Hail, Comanche
- When
- June 16, 3:21 PM CST
- Where
- Comanche County, 4.87 mi S of Cache
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 34.560, -98.620
Hail in Oklahoma, June 16, 2012
Multicell thunderstorms developed over western Texas during the late afternoon with isolated storms developing as far north as southwest Oklahoma. Most of the storms remained non-severe, but one severe hail report was received from Comanche county.
Where it happened
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- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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.
Multicell thunderstorms developed over western Texas during the late afternoon with isolated storms developing as far north as southwest Oklahoma. Most of the storms remained non-severe, but one severe hail report was received from Comanche county.
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 16, 12:19 PM CST, 3 hours 2 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 16, 12:19 PM CST, 3 hours 2 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 119 PM CDT SAT JUN 16 2012 .DISCUSSION... THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED LATER TODAY IN THE NORTHERN HALF OF OKLAHOMA WHERE CAPE IS LARGE AND INHIBITION IS SMALL IN THE PROXIMITY OF THE OUTFLOW ZONE. HIGHEST POPS ARE ALONG THE KANSAS BORDER. THUNDERSTORMS WOULD MOVE VERY SLOWLY TO THE SOUTH OR SOUTHEAST POSSIBLY CREATING SOME SMALL-SCALE FLOODING SITUATIONS THIS EVENING. OVERNIGHT A COMPLEX OF THUNDERSTORMS MAY AGAIN AFFECT NORTHERN OKLAHOMA. AFTER SUNDAY MORNING HOT AND HUMID AND RAINLESS CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THE FIRST HALF OF NEXT WEEK. BY THURSDAY A FRONT IS FORECAST TO SLOW ITS SOUTHWARD MOTION OVER KANSAS. THIS WOULD GIVE NORTHERN OKLAHOMA CHANCES FOR RAIN THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, BUT THE INCREASE OF THE UPPER RIDGE MAY KEEP ANY CHANCE FOR RAIN AWAY FROM THE SOUTHERN THIRD OF OKLAHOMA. THE HEAT AND HUMIDITY PERSIST BEYOND THIS TIME. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... OKLAHOMA CITY OK 92 72 91 71 / 30 30 20 10 HOBART OK 96 70 94 70 / 30 20 10 10 WICHITA FALLS TX 95 72 94 72 / 20 10 10 10 GAGE OK 95 65 98 70 / 50 50 10 10 PONCA CITY OK 89 67 88 72 / 50 60 30 10 DURANT OK 91 71 90 71 / 30 10 10 10 && .OUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OK...NONE. TX...NONE. && 84/09
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 16, 10:50 AM CST, 4 hours 31 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1150 AM CDT SAT JUN 16 2012
OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-171100-
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-
1150 AM CDT SAT JUN 16 2012
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 SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH TONIGHT
ACROSS MUCH OF OKLAHOMA.
LOCATION...
THE SLIGHT RISK AREA IS NORTHWEST OF A LINE EXTENDING FROM HOLLIS...
TO ANADARKO...TO NORMAN AND SHAWNEE.
TIMING...
THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE FROM 4 PM TO
2 AM.
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS...
STORM SPOTTER GROUPS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL ACROSS THE
RISK AREA SHOULD PLAN FOR SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS FROM THIS
AFTERNOON UNTIL EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.
DISCUSSION...
A WELL DEFINED OUTFLOW BOUNDARY FROM MORNING STORMS WILL SLOWLY LIFT
NORTH OF THE AREA THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. IN ITS WAKE...A VERY WARM MOIST
AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS WILL DEVELOP WITHIN A WEAKLY CAPPED ENVIRONMENT.
STORMS WILL LIKELY DEVELOP DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. THE
STRONGEST STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING UP TO GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL
AND DAMAGING WINDS OF UP TO 70 MPH. VERY HEAVY RAINFALL MAY ALSO LEAD
TO LOCALIZED FLOODING AS STORMS WILL LIKELY MOVE SLOWLY. INITIAL STORMS
WILL LIKELY GROW INTO ONE OR TWO CLUSTERS THROUGH THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT
WITH A CONTINUED THREAT OF DAMAGING WINDS AND PERHAPS MARGINALLY SEVERE
HAIL.
PROBABILITY TABLE...
VALID THROUGH 700 AM CDT SUNDAY JUN 17.
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...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK...
THUNDERSTORMS MAY LINGER ACROSS PARTS OF NORTHERN OKLAHOMA INTO
SUNDAY MORNING WITH GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAINFALL. THE NEXT
CHANCE OF STORMS WILL ARRIVE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AS A COLD
FRONT APPROACHES THE REGION.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
NONE.
AUSTINIn the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 16, 2:15 PM CST, 1 hour 6 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
315 PM CDT SAT JUN 16 2012
OKZ037-TXZ085-086-088-089-162100-
TILLMAN OK-BAYLOR TX-WICHITA TX-WILBARGER TX-ARCHER TX-
315 PM CDT SAT JUN 16 2012
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN TILLMAN...
NORTHEASTERN BAYLOR...NORTHWESTERN WICHITA...SOUTHEASTERN
WILBARGER AND NORTHWESTERN ARCHER COUNTIES UNTIL 400 PM CDT...
AT 314 PM CDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
FROM 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LOVELAND TO MABELLE...MOVING SOUTHEAST
AT 5 MPH.
HAZARDS INCLUDE...
HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS...
WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH...
MINOR FLOODING IN AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE...
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ELECTRA...GRANDFIELD...KAMAY...DUNDEE...LAKE DIVERSION...MANKINS...
MABELLE...WESTOVER AND HAYNESVILLE.
LAT...LON 3344 9897 3371 9921 3432 9887 3420 9861
3416 9861 3415 9858
TIME...MOT...LOC 2014Z 311DEG 8KT 3421 9884 3373 9911
WRSpecial weather statement, Jun 16, 2:16 PM CST, 1 hour 5 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
316 PM CDT SAT JUN 16 2012
TXZ087-162100-
KNOX TX-
316 PM CDT SAT JUN 16 2012
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN KNOX COUNTY UNTIL
400 PM CDT...
AT 314 PM CDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
FROM BENJAMIN TO 12 MILES WEST OF O'BRIEN...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 5
MPH.
HAZARDS INCLUDE...
HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS...
WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH...
MINOR FLOODING IN AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE...
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
KNOX CITY...BENJAMIN...GILLILAND AND RHINELAND.
LAT...LON 3355 9999 3373 9973 3376 9968 3359 9953
3357 9953 3340 9970 3340 9998 3340 9999
TIME...MOT...LOC 2014Z 342DEG 3KT 3365 9972 3342 10006
WRSpecial weather statement, Jun 16, 2:58 PM CST, 23 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 358 PM CDT SAT JUN 16 2012 OKZ037-TXZ085-086-162145- TILLMAN OK-WICHITA TX-WILBARGER TX- 358 PM CDT SAT JUN 16 2012 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN TILLMAN... NORTHWESTERN WICHITA AND EAST CENTRAL WILBARGER COUNTIES UNTIL 445 PM CDT... AT 349 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 9 MILES NORTH OF ELECTRA. THIS STORM WAS NEARLY STATIONARY. HAZARDS INCLUDE... HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS... WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH... MINOR FLOODING IN AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE... LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... ELECTRA...GRANDFIELD...DAVIDSON...HOLLISTER...LOVELAND...HARROLD AND HAYNESVILLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY AND BE ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS. && LAT...LON 3405 9918 3444 9899 3432 9861 3391 9890 TIME...MOT...LOC 2049Z 117DEG 2KT 3417 9888 MBS
Special weather statement, Jun 16, 3:00 PM CST, 21 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
400 PM CDT SAT JUN 16 2012
OKZ038-162200-
COMANCHE OK-
400 PM CDT SAT JUN 16 2012
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL COMANCHE COUNTY UNTIL
500 PM CDT...
AT 400 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR CACHE...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH.
HAZARDS INCLUDE...
HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS...
WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH...
MINOR FLOODING IN AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE...
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LAWTON...CACHE...ELGIN...FLETCHER...GERONIMO...MEDICINE PARK...
FAXON...FORT SILL...MEERS...LAKE ELLSWORTH AND LAKE LAWTONKA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY AND BE ALERT FOR THREATENING
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
&&
LAT...LON 3450 9866 3451 9866 3451 9867 3457 9871
3484 9868 3483 9820 3449 9834 3441 9861
TIME...MOT...LOC 2054Z 220DEG 5KT 3456 9858
MBSSpecial weather statement, Jun 16, 3:04 PM CST, 17 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
404 PM CDT SAT JUN 16 2012
TXZ087-162200-
KNOX TX-
404 PM CDT SAT JUN 16 2012
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN KNOX COUNTY UNTIL
500 PM CDT...
AT 404 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR BENJAMIN...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH.
HAZARDS INCLUDE...
HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH DIAMETER...
WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH...
MINOR FLOODING IN AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE...
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BENJAMIN...GILLILAND AND TRUSCOTT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AND NO WARNINGS ARE ANTICIPATED AT
THIS TIME.
&&
LAT...LON 3380 10000 3380 9997 3378 9989 3380 9969
3380 9961 3379 9958 3380 9958 3380 9956
3378 9954 3376 9955 3340 9996 3340 9998
TIME...MOT...LOC 2059Z 220DEG 5KT 3362 9988
MBSSpecial weather statement, Jun 16, 3:18 PM CST, 3 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
418 PM CDT SAT JUN 16 2012
TXZ085-088-162200-
BAYLOR TX-WILBARGER TX-
418 PM CDT SAT JUN 16 2012
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN BAYLOR AND SOUTHERN
WILBARGER COUNTIES UNTIL 500 PM CDT...
AT 418 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR LAKE KEMP...
MOVING NORTHWEST AT 5 MPH.
HAZARDS INCLUDE...
HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS...
WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH...
MINOR FLOODING IN AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE...
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
GRAYBACK...LOCKETT...LAKE KEMP...MABELLE AND RED SPRINGS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY AND BE ALERT FOR THREATENING
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
IF ON OR NEAR LAKE KEMP...GET OUT OF THE WATER AND MOVE INDOORS OR
INSIDE A VEHICLE. REMEMBER...LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE OUT TO 15 MILES
FROM THE PARENT THUNDERSTORM. IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER... YOU ARE
CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER NOW. DO
NOT BE CAUGHT ON THE WATER IN A THUNDERSTORM.
&&
LAT...LON 3361 9944 3384 9947 3410 9940 3409 9921
3394 9895 3389 9895 3365 9902
TIME...MOT...LOC 2108Z 141DEG 4KT 3382 9929
MBSThe radar
The Altus AFB radar (KFDR), 39 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:22 UTC.
Event by event
1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
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
- Heat in Wisconsin, June 16 to 20, 2012
- Rip Current in Virginia, June 16, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Winds in New Mexico, June 16, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, June 16, 2012
- Flood in Texas, June 16, 2012
- Flash Flood and Hail in Illinois, June 16 to 17, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, June 16, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, June 16, 2012
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, June 16, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, June 16, 2012
- Rip Current in Georgia, June 16, 2012
- Rip Currents in Georgia, June 16, 2012
More
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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: 386214.