Thunderstorm Wind, Hardeman
- When
- October 6, 3:10 PM CST
- Where
- Hardeman County, 3.42 mi W of Goodlett
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 34.340, -99.940
Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, October 6, 2016
During the evening hours of the 6th, a cold front surged southeastward across Oklahoma, triggering a line of thunderstorms. These storms quickly became widespread as they made their way southeast with the front.
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
- 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.
During the evening hours of the 6th, a cold front surged southeastward across Oklahoma, triggering a line of thunderstorms. These storms quickly became widespread as they made their way southeast with the front.
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 Oct 6, 1:48 PM CST, 1 hour 22 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 6, 1:48 PM CST, 1 hour 22 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Norman OK
248 PM CDT THU OCT 6 2016
.DISCUSSION...
A few storms have formed this afternoon near the Kansas and Oklahoma
border along and north of an outflow boundary. Farther west, a
few weak radar returns in western Oklahoma are associated
with increasing cloud cover & along an 9-85h moisture gradient.
Several HRRR runs develop storms across southwest/west central
Oklahoma this afternoon with increasing coverage as storms move
eastward through the early evening. Additional storms are expected
to form along a cold front in northwest/north central Oklahoma by
early evening.
35-40 kts of deep layer shear and moderate to high instability should
result in several severe storms, with the best chance during the
late afternoon and early evening. The best tornado
potential appears to be across far north central Oklahoma/southern
Kansas along and near a retreating outflow boundary (back winds &
lower LCL).
Storms will continue to form along a cold front during the evening
and overnight with a risk of hail and damaging winds. Showers
and storms may linger for several hours behind the surface front
as elevated instability will be around 500 J/KG.
Showers and storms will clear southern Oklahoma and north Texas by
mid to late Friday morning.
Showers and thunderstorm chances will increase Sunday into Monday
as a trough lifts across the central Plains.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Oklahoma City OK 50 65 45 73 / 80 0 0 0
Hobart OK 51 65 44 72 / 70 10 0 0
Wichita Falls TX 55 67 48 75 / 90 30 0 0
Gage OK 44 66 40 75 / 10 0 0 0
Ponca City OK 48 66 40 74 / 80 0 0 0
Durant OK 60 70 53 79 / 90 30 0 0
&&
.OUN Watches/Warnings/Advisories...
OK...Flood Watch until midnight CDT tonight for OKZ007-008-012-013-
020.
TX...None.
&&Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 6, 10:46 AM CST, 4 hours 24 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 1146 AM CDT THU OCT 6 2016 OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-071700- 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- 1146 AM CDT THU OCT 6 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN... WESTERN...CENTRAL...AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA...AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... .THUNDERSTORMS... THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS PARTS OF NORTHERN INTO CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA AS WELL AS A PORTION OF WESTERN NORTH TEXAS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. LOCATION... THE SLIGHT RISK COVERS LOCATIONS SOUTH OF A LINE FROM ALVA... TO CHEYENNE AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM CROWELL AND WICHITA FALLS TEXAS... TO PAULS VALLEY AND SEMINOLE OKLAHOMA. THIS INCLUDES PLACES LIKE OKLAHOMA CITY METRO... LAWTON... CLINTON... AND ENID. TIMING... THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR SEVERE STORMS WILL BE FROM 4 PM TO 2 AM. IMPACTS... THE MAIN IMPACTS WILL BE HAIL TO THE SIZE OF GOLF BALLS... DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. A LOW RISK OF A TORNADO OR TWO WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE... IN PARTS OF NORTH CENTRAL OKLAHOMA FROM 4 PM TO 9 PM. HEAVY RAIN AND FLOODING WILL ALSO BE A CONCERN. DISCUSSION... ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE REGION. STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO INITIALLY DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE FRONT IN PARTS OF WESTERN OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS THEN BECOMING MORE WIDESPREAD AND SHIFTING SOUTHEAST AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE REGION. SOME STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS THE MAIN CONCERNS. THERE COULD ALSO BE A BRIEF PERIOD OF TIME LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING OF A LOW RISK FOR A TORNADO OR TWO WHEN STORMS COULD INITIALLY BE INDIVIDUAL SUPERCELLS BEFORE EVOLVING INTO LINE SEGMENTS. THE HIGHEST POTENTIAL FOR THIS WILL BE IN PARTS OF NORTH CENTRAL OKLAHOMA. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY FRIDAY BUT THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE STORMS WILL DECREASE OVERNIGHT. .SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT INFORMATION STATEMENT... STORM SPOTTER GROUPS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL ACROSS THE RISK AREAS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING. .HEAVY RAIN... IN ADDITION TO THE SEVERE STORMS... HEAVY RAIN LEADING TO FLOODING WILL BE A CONCERN... ESPECIALLY IN PARTS OF NORTH CENTRAL OKLAHOMA WHICH RECEIVED SEVERAL INCHES OF RAIN THIS MORNING. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .THUNDERSTORMS... THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTH TEXAS FRIDAY MORNING. SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS PARTS OF NORTHERN OKLAHOMA SUNDAY AND MONDAY. GET GRAPHICS AND MORE DETAILS AT WEATHER.GOV/NORMAN...AND FOLLOW OUR WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE ON TWITTER AND FACEBOOK.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Oct 6, 9:17 AM CST, 5 hours 53 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1017 AM CDT THU OCT 06 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0800 AM FLASH FLOOD 2 N LAMONT 36.72N 97.56W
10/06/2016 GRANT OK DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
STATE HWY 74 CLOSED 1.5 MILES NORTH OF LAMONT
0800 AM FLASH FLOOD 5 E BILLINGS 36.53N 97.35W
10/06/2016 NOBLE OK DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
STATE HWY 15 CLOSED 1 MILE WEST OF I-35.
0800 AM FLASH FLOOD 1 E LAMONT 36.69N 97.54W
10/06/2016 GRANT OK DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
US HWY 60 CLOSED EAST OF LAMONT TO KAY COUNTY LINE.
0200 AM TSTM WND DMG 1 N RED ROCK 36.47N 97.18W
10/06/2016 NOBLE OK EMERGENCY MNGR
3 TELEPHONE PLOES BLOWN DOWN.
&&
DWSpecial weather statement, Oct 6, 1:25 PM CST, 1 hour 45 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
225 PM CDT THU OCT 6 2016
OKZ008-062015-
KAY OK-
225 PM CDT THU OCT 6 2016
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN KAY COUNTY UNTIL 315
PM CDT...
AT 221 PM CDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED 3 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF HARDY AND 3 MILES NORTH OF KAW LAKE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARDS INCLUDE...
HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS...
WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH...
LAT...LON 3684 9675 3674 9692 3697 9690 3700 9687
3700 9675
TIME...MOT...LOC 1921Z 217DEG 36KT 3693 9676 3682 9686
..SPEG.Special weather statement, Oct 6, 2:27 PM CST, 43 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
327 PM CDT THU OCT 6 2016
OKZ007-062100-
GRANT OK-
327 PM CDT THU OCT 6 2016
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN GRANT COUNTY UNTIL
400 PM CDT...
AT 325 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 4 MILES NORTH OF
MEDFORD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARDS INCLUDE...
HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS...
WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
STORM INTENSITY IS INCREASING AND SEVERE WEATHER MAY DEVELOP RAPIDLY.
STAY ALERT AND LISTEN FOR WARNINGS.
&&
LAT...LON 3692 9746 3679 9778 3687 9785 3700 9766
3700 9746
TIME...MOT...LOC 2025Z 235DEG 30KT 3687 9773
..SPEG.Special weather statement, Oct 6, 2:36 PM CST, 34 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
336 PM CDT THU OCT 6 2016
OKZ033-062100-
HARMON OK-
336 PM CDT THU OCT 6 2016
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN HARMON COUNTY UNTIL 400
PM CDT...
AT 334 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 9 MILES SOUTH OF
HOLLIS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARDS INCLUDE...
HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS...
WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH...
LAT...LON 3480 9973 3460 9967 3451 9985 3453 9987
3454 9987 3458 9993 3458 9995 3456 9997
3456 9999 3457 10000
TIME...MOT...LOC 2034Z 233DEG 23KT 3456 9991
..SPEG.Local storm report, Oct 6, 3:00 PM CST, 10 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
400 PM CDT THU OCT 06 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0350 PM HAIL 2 S HOLLIS 34.66N 99.92W
10/06/2016 E1.75 INCH HARMON OK PUBLIC
&&
JPIKEThe radar
The Altus AFB radar (KFDR), 88 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:09 UTC.
Event by event
3 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Hardeman
- When
- October 6, 4:09 PM CST
- Where
- Hardeman County, 1.85 mi ESE of Acme
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 34.310, -99.790
Hail, Wilbarger
- When
- October 6, 4:46 PM CST
- Where
- Wilbarger County, 3.25 mi SSW of Odell
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 34.310, -99.450
Hail, Hardeman
- When
- October 6, 5:22 PM CST
- Where
- Hardeman County, Chillicothe
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 34.260, -99.510
Thunderstorm Wind, Wichita
- When
- October 6, 6:43 PM CST
- Where
- Wichita County, 5.2 mi E of Haynesville
- Measured
- 54 kt (62 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Amateur Radio
- Coordinates
- 34.100, -98.830
Thunderstorm Wind, Wichita
- When
- October 6, 8:15 PM CST
- Where
- Wichita County, 2.76 mi S of Wichita Falls
- Measured
- 51 kt (59 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 33.870, -98.490
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Kansas, October 6, 2016
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- Tropical Storm in Florida, October 6 to 7, 2016
- Tornadoes and Hail in Kansas, October 6, 2016
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Iowa, October 6, 2016
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Illinois, October 6, 2016
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, October 6, 2016
- Flooding and Hail in Texas, October 6, 2016
- Hail in Nebraska, October 6, 2016
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, October 6, 2016
More
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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: 659131, 659128, 659129, 659130, 659132, 659133.