Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, June 26, 2015

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, June 26, 2015
Start: 2015-06-26T13:40
End: 2015-06-26T15:03
Location: Oklahoma

June 26, 2015 · NWS TSA · 7 events in 4 counties and zones

Thunderstorms developed during the early afternoon hours of June 26th along a weak surface trough of low pressure that stretched across eastern Oklahoma. The storms moved east during the afternoon, producing damaging wind across portions of southeastern and east central Oklahoma.

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: $5,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 7

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 TSA wrote it up.

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 Tulsa, OK wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 26, 1:36 PM CST, 4 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 26, 1:36 PM CST, 4 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
236 PM CDT FRI JUN 26 2015

.DISCUSSION...
COLD FRONT CURRENTLY NEAR THE INTERSTATE 44 CORRIDOR WITH THE
STRONGER CONVECTION DISPLACED EVEN FURTHER SOUTHWARD FROM FAR
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS INTO SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA. STRONG INSTABILITY AND
WEAK SHEAR DEFINE THE PREFRONTAL ENVIRONMENT W/ POTENTIAL FOR
POCKETS OF SEVERE WEATHER TO CONTINUE THROUGH MID
EVENING...WITH THE PASSING COLD FRONT MARKING THE END OF THE
POTENTIAL.

DRY AND MILD EARLY SUMMER CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH SUNDAY
WITH THE PATTERN ALOFT DOMINATED BY A HIGH AMPLITUDE RIDGE WEST /
TROUGH EAST PLACING NORTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT THROUGH THE PLAINS.
THE RESULT WILL BE SEVERAL WEAK FRONTAL PASSAGES OCCURRING OVER
THE UPCOMING WEEK...AND ASSOCIATED THUNDERSTORM CHANCES. THE
CURRENT TIMING INCREASES PRECIP CHANCES SUNDAY NIGHT...AND AGAIN
LATE TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY...AND POSSIBLY AGAIN BY LATE FRIDAY
INTO THE WEEKEND. TEMPS LOOK TO REMAIN NEAR SEASONAL NORMALS.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
TUL   67  86  66  89 /  20   0   0  10
FSM   69  86  66  89 /  70   0   0   0
MLC   69  84  64  87 /  60   0   0   0
BVO   65  85  62  89 /  10   0   0  10
FYV   64  81  59  84 /  50   0   0   0
BYV   64  81  60  83 /  50   0   0  10
MKO   67  84  64  87 /  50   0   0   0
MIO   65  84  63  87 /  20   0   0  10
F10   68  84  65  88 /  50   0   0   0
HHW   71  86  66  88 /  70   0   0   0

&&

.TSA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...NONE.
AR...NONE.
&&

SHORT TERM...99
LONG TERM....07

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 26, 12:34 PM CST, 1 hour 6 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
134 PM CDT FRI JUN 26 2015

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-271000-
ADAIR OK-BENTON AR-CARROLL AR-CHEROKEE OK-CHOCTAW OK-CRAIG OK-
CRAWFORD AR-CREEK OK-DELAWARE OK-FRANKLIN AR-HASKELL OK-LATIMER OK-
LE FLORE OK-MADISON AR-MAYES OK-MCINTOSH OK-MUSKOGEE OK-NOWATA OK-
OKFUSKEE OK-OKMULGEE OK-OSAGE OK-OTTAWA OK-PAWNEE OK-PITTSBURG OK-
PUSHMATAHA OK-ROGERS OK-SEBASTIAN AR-SEQUOYAH OK-TULSA OK-WAGONER OK-
WASHINGTON OK-WASHINGTON AR-
109 PM CDT FRI JUN 26 2015

THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS
MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.
	RISK...LIMITED.
	AREA...EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST AND
           WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS.
	ONSET...THIS AFTERNOON.

FLASH FLOOD.
	RISK...ELEVATED.
	AREA...EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST AND
           WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS.
	ONSET...THIS AFTERNOON.

HEAVY RAIN.
	RISK...LIMITED.
	AREA...EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST AND
           WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS.
	ONSET...THIS AFTERNOON.

DANGEROUS HEAT.
	RISK...LIMITED.
	AREA...SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS.
	ONSET...THIS AFTERNOON.

DISCUSSION...
THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT THIS AFTERNOON WILL FOCUS MAINLY
ALONG/NEAR AND OLD THUNDERSTORM OUTFLOW BOUNDARY IN SOUTHEAST
OKLAHOMA AND ALONG OR NEAR A COOL FRONT SLICING THROUGH EASTERN
OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.

MARGINAL WIND FIELDS WILL COMBINE WITH AMPLE INSTABILITY
TO PRODUCE SOME STRONG AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON
INTO THE EVENING HOURS. DAMAGING WIND AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN
WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREATS WITH HAIL A LESSER THREAT.

SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
LOCAL SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
SATURDAY...NO HAZARDS.
SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL.

EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
DRY MILD CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL OVER THE WEEKEND.
INTERMITTENT THUNDERSTORM CHANCES RETURN NEXT WEEK
AS NORTHWEST UPPER FLOW DEVELOPS ACROSS THE CENTRAL
AND SOUTHERN PLAINS.

WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA CONTAINS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 26, 9:38 AM CST, 4 hours 2 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1038 AM CDT FRI JUN 26 2015

ARZ001-002-261615-
BENTON AR-CARROLL AR-
1038 AM CDT FRI JUN 26 2015

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CARROLL...NORTHEASTERN BENTON AND
NORTHERN MADISON COUNTIES UNTIL 1115 AM CDT...

AT 1037 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A LINE OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS FROM 4 MILES NORTHWEST OF CHAIN-O-LAKES TO 2 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF GARFIELD...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BERRYVILLE...EUREKA SPRINGS...GREEN FOREST...GARFIELD...BEAVER...
URBANETTE...GRANDVIEW...RULE...CARROLLTON...AVOCA...OAK HILL...
CABANAL...WALNUT HILL...BUSCH...CONNOR...PLEASANT RIDGE...DENVER...
BEAVER LAKE AND COIN.

LAT...LON 3621 9330 3629 9366 3630 9366 3630 9374
      3638 9411 3650 9387 3649 9330
TIME...MOT...LOC 1537Z 274DEG 35KT 3657 9378 3643 9400

Special weather statement, Jun 26, 10:24 AM CST, 3 hours 16 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1124 AM CDT FRI JUN 26 2015

ARZ002-261715-
CARROLL AR-
1124 AM CDT FRI JUN 26 2015

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN CARROLL COUNTY UNTIL
1215 PM CDT...

AT 1124 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A LINE OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 5 MILES WEST OF ROBERSON
HOLLOW TO 2 MILES EAST OF BERRYVILLE...AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BERRYVILLE...GREEN FOREST...URBANETTE...BLUE EYE...DENVER AND COIN.

LAT...LON 3632 9330 3635 9365 3650 9348 3650 9330
      3645 9329
TIME...MOT...LOC 1624Z 272DEG 40KT 3650 9335 3636 9353

Special weather statement, Jun 26, 10:57 AM CST, 2 hours 43 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1157 AM CDT FRI JUN 26 2015

ARZ002-011-261745-
MADISON AR-CARROLL AR-
1157 AM CDT FRI JUN 26 2015

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN CARROLL AND NORTH
CENTRAL MADISON COUNTIES UNTIL 1245 PM CDT...

AT 1157 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 5
MILES WEST OF RUDD...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

DIME SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
RUDD...RULE...CARROLLTON...OSAGE...DELMAR...CONNOR...CABANAL...
METALTON AND DRYFORK.

LAT...LON 3612 9333 3619 9366 3623 9367 3630 9366
      3633 9330 3612 9330
TIME...MOT...LOC 1657Z 272DEG 23KT 3624 9359

Special weather statement, Jun 26, 12:02 PM CST, 1 hour 38 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
102 PM CDT FRI JUN 26 2015

ARZ002-010-011-261845-
WASHINGTON AR-MADISON AR-CARROLL AR-
102 PM CDT FRI JUN 26 2015

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN CARROLL...CENTRAL
MADISON AND EAST CENTRAL WASHINGTON COUNTIES UNTIL 145 PM CDT...

AT 100 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM 4 MILES WEST OF RULE TO 3 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
WITHROW SPRINGS STATE PARK TO NEAR ELKINS...AND MOVING EAST AT 20
MPH.

DIME SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THESE STORMS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BERRYVILLE...HUNTSVILLE...GREEN FOREST...ELKINS...RUDD...WESLEY...
AURORA...WITTER...OSAGE...KINGSTON...RULE...JAPTON...MARBLE...
CARROLLTON...WITHROW SPRINGS STATE PARK...BLACK OAK...GEORGETOWN...
HARMONY...CABANAL AND DRYFORK.

LAT...LON 3612 9348 3608 9348 3608 9345 3597 9345
      3592 9351 3586 9353 3599 9414 3613 9375
      3636 9355 3636 9330 3612 9330
TIME...MOT...LOC 1800Z 271DEG 19KT 3627 9353 3613 9367 3602 9398

69

Special weather statement, Jun 26, 1:00 PM CST, 40 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
200 PM CDT FRI JUN 26 2015

OKZ065>067-070-071-073-261945-
OKFUSKEE OK-MUSKOGEE OK-PITTSBURG OK-MCINTOSH OK-OKMULGEE OK-
WAGONER OK-
200 PM CDT FRI JUN 26 2015

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN OKFUSKEE...
SOUTHWESTERN WAGONER...NORTH CENTRAL PITTSBURG...NORTHWESTERN
MUSKOGEE...EASTERN OKMULGEE AND MCINTOSH COUNTIES UNTIL 245 PM CDT...

AT 159 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM 3 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BALD HILL TO 4 MILES EAST
OF DUSTIN TO 7 MILES NORTH OF LAMAR...AND MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

DIME SIZE HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THESE STORMS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
OKMULGEE...EUFAULA...HENRYETTA...CHECOTAH...MORRIS...DEWAR...
SCHULTER...TAFT...BOYNTON...GRAYSON...COUNCIL HILL...HANNA...
HOFFMAN...STIDHAM...LAKE EUFAULA STATE PARK...VIVIAN...BALD HILL...
RAIFORD...WAINWRIGHT AND HITCHITA.

LAT...LON 3577 9596 3577 9549 3530 9555 3516 9583
      3516 9598 3529 9598 3529 9603
TIME...MOT...LOC 1859Z 263DEG 16KT 3571 9589 3527 9596 3520 9609

69

Special weather statement, Jun 26, 1:18 PM CST, 22 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
218 PM CDT FRI JUN 26 2015

ARZ010-011-262000-
WASHINGTON AR-MADISON AR-
218 PM CDT FRI JUN 26 2015

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN MADISON AND EASTERN
WASHINGTON COUNTIES UNTIL 300 PM CDT...

AT 218 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A LINE OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 3 MILES WEST OF UPPER
BUFFALO WILDERNESS AREA TO NEAR JAPTON...AND MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ST. PAUL...PETTIGREW...BOSTON...JAPTON...AURORA...WITTER...SAINT
PAUL...GEORGETOWN...CROSSES...DELANEY...DUTTON...COMBS...BRASHEARS...
WEATHERS...RED STAR AND PATRICK.

LAT...LON 3596 9347 3595 9347 3595 9349 3593 9349
      3592 9351 3588 9351 3588 9352 3583 9353
      3582 9352 3578 9352 3578 9356 3582 9392
      3582 9393 3602 9395 3600 9345 3597 9345
TIME...MOT...LOC 1918Z 284DEG 16KT 3594 9351 3595 9383

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The radar

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 104 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:37 UTC.

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Event by event

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

Thunderstorm Wind, Pittsburg

When: June 26, 1:40 PM CST
Where: Pittsburg County, 2.19 mi NW of Bowler
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Post Office
Coordinates: 35.245, -95.525

Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated to 60 mph.

Thunderstorm Wind, McIntosh

When: June 26, 1:50 PM CST
Where: McIntosh County, 4 mi E of Hanna
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 35.200, -95.809

Strong thunderstorm wind snapped large tree limbs.

Thunderstorm Wind, McIntosh

When: June 26, 1:50 PM CST
Where: McIntosh County, 5 mi ENE of Hanna
Measured: 75 kt (86 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 35.228, -95.798

Three large trees were snapped at base by strong thunderstorm wind.

Hail, Haskell

When: June 26, 2:03 PM CST
Where: Haskell County, 4 mi N of Enterprise
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 35.278, -95.380

Thunderstorm Wind, Sequoyah

When: June 26, 2:35 PM CST
Where: Sequoyah County, Vian
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 35.500, -94.970

Strong thunderstorm wind snapped large tree limbs.

Thunderstorm Wind, Sequoyah

When: June 26, 2:55 PM CST
Where: Sequoyah County, 2.82 mi ESE of Sallisaw
Measured: 70 kt (81 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Broadcast Media
Coordinates: 35.451, -94.756

Strong thunderstorm wind blew down a tree near mile marker 315 on I-40.

Thunderstorm Wind, Sequoyah

When: June 26, 3:03 PM CST
Where: Sequoyah County, Roland
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 35.420, -94.520

Strong thunderstorm wind damaged metal signs.

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.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Oklahoma in 2015 Every state in 2015 This day in weather history Warnings in Oklahoma, June 2015

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: 589728, 589731, 589732, 589733, 589734, 589736, 589738.