Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, October 5, 2014

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, October 5, 2014
Start: 2014-10-05T21:55
End: 2014-10-05T22:35
Location: Oklahoma

October 5, 2014 · NWS OUN · 4 events in 3 counties and zones

A slow moving front allowed for isolated thunderstorm development during the late afternoon hours of the 5th. Modest instability supported marginally severe hail in a storm over central Oklahoma.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $2,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 4

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 slow moving front allowed for isolated thunderstorm development during the late afternoon hours of the 5th. Modest instability supported marginally severe hail in a storm over central Oklahoma.

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 Oct 5, 9:02 PM CST, 53 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 5, 9:02 PM CST, 53 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 5, 10:50 AM CST, 11 hours 5 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1150 AM CDT SUN OCT 5 2014

OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-061200-
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 SUN OCT 5 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN...
WESTERN...CENTRAL...AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA...AND WESTERN NORTH
TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...THROUGH TONIGHT...

.THUNDERSTORMS...
SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS PARTS
OF SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS LATE TONIGHT INTO
MONDAY MORNING AS MOISTURE SPREADS BACK NORTH INTO PARTS OF THE
AREA...AND A COMPACT UPPER STORM SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS. A FEW OF THE STORMS IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA COULD BECOME
STRONG TO MARGINALLY SEVERE WITH HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS.
OTHERWISE... CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS
WILL BE THE MAIN IMPACTS WITH ANY STRONGER STORMS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.THUNDERSTORMS...
SOME SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE IN
PARTS OF SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA EARLY MONDAY...BUT SHOULD DISSIPATE
THROUGH THE NOON HOUR.

AFTER A BRIEF DRY PERIOD... RAIN CHANCES WILL RETURN TO PARTS OF
OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS FOR THE LATER HALF OF THE WEEK
INTO NEXT WEEKEND. WHILE A FEW STRONG STORMS MAY OCCUR...LOCALLY
HEAVY RAINFALL APPEARS TO BE THE PRIMARY HAZARD AT THIS TIME.

GET GRAPHICS AND MORE DETAILS AT WEATHER.GOV/NORMAN...AND FOLLOW
OUR WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE ON TWITTER AND FACEBOOK.

MAXWELL/AUSTIN

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Oct 5, 9:15 PM CST, 40 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Oct 5, 9:29 PM CST, 26 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Oct 5, 9:53 PM CST, 2 minutes before

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The radar

The Norman radar (KTLX), 55 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 03:55 UTC.

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Event by event

2 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Canadian

When: October 5, 9:55 PM CST
Where: Canadian County, Piedmont
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 35.640, -97.750

Estimated wind gusts of 60 to 70 mph.

Hail, Caddo

When: October 5, 10:08 PM CST
Where: Caddo County, Hinton
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 35.470, -98.360

Report from NSSL smart phone application.

Thunderstorm Wind, Oklahoma

When: October 5, 10:08 PM CST
Where: Oklahoma County, 2.15 mi NNW of (Pwa)wiley Post Apt
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $2,000
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 35.560, -97.660

Large tree limbs blown down at the intersection of North Council and Hefner.

Hail, Caddo

When: October 5, 10:35 PM CST
Where: Caddo County, 4.84 mi SE of Binger
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 35.260, -98.280

What these are

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.
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 2014 Every state in 2014 This day in weather history Warnings in Oklahoma, October 2014

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: 546201, 546175, 546200, 546176.