Hail in Oklahoma, May 27, 2015

Name: Hail in Oklahoma, May 27, 2015
Start: 2015-05-27T15:08
End: 2015-05-27T16:25
Location: Oklahoma

May 27, 2015 · NWS AMA · 5 events in 1 county or zone

Hail producing thunderstorms developed in Beaver County during the afternoon hours of the 27th. Most of the severe weather occurred further south in the Texas Panhandle.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 5

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 AMA wrote it up.

Hail producing thunderstorms developed in Beaver County during the afternoon hours of the 27th. Most of the severe weather occurred further south in the Texas Panhandle. Several reports of hail ranging from quarter to golf ball size were received in Beaver 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 Amarillo, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at May 27, 2:20 PM CST, 48 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 27, 2:20 PM CST, 48 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
320 PM CDT WED MAY 27 2015

.DISCUSSION...
CONVECTION HAS INITIATED OVER THE NORTHEASTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE.
STORMS WILL DEVELOP QUICKLY AND LIKELY BECOME SEVERE OVER THE FAR
EASTERN PANHANDLES THIS EVENING. VERY IMPRESSIVE SURFACE BASED CAPE VALUES
OF 3000-4500 J/KG ARE PRESENT...AND A MODERATE AMOUNT OF WIND SHEAR...THOUGH
MAINLY OF THE DIRECTIONAL VARIETY. THIS SHOULD BE ENOUGH TO SUPPORT
SEVERE STORMS WITH MAINLY LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND THE PRIMARY
THREATS...THOUGH A FEW TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE AS WELL. STORMS WILL BE
SLOW TO MOVE AND HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. FOR
ADDITIONAL DETAILS ON TODAY'S SEVERE POTENTIAL...SEE MESOSCALE UPDATE
IN PREVIOUS AFD.

THE NEXT ROUND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS COMES TONIGHT AS THE
UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER BAJA WILL CONTINUE MOVING INLAND...AND
SHORTWAVE IMPULSES WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE AHEAD OF IT IN GENERALLY
WESTERLY FLOW. THIS WILL KEEP CHANCES FOR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE PANHANDLES THROUGH SATURDAY. A BIT DIFFICULT
TO PICK OUT THE BETTER CHANCES DURING THIS PERIOD AS THE MAIN FORCING
WILL BE LIKELY TIED TO SHORTWAVE ENERGY THAT HAS YET TO BE RESOLVED
CLEARLY...AND AS SUCH...DID NOT DEVIATE MUCH FROM PREVIOUS FORECAST.
ONE POSSIBILITY ARE THE AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS OVER THE EASTERN
PANHANDLES AGAIN AS SURFACE CONVERGENCE REMAINS IN PLACE...THOUGH
SOME QUESTION AS TO WHETHER THAT AREA WILL BE IN THE PANHANDLES OR
FURTHER EAST OVER OKLAHOMA. DEWPOINTS IN THE MID-60S ARE EXPECTED TO
REMAIN SIMILAR TO TODAY'S PLACEMENT...AS WELL AS FORECASTED SURFACE
BASED CAPE VALUES UPWARDS OF 2000 J/KG. THIS COULD BE LIMITED THOUGH
BY LEFTOVER CLOUDS FROM ANY CONVECTION THAT FORMS OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.
MOST CLEAR SIGNAL APPEARS TO BE FRIDAY AFTERNOON/EARLY SATURDAY
MORNING AS WHAT IS LEFT OF THE TROUGH MOVES EASTWARD OVER THE
PANHANDLES. ALSO APPEARS A SURFACE FRONT COULD PROVIDE SOME
ADDITIONAL FORCING DURING THIS PERIOD. WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAIN IS
POSSIBLE FROM ANY THUNDERSTORMS WE SEE DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.

BY SUNDAY....UPPER LEVEL RIDGING BEGINS TO BUILD OVER THE FOUR
CORNERS REGION WITH DRY NORTHWEST FLOW OVER THE PANHANDLES TO START
THE WEEK. THIS SHOULD KEEP OUR AREA FAIRLY DRY...THOUGH ANY
CONVECTION THAT FORMS UPSTREAM COULD MOVE INTO THE NORTHWESTERN
PORTIONS OF THE PANHANDLES UNDER THIS FLOW REGIME.  THE CENTER OF
THE RIDGE STARTS PUSHING EAST AND BREAKING DOWN SOMEWHAT ON TUESDAY
AS A DEEP UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MOVES INTO THE WEST COAST.

ELSENHEIMER

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
AMARILLO TX                60  75  58  76  56 /  40  60  40  20  50
BEAVER OK                  62  79  61  78  56 /  50  60  50  40  50
BOISE CITY OK              58  77  55  74  52 /  30  30  30  20  50
BORGER TX                  63  78  61  78  57 /  30  50  40  30  50
BOYS RANCH TX              61  77  59  78  56 /  30  60  40  20  50
CANYON TX                  60  75  58  77  57 /  40  60  40  20  50
CLARENDON TX               61  77  60  78  58 /  50  60  50  30  70
DALHART TX                 59  77  57  76  54 /  30  50  30  20  50
GUYMON OK                  61  79  59  77  54 /  40  40  40  30  50
HEREFORD TX                59  77  58  78  56 /  30  60  40  20  50
LIPSCOMB TX                63  77  62  77  57 /  50  60  50  40  50
PAMPA TX                   60  74  59  76  56 /  40  60  50  30  50
SHAMROCK TX                62  77  61  77  59 /  40  60  60  40  70
WELLINGTON TX              65  78  62  79  61 /  50  60  60  40  70

&&

.AMA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...NONE.
OK...NONE.

&&

14/18

Hazardous weather outlook, May 27, 2:04 PM CST, 1 hour 4 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
304 PM CDT WED MAY 27 2015

OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-280815-
CIMARRON-TEXAS-BEAVER-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB-
HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON-
GRAY-WHEELER-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG-DONLEY-COLLINGSWORTH-
304 PM CDT WED MAY 27 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA
PANHANDLES.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...MAINLY ACROSS
THE EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES. SOME THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME
SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL UP TO GOLF BALL SIZE AND DAMAGING WINDS THE
MAIN THREATS...AND A LOW THREAT FOR TORNADOES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY ON THURSDAY...WITH A FEW SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE. THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL CONTINUE FRIDAY
AND INTO SATURDAY BEFORE A DRIER PATTERN DEVELOPS THIS WEEKEND.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS MAY BE NEEDED TONIGHT AND AGAIN ON THURSDAY.

ELSENHEIMER

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 27, 2:45 PM CST, 23 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
345 PM CDT WED MAY 27 2015

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0334 PM     HAIL             12 NNW CANADIAN         36.07N 100.47W
05/27/2015  E1.25 INCH       LIPSCOMB           TX   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

EVENT NUMBER AMA1500472

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Special weather statement, May 27, 2:45 PM CST, 23 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
345 PM CDT WED MAY 27 2015

OKZ002-003-272145-
BEAVER OK-TEXAS OK-
345 PM CDT WED MAY 27 2015

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN BEAVER AND EXTREME
EASTERN TEXAS COUNTIES UNTIL 445 PM CDT...

AT 342 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES SOUTH OF TURPIN...OR 18 MILES SOUTH OF
LIBERAL...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  TURPIN...             MOCANE...             FORGAN...
  FLORIS...             BOYD...

THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY....AND A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THIS
AREA. BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS
LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS....FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE
WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

LAT...LON 3669 10068 3670 10088 3677 10098 3700 10086
      3700 10039
TIME...MOT...LOC 2045Z 224DEG 11KT 3679 10086

NF

Local storm report, May 27, 2:51 PM CST, 17 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
351 PM CDT WED MAY 27 2015

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0332 PM     HAIL             10 NW CANADIAN          36.03N 100.49W
05/27/2015  E1.00 INCH       HEMPHILL           TX   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

EVENT NUMBER AMA1500473

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Local storm report, May 27, 2:52 PM CST, 16 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
352 PM CDT WED MAY 27 2015

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0334 PM     HAIL             15 NW CANADIAN          36.06N 100.57W
05/27/2015  E1.00 INCH       OCHILTREE          TX   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

&&

EVENT NUMBER AMA1500474

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Special weather statement, May 27, 2:53 PM CST, 15 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
353 PM CDT WED MAY 27 2015

TXZ018-272200-
ARMSTRONG TX-
353 PM CDT WED MAY 27 2015

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ARMSTRONG COUNTY UNTIL 500 PM
CDT...

AT 350 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES EAST OF WAYSIDE...OR 21 MILES SOUTH OF
CLAUDE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  WAYSIDE...

THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND
TV STATIONS... AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS... FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

TORRENTIAL RAIN...WHICH MAY FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS DITCHES AND
UNDERPASSES...IS ALSO LIKELY. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE ON A FLOODED
ROADWAY...TURN AROUND DONT DROWN.

LAT...LON 3475 10160 3512 10143 3498 10109 3484 10109
      3474 10123 3474 10160
TIME...MOT...LOC 2054Z 213DEG 14KT 3482 10142

NF

Local storm report, May 27, 3:01 PM CST, 7 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
401 PM CDT WED MAY 27 2015

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0357 PM     HAIL             20 S CLAUDE             34.82N 101.36W
05/27/2015  E2.00 INCH       ARMSTRONG          TX   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

EVENT NUMBER AMA1500475

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The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 137 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:07 UTC.

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Event by event

5 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Beaver

When: May 27, 3:08 PM CST
Where: Beaver County, 7.72 mi ESE of Elmwood
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 36.580, -100.390

Golf ball size hail was reported 12 miles northeast of Booker.

Hail, Beaver

When: May 27, 3:10 PM CST
Where: Beaver County, 5.68 mi SW of Logan
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 36.510, -100.290

Golf ball size hail was reported 5 miles north-northeast of Darrouzett.

Hail, Beaver

When: May 27, 3:24 PM CST
Where: Beaver County, 5.68 mi SW of Clear Lake
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 36.620, -100.340

Ping pong ball size hail was reported 12 miles west of Slapout.

Hail, Beaver

When: May 27, 4:20 PM CST
Where: Beaver County, 1.3 mi WSW of Beaver
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 36.810, -100.540

Quarter size hail was reported one mile west of Beaver.

Hail, Beaver

When: May 27, 4:25 PM CST
Where: Beaver County, 0.69 mi S of Beaver
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 36.810, -100.520

Half dollar size hail was reported in Beaver.

What these are

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, May 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: 581918, 581919, 581920, 581921, 581922.