Hail, McIntosh
- When
- September 24, 8:20 PM CST
- Where
- McIntosh County, Pierce
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 35.430, -95.720
Hail in Oklahoma, September 24, 2024
Strong to severe thunderstorms developed over central Oklahoma during the late afternoon of the 24th, to the northeast of a low pressure system over southwestern Oklahoma and near a warm front over central Oklahoma into eastern Oklahoma. Strong instability combined with very strong deep layer wind shear associated with an approaching strong upper level storm system supported the development of…
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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What happened
The episode as NWS TSA wrote it up.
Strong to severe thunderstorms developed over central Oklahoma during the late afternoon of the 24th, to the northeast of a low pressure system over southwestern Oklahoma and near a warm front over central Oklahoma into eastern Oklahoma. Strong instability combined with very strong deep layer wind shear associated with an approaching strong upper level storm system supported the development of some supercells. These storms produced very large hail over central Oklahoma. Thunderstorms developed into eastern Oklahoma during the evening, the strongest of which produced large hail up to quarter size.
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 Tulsa, OK wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Sep 24, 5:50 PM CST, 2 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 24, 5:50 PM CST, 2 hours 30 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Tulsa OK 650 PM CDT Tue Sep 24 2024 ...New AVIATION... .SHORT TERM... (Tonight) Issued at 219 PM CDT Tue Sep 24 2024 Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop late this afternoon/early evening across north-central Oklahoma in the vicinity of weak surface boundary and associated low pressure system. This activity is forecast to spread into eastern Oklahoma and western Arkansas through the evening hours as a mid-level shortwave currently over southwest Kansas swoops through the area. There is the potential that a few of the storms could be strong to severe this evening across portions of eastern Oklahoma, mainly to the south of Highway 412 and west of Highway 75. Large hail to the size of golf balls is the main concern. Overall, the shower and storm activity is expected to move out of the area late tonight. && .LONG TERM... (Wednesday through Tuesday) Issued at 219 PM CDT Tue Sep 24 2024 Wednesday into Thursday are expected to remain mostly dry as a cutoff upper level takes shape over the Lower Mississippi Valley. Shower and storm chances increase Thursday night into Friday as moisture associated with Helene is incorporated into the cutoff low as it wobbles east of the area. The highest probabilities of shower/storms are forecast across western Arkansas as are the highest rainfall amounts. The upper level low will finally begin to move off to the northeast over the weekend with dry weather forecast for much of the area. Temperatures look to be near normal for this time of year during this time-frame. && .AVIATION... (00Z TAFS) Issued at 646 PM CDT Tue Sep 24 2024 Scattered showers and thunderstorms will continue to spread south and east this evening across E OK and NW AR with additional development possible over the next several hours. This may lead to at least brief ceiling & vsby reductions, with highest potential for flight impacts expected for MLC. Most precip should move south of TAF sites by 07z with clearing conditions behind this activity. This may allow for development of fog late tonight/ tomorrow morning (low to medium chance). At this time, MLC and FSM appear to be most favored for vsby reductions and have included TEMPO groups here. Other sites in E OK & NW AR may also experience at least brief vsby reductions, but confidence was not high enough to include mention with this forecast issuance. Aside from any lingering fog tomorrow morning, VFR conditions are expected for the remainder of the period. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... TUL 57 81 54 80 / 70 0 0 0 FSM 61 82 59 82 / 70 0 0 10 MLC 59 81 56 81 / 90 0 0 0 BVO 52 81 51 82 / 20 0 0 0 FYV 54 79 51 78 / 50 0 0 20 BYV 54 78 51 77 / 30 0 0 20 MKO 57 79 55 79 / 70 0 0 10 MIO 54 79 50 78 / 20 0 0 10 F10 57 80 53 79 / 80 0 0 0 HHW 62 81 56 82 / 80 10 0 0 && .TSA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OK...None. AR...None. && SHORT TERM...10 LONG TERM....10 AVIATION...43
Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 24, 3:32 PM CST, 4 hours 48 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Tulsa OK 432 PM CDT Tue Sep 24 2024 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-251030- Adair OK-Benton AR-Carroll AR-Cherokee OK-Choctaw OK-Craig OK- Crawford AR-Creek OK-Delaware OK-Franklin AR-Haskell OK-Latimer OK- Le Flore OK-Madison AR-Mayes OK-McIntosh OK-Muskogee OK-Nowata OK- Okfuskee OK-Okmulgee OK-Osage OK-Ottawa OK-Pawnee OK-Pittsburg OK- Pushmataha OK-Rogers OK-Sebastian AR-Sequoyah OK-Tulsa OK-Wagoner OK- Washington OK-Washington AR- 432 PM CDT Tue Sep 24 2024 This Outlook is for Northwest and West Central Arkansas as well as much of Eastern Oklahoma. .DAY ONE...Remainder of This Afternoon and Tonight. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. RISK...Limited. AREA...Eastern Oklahoma...West of Highway 75. ONSET...Late Afternoon. HEAVY RAIN. RISK...Limited. AREA...Eastern Oklahoma. ONSET...Late Afternoon. DISCUSSION... Scattered showers and thunderstorm will develop by late afternoon or early evening across parts of eastern Oklahoma as a disturbance drops southeast across the Plains. Sufficient instability and shear in place could allow for a few of the initial thunderstorms to become strong to severe, especially across central and into east central Oklahoma this evening. Main threats will be hail up to half- dollar size and damaging wind gusts. Any severe threat should wane into the overnight hours and storms shift southeastward. Locally heavy rainfall will also be a concern with the stronger storms. SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT... Local Spotter Activation May Be Needed. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. WEDNESDAY...No Hazards. THURSDAY...Thunderstorm Potential. FRIDAY...Thunderstorm Potential...Heavy Rain Potential. SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...Thunderstorm Potential. MONDAY...No Hazards. EXTENDED DISCUSSION... Showers and a few thunderstorms will occur late Thursday through Friday in association with an upper level storm system just to our east. The greatest thunderstorm potential will be across far eastern Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas where locally heavy rainfall will also be possible. Thunderstorm chances also continue into the weekend as the upper low remains nearby before upper ridging builds back in early next week with a return to more settled conditions. weather.gov/tulsa contains additional information.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Sep 24, 7:06 PM CST, 1 hour 14 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Tulsa OK 806 PM CDT Tue Sep 24 2024 OKZ064-250130- Creek OK- 806 PM CDT Tue Sep 24 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL CREEK COUNTY THROUGH 830 PM CDT... At 806 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated a strong thunderstorm 7 miles north of Bristow, moving southeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...Penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations in or near the path include... Bristow... Kellyville... Slick... This includes Interstate 44 between mile markers 190 and 204. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for northeastern Oklahoma. && LAT...LON 3590 9650 3605 9637 3594 9614 3573 9629 TIME...MOT...LOC 0106Z 301DEG 30KT 3593 9635 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH
Special weather statement, Sep 24, 7:09 PM CST, 1 hour 11 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
809 PM CDT Tue Sep 24 2024
OKZ064-250130-
Creek OK-
809 PM CDT Tue Sep 24 2024
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN CREEK COUNTY
THROUGH 830 PM CDT...
At 809 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated a strong thunderstorm over
Depew, moving southeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible.
Locations in or near the path include...
Bristow... Depew...
Slick... Milfay...
This includes Interstate 44 between mile markers 178 and 192.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for
northeastern Oklahoma.
&&
LAT...LON 3593 9653 3579 9626 3564 9638 3564 9645
3575 9662 3581 9662
TIME...MOT...LOC 0109Z 301DEG 30KT 3581 9652
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPHSpecial weather statement, Sep 24, 7:40 PM CST, 40 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
840 PM CDT Tue Sep 24 2024
OKZ066-067-070-250215-
Muskogee OK-Okmulgee OK-Wagoner OK-
840 PM CDT Tue Sep 24 2024
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN WAGONER...
NORTHWESTERN MUSKOGEE AND NORTHEASTERN OKMULGEE COUNTIES THROUGH 915
PM CDT...
At 840 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated a strong thunderstorm 4 miles
east of Bald Hill, moving east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down small tree limbs and blow
around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation
is possible.
Locations in or near the path include...
Muskogee... Haskell...
Porter... Taft...
Boynton... Tullahassee...
Bald Hill... Redbird...
Jamesville... Eram...
Choska...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for
northeastern Oklahoma.
&&
LAT...LON 3584 9589 3595 9549 3573 9538 3557 9580
TIME...MOT...LOC 0140Z 252DEG 36KT 3575 9576
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPHSpecial weather statement, Sep 24, 7:43 PM CST, 37 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
843 PM CDT Tue Sep 24 2024
OKZ066-071-250215-
Okmulgee OK-McIntosh OK-
843 PM CDT Tue Sep 24 2024
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN MCINTOSH AND
SOUTHERN OKMULGEE COUNTIES THROUGH 915 PM CDT...
At 843 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated a strong thunderstorm 3 miles
north of Schulter, moving southeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible.
Locations in or near the path include...
Okmulgee... Henryetta...
Morris... Dewar...
Schulter... Grayson...
Hoffman... Hitchita...
This includes Interstate 40 in Oklahoma between mile markers 237 and
252.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for
southeastern, northeastern and east central Oklahoma.
&&
LAT...LON 3567 9595 3548 9570 3532 9588 3552 9609
3555 9609
TIME...MOT...LOC 0143Z 318DEG 31KT 3556 9597
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPHSpecial weather statement, Sep 24, 7:44 PM CST, 36 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
844 PM CDT Tue Sep 24 2024
OKZ065-250215-
Okfuskee OK-
844 PM CDT Tue Sep 24 2024
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL OKFUSKEE COUNTY THROUGH
915 PM CDT...
At 844 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated a strong thunderstorm 5 miles
southwest of Okfuskee, moving southeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible.
Locations in or near the path include...
Okemah... Okfuskee...
Castle... Clearview...
Pharoah... Mason...
This includes Interstate 40 in Oklahoma between mile markers 218 and
231.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for
northeastern and east central Oklahoma.
&&
LAT...LON 3564 9632 3564 9625 3558 9619 3555 9619
3555 9616 3549 9609 3541 9609 3530 9623
3554 9645
TIME...MOT...LOC 0144Z 318DEG 31KT 3556 9631
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPHSpecial weather statement, Sep 24, 8:01 PM CST, 19 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
901 PM CDT Tue Sep 24 2024
OKZ066-071-250230-
Okmulgee OK-McIntosh OK-
901 PM CDT Tue Sep 24 2024
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN MCINTOSH AND
SOUTHEASTERN OKMULGEE COUNTIES THROUGH 930 PM CDT...
At 901 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated a strong thunderstorm near
Hoffman, moving southeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible.
Locations in or near the path include...
Morris... Dewar...
Grayson... Hoffman...
Stidham... Hitchita...
Pierce...
This includes Interstate 40 in Oklahoma between mile markers 243 and
260.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for
southeastern and northeastern Oklahoma.
&&
LAT...LON 3564 9586 3558 9571 3555 9571 3555 9563
3552 9554 3529 9569 3547 9596
TIME...MOT...LOC 0201Z 296DEG 29KT 3553 9583
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPHThe radar
The Tulsa radar (KINX), 84 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 02:20 UTC.
Event by event
1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- 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.
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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: 1207411.