58  88  60 /  20   5  20  10  20
BEAVER OK                  55  83  60  84  59 /  20  10  20  10  20
BOISE CITY OK              52  83  54  82  56 /  20   5  20  10  20
BORGER TX                  60  88  62  88  63 /  20   5  20  10  20
BOYS RANCH TX              55  88  57  88  59 /  20   5  20  10  20
CANYON TX                  57  87  57  89  60 /  20   5  20  10  20
CLARENDON TX               60  89  61  90  63 /  20  10  20  10  20
DALHART TX                 54  85  54  85  56 /  20   5  20  10  20
GUYMON OK                  55  85  59  85  59 /  20   5  20  10  20
HEREFORD TX                57  87  57  89  59 /  20   5  20  10  20
LIPSCOMB TX                56  84  60  84  61 /  20  10  20  10  20
PAMPA TX                   57  86  60  86  62 /  20  10  20  10  20
SHAMROCK TX                61  89  61  90  64 /  20  10  20  10  20
WELLINGTON TX              62  90  62  91  65 /  20  10  20  10  20

&&

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

&&

15/10

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 10, 1:41 PM CST, 3 hours 29 minutes before

TEXAS/OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
241 PM CDT WED JUN 10 2009

OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-111100-
ARMSTRONG-BEAVER-CARSON-CIMARRON-COLLINGSWORTH-DALLAM-DEAF SMITH-
DONLEY-GRAY-HANSFORD-HARTLEY-HEMPHILL-HUTCHINSON-LIPSCOMB-MOORE-
OCHILTREE-OLDHAM-POTTER-RANDALL-ROBERTS-SHERMAN-TEXAS-WHEELER-
241 PM CDT WED JUN 10 2009

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

.DAY ONE...

THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS MUCH OF THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA
PANHANDLES THROUGH TONIGHT. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY GET STRONG AND
POSSIBLY SEVERE WITH HAIL AND STRONG WINDS BEING THE MAIN THREATS.
BRIEF HEAVY RAIN MAY ALSO CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...

THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE AREAWIDE DURING THE NIGHTTIME HOURS
THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. A FEW OF THE STORMS THAT DEVELOP DURING ANY
OF THESE PERIODS MAY BECOME STRONG TO SEVERE...WITH THE PRIMARY
THREATS BEING LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER GROUPS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS WILL WANT TO
KEEP ALERT FOR POSSIBLE ACTIVATION AT TIMES THROUGH THE END OF
THE WEEK.

GOEHRING

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 10, 4:24 PM CST, 46 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
524 PM CDT WED JUN 10 2009

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

0523 PM     TSTM WND GST     BUSHLAND                35.19N 102.06W
06/10/2009  M71 MPH          POTTER             TX   BROADCAST MEDIA

&&

EVENT NUMBER AMA01482

KJS

Local storm report, Jun 10, 4:26 PM CST, 44 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
526 PM CDT WED JUN 10 2009

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

0517 PM     TSTM WND GST     BUSHLAND                35.19N 102.06W
06/10/2009  M71 MPH          POTTER             TX   BROADCAST MEDIA

&&

CORRECTED EVENT TIME

EVENT NUMBER AMA01482

BROST

Local storm report, Jun 10, 4:33 PM CST, 37 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
533 PM CDT WED JUN 10 2009

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

0517 PM     TSTM WND GST     8 W AMARILLO            35.20N 101.96W
06/10/2009  M65 MPH          POTTER             TX   BROADCAST MEDIA

&&

EVENT NUMBER AMA01483

BROST

Local storm report, Jun 10, 4:38 PM CST, 32 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
538 PM CDT WED JUN 10 2009

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

0530 PM     TSTM WND GST     AMARILLO                35.20N 101.82W
06/10/2009  E60 MPH          POTTER             TX   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SPOTTER ALSO NOTED BLOWING DUST WITH VISIBILITY LESS
            THAN 1 MILE.

&&

EVENT NUMBER AMA01485

BROST

Local storm report, Jun 10, 4:40 PM CST, 30 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
540 PM CDT WED JUN 10 2009

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

0535 PM     TSTM WND GST     5 SW AMARILLO           35.16N 101.88W
06/10/2009  M63 MPH          RANDALL            TX   TRAINED SPOTTER

            45TH AND WESTERN

&&

EVENT NUMBER AMA01486

NUTTALL

Local storm report, Jun 10, 4:41 PM CST, 29 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
541 PM CDT WED JUN 10 2009

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

0535 PM     TSTM WND DMG     6 SW AMARILLO           35.14N 101.89W
06/10/2009                   RANDALL            TX   NWS EMPLOYEE

            FLAG POLE SNAPPED AT BASE NEAR LEARNING TREE ROAD AND
            CHALLENGE IN AMARILLO.

&&

EVENT NUMBER AMA01487

BROST

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 198 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:10 UTC.

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Event by event

2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Cimarron

When: June 10, 5:10 PM CST
Where: Cimarron County, 4.15 mi N of Kenton
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 36.960, -102.970

Hail, Beaver

When: June 10, 8:55 PM CST
Where: Beaver County, 1.11 mi E of Forgan
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 36.900, -100.510

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 2009 Every state in 2009 This day in weather history Warnings in Oklahoma, June 2009

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: 176587, 176588.