Hail in Oklahoma, October 6, 2014

Name: Hail in Oklahoma, October 6, 2014
Start: 2014-10-06T01:49
End: 2014-10-06T02:00
Location: Oklahoma

October 6, 2014 · NWS OUN · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

A nearly stalled cold front served as a focus for scattered thunderstorms late in the day on the 5th. With moderate mid level northwesterly flow, storms moved southeast into portions of southern Oklahoma early on the 6th.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 2

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.

What forecasters said that day

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NWS Norman, OK wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Oct 5, 11:05 PM CST, 2 hours 44 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 5, 11:05 PM CST, 2 hours 44 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 5, 10:50 AM CST, 14 hours 59 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, 11:05 PM CST, 2 hours 44 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Oct 5, 11:43 PM CST, 2 hours 6 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Oct 6, 12:09 AM CST, 1 hour 40 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Oct 6, 12:44 AM CST, 1 hour 5 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Oct 6, 1:08 AM CST, 41 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Oct 6, 1:44 AM CST, 5 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
244 AM CDT MON OCT 6 2014

OKZ039>041-046-050-051-060830-
MARSHALL OK-LOVE OK-GARVIN OK-MURRAY OK-STEPHENS OK-CARTER OK-
244 AM CDT MON OCT 6 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN MARSHALL...
NORTHEASTERN LOVE...WESTERN GARVIN...SOUTHWESTERN MURRAY...
NORTHEASTERN STEPHENS AND CARTER COUNTIES UNTIL 330 AM CDT...

AT 240 AM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 4 MILES NORTHEAST
OF LONE GROVE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH. ANOTHER STRONG STORM WAS
LOCATED 15 MILES NORTHWEST OF FOSTER.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS...
WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH...

LAT...LON 3384 9717 3389 9718 3392 9721 3390 9725
      3386 9726 3388 9730 3472 9767 3475 9767
      3484 9748 3423 9693 3417 9694 3417 9688
      3400 9673 3393 9690 3396 9692 3395 9698
      3396 9698 3395 9700 3390 9698 3381 9721
TIME...MOT...LOC 0740Z 324DEG 24KT 3423 9722

The radar

The Norman radar (KTLX), 129 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 07:49 UTC.

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Event by event

2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Carter

When: October 6, 1:49 AM CST
Where: Carter County, 2.39 mi WSW of Lone Grove
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 34.170, -97.300

Hail, Garvin

When: October 6, 2:00 AM CST
Where: Garvin County, 0.89 mi NW of Foster
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: Storm Chaser
Coordinates: 34.630, -97.500

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.

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: 546177, 546178.