Thunderstorm Wind, Wichita
- When
- May 2, 8:50 PM CST
- Where
- Wichita County, 2.4 mi WSW of Wichita Falls
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 33.900, -98.530
Damaging Wind in Texas, May 2, 2022
A dryline was the main focus for storm development during the afternoon of the 2nd as a compact upper wave crossed the area. Most of the storms were across Oklahoma but a few storms made it into western north Texas where a severe wind gust was recorded.
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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.
A dryline was the main focus for storm development during the afternoon of the 2nd as a compact upper wave crossed the area. Most of the storms were across Oklahoma but a few storms made it into western north Texas where a severe wind gust was recorded.
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 2, 5:43 PM CST, 3 hours 7 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 2, 5:43 PM CST, 3 hours 7 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Norman OK 643 PM CDT Mon May 2 2022 ...New AVIATION... .SHORT TERM... (This evening through Tuesday) Issued at 120 PM CDT Mon May 2 2022 Extensive clouds and precipitation this morning has inhibited the northward progression of the warm front, currently draped across central into northwest Oklahoma. The airmass along and south of the front continues to rapidly destabilize as mid to upper 60 degree dewpoints advect northward ahead of a dryline across western Oklahoma. The front is expected to move slowly northward over the next couple hours, but uncertainty remains on exactly where the front will be positioned by mid-afternoon. Thunderstorm initiation is expected by 19-20z today across south- central Kansas into north- central Oklahoma near a triple point and along the dryline and will track eastward along and to the south of the warm front this afternoon. The environment in the vicinity of the warm front will be conducive for supercell and tornadoes with locally backed low- level flow low LCL's. This is where we expect the highest tornado potential today as well the greatest risk for a potential strong tornado or two. Very large hail will also be a risk with any of these storms At the same time a cold front will be rapidly moving southward into northwest Oklahoma and is likely to catch up with this convection and serve as a focus for new convective development as well. It appears convection may try to grow quickly upscale along the cold front which would likely lead to an increasing damaging wind threat as these storms push southward. Some tornado risk will continue into the evening as low-level shear increases, especially along the southern end of the line, but a linear storm mode and the potential for the cold front to undercut convection may inhibit these storms from fully taking advantage of the highly sheared low-level environment. The cold front will continue southward overnight, with the severe threat diminishing after midnight. We may see a few hours of fairly strong wind gusts behind the front with strong pressure rises across northwest Oklahoma. A few showers and storms may linger into Tuesday morning across southeast Oklahoma, but otherwise we expect cooler and much drier conditions to spread into the area, with highs in the 60s to near 70 across our southwest counties. Ware && .LONG TERM... (Tuesday night through next Sunday) Issued at 120 PM CDT Mon May 2 2022 The cold front will return northward as a warm front Wednesday. Models suggest extensive morning clouds and precipitation will be present across the area during the morning, with the northward progression of the warm front and the degree of warm sector destabilization still fairly uncertain. This will modulate where the greatest severe thunderstorm potential will be, but assuming we can get sufficient clearing for destabilization all severe hazards will be possible Wednesday afternoon and evening with any storms the develop along the warm front or dryline. Additional storms may then develop Wednesday night along a cold front that will then move slowly southward across the area through Thursday morning. Drier and warmer conditions are then expected to end the week into the weekend as upper ridging builds overhead. Another trough will approach the area from the west early next week, bringing our next chance for storms and potential for severe weather. Ware && .AVIATION... (00Z TAFS) Issued at 641 PM CDT Mon May 2 2022 Severe TSRA will move out of central and north central Oklahoma terminals within the first hour of forecast. TSRA could impact KLAW for an hour or two at beginning of forecast and will monitor. Otherwise, moderate to strong northwest wind behind cold front will decrease overnight and tomorrow. MVFR cigs will spread into northern and possibly central Oklahoma overnight with clearing after 15Z. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Oklahoma City OK 81 45 67 54 / 60 70 0 30 Hobart OK 90 42 71 53 / 20 10 0 30 Wichita Falls TX 89 49 70 57 / 20 20 0 30 Gage OK 87 38 69 48 / 10 0 0 10 Ponca City OK 77 43 66 49 / 70 60 0 20 Durant OK 82 53 69 58 / 60 60 10 10 && .OUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OK...Red Flag Warning until 8 PM CDT this evening for OKZ033. TX...Red Flag Warning until 8 PM CDT this evening for TXZ083-084. && SHORT TERM...08 LONG TERM....08 AVIATION...11
Hazardous weather outlook, May 2, 6:41 PM CST, 2 hours 9 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED National Weather Service Norman OK 741 PM CDT Mon May 2 2022 OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-031100- 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- 741 PM CDT Mon May 2 2022 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of northern... western...central...and southern Oklahoma...and western north Texas. .DAY ONE...Through Tonight... .Thunderstorms... Through this evening, a severe squall line is expected to progress south and east across central into southern Oklahoma. Damaging wind gusts, large hail, and very heavy rain will be the main concerns. A few tornadoes will also be possible. .Heavy Rain... Heavy rain will lead to localized flooding across portions of central and southern Oklahoma as strong to severe storms move through. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday... .Thunderstorms... After a brief break Tuesday, severe storm chances will return Wednesday afternoon and evening across much of Oklahoma and western north Texas. All hazards will be possible. The rest of the work week into the early part of the weekend will then be dry with low thunderstorm chances returning to parts of the area on Sunday. .Heavy Rain... Heavy rain which could cause flooding will be possible again Wednesday into early Thursday. 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, May 2, 7:52 PM CST, 58 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
852 PM CDT MON MAY 2 2022
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0851 PM HAIL 4 S STRATFORD 34.76N 96.97W
05/02/2022 E0.88 INCH GARVIN OK PUBLIC
&&
BTLocal storm report, May 2, 8:17 PM CST, 33 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
917 PM CDT MON MAY 2 2022
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0900 PM HAIL ATWOOD 34.96N 96.34W
05/02/2022 E1.00 INCH HUGHES OK TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
11Local storm report, May 2, 8:19 PM CST, 31 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
919 PM CDT MON MAY 2 2022
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0915 PM HAIL 5 SW ADA 34.73N 96.72W
05/02/2022 E0.88 INCH PONTOTOC OK EMERGENCY MNGR
&&
11Local storm report, May 2, 8:27 PM CST, 23 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
927 PM CDT MON MAY 2 2022
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0925 PM HAIL 3 W SULPHUR 34.51N 97.01W
05/02/2022 E1.75 INCH MURRAY OK EMERGENCY MNGR
MAINLY QUARTERS WITH A FEW GOLF BALL SIZE.
&&
BTLocal storm report, May 2, 8:28 PM CST, 22 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
928 PM CDT MON MAY 2 2022
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0928 PM HAIL 2 SW ADA 34.76N 96.68W
05/02/2022 E0.75 INCH PONTOTOC OK PUBLIC
&&
BTLocal storm report, May 2, 8:48 PM CST, 2 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
948 PM CDT MON MAY 2 2022
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0945 PM HAIL CONNERVILLE 34.45N 96.63W
05/02/2022 E1.00 INCH JOHNSTON OK EMERGENCY MNGR
&&
11The radar
The Altus AFB radar (KFDR), 66 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 02:52 UTC.
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What these are
- Thunderstorm Wind
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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: 1032787.