Hail — Cleveland, Oklahoma

2008-11-05 · near Norman, Cleveland, Oklahoma

$40.0M

Property damage

Magnitude

Event narrative

Abundant amounts of quarter to golfball size hail were reported near and around Northwest 36th street and Tecumseh Road. Severe winds also occurred, estimated at 60 mph. The combination of wind and hail caused widespread significant damage to roofs, windows, fences and vehicles. Most homes on the northwest side of Norman suffered some type of damage,especially in the area bounded by Rock Creek Road on the south, 48th Avenue NW on the west, Franklin Road on the north, and Interstate 35 on the east. Local damage assessments found thousands of residents had to get their roofs replaced, and many also suffered significant damage to windows, screens, fences, outbuildings and siding. In addition, numerous vehicles were damaged by the hail, with many assessed to be total losses. Damage estimates for roof, window, and fence replacement ranged from $15,000 to $35,000 per house in northwest Norman. Monetary losses were estimated based on these figures.

Wider weather episode

Numerous strong to severe thunderstorms developed ahead of a dry line, west of Interstate 35, and moved northeast into central and northern Oklahoma. The thunderstorms became severe and produced large hail and some damaging winds. Several areas reported hail covering ground a couple of inches deep. Two additional rounds of thunderstorms developed by nightfall, with some areas receiving large hail three to five separate times. Some of the hail reached over golf ball size, and this combined with strong winds caused fairly significant roof, window, and fence damage. The most widespread damage occurred in the northwest Norman area, with an estimated $40 million in damage. The dryline and cold front finally moved into eastern Oklahoma by mid evening, with much cooler temperatures overspreading the region.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 135045. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.