Hail — Greer, Oklahoma

2025-04-28 · near Mangum, Greer, Oklahoma

Event narrative

Numerous social media and broadcast media images of at least 3-inch diameter hail in Mangum. Widespread damage to buildings and cars was reported. Event time is estimated from radar observations and nearby reports.

Wider weather episode

Broad southwesterly upper-tropospheric flow comprised the south-central CONUS on the 28th. An embedded system instigated scattered thunderstorm development across the Red River Valley during the evening into overnight hours. With strong instability and sufficient wind shear in place, a mix of supercell and clustered storm modes occurred during this time, producing large to very large hail.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1254800. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.