Hail, Tillman
- When
- October 26, 6:10 PM CST
- Where
- Tillman County, 13 mi NNE of Hollister
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 34.500, -98.750
Pea to quarter size hail lasted about 30 minutes, accumulating up to 3-4 inches.
Hail in Oklahoma, October 26, 2013
As a shortwave trough approached from the northwest, numerous multicell thunderstorms developed across the southern half of Oklahoma during the afternoon. One cell took on brief supercell characteristics as it moved through Tillman Co.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- 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.
As a shortwave trough approached from the northwest, numerous multicell thunderstorms developed across the southern half of Oklahoma during the afternoon. One cell took on brief supercell characteristics as it moved through Tillman Co. during the evening, producing marginally severe hail.
The radar
The Altus AFB radar (KFDR), 26 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:08 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
- Frost and Freeze in Idaho, October 26, 2013
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Texas, October 26 to 27, 2013
- Frost and Freeze in Alabama, October 26, 2013
- Heavy Rain in Hawaii, October 26 to 27, 2013
- Marine High Wind in Lake Superior, October 26, 2013
- Frost and Freeze in District of Columbia, October 26, 2013
- Hail in Texas, October 26, 2013
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 476999.