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Norman, OK hail storm history

Every day with large hail, damaging wind or a tornado within 10 miles of central Norman since 2021, with each storm's reports on a map. The largest hail was 3.00 inches (teacup size) on May 25, 2025.

Norman since 2021 · within 10 mi of the center

Storm days
58all types
Hail days
281 in or larger
Largest hail
3.00 inMay 25, 2025
Tornado days
8any rating

Storm near Norman

Wednesday, October 4, 2023

Largest hail
0.75 inpenny
Strongest wind
60 mphgust
Tornadoes
0none reported
Reports
5within 10 mi
HailWind10 miles from central Norman

5 reports

  • 0.75 in hail (penny)7.6 mi NW of central Norman2.7 mi SW of Moore · Cleveland County · Public

    MPing report.

  • 60 mph gust (estimated)2.4 mi WNW of central Norman1.2 mi SW of (Oun)Norman Westheimer Arpt · Cleveland County · Public

    Social media image showing a large tree blown over onto a car. Time is estimated from radar and wind gust observation at nearby Max Westheimer Airport (KOUN) AWOS.

  • 60 mph gust (measured)2.2 mi NW of central Norman0.5 mi S of (Oun)Norman Westheimer Arpt · Cleveland County · AWOS

    Norman/Max Westheimer Airport (KOUN) observation.

  • 0.75 in hail (penny)2.4 mi WNW of central Norman1.1 mi SSW of (Oun)Norman Westheimer Arpt · Cleveland County · Public

    MPing report.

  • 0.75 in hail (penny)6.6 mi E of central Norman6.1 mi W of Lake Thunderbird Dam · Cleveland County · Public

    MPing report.

Also hit that day: Oklahoma City, OK, Moore, OK

What the National Weather Service wrote

A high-amplitude upper trough swept across the Central and Southern Plains on the 4th. The southern branch/maxima of the upper jet provided sufficient synoptic lift that, combined with multiple surface fronts across the area (cold front approaching from northwest with stationary boundary along Red River) aided in widespread strong to severe thunderstorm development in areas along and south of the I-40 corridor. While much of the area remained north of the stationary front during the event, precluding surface-based storm hazards (i.e. wind/tor), strong deep-layer shear and elevated instability still promoted a hail concern with multiple thunderstorms. Early in the event, thunderstorm clusters developing in the warm sector (i.e. along/south of the stationary front) lead to significant wind damage/gusts across portions of southwest Oklahoma (primarily in Tillman County). By the mid to late evening, widespread heavy rainfall, including repeated rounds of heavy convection across southern Oklahoma, lead to reports of flash flooding across these areas.

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Sources: NCEI Storm Events Database (reviewed) and NWS Local Storm Reports (archived by the Iowa Environmental Mesonet) (preliminary). Weather Evidence is independent and not affiliated with NOAA or the National Weather Service. Storm reports show what was reported at a place and time; they do not establish conditions at any one property.