Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, July 8, 2016

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, July 8, 2016
Start: 2016-07-08T06:45
End: 2016-07-08T07:35
Location: Oklahoma

July 8, 2016 · NWS OUN · 6 events in 3 counties and zones

Storms formed off the triple point in the Texas panhandle late on the 7th, and move across northern Oklahoma early on the 8th.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 6

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.

Storms formed off the triple point in the Texas panhandle late on the 7th, and move across northern Oklahoma early on the 8th.

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 Jul 8, 5:36 AM CST, 1 hour 9 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 8, 5:36 AM CST, 1 hour 9 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Norman OK
636 AM CDT FRI JUL 8 2016

.AVIATION...
08/12Z TAF discussion.
Mainly VFR forecast with MVFR restrictions in and near TSRA.
Convection this morning expected to decrease in both coverage and
intensity through 16Z with redevelopment expected mainly across
northern and central Oklahoma after 21-22Z. Went prevailing with
TSRA across northern Oklahoma terminals after 02Z with likelihood
of several rounds of convection near and north of weak frontal
boundary that is expected to reside just north of KOKC.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /issued 335 AM CDT FRI JUL 8 2016/

DISCUSSION...
Central/Northern Plains upper trough influencing Kansas and
northern Oklahoma convection will continue to move east and away
from region today. As this occurs, weak frontal boundary is progd
to slip southward into Oklahoma aided by said convection. Although
large-scale forcing will be weaker with departure of upper trough,
low amplitude s/wv trough progd to move over region from northern
Mexico, combined with frontal boundary, will likely yield at
least scattered storm development this afternoon and tonight, some
of which will be severe. Before frontal boundary retreats north Sunday,
it will continue to be a focus for storms through Saturday night
mainly over northern and central parts of Oklahoma.

It will still remain hot and muggy, with models continuing to
under-forecast dewpoints. After increasing dewpoint forecasts, heat
indices are near advisory criteria this afternoon across the
southern half of Oklahoma into western north Texas. Northern
Oklahoma will see effects of this morning's storm outflow and
possible cloud cover and should be cooler than yesterday. After
coordination with other offices and the fact that advisory was
allowed to expire yesterday, we have opted to not reissue. Central
and southeast Oklahoma will likely see the highest heat indices
this afternoon and a short-fused advisory/warning for heat not
out of the question.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Oklahoma City OK  95  76  95  75 /  50  40  40  20
Hobart OK         98  75  99  75 /  30  40  20  10
Wichita Falls TX  99  78  99  78 /  20  20  20  10
Gage OK           95  72  97  72 /  40  40  20  20
Ponca City OK     92  75  91  73 /  80  50  40  30
Durant OK         96  77  94  77 /  20  10  10  10

&&

.OUN Watches/Warnings/Advisories...
OK...None.
TX...None.
&&

10/11

Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 8, 4:04 AM CST, 2 hours 41 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
504 AM CDT FRI JUL 8 2016

OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-091015-
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-
504 AM CDT FRI JUL 8 2016

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...

.THUNDERSTORMS...
THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND
TONIGHT ACROSS PORTIONS OF OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.

LOCATION...
THE SLIGHT RISK IS NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM NEAR QUANAH TEXAS...
TO ALTUS... TO EL RENO... TO EDMOND... TO CHANDLER OKLAHOMA. A
MARGINAL RISK IS LOCATED TO THE SOUTH OF THE SLIGHT RISK AND IS
NORTH OF A LINE FROM NEAR SEYMOUR TEXAS... TO WICHITA FALLS... TO
ARDMORE... TO ATOKA OKLAHOMA.

TIMING...
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM 3 PM TODAY THROUGH 3
AM TONIGHT.

IMPACTS...
THE PRIMARY HAZARDS WILL BE QUARTER TO HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL...60 TO
70 MPH WINDS...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL THAT COULD LEAD TO
FLOODING.

DISCUSSION...
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS MORNING WILL PROPAGATE AN
EFFECTIVE FRONTAL BOUNDARY ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF OKLAHOMA.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG
THIS BOUNDARY AS AN UPPER-LEVEL WAVE APPROACHES THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS.

.SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT STATEMENT...
STORM SPOTTER GROUPS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL ACROSS
THE SLIGHT RISK AREA SHOULD PREPARE FOR SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS
THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

.HEAT...
HEAT INDEX VALUES OF 100 TO 105 ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS
SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.THUNDERSTORMS...
THERE IS A MARGINAL RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ON SATURDAY
ACROSS PORTIONS OF OKLAHOMA. THE MARGINAL RISK IS NORTH OF A LINE
FROM NEAR CHEYENNE... TO WATONGA... TO OKLAHOMA CITY... TO
SEMINOLE OKLAHOMA. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE EVERY DAY FROM
SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. HOWEVER...NO ORGANIZED SEVERE WEATHER IS
EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

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

MAHALE

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 8, 4:51 AM CST, 1 hour 54 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
551 AM CDT FRI JUL 8 2016

OKZ018-081115-
KINGFISHER OK-
551 AM CDT FRI JUL 8 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN KINGFISHER COUNTY UNTIL
615 AM CDT...

AT 549 AM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTHWEST
OF OKARCHE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AND NO WARNINGS ARE ANTICIPATED AT
THIS TIME.

&&

LAT...LON 3573 9807 3585 9817 3605 9783 3581 9768
TIME...MOT...LOC 1049Z 242DEG 20KT 3581 9805

11

Special weather statement, Jul 8, 4:53 AM CST, 1 hour 52 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
553 AM CDT FRI JUL 8 2016

OKZ012-013-018>020-081130-
NOBLE OK-LOGAN OK-PAYNE OK-KINGFISHER OK-GARFIELD OK-
553 AM CDT FRI JUL 8 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN NOBLE...NORTHWESTERN
LOGAN...NORTHWESTERN PAYNE...NORTHEASTERN KINGFISHER AND SOUTHEASTERN
GARFIELD COUNTIES UNTIL 630 AM CDT...

AT 550 AM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR MARSHALL...
MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH DIAMETER...
WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH...
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PERRY...MARSHALL...ORLANDO...LAKE MCMURTRY...LOVELL...LUCIEN...
LAKE CARL BLACKWELL AND HAYWARD.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY AND BE ALERT FOR THREATENING
WEATHER CONDITIONS.

&&

LAT...LON 3603 9772 3619 9781 3639 9723 3627 9714
      3613 9712
TIME...MOT...LOC 1050Z 251DEG 36KT 3614 9765

MAHALE

Special weather statement, Jul 8, 4:57 AM CST, 1 hour 48 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
557 AM CDT FRI JUL 8 2016

OKZ008-081130-
KAY OK-
557 AM CDT FRI JUL 8 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN KAY COUNTY UNTIL 630
AM CDT...

AT 555 AM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES NORTHEAST
OF NEWKIRK...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH DIAMETER...
WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH...
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
NEWKIRK...HARDY AND NORTHWESTERN KAW LAKE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY AND BE ALERT FOR THREATENING
WEATHER CONDITIONS.

&&

LAT...LON 3689 9675 3679 9697 3693 9711 3700 9702
      3700 9675
TIME...MOT...LOC 1055Z 233DEG 17KT 3691 9697

MAHALE

Special weather statement, Jul 8, 5:26 AM CST, 1 hour 19 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
626 AM CDT FRI JUL 8 2016

OKZ018-019-024-025-081200-
OKLAHOMA OK-CANADIAN OK-LOGAN OK-KINGFISHER OK-
626 AM CDT FRI JUL 8 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA...
NORTHEASTERN CANADIAN...SOUTHWESTERN LOGAN AND SOUTHEASTERN
KINGFISHER COUNTIES UNTIL 700 AM CDT...

AT 623 AM CDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM
8 MILES WEST OF CRESCENT TO 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CASHION TO NEAR WARR
ACRES...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH...
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
NORTHERN OKLAHOMA CITY...EDMOND...GUTHRIE...BETHANY...WARR ACRES...
THE VILLAGE...PIEDMONT...NICHOLS HILLS...CRESCENT...CASHION...
CEDAR VALLEY...ARCADIA...CIMARRON CITY...NAVINA...SEWARD...
DOWNTOWN EDMOND AND WILEY POST AIRPORT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY AND BE ALERT FOR THREATENING
WEATHER CONDITIONS.

&&

LAT...LON 3603 9745 3582 9732 3563 9729 3551 9767
      3593 9784
TIME...MOT...LOC 1123Z 253DEG 23KT 3593 9774 3572 9763 3555 9762

MAHALE

Special weather statement, Jul 8, 5:46 AM CST, 59 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
646 AM CDT FRI JUL 8 2016

OKZ012-013-081215-
NOBLE OK-GARFIELD OK-
646 AM CDT FRI JUL 8 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN NOBLE AND
SOUTHEASTERN GARFIELD COUNTIES UNTIL 715 AM CDT...

AT 644 AM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
LUCIEN...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH DIAMETER...
WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH...
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PERRY...LUCIEN...LAKE MCMURTRY AND HAYWARD.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY AND BE ALERT FOR THREATENING
WEATHER CONDITIONS.

&&

LAT...LON 3631 9720 3619 9720 3616 9748 3616 9750
      3627 9754 3639 9729
TIME...MOT...LOC 1144Z 253DEG 11KT 3623 9746

MAHALE

Special weather statement, Jul 8, 6:02 AM CST, 43 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
702 AM CDT FRI JUL 8 2016

OKZ012-013-019-020-025-026-081230-
OKLAHOMA OK-NOBLE OK-LOGAN OK-LINCOLN OK-PAYNE OK-GARFIELD OK-
702 AM CDT FRI JUL 8 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA...SOUTHERN
NOBLE...LOGAN...NORTHWESTERN LINCOLN...PAYNE AND SOUTHEASTERN
GARFIELD COUNTIES UNTIL 730 AM CDT...

AT 700 AM CDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM
6 MILES SOUTH OF LUCIEN TO 3 MILES NORTHEAST OF GUTHRIE TO NEAR
ARCADIA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

HAZARDS INCLUDE...
HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH DIAMETER...
WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH...
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
NORTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA CITY...EDMOND...STILLWATER...GUTHRIE...PERRY...
PERKINS...JONES...LANGSTON...LUTHER...WELLSTON...MORRISON...CARNEY...
GLENCOE...TRYON...RIPLEY...AGRA...COYLE...ARCADIA...
MULHALL AND ORLANDO.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY AND BE ALERT FOR THREATENING
WEATHER CONDITIONS.

&&

LAT...LON 3647 9703 3633 9703 3633 9696 3628 9692
      3625 9692 3625 9690 3615 9685 3578 9683
      3555 9742 3621 9761 3650 9705
TIME...MOT...LOC 1200Z 235DEG 36KT 3619 9747 3591 9737 3567 9732

MAHALE

The radar

The Norman radar (KTLX), 55 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 12:45 UTC.

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Event by event

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

Hail, Lincoln

When: July 8, 6:45 AM CST
Where: Lincoln County, Chandler
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: Broadcast Media
Coordinates: 35.710, -96.880

Hail, Lincoln

When: July 8, 6:52 AM CST
Where: Lincoln County, Chandler
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 35.710, -96.880

Thunderstorm Wind, Comanche

When: July 8, 7:06 AM CST
Where: Comanche County, Cache
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 34.630, -98.630

No damage reported.

Thunderstorm Wind, Payne

When: July 8, 7:06 AM CST
Where: Payne County, Cushing
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 35.980, -96.760

No damage reported.

Hail, Payne

When: July 8, 7:20 AM CST
Where: Payne County, 6.71 mi E of Cushing
Measured: 2.5 in hail
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 35.980, -96.640

Hail, Payne

When: July 8, 7:35 AM CST
Where: Payne County, 6.74 mi E of Cushing
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 35.990, -96.640

What these are

Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Oklahoma in 2016 Every state in 2016 This day in weather history Warnings in Oklahoma, July 2016

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: 642993, 642994, 642995, 642996, 642997, 642998.