Oklahoma, 2010Tornado in Oklahoma, May 18, 2010
May 18, 2010 · NWS AMA · 1 event in 1 county or zone
A severe thunderstorm over the central Oklahoma Panhandle produced a tornado during the evening hours. No damage or injuries were reported.
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A severe thunderstorm over the central Oklahoma Panhandle produced a tornado 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 18, 5:26 PM CST, 1 hour 18 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 18, 5:26 PM CST, 1 hour 18 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
626 PM CDT TUE MAY 18 2010
.AVIATION...
0000 UTC TAFS...COMPLEX AVIATION FORECAST THIS EVENING WITH THE MAIN
FOCUS CENTERING ON THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL TONIGHT. CURRENT WSR 88D
RADAR IMAGERY INDICATES CONVECTION ONGOING ACROSS THE NORTHERN
SECTIONS OF THE PANHANDLES. THE TRACK OF THIS CLUSTER OF STORMS LOOKS
TO NOT AFFECT ANY OF THE TERMINALS HOWEVER THUNDERSTORMS ARE
POSSIBLE WITH A MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR MASS ACROSS THE AREA.
PINPOINTING WHEN ANY STORM WILL AFFECT ANY OF THE TERMINALS IS
DIFFICULT AT THIS TIME SO JUST HAVE CB REMARKS IN THROUGH 10-11Z WED.
FURTHER AMENDMENTS MAY BECOME NECESSARY IF THUNDERSTORMS INCREASE IN
COVERAGE. UPPER TROUGH OVER THE FOUR CORNERS REGION WILL SLIDE ACROSS
THE CENTRAL PLAINS WEDNESDAY. A SFC LOW WILL ALSO SLIDE ACROSS THE
PANHANDLES DURING THE DAY WHICH SHOULD PUSH THE DRYLINE INTO THE
EASTERN TX/OK PANHANDLES DURING THE DAY. THUS EXPECT ANY
THUNDERSTORMS TO STAY EAST OF THE TERMINALS. A COLD FRONT WILL START
TO APPROACH THE AREA BY THE END OF THE FORECAST PERIOD...WITH WINDS
VEERING TO THE W-NW BY 19-20Z.
CLK
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 504 PM CDT TUE MAY 18 2010/
DISCUSSION...
TORNADO WATCH OUT TIL 11 PM FOR WHOLE FCST AREA SO WILL KEEP SHORT.
PARAMETERS COMING TOGETHER TO WARRANT DECENT THREAT OF SVR WX THIS
EVENING...STARTING WRN ZONES AND SPREADING EWD. GRIDS HAVE ACCOUNTED
FOR THIS WITH AREAL POP QUALIFIERS AND SVR WORDING.
FOR WED...UPPER LOW WILL TRACK EWD ACROSS CNTRL PLAINS. THIS WILL
SEND THE DRYLINE EWD TO ERN ZONES BY AFTERNOON...PSBLY EVEN WRN OK
BEFORE 00Z THURSDAY. HAVE LOWERED POPS FURTHER ACROSS WRN AND SWRN
ZONES SINCE DRYLINE SHOULD MOVE PAST THOSE AREAS. IT REMAINS TO BE
SEEN IF IT WILL EVEN REMAIN IN OUR FCST AREA AT ALL. FOR NOW...
DECIDED 12Z MODELS WERE STILL A BIT TOO FAST WITH THIS FEATURE...AND
HAVE HELD IT UP ACROSS FAR ERN ZONES WED AFTERNOON WITH SLGT CHC TO
CHC POPS IN THAT AREA. SFC COLD FRONT TO ADVANCE SWD INTO NRN
SECTIONS LATER WED AFTERNOON...THEN ACROSS REMAINDER OF PNHDLS
WEDNESDAY EVENING. HELD ON TO SLGT CHC TO CHC POPS NRN AND ERN HALF
OF PNHDLS WED NIGHT FOR WRAPAROUND PRECIP.
DRY WX THRU AT LEAST THURSDAY AND FRIDAY WITH WARMER TEMPS BY FRIDAY.
ATTENTION THEN TURNS TO NEXT UPPER LEVEL TROF PROGGED TO DIG INTO WRN
US THIS WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. MODELS CONTINUE TO DISAGREE ON
ALL ASPECTS OF HANDLING THIS PARTICULAR TROF...WHICH MAKES FOR LOW
CONFIDENCE ON WHERE...WHEN...OR IF ANY TSTMS WILL FORM ALONG SLOSHING
DRYLINE. SOME MODELS SAY PNHDLS WILL BE CAPPED...OTHERS SAY NO.
AGAIN...DID NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE AT ALL SPREADING 20 POPS AREAWIDE
FOR SVRL PERIODS THAT FAR OUT WHEN UNCERTAINTY REMAINS REGARDING
WHETHER OR NOT PRECIP WILL EVEN DEVELOP. THEREFORE...MAINTAINED
INTEGRITY OF PREVIOUS FCST BY KEEPING POPS JUST BELOW MENTIONABLE
THIS WEEKEND THRU NEXT TUESDAY AT THIS TIME PENDING BETTER MODEL
AGREEMENT. LATER SHIFTS WILL NEED TO EVALUATE FURTHER AS TIME GETS
CLOSER.
OVERALL...PREVIOUS PCKG IN GOOD SHAPE WITH MOSTLY MINOR ADJUSTMENTS
MADE TO THE GRIDS.
ANDRADE
FIRE WEATHER...
NO MAJOR FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS ARE ANTICIPATED THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY
DUE TO RECENT RAINS...WET GROUNDS...AND CONTINUED CHANCES FOR SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
ANDRADE
&&
.AMA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...NONE.
OK...NONE.
&&
15/05
Hazardous weather outlook, May 18, 2:55 PM CST, 3 hours 49 minutes before
TEXAS/OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
355 PM CDT TUE MAY 18 2010
OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-191100-
ARMSTRONG-BEAVER-CARSON-CIMARRON-COLLINGSWORTH-DALLAM-DEAF SMITH-
DONLEY-GRAY-HANSFORD-HARTLEY-HEMPHILL-HUTCHINSON-LIPSCOMB-MOORE-
OCHILTREE-OLDHAM-POTTER-RANDALL-ROBERTS-SHERMAN-TEXAS-WHEELER-
355 PM CDT TUE MAY 18 2010
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA
PANHANDLES.
.DAY ONE...
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS
PANHANDLES THROUGH TONIGHT. A FEW STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE...WITH
LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS THE PRIMARY THREATS. IN ADDITION...
ISOLATED TORNADOES MAY ALSO BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
AS A RESULT...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF THE OKLAHOMA
AND TEXAS PANHANDLES UNTIL 11 PM THIS EVENING.
IN ADDITION...CAUTION IS ADVISED ON AREA LAKES TONIGHT DUE TO
SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT ACROSS
MUCH OF THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES. A FEW STORMS THAT DEVELOP
MAY BECOME SEVERE ACROSS THE FAR EASTERN PANHANDLES WEDNESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS THE PRIMARY
THREATS. IN ADDITION...ISOLATED TORNADOES MAY ALSO BE POSSIBLE ON
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON OR EVENING.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
EMERGENCY MANAGERS AND SPOTTER GROUPS SHOULD BE READY FOR POSSIBLE
ACTIVATION THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT ACROSS ALL OF THE TEXAS
AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES...AND AGAIN WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT
ACROSS THE FAR EASTERN PANHANDLES.
In the hours before
Local storm report, May 18, 6:28 PM CST, 16 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
728 PM CDT TUE MAY 18 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0708 PM HAIL 15 E DUMAS 35.86N 101.70W
05/18/2010 M2.00 INCH MOORE TX TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
EVENT NUMBER AMA1000439
TASLocal storm report, May 18, 6:30 PM CST, 14 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
730 PM CDT TUE MAY 18 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0730 PM HAIL 11 W STINNETT 35.82N 101.64W
05/18/2010 E1.00 INCH MOORE TX PUBLIC
&&
EVENT NUMBER AMA1000440
MADLocal storm report, May 18, 6:31 PM CST, 13 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
731 PM CDT TUE MAY 18 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0730 PM HAIL 19 E DUMAS 35.86N 101.63W
05/18/2010 M1.00 INCH MOORE TX AMATEUR RADIO
&&
EVENT NUMBER AMA1000441
TASLocal storm report, May 18, 6:35 PM CST, 9 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
735 PM CDT TUE MAY 18 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0733 PM HAIL 4 W PRINGLE 35.95N 101.53W
05/18/2010 E0.88 INCH HUTCHINSON TX TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
EVENT NUMBER AMA1000442
MADLocal storm report, May 18, 6:41 PM CST, 3 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
741 PM CDT TUE MAY 18 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0741 PM HAIL 5 N STINNETT 35.89N 101.44W
05/18/2010 M0.88 INCH HUTCHINSON TX AMATEUR RADIO
&&
EVENT NUMBER AMA1000443
TASLocal storm report, May 18, 6:42 PM CST, 2 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
742 PM CDT TUE MAY 18 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0737 PM HAIL 9 NW STINNETT 35.91N 101.56W
05/18/2010 M1.75 INCH HUTCHINSON TX TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
EVENT NUMBER AMA1000444
ERATornado, Texas
- When
- May 18, 6:44 PM CST to 6:46 PM CST
- Where
- Texas County, 15 mi NW of Guymon to 5.62 mi WSW of Hough
- Rating
- EF0
- Path length
- 0.55 mi
- Path width
- 25 yd
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 36.834, -101.672
The tornado touched down about fifteen miles northwest of Guymon at 1952 CST and was on the ground for about one half mile. The tornado remained over open country and had a maximum path width of twenty-five yards. The tornado dissipated at 1953 CST. No damage or injuries were reported.
- Tornado
- A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, May 18 to 19, 2010$127,000 · EF2 · 76 events
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Wyoming, May 18, 2010$118,000 · EF2 · 30 events
- Wildfire in Michigan, May 18 to 26, 2010$950,000 · 2 events
- Flooding in Iowa, May 18 to 23, 2010$500,000 · 2 events
- Tornado and Flash Flood in Texas, May 18, 2010$65,000 · EF0 · 10 events
- Lightning Strike in Wyoming, May 18, 2010$42,000 · 1 event
- Flood and Hail in Kansas, May 18 to 19, 2010$9,000 · 2.75 in hail · 26 events
- Tornado and Hail in Colorado, May 18, 2010$10,000 · EF0 · 14 events
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Gulf of Mexico, May 18, 201056 kt wind · 6 events
- Drought in Wisconsin, May 18 to 31, 20105 events
- Tornado and Flash Flood in Nebraska, May 18, 2010$2,000 · EF0 · 5 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, May 18 to 19, 2010$6,000 · 1.5 in hail · 5 events
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: 228118.