Thunderstorm Wind, Wilbarger
- When
- May 12, 12:39 AM CST
- Where
- Wilbarger County, 4.22 mi ENE of Odell
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 34.370, -99.350
Damaging Winds in Texas, May 12, 2016
Severe storms formed overnight on the 11th into the 12th behind a front as an upper level trough moved through the area.
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
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.
Severe storms formed overnight on the 11th into the 12th behind a front as an upper level trough moved through the area.
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 May 11, 10:44 PM CST, 1 hour 55 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 11, 10:44 PM CST, 1 hour 55 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Norman OK 1144 PM CDT WED MAY 11 2016 .DISCUSSION... The 06Z aviation discussion follows.... && .AVIATION... At 0430Z a weak cold front extended from KSNL to KDUC to KSPS. This front will continue to move slowly toward the southeast overnight. Showers/thunderstorms will continue to form near, and north of, this front overnight. It appears that KOKC, KOUN, KLAW, and KSPS will generally be on the northwest edge of the main area of storms (some of which will be severe, with hail as a significant concern). Additional scattered thunderstorms are expected to move east/southeast across southern Oklahoma, possibly affecting KHBR and KLAW before merging with the other area of storms. All the storms should be clear of our TAF sites by 12Z Thursday. High pressure will settle over Oklahoma Thursday evening, resulting in light & variable winds in the evening, followed by a general slow shift around to southerly breezes late Thursday into early Friday. CmS && .PREV DISCUSSION... /issued 922 PM CDT WED MAY 11 2016/ DISCUSSION... pops were increased a bit northward across central oklahoma where thunderstorms are expected tonight along and north of a surface cold front. these may produce large hail as they drift slowly south and east through the early morning. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Oklahoma City OK 58 76 53 81 / 60 20 0 0 Hobart OK 58 77 53 83 / 60 40 0 10 Wichita Falls TX 60 77 56 83 / 80 50 10 0 Gage OK 53 77 52 83 / 30 10 0 10 Ponca City OK 55 77 53 81 / 20 10 0 10 Durant OK 65 76 57 81 / 80 50 10 0 && .OUN Watches/Warnings/Advisories... OK...None. TX...None. && 09/23/23
Hazardous weather outlook, May 12, 12:19 AM CST, 20 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 119 AM CDT THU MAY 12 2016 OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-130630- 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- 119 AM CDT THU MAY 12 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN... WESTERN...CENTRAL...AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA...AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS. .DAY ONE...THROUGH 6 AM THIS MORNING... .THUNDERSTORMS... THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT ACROSS PORTIONS OF OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS. LOCATION... THE SLIGHT RISK AREA COVERS LOCATIONS SOUTH OF A LINE EXTENDING FROM HOLLIS...TO OKLAHOMA CITY AND CHANDLER IN OKLAHOMA. A MARGINAL RISK SURROUNDS THE SLIGHT RISK AREA AND EXTENDS FROM ELK CITY...TO EL RENO...AND STILLWATER IN OKLAHOMA. TIMING... THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR SEVERE STORM DEVELOPMENT WILL BE NOW UNTIL 6 AM THURSDAY MORNING. IMPACTS... DAMAGING HAIL UP TO TENNIS BALL SIZE IN DIAMETER WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH DAMAGING WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 60 AND 70 MPH. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL MAY ALSO LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. THE TORNADO POTENTIAL IS VERY LOW. DISCUSSION... ISOLATED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT. THE GREATEST COVERAGE OF STORMS WILL BE SOUTH OF I-40. .SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT STATEMENT... STORM SPOTTER GROUPS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL ACROSS THE RISK AREAS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS FOR THE REST OF TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY... .THUNDERSTORMS... ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BEGIN FRIDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE APPROACHES AND MOVES INTO THE REGION. A THIRD ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP EARLY NEXT WEEK... MONDAY INTO TUESDAY... AS A STRONGER SYSTEM APPROACHES THE REGION. ORGANIZED STORMS MAY FORM ON A FRONTAL BOUNDARY LEADING TO A CHANCE OF STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS. GET GRAPHICS AND MORE DETAILS AT WEATHER.GOV/NORMAN...AND FOLLOW OUR WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE ON TWITTER AND FACEBOOK. MBS
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 11, 10:36 PM CST, 2 hours 3 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 1136 PM CDT WED MAY 11 2016 OKZ029-030-120500- POTTAWATOMIE OK-CLEVELAND OK- 1136 PM CDT WED MAY 11 2016 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN POTTAWATOMIE AND NORTHEASTERN CLEVELAND COUNTIES UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT... AT 1133 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR PINK...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH. HAZARDS INCLUDE... HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY AND BE ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS. && LAT...LON 3518 9714 3535 9720 3544 9692 3517 9688 TIME...MOT...LOC 0433Z 259DEG 7KT 3528 9710 WR
Special weather statement, May 11, 10:58 PM CST, 1 hour 41 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 1158 PM CDT WED MAY 11 2016 OKZ021-033-034-120530- HARMON OK-GREER OK-BECKHAM OK- 1158 PM CDT WED MAY 11 2016 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN HARMON... NORTHWESTERN GREER AND SOUTHWESTERN BECKHAM COUNTIES UNTIL 1230 AM CDT... AT 1156 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES SOUTH OF TEXOLA...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. HAZARDS INCLUDE... HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS... WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY AND BE ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS. && LAT...LON 3519 10000 3521 9956 3494 9957 3495 10000 TIME...MOT...LOC 0456Z 272DEG 28KT 3510 9997 WR
Special weather statement, May 11, 11:19 PM CST, 1 hour 20 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1219 AM CDT THU MAY 12 2016
OKZ008-013-120545-
NOBLE OK-KAY OK-
1219 AM CDT THU MAY 12 2016
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN NOBLE AND SOUTH
CENTRAL KAY COUNTIES UNTIL 1245 AM CDT...
AT 1218 AM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR MARLAND...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARDS INCLUDE...
HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS...
WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH...
LAT...LON 3660 9692 3658 9689 3656 9689 3651 9703
3643 9703 3640 9716 3657 9731 3665 9706
3659 9706 3658 9700 3662 9693 3668 9694
3669 9698 3671 9692
TIME...MOT...LOC 0518Z 247DEG 20KT 3651 9712
WRLocal storm report, May 11, 11:47 PM CST, 52 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1247 AM CDT THU MAY 12 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1245 AM HAIL 4 S MEEKER 35.43N 96.89W
05/12/2016 E1.00 INCH POTTAWATOMIE OK BROADCAST MEDIA
QUARTER SIZED HAIL
&&
MBSLocal storm report, May 12, 12:00 AM CST, 39 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
100 AM CDT THU MAY 12 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1250 AM HAIL 3 N MANGUM 34.92N 99.50W
05/12/2016 E1.00 INCH GREER OK LAW ENFORCEMENT
&&
MBSLocal storm report, May 12, 12:02 AM CST, 37 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
102 AM CDT THU MAY 12 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0102 AM HAIL 2 S GRANITE 34.93N 99.38W
05/12/2016 E2.50 INCH GREER OK PUBLIC
&&
MBSThe radar
The Altus AFB radar (KFDR), 34 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 06:39 UTC.
Event by event
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Wichita
- When
- May 12, 1:12 AM CST
- Where
- Wichita County, 0.69 mi N of Electra
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Amateur Radio
- Coordinates
- 34.040, -98.920
No damage reported.
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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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: 628482, 630367.