Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, June 14 to 15, 2012

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, June 14 to 15, 2012
Start: 2012-06-14T21:10
End: 2012-06-15T00:07
Location: Oklahoma

June 14 to 15, 2012 · NWS OUN · 6 events in 5 counties and zones

A cluster of storms developed over western Kansas and the Oklahoma/Texas Panhandle region. Through the evening and overnight, storms merged into a long lived squall line.

Where it happened

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

Tornadoes
Tropical storms and surge
Floods
Wind
Hail
Winter weather
Heat and drought
Cold
Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
Other

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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 OUN wrote it up.

A cluster of storms developed over western Kansas and the Oklahoma/Texas Panhandle region. Through the evening and overnight, storms merged into a long lived squall line. As this line moved across northern Oklahoma, heavy rain and a couple of severe wind gusts occurred.

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 14, 5:38 PM CST, 3 hours 32 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 14, 5:38 PM CST, 3 hours 32 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
638 PM CDT THU JUN 14 2012

.AVIATION...
15/00Z TAFS...VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED FOR MOST OF THE FORECAST
CYCLE. MVFR/IFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.
MVFR CIGS MAY OCCUR TOWARD AND AFTER 12Z ACROSS CENTRAL PORTIONS OF
OKLAHOMA BEFORE MIXING ALLOWS CIGS TO LIFT AND BREAK. AS FAR AS
STORM CHANCES...MOST SHORT-TERM MODEL SOLUTIONS ALLOW STORMS OVER
PANHANDLES TO APPROACH KGAG/KWWR BY 03Z BEFORE DISSIPATING
ALTOGETHER. MAIN FOCUS FOR ORGANIZED STORMS WILL BE ACTIVITY OVER
KANSAS THAT IS EXPECTED TO BUILD SOUTHEASTWARD TOWARD KPNC BY 05Z.
WILL INCLUDE PROB30 AT KOKC/KOUN LATE TONIGHT WITH SOME MODEL
SOLUTIONS ALLOWING MCS COLD POOL TO SUPPORT TSRA THAT FAR SOUTH.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
OKLAHOMA CITY OK  72  90  71  91 /  30  20  20  10
HOBART OK         71  92  70  93 /  30  20  20  10
WICHITA FALLS TX  72  94  72  94 /  10  10  10  10
GAGE OK           70  90  69  94 /  40  20  30  20
PONCA CITY OK     72  87  73  90 /  50  40  20  20
DURANT OK         71  91  71  91 /  20  10  10  10

&&

.OUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...NONE.
TX...NONE.
&&

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 14, 8:55 PM CST, 15 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
955 PM CDT THU JUN 14 2012

OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-151000-
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-
955 PM CDT THU JUN 14 2012

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT...

THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK...
THERE IS A RISK OF SEVERE STORMS ACROSS MUCH OF WESTERN AND
NORTHERN OKLAHOMA...AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS THIS EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT.

LOCATION...
THE RISK AREA IS ALONG AND NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM STILLWATER TO EL
RENO TO LAWTON AND WICHITA FALLS.

TIMING...
THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE FROM
9 PM THROUGH 3 AM.

RECOMMENDED ACTIONS...
STORM SPOTTER GROUPS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL ACROSS
RISK AREA SHOULD BE READY FOR SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS.

DISCUSSION...
A LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN
OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS THIS EVENING. THIS ACTIVITY WILL
PROGRESS OVER THE WESTERN THIRD OR SO OF OKLAHOMA AND MUCH OF
WESTERN NORTH TEXAS...BUT AS IT DOES...STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO WEAKEN.

ANOTHER COMPLEX OF STORMS IS EXPECTED TO MOVE FROM SOUTHERN KANSAS
INTO NORTHERN AND CENTRAL OKLAHOMA OVERNIGHT. THIS COMPLEX IS
EXPECTED TO YIELD THE GREATER SEVERE WEATHER THREAT OF DAMAGING WIND
GUSTS AND HAIL UP THE SIZE OF GOLFBALLS.

PROBABILITY TABLE...
VALID THROUGH 700 AM CDT FRIDAY JUN 15.
PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN THE
              NWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING AREA...100 PERCENT.
PROBABILITY OF SEVERE STORMS IF STORMS OCCUR...70 PERCENT.

OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
NONE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK...
THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE ONGOING ACROSS PART OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
AND PERHAPS SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. ANOTHER
OPPORTUNITY FOR THUNDERSTORMS MAY OCCUR SATURDAY NIGHT ACROSS
NORTHERN OKLAHOMA.

OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
NONE.

THE NEXT SCHEDULED HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK WILL BE ISSUED
BY 5 AM FRIDAY.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 14, 7:30 PM CST, 1 hour 40 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
830 PM CDT THU JUN 14 2012

OKZ021-033-034-036-TXZ083-084-087-150200-
HARMON OK-GREER OK-JACKSON OK-BECKHAM OK-HARDEMAN TX-FOARD TX-KNOX
TX-
830 PM CDT THU JUN 14 2012

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HARMON...WESTERN GREER...
SOUTHWESTERN JACKSON...SOUTHWESTERN BECKHAM...HARDEMAN...FOARD AND
NORTHWESTERN KNOX COUNTIES UNTIL 900 PM CDT...

AT 827 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
FROM ALANREED...TO 20 MILES WEST OF CHILDRESS...TO NEAR MATADOR...
MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. IF THE STORMS MAINTAIN STRENGTH...SEVERE WIND
GUSTS AND POSSIBLY LARGE HAIL COULD MOVE INTO FAR WESTERN OKLAHOMA
AND ADJACENT PARTS OF NORTH TEXAS.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
POTENTIALLY SEVERE WINDS GUSTING OVER 55 MPH...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MONITOR THE SITUATION CLOSELY. BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY IF A
WARNING IS ISSUED OR IF STORMS THREATEN YOU.

&&

LAT...LON 3420 10005 3424 10001 3423 10000 3513 10000
      3519 9960 3423 9955 3350 9999 3383 10000
      3384 10005 3398 10005
TIME...MOT...LOC 0127Z 286DEG 21KT 3518 10070 3443 10065 3383 10098

Special weather statement, Jun 14, 7:56 PM CST, 1 hour 14 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
856 PM CDT THU JUN 14 2012

OKZ021-033-034-036-TXZ083-084-087-150230-
HARMON OK-GREER OK-JACKSON OK-BECKHAM OK-HARDEMAN TX-FOARD TX-KNOX
TX-
856 PM CDT THU JUN 14 2012

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HARMON...WESTERN GREER...
SOUTHWESTERN JACKSON...SOUTHWESTERN BECKHAM...HARDEMAN...
NORTHWESTERN FOARD AND NORTHWESTERN KNOX COUNTIES UNTIL 930 PM CDT...

AT 854 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE TEXAS PANHANDLE WERE
ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 9 MILES WEST OF DOZIER...TO 15 MILES
WEST OF CHILDRESS...TO AFTON... MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. IF STORMS
MAINTAIN THEIR INTENSITY...WARNINGS WILL BE ISSUED FOR WESTERN
OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
POTENTIALLY SEVERE WINDS GUSTING OVER 55 MPH...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MONITOR THE SITUATION CLOSELY. BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY IF A
WARNING IS ISSUED OR IF STORMS THREATEN YOU.

&&

LAT...LON 3423 10005 3424 10001 3423 10000 3527 10000
      3531 9957 3452 9958 3360 9990 3364 9999
      3383 10000 3384 10005
TIME...MOT...LOC 0154Z 275DEG 19KT 3512 10050 3447 10051 3376 10084

The radar

The Altus AFB radar (KFDR), 97 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 03:11 UTC.

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Event by event

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

Hail, Harmon

When: June 14, 9:10 PM CST
Where: Harmon County, 1.49 mi SSW of Mc Knight
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 34.750, -99.920

Estimated 50 mph winds were also reported with the hail.

Thunderstorm Wind, Woods

When: June 14, 9:40 PM CST
Where: Woods County, 13.49 mi NNE of Camp Houston
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) measured gust
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 36.980, -99.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Woods

When: June 14, 9:45 PM CST
Where: Woods County, 13.49 mi NNE of Camp Houston
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) measured gust
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 36.980, -99.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Woodward

When: June 14, 10:00 PM CST
Where: Woodward County, 17.59 mi N of Mooreland Arpt
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) measured gust
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 36.730, -99.130

Thunderstorm Wind, Garfield

When: June 14, 11:35 PM CST
Where: Garfield County, 2.62 mi WSW of (Wdg) Woodring Arpt
Measured: 51 kt (59 mph) measured gust
Reported by: AWOS
Coordinates: 36.360, -97.830

The wind gust was recorded at the Woodring AWOS.

Thunderstorm Wind, Kay

When: June 15, 12:07 AM CST
Where: Kay County, Braman
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: COOP Observer
Coordinates: 36.920, -97.330

No damage was reported.

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.

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

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Oklahoma in 2012 Every state in 2012 This day in weather history Warnings in Oklahoma, June 2012

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: 386204, 386205, 386207, 386208, 386209, 386210.