Storm near Norman
Thursday, May 9, 2024
- Largest hail
- 1.00 inquarter
- Strongest wind
- —no reading
- Tornadoes
- 0none reported
- Reports
- 6within 10 mi
6 reports
- 1.00 in hail (quarter)6.2 mi SSW of central Norman1.0 mi S of Goldsby · Mcclain County · Fire Department/Rescue
Relayed by emergency management.
- 0.88 in hail (nickel)2.7 mi S of central Norman2.7 mi S of Norman · Cleveland County · Official NWS Observations
- 0.75 in hail (penny)2.8 mi SE of central Norman2.6 mi SE of Norman · Cleveland County · Public
MPing report.
- 1.00 in hail (quarter)3.6 mi SSE of central Norman3.1 mi NW of Noble · Cleveland County · Other Federal Agency
- 0.75 in hail (penny)4.0 mi SE of central Norman2.4 mi NNW of Noble · Cleveland County · Public
MPing report.
- 1.00 in hail (quarter)8.2 mi ENE of central Norman4.3 mi SSE of Stanley Draper Lake Dam · Cleveland County · Public
MPing report.
What the National Weather Service wrote
Strong zonal mid/upper-level flow existed across the southern tier of the CONUS during the day on the 9th. This included a weak upper wave passage across portions of the Red River Valley. While a frontal boundary had pushed into portions of north Texas by daybreak, strong (elevated) instability and wind shear remained across southern and central portions of the forecast area. Scattered thunderstorms developed across western-north Texas by the late morning. The most significant storm was a 'left-moving' supercell thunderstorm, which tracked from near Wichita Falls, Texas, towards the southern portion of the Oklahoma City Metropolitan area, producing intermittent reports of large hail.